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It Can Wait Don’t Text & Drive Campaign

All ABSS high schools participated in the AT&T national

again texting and driving on Thursday, September 19. Students and staff

members watched a powerful video then had the opportunity to sign a pledge

to be personally responsible and not text while driving. Check out the story at

Williams High from the Times-News:

http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/top-news/u

message-on-texting-and-driving-1.205239

CTEC Students Pledge” We Don’t Text and Drive”

On Thursday, students and staff at CTEC participated in the National Pledge Day for AT&T’s

Over 200 students signed the pledge, and several were able to test their skills in an actual simulator provided by AT&T.

all of our attention to the dangers of texting and driving.

her hard work and dedication for this event, and coverage of all of the great things happening in

ABSS!

Editor’s note: Check out Heather Blackmon in the photo at right

testing the AT&T driving simulator which synchs with your cell phone

to send texts while you are trying to drive in downtown traffic. The

simulator really emphasized how much your driving skills deteriorate

while trying to send or read text messages.

September 2013 Vol III b

Don’t Text & Drive Campaign

All ABSS high schools participated in the AT&T national It Can Wait campaign

again texting and driving on Thursday, September 19. Students and staff

members watched a powerful video then had the opportunity to sign a pledge

to be personally responsible and not text while driving. Check out the story at

news/u-r-at-risk-students-get-the-

CTEC Students Pledge” We Don’t Text and Drive” Heather Blackmon, Principal

On Thursday, students and staff at CTEC participated in the National Pledge Day for AT&T’s “It Can Wait: Don’t Text and Drive” campaign

pledge, and several were able to test their skills in an actual simulator provided by AT&T.

all of our attention to the dangers of texting and driving. ABSS’s own Jenny Faulkner was the 100th signer of the pledge at CTEC!

her hard work and dedication for this event, and coverage of all of the great things happening in

Editor’s note: Check out Heather Blackmon in the photo at right

testing the AT&T driving simulator which synchs with your cell phone

nd texts while you are trying to drive in downtown traffic. The

simulator really emphasized how much your driving skills deteriorate

while trying to send or read text messages.


ABSS High Schools

Heather Blackmon, Principal

“It Can Wait: Don’t Text and Drive” campaign.

It was a great way to call

signer of the pledge at CTEC! We appreciate

http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/top-news/u-r-at-risk-students-get-the-message-on-texting-and-driving-1.205239


Students at CTEC signed the pledge on iPads

high schools on the big pledge banner. Pictured at right: technology master

Tim Brown gets driving instructions on the simulator from Jim Tarman,

representative from AT&T.

September is Attendance Awareness Month


Students at CTEC signed the pledge on iPads, and put their names and home

high schools on the big pledge banner. Pictured at right: technology master

Tim Brown gets driving instructions on the simulator from Jim Tarman,

representative from AT&T.

eptember is Attendance Awareness Month Danielle Woodall, Lead School Social Worker


Danielle Woodall, Lead School Social Worker


Eastlawn Elementary Panthers Have Pride!!


Eastlawn Elementary Panthers Have Pride!!

Submitted by Tyffany Carter, Technology Facilitator and

Tracy Woodward, Data Manager

Eastlawn students

participated in

campus clean up

toda!. Students

helped beautify the

campus by pulling

weeds, pruning and

spreading mulch. This

was a great finale to

the character trait of

the month which was

Responsibility.


Tyffany Carter, Technology Facilitator and

Tracy Woodward, Data Manager


North Graham Elementary SUBMITTED BY CHARLOTTE LEE

The North Graham Cardinals enjoyed visiting "THE ART OF THE BRICK," the inspiring exhibit sponsored by the Alamance Arts Coun

students K

period this week thanks to the

generosity of the Arts Council and the

Wooten Foundati

cost $170,000 to bring this

international exhibit to Alamance

County?)

preparation and lessons from Mrs.

Taylor (NGE Librarian), students were

able to tell the docents about the

artist, Nathan Sawaya, including tha

he was a lawyer before he started

designing Lego designs on a full time

basis and that he had to pay full price

for all the legos he purchased. The

exhibit is currently on tour in 4 cities in

the world:

October 31 to experience it!

In addition to the excitement of discovering the 40+ sculptures, students had the opportunity to be

peer mentors to younger students.

the younger students didn't touch any of the exhibits as well as discussing key points of the sculptures

with each other.

own "older models" of ipods and cell p

the exhibit to share at home.

capture the sculptures.


SUBMITTED BY CHARLOTTE LEE-RUSSELL (technology) and JOY RUST (music)

The North Graham Cardinals enjoyed visiting "THE ART OF THE BRICK," the inspiring exhibit sponsored by the Alamance Arts Coun

students K-5 visited over a two day

period this week thanks to the

generosity of the Arts Council and the

Wooten Foundation. (Did you know it

cost $170,000 to bring this

international exhibit to Alamance

County?) Thanks to thorough

preparation and lessons from Mrs.

Taylor (NGE Librarian), students were

able to tell the docents about the

artist, Nathan Sawaya, including that

he was a lawyer before he started

designing Lego designs on a full time

basis and that he had to pay full price

for all the legos he purchased. The

exhibit is currently on tour in 4 cities in

the world: Tel Aviv, Israel; New York City; Shanghai, China; and .... Graham, NC!

October 31 to experience it!


peer mentors to younger students. Older students were paired with younger students to be


with each other. It was evident that our students are digital natives, as some of them brought their

own "older models" of ipods and cell phones with cameras so they could capture the excitement of

the exhibit to share at home. Others used our school flip cameras as well as digital cameras to

capture the sculptures.


Y RUST (music)

The North Graham Cardinals enjoyed visiting "THE ART OF THE BRICK," the inspiring exhibit sponsored by the Alamance Arts Council. All

and .... Graham, NC! You have until


Older students were paired with younger students to be sure that


It was evident that our students are digital natives, as some of them brought their

hones with cameras so they could capture the excitement of

Others used our school flip cameras as well as digital cameras to


NGE students have been creating self-portraits in art class with Miss Lup

their excitement when they saw Nathan Sawaya's self

Legos! The staff at the Alamance Children's Museum graciously allowed our

students to take a quick walk through the museum after looking at t

sculptures. Imagine the students'

that museum staff had written on the very special art area which welcomed our

NGE students!

At our first nine weeks PBIS celebration on Thursday students continu

creating their own designs with Legos. They used the Lego

movie of the pictures we took at the exhibit, which will be viewed by students in the

coming weeks. They also loved using a fun Lego 4+ Mover app as w

builders".

We were especially proud of our students as we received many compliments about student

behavior and knowledge from other visitors at the museum as well as the museum staff.

This was a field trip that students and adults will remember forever!


portraits in art class with Miss Lupton, using different mediums. Imagine

their excitement when they saw Nathan Sawaya's self-portrait created with

The staff at the Alamance Children's Museum graciously allowed our

students to take a quick walk through the museum after looking at the Lego

Imagine the students' surprise when they saw the special message

that museum staff had written on the very special art area which welcomed our

At our first nine weeks PBIS celebration on Thursday students continued the Lego fun,

They used the Lego movie maker app to create a

movie of the pictures we took at the exhibit, which will be viewed by students in the

They also loved using a fun Lego 4+ Mover app as well, geared for "young

We were especially proud of our students as we received many compliments about student

behavior and knowledge from other visitors at the museum as well as the museum staff.

will remember forever!


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