June 2011 update newsletter

Reflect On the POsitive

---Superintendent David L. Jones

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JOe shOOk, 2011-12 hcPs teacheR Of the YeaRThe 2011-12 Teacher of the Year for the Henderson County Public Schools is Joe Shook, the Automotive Service Technology teacher at Balfour Education Center. As the HCPS Teacher of the Year, Mr. Shook was presented a plaque and $1,000 to be used for his professional advancement by a SunTrust executive during the annual Teacher of the Year Luncheon on May 6th. SunTrust Bank sponsors the luncheon each year to recognize the valuable investment educators make in the lives of children and to honor the Teacher of the Year nominees for HCPS. At the conclusion of the luncheon, the system-wide Teacher of the Year is announced.

Mr. Shook has taught Automotive Service Technology at Balfour for the past six years. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Science from Western Carolina University; a Major in Manufacturing Engineering Technology from Kimmel School of Technology; and an Associates Degree in Industrial Technology from Greenville Technical College. He serves on the School Improvement Team, the School Safety Committee, as the SkillsUSA advisor for the Balfour chapter, and as the CTE Department Chair. Mr. Shook also coordinates student and faculty fire safety training on a regular basis with the Mountain Home Fire Department.

Teacher of the Year selection: Every spring the staff at each of the Henderson County Public Schools 23 schools select a Teacher of the Year. The teacher must have three years teaching experience to be nominated. A committee comprised of a principal, assistant principal, parent, School Board member, and the current HCPS Teacher of the Year interview the candidates and select one teacher to become the Teacher of the Year for the Henderson County Public Schools.

Mills RiveR PRinciPal, Jeff tReadwaY, RetiResCongratulations to Jeff Treadway on his retirement. Mr. Treadway has served as principal of Mills River Elementary School since December 2006. He has been in education for 32 years. His dedication and commitment to the children of the Henderson County Public Schools is greatly appreciated.

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As this school year ends, I wish to reflect on the many positive things that have occurred for our students and staff. This newsletter provides you with a number of accomplishments that have taken place during this school year.

Students have excelled in classrooms, on athletic fields, at band concerts, in Junior ROTC competitions, in robotics competitions, in Math Counts, and in other activities and events. We hope these positive experiences will promote confidence and self-assurance for our students as they continue to grow and mature.

Staff members across our school district have been recognized for their achievements, dedication, and hard work. We appreciate the acknowledgements of all those who have been recognized in various ways.

On behalf of the School Board and staff, I want to thank our parents, communities, and partners in business and industry. Your support is crucial to the success of the Henderson County Public Schools. We appreciate the value you place on public education and for understanding that education provides hope for all.

I hope everyone has a great summer and I look forward to greeting our flex calendar students back to school on July 11th, our early college students back on August 9th, and our traditional calendar students back on August 25th.

2011 hcPs cOunselORs Of the YeaRThe 2011 HCPS Counselors of the Year are: High School Counselor, Debbie Andrews (East High); Middle School Counselor, Leanne Mullen (Rugby Middle); and Elementary School Counselor, Judy Holt (Bruce Drysdale Elementary). They were selected in recognition of those who have excelled in supporting students, staff, and peers though Academic Counseling, Personal-Social Counseling, and Career Counseling.

schOOls Receive eneRgY staR awaRds The Henderson County Public Schools has a commitment to energy conservation. Atkinson Elementary, Clear Creek Elementary, Hendersonville Elementary, Hillandale Elementary, Mills River Elementary, and Hendersonville Middle received Energy Star Awards. Each school was presented a solid brass plaque signifying their school as an Energy Star recipient, and that they use 35% less energy and generate 35% fewer greenhouse gas emissions than similar buildings across the nation.

Superintendent David L. Jones congratulates Mr. Joe Shook on his selection as the 2011-12 HCPS Teacher of the Year.

First day of the 2011-12 school year:Flex Schedule – July 11

Early College High School – August 9Traditional Schedule – August 25

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2011 tOP schOlaRsThe top 15 students from each high school were recognized at the 7th Annual Top Scholars Banquet on May 24th. From East High: Nancy Yazmin Bernal, Hunter Boeh, Amanda Michelle Glover, Matthew William Hara, Stephanie Dawn Hudson, Mary Katherine McCarthy, Estefania Perez, Jacob T. Radford, Lucero Enedina SiFuentes, Eliza Robbins Stone, Micaela Madigan Thiery, Cameron Henry Tripp, Austin Tanner Weaver, Elizabeth Rhymer Wheelon, Maranda Lane Williams, and Thomas Matthew Woo. From Hendersonville High: Katelyn Taylor Alley, Katie Kay Chelena, Alexandra Preston Clark, Joseph Aaron Cottingham, Kyle Bradley Decker, Orion Levi Ben Goodman, Faith Anne Gregorchik, Erika Breanne McMillion, Beck Marshall Miller, Marley Rose Moreno, William Joseph Patrick, Samantha Lauren Reeves, Veronique S. Rodriguez, Kristen Rebekah Stout, and Eva Louise Ward. From North High: Derek Henry Cass, Madeline Elizabeth Delp, Casey Leigh-Anne Denham, Kathryn Michelle Dillin, Gerald Bryson Friedman, Conrad Sladky Hillman, James Douglas Hubbard, Corbin Leigh Huntley, Arham Akram Khan, America Moreno, Lauren Aileen Reiff, Dalton Jay Rhodes, Ian Alexander Rosner, Kelly Nicole Walker, and Brandon Charles West. From West High: Meredith Patricia Cole, Caitlin Melissa Cremer, Kiersten Grace Ellsworth, Samantha Rae Hartz, Sarah K. Hinshaw, Jennifer Marie Jordan, Catherine “Katie” Elisabeth King, Kelly Denise Larouche, James Patrick Loder, Brandi Lee Martin, Kayla Anne Martin, Taylor Nicole Mathis, Adam Alois Steurer, Krista Taite Van Giesen, and Curtis James Wiley.

2011 nORth caROlina schOlaRsOne hundred fifty-eight seniors were recognized as 2011 North Carolina Scholars during a program presented by RBC Bank and hosted by the Henderson County Chamber of Commerce and Blue Ridge Community College.

The 2011 North Carolina Scholars are: From East High: Jeffery Anders, Nancy Bernal, Hunter Boeh, Larissa Capps, Melissa Castillo, Danny Che, Stephen Erwin, Sarah Evans, Jessika Garber, Alyssa Gera-Rappe, Amanda Glover, Valleri Gospodinoff, Tara Glover, Samantha Greene, April Hanson, Matthew Hara, Emily Hill, Tanner Hill, Trenton Hill, Kady Johnson, Amelia Jones, Lena Koenig, Candice Lengyel, Jessica Lott, Mary McCarthy, Ashley Neelands, Lauren Owen, Estefania Perez, Matthew Pohl, Christopher Ponton, Jacob Radford, Carolina Robles, Alexandra Rush, Jessie Russell, Lucero SiFuentes, Eliza Stone, Jessica Street, Cassey Summerall, Micaela Thiery, Rachel Vera, Austin Weaver, Elizabeth Wheelon, Austin Williams, Maranda Williams, and Thomas Woo. From Hendersonville High: Katelyn Alley, Kevin Byrley, Katherine Chelena, Alexandra Clark, Michael Clingman, Amy Cooper, Joseph Cottingham, Kyle Decker, Brooke Ducharme, Megan Garren. Orion Goodman, Grant Hahn, Bethany Hair, Daniel Harder, Hannah Hipp, Rebecca Israel, Daniel Johnson, G. Evan Johnson, Hunter Jones, Joseph Jones, Julia Lehr, Anthony Lombardo, Erika McMillion, Beck Miller, Marley Moreno, Katherine Morgan, Courtney Parker, William Patrick, Samantha Reeves, Bianca Reynolds, Veronique Rodriguez, Chloe Russell, Mitchell Ryan, Benjamin Sofie, Kristen Stout, James Takac, Marilee Walker, and Alyssa Young. From North High: Emily Bowers, Derek Cass, Bailey Dalton, Madeline Delp, Casey Denham, Candace Dillin, Kathryn Dillin, Gerald Friedman, Conrad Hillman, Corbin Huntley, Arham Khan, Dalena Le, Gabrielle McDaniel, America Moreno, Natalie Reece, Lauren Reiff, Lillie Reiter, Dalton Rhodes, Elizabeth Robinson, Ian Rosner, Madison Singer, Christian Singleton, Kelly Walker, Brandon West, and Nicollette Yarbrough. From West High: Jordan Bell, Chelsea Blanton, Nicole Ciaramitaro, Kari Cochran, Meredith Cole, Caitlin Cremer, Jessica Davidson, Kiersten Ellsworth, Melanie Evans, Katie Gilbert, Kara Hamilton, Samantha Hartz, Hunter Hill, Rachel Howell, Whitney Howell, Audrey Huff, Jennifer Jordan, Chelsea King, Kelly Larouche, Courtney Laughter, Leela Livis, James Loder, Kayla Martin, Taylor Mathis, Brandon McArthur, Lydia McCall, Brendon Mitschow, Ronald Mundy Jr., Carly Owenby, Graham Pate, Joshue Piotrowski, Erica Pressley, Kimberly Randall, Duane Rauland III, Carroll Redden, Kevin Robinson, Ashley Rogers, Camen Royse, Daniel Russell, Kayla Sciupider, Shaundi Sides, Jordan Stanaway, Adam Steurer, Jastin Telles, Kevin Thomas, Stephanie Watkins, Curtis Wiley, Emily Williams, Jeremy Wilson, and Staton Youngblood.

Rugby Quiz bowl Team updaTeThe Rugby Quiz Bowl Team (Miranda Carnes, Sam Polovina, Zack Crane, Austin Wooderd, and Alex Vanden Heuvel) competed in the Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl National Championship. The Team finished 39th out of 136 teams nationwide.

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29th Annual Foreign Language Contest cont. from page 4Brandon McArthur, Taylor McGraw, Vanesa Ramirez, DJ Rauland, Daphne Reed, Danny Russell, Vincent Santiago, Stephanie Watkins (1st place/Spanish Music); Ally Pfotzer (1st place/Spanish I: Show & Tell); Katie King (1st place/Spanish IV: Extemporaneous Speaking); Katie O’Shea (3rd Place/French IV Extemporaneous Speaking); Sarah Hinshaw, Danny Russell, Jordan Stanaway, Curtis Wiley (3rd Place/Spanish Quiz Bowl).

HCpS RoboTiCS Team 1225 updaTeThe HCPS Robotics Team 1225 placed 17th out of 43 teams in March in the Charleston, SC competition. The team also participated in April in the N.C. Regional Semifinals and finished 7th out of 52 teams. Students participating in the competition were: from the Early College High School – Haley Brazell, Matthew Gillette, Ben Land; from Hendersonville High – Jake Benson, Ti Benson, Jaylen Edwards, Zack Fearnside, Andrew Jacober, Hunter Kowald, Marshall Murphy, Teirra Powe; from North High – Justin Uy Camp; and from West High – Caiti Cremer, Joseph Flynn, Paul Freeman, Billy Freeman, Alex Hardison, Ashley Heywood, JT Jones, and Bri Stallings.

p The East Henderson High AFJROTC Unit NC-934 received a Distinguished Unit Award with Merit for the 2010-11 school year. Lt Col Rod Clark is the Senior Instructor and MSgt Michael Jensen, the Assistant Instructor. p The North Henderson High AFJROTC Unit NC-20065 received a Distinguished Unit Award with Merit for the 2010-11 school year. Col James H. Grigsby, Jr. is the Senior Instructor and MSgt Douglas M. Draper, the Assistant Instructor.p The North High AFJROTC Marksmanship Team (Cadets Chase Austin, Matthew Slagle, William Moffitt, Aaron Redden, and Kenneth Hinkle) competed in the National 2011 AFJROTC Service Championship. The Team finished 18th overall out of 23 teams. p The North High AFJROTC Cyber Patriot Team (Cadets Adam Melton, Steven Gorter, Sandy Davis, Cody Sea, Jacob Irish, and Kyle Corbin) competed in the 2010 National Cyber Patriot Competition, one of the largest national computer security competitions ever held. Under the mentorship of Walt Corbin, the cadets made it to round three of a five-level competition.p MSgt Michael W. Jensen, East High AFJROTC Unit NC-934 Assistant Instructor, was awarded an Air Force Junior ROTC “Outstanding Instructor Award with Merit” for the Academic Year 2010-11 by the Air Education and Training Command’s Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps.p Hendersonville High students Scott Ashcraft and Trestan Peck were selected for the N.C. All State Honors Band. p The Hendersonville High Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Jazz Band earned superior ratings and Best in Class awards at Festival Disney. The Jazz Band earned a Silver Mickey and the Symphonic Band earned the Gold Mickey Award (given to the most outstanding ensemble of the festival). Cameron Hahn received the Mickey Soloist award. Fran Shelton is the Band Director.p The North Henderson High Band earned a superior and was the most awarded band at the National Adjudicators Invitational held in Chicago. Awards included: Best Soloist (Trumpet) – Scott Williams; Best Percussion – Christian Singleton, Hiral Merchant, Kaleb Barner, Alan Oviedo, Lindsay Patton, Adam Milner, Makala Taylor, and Parker Hudgins; and Best Trombones and Euphoniums – Dustin Nielson, Rankin Fender, Tyler Parker, Thoren Davis, Tanner Jones, Josh Singleton, Stephanie Strickland, and Maci Freeman. Steve Sigmon is the Band Director. p Two North High Choirs competed in a state competition at Carowinds. The Show Choir received an Excellent award and the Mixed Choir, a Superior.p 2011 NCHSAA 1A State Girls Track and Field State Champions: Hendersonville Lady Bearcats (Erin Brooks, Diamond Cash, Alyssa Chet, Hailey Cook, Anna Fosberg, Elizabeth Foster, Megan Garren, Elizabeth Lackey, Courtney Simpkins, Ellen Stallings, Kimberly Stout, Kristen Stout, Jansen Walker, Marilee Walker, and Leah Weyandt). Coaches are Pam Bolton, Adam Chacon and Stephen Walker.p 2011 NCHSAA 1A State High Jump Champion: Grant Rivers (Hendersonville High) – 6’ 4”.p 2011 NCHSAA 1A State Shot Put and 1A State Discus Champion: Hailey Cook (Hendersonville High). (Shot Put 40’ 2.5”) (Discus 116’ 10”).p 2011 NCHSAA 1A State 1600 Meters and 1A State 3200 Meters Champion: Kristen Stout (Hendersonville High). (1600 Meters 5:19.32) (3200 Meters 11:53.25). p Peggy Aubrey, Hendersonville Middle science teacher, was selected as a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Scholar for the Summer Institute for Teachers “Power and Place: Land and Peoples in Appalachia.”

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2011 caReeR & technical educatiOn schOlaRsThe 2011 CTE Scholars were recognized May 23rd. From East High: Vandy Brown, Dillian Burrell, Larissa Capps, Melissa Castillo, Hayden Cole, Briana Gover, William Green, Matthew Hara, Steven Jarvis, Ryan Jones, Richard Justice, Stephen Land, Candice Lengyel, Jessica Lott, Joseph Messer, Nicholas Morales, Tyler Morgan, Breanna Owensby, Matthew Pohl, Jessie Russell, Justin Shook, Daniel Sumner, Micaela Thiery, and Austin Weaver. From Hendersonville High: Kristy Cole, Jennifer Davidson, Matthew Emrich, Eric English, Kyle Eudy, Spencer Garey, Hannah Hipp, Kendall Holcomb, Shanice Ingram, Angel Jeffery, Hunter Jones, Erika McMillion, Karina Melendez, Justin Parnell, India Summey, and David Swanzy. From North High: Marcela Alfaro, Emily Bowers, Sara Bradley, Ashley Brown, Andrew Cass, Candace Dillin, Kathryn Dillin, Jessica Earley, Zach Erhard, Jovahnna Graves, Wayne Griffin, Dylan Heath, Hayley Klumpp, Erika Morton, Tim Orr, Natalie Reece, Lauren Reiff, Cody Ridgeway, Courtney Rogers, Nora Stepp, and Nicollette Yarbrough. From West High: Michael Aamodt, Jordan Bell, Wilson Billingsley, Cameron Brogden, Camillia Brodgen, Christa Cloud, Krystal Mae Crook, Melissa Elliott, Jessica Davidson, Melanie Evans, Colton Fouts, Kayla Gibbs, Katie Gilbert Ryan Gordon, Emily Hopkins, Whitney Howell, Ryan Loudy, Bobbie McCombs, Victoria Minick, Carly Owenby, Erica Pressley, Paige Prather, Cody Shipman, Shaundi Sides, Jastin Telles, Hannah Wilson, and Samantha Woody.

sPecial RecOgnitiOnsp 2011 Governor’s SchoolGovernor’s School East: Alexandra C. Stewart (East High)/Choral Music–Soprano I; Emily P. Stanley (Hendersonville High)/English; Julius R. Torres Kellinghusen (Hendersonville High)/English; Melissa P. Moss (Hendersonville High)/Instrumental Music–Trumpet; Catherine L. Swift (West High)/Social Science; Anna K. Decker (West High)/Theater. Governor’s School West: Corey E. Cox (East High)/Theater; Ellen D. Boyette (Hendersonville High)/English; Andrew H. Wells (Hendersonville High)/Math; and Anna L. Fosberg (Hendersonville High)/Spanish.p 2011 North Carolina Teaching Fellow Recipients: Melissa Castillo (East High); Marley Moreno (Hendersonville High); Bailey Dalton (North High); Candace Dillin (North High); Gerald Friedman (North High); Corbin Huntley (North High); Kara Hamilton (West High); Taylor Mathis (West High); Graham Pate (West High); and Kimberly Randall (West High).p Henderson County Arts Council’s Artists of Tomorrow Art Show winners: High School Division – Rachel Vera (East High)/Best of Show; Cierra Worsham (Hendersonville High) – 1st place; Sarah Marr (East High) – 2nd place; Ashley Ingram (East High) – Honorable Mention; and Morgan Lovell (West High) – Honorable Mention. Middle School Division – Bailey Yoder (Flat Rock Middle) – 2nd place and Wesley Culbertson (Flat Rock Middle) – 3rd place.p 2011 Carl Sandburg Poetry Contest winners: Reagan Cox (Dana Elementary) – 1st place/Elementary School Division; Jessica Strickland (Apple Valley Middle) – 1st place/Middle School Division; and Lindsay Patton (North High) – 1st place/High School Division. Dion Mills (North High) – 3rd place/High School Division. Ruben Gonzalez-Estrada (Dana Elementary) and Calvin Compton (Hendersonville High) – People’s Choice Awards. p The Young Lawyers Division of the North Carolina Bar Association Essay Contest winners were North High students Samit Patel, 1st place, and Ian Rosner, 2nd place.p The Environmental and Conservation Organization of Henderson County April Fuels Day Essay contest High School category 1st prize winner was North High student Asia Oscai.p The Best Buy Emerging Latino Leaders Scholarship Award of $2500 winner was East High senior Lucero SiFuentes. (Only four students in the United States are recognized each year for this award.) p West High’s 2010 Westwind (50th anniversary yearbook) received a Pacemaker Award from the National Scholastic Press Association.

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Brian FreesHendersonville Middle

Zachary WalkerEast Henderson High

Krystyna MarcusRugby Middle

Patricia BlackwellApple Valley Middle

Deborah ClarkDana Elementary

Jennifer ByrneFletcher Elementary

Delena JayFlat Rock Middle

Becky WuerzerSugarloaf Elementary

Susan JusticeHillandale Elementary

Joe ShookBalfour Education Center

Suzanne BurnetteAtkinson Elementary

Robin PaulBruce Drysdale Elementary

Beth QueenEdneyville Elementary

Michele BroadhurstEtowah Elementary

Elena BarnwellGlenn Marlow Elementary

Carol TriplettClear Creek Elementary

Suzanne PerronWest Henderson High

Kelly LambMills River Elementary

Brooke LawsonHendersonville Elementary

2011-2012 Teachers of the Year

Steve SigmonNorth Henderson High

April SummeyUpward Elementary

Summer at JohnSon Farm

Don’t forget to visit the Historic Johnson

Farm this summer and take advantage of the tours, animals, picnic area, special summer programs, and camps

that are available. There will be a wrap-up of a daytime Storytelling

Festival and picnic in August 2011.

Visit historicjohnsonfarm.org

or call 891-6585 for details.

Natalie PierceEarly College High School

Molly FlexonHendersonville High

29th annual fOReign language cOntest Individuals and teams from East High, North High, and West High competed in the contest in numerous categories: music, quiz bowl, native speaker Spanish quiz bowl, skits, show-and-tell, how-to, poetry recitation, native speaker poetry, and extemporaneous speaking. East Henderson High winners: Elizabeth Wheelon, Celena Rohraff, Cameron Tripp, John Bunck (1st place/French Music); Lena Koenig, Carolina Robles, Kirsten Passmore, Matthieu Surjous, Gabriel Lopez (1st place/French Skit); Kaitlyn Runion (1st place/French 1 Show & Tell); Wendell Rieger (1st place/French 2 How To); Celena Rohraff (1st place/French Poetry Recitation); Nicole Lowe (1st place/Non-native Spanish Poetry Recitation); Megan Gaynor, Andrea Gomez, Alma Hernandez, Andrea Hernandez, Ariana Luna, Erica Purser, Marlene Rangel, Mariela Vera, Nancy Bernal, Emily Juarez, Nicole Lowe, Estefania Perez (2nd Place/Spanish Skit); Christian Engebretson (3rd Place/French I Show & Tell); Faith Taylor (2nd Place/French Poetry Recitation); Celena Rohraff (2nd Place/French Extemporaneous Speaking Level 3); John Bunck (3rd Place/French Extemporaneous Speaking Level 3); Faith Taylor (2nd Place/French Poetry Recitation); Faith Taylor, Elizabeth Wheelon, Thomas Woo, Cameron Tripp (3rd Place/French Quiz Bowl). North Henderson High winners: América Moreno, Derek Cass, Myrna Castro, Sara Bradley, Holden Davenport, Giselle Espinoza, Karla Fuentes, Lancey Lamb, Samit Patel, Eduardo León, Ian Rosner, Danielle Seymour, Mauricio Rojas, Jessie Tucker, Elijah Spraul (1st place/Spanish Skit); Walter Garcia (1st place/Spanish Native Speaker Poetry Recitation); Araceli Gómez, Ana Sprude, Landon Morse, Madison Odom, Hailee Grier, Sara Hernandez, Cristal Figueroa, Xavier Eckonen, Emily Pruitt (2nd Place/Spanish Music); Marissa Pace (2nd Place/Spanish How To); Samit Patel (2nd Place/Spanish IV: Extemporaneous Speaking); Sara Bradley (3rd Place/Spanish IV: Extemporaneous Speaking); Lucy Perez (3rd Place/Spanish Native Speaker Poetry Recitation); Diego Tapia, Mauricio Rojas, Diana Aguillón, Carmen Ordoñez (2nd Place in Native Speaker Quiz Bowl).West Henderson High winners: Courtney Blackwell, Nicole Ciaramitaro, Kara Hamilton, Sarah Hinshaw,

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