New Shout Out for Science Smarts! · 2012. 3. 31. · of the winning essay published by Tikatok.com...

Around Our Schools Shout Outs March 2012: Vol. 3

Shout Out for Science Smarts! Suzanne Simpson, Science Curriculum

Specialist with the Curriculum Support

Team shouts: “After big wins in the ABSS

and region 5 science fairs, Phillip Hooper

and Megan Miller, both students at

Western Alamance Middle School,

represented ABSS in the North Carolina

Science and

Engineering Fair held

at Meredith College

on March 23-24!

Phillip’s project was

entitled “Solar

Savvy” in the

Earth/Environmental

Science category.

Megan won First Place in the State in the

Physics Junior Division with a nomination to

compete in the Broadcom MASTERS for her

project entitled “Don’t Be a Drag: Improving

the Aerodynamics of Tractor-trailer Trucks”!

She also won an award from the United States

Air Force and an award from the U.S. Metric

Association for best use of the metric system in

a project! (Megan and project pictured above;

at right, Megan and science teacher Heather

Rogers)

Way to go Megan and Phillip! Thanks for representing ABSS so well!”


Shout Out to Southern

High FFA! FFA Advisor Nick Anders sent in

this news: “Four members from

the Southern Alamance FFA

Chapter were the first members

from their organization to

participate in the annual MEGA

Conference conducted by the

North Carolina FFA Association

on March 24-25, 2012. Alan

Capps, John Michael Scott,

Katie Way and Ashley Holland

attended the event that

focused on the importance of

teamwork, communication

skills, goal setting, FFA history,

opportunities and risk-taking to encourage students to explore their leadership potential. A

staff composed of the current State FFA Officer team, Past State Officers, and Collegiate FFA

members created the conference that was held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Greensboro.”

Shout Out to Southern Middle Fighting ALS!

Stephanie Britt,

SAMS secretary,

shared this

shout: “What a

fabulous day for

the First

Southern Middle

Baseball

Showcase! We

raised

$3,501. 57 to

help fight ALS!

Southern Middle

would like to

send a special

thanks to all the

schools that

participated...

Graham Middle,

Broadview Middle, Western Middle, BCA, Pollard Middle and Chatham Charter! Also, special


thanks to Dr. Bedlack from Duke University who came out to meet with the students and

players. We are looking forward to it again next year.” (pictured: the ALS staff pictured with

Dr. Bedlack) Their shirts say “Give ALS the Boot!”

Shout Out to ServSafe Success at Western High!

Stephanie

Mitchner, Career

Development

Coordinator for the

Warriors, shared

this great career

success news:

“Congratulations to

Western High

school teacher Amy

Carter and her

Foods II class!

97% of her

students taking the

ServSafe exam

passed!”

Shout Out to North Graham Third Graders! Music teacher Joy Rust shared this news: “Third graders at North Graham enjoyed a visit from

Maestro Nathaniel "Nate" Beversluis on Monday. Nate is the resident conductor of the

Greensboro Symphony Orchestra (GSO) and Music Director of the Greensboro Symphony Youth

Orchestra; he will be the conductor when the GSO presents a concert for all ABSS second and

third grade students on April 17. He talked to them about the theme of the concert, "Tell a Tale

With Tunes," letting them know that there are 3 parts to the concert: (1) telling a story through

music and narration; (2) telling a story through music and ballet; and (3) telling a story through

music and film. He had the students practice conducting music in 4/4 time (the theme from


"Peter and the Wolf") as

well as conducting music in

3/4 time (the waltz from

"Sleeping Beauty").

Pictured with Maestro

Beversluis are NGE

students Chanc Ceiswich,

Saul Guerrero, Amanda

Tilson, JaNya Mitchell, and

Sandra Damaso (L-R).

Four schools submitted

narrations and/or art work

for the GSO's multi-media

presentation which will

accompany "Peter and the

Wolf" on April 17: B.

Everett Jordan, Hillcrest,

South Mebane and North

Graham.”

Shout Out to My Favorite Teacher!

Susan Ellington, Community Relations Manager at Barnes & Noble sent this in: B&N invited

area students in grades 1-12 to nominate their favorite teacher by writing an essay, poem or

thank you letter to share how their teacher has influenced their life and why they appreciate

and admire them. Entries were judged on the compelling nature of the teacher's qualities, the

sincerity of the student's appreciation and the quality of expression and writing.

Our Burlington staff would like to thank the 87 students who participated in our My Favorite

Teacher Contest! It has been a pleasure to read so many stories and poems about truly

inspiring teachers. While it was very difficult to make our final selections, we are pleased to

announce the winners. The student names, teacher names, and their schools are shown below:

Category Grade Student Name Teacher Name School

Elementary 5 Neil Khot Denise Marti Children's House Montessori

Middle 8 Jonathan Hester Donna Doss Southern Middle

High School 12 Rebecca Jordan Justin Seifts Walter M. Williams High

We will host a special awards ceremony to honor the winning students and teachers on

Tuesday, April 17 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Each winning student will receive a certificate

and a $25 Barnes & Noble Gift Card. Each winning teacher will receive a certificate and a set of

books. The winning students and teachers will also receive a special gift from the staff of the

Burlington Barnes & Noble store! All area educators are invited along with the families and

friends of the contest winners.


Additionally, the three winning teachers will move on to the regional contest for a chance to

win a NOOK eReader and a $500 gift card. The six regional winners will then have a chance to

win the national awards, which are $5000 for the teacher, $5000 for their school, five (5) copies

of the winning essay published by Tikatok.com and a $250 Tikatok Gift Card that will allow the

teacher to publish select stories written by their students. Congratulations to the winners!”

Shout Out to Western High FFA! Stephanie Mitchener, CDC for the Warriors shared this news: “The Western Alamance FFA

Livestock team competed in the State Livestock Judging which was held at the Hunt Arena

Fairgrounds in Raleigh. Several students scored 50/50 on three of the contest. This is only the

second time the club has participated in this event!”

Team members include: Sydney Price, Robin Jenkins, Autumn Basham, Josh Wrenn, Allison

Benfield, James Bashan. Their coach is Jay Tolson, FFA Advisor.” Way to go, Warriors!

Shout Out to the ABSS What’s After High School College and Career Expo! Robyn Hadley says, “Everybody, mark your calendars! Our 4th annual “What’s After High School?”

College and Career Expo will be on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 from 4 pm to 7 pm. The Expo will be held at

the new Career and Technical Education Center (CTEC) located at 2550 Buckingham Road, Burlington,

NC 27217. The Expo is free, open to the public (all ages) and will feature more than 40 exhibitors:

colleges, career representatives, companies, summer camps and community resources. There’s

something for everyone.


The Expo is a collaborative effort between the Alamance Burlington School System, Alamance Citizens

for Education (ACE), the Alamance County Area Chamber of Commerce, Alamance County Public

Libraries, Burlington Parks & Recreation and JobLink/Employment Security. Our goals for this event are:

• To raise awareness of college and employment opportunities after high school--especially

opportunities in our community and nearby;

• To motivate students to begin serious planning and preparation for life after high school BEFORE

the 12th grade;

• To instill in students and their families that the opportunities represented at the Expo are

achievable by everyone and

• To highlight the skills and technology our students need to be successful in 21st century jobs and

careers.”

Shout Out to Elon Elementary! Ashley Geise, tech teacher and

webmaster for the Little

Phoenix says: “I’d like to give a

Shout Out to Elon Elementary

School’s Multi-Cultural

Committee for putting on an

awesome Multi-Cultural

Assembly for our students,

staff, and parents on March 29,

2012! This assembly showcased

students from our school, as

well as Western High School.

What a great way to expose our

students to traditions and

customs throughout the

world!”

pictured below: Students from the Spanish Immersion 2nd and 3rd grade classes enjoyed showing us a

traditional Latina dance.


Picture above: Students from Western High School performed

a traditional African dance.

Picture at right:

Our students enjoyed listening to popular Spanish ballads

Shout Out to Garrett Gators! Kris L’Heureux at Garrett shared this news about a great

community service project: “Happy Birthday! Garrett

Gators decorated birthday treat bags for Meals On

Wheels recipients. The bags are filled with a birthday

treat and delivered with meals on their birthday. Our

Gators really enjoyed getting to brighten someone's day

with a colorful surprise!”

(pictured below: little Gator grins and grab bags)


(pictured above: big Gator grins and grab bags)

Shout Out

to Early

Bird

Cardinals

Getting the

Worm at

North

Graham! AP Tiffany

Cheshire

shared this

news, but I

imagine she

is ready for a

nap about

now: “North Graham Elementary had our 2nd Breakfast at the Bus Stop this morning at British

Manor Apartments! The bus arrives at 7:00 am, so we set up a breakfast of Chick-Fil-A around

6:45 in order to eat and talk before the bus arrived. We had staff members show up along with

11 of our students and their families. One of our staff members even brought flowers for each

of the students! We had a great time. Special thanks go out to Mrs. Cothren, Mrs. D’Amico,

Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Woody, Ms. Scheetz, Mrs. Larock, Mrs. Moyers, Ms. Raggett, Ms. Braaten,

and Mrs. Frank for coming out to the bus stop early this morning to make this a success!”


Shout Out to Our ABSS

Career Development

Coordinators! ABSS CDCS are hard at work

today representing our

district at the state level.

Career Development

Coordinators, Liz Vaden, Rae

Johnson, Pam Smith and

Stephanie Mitchener,

attended the HOSA State

Competition on Friday, March

30 to help judge the many

events taking place. One of

the major events judged was

Outstanding HOSA Chapter.

The winner of this event will

represent North Carolina at

the National Competition to

be held this summer in

Orlando, FL.

(pictured left: Pam Smith from SAHS and Stephanie Mitchener from WAHS scoring, tallying, and

just generally running things at the event)


Shout Out to North Graham Again!

AP Tiffany Cheshire shared news about this successful family event: “On Thursday night, North

Graham Elementary hosted a Multi-

Cultural Night to celebrate and learn

about different countries. We had a

great turnout of 250 people!

Each class or grade level had one country

that they had to research and have a

presentation about. Some classes chose

to do displays, others made food, and

some classes even made videos. Our

Kindergarten and 2nd grade teams even

had a live performance in the gym and a

5th grade class held live sports

demonstrations. La Cocina gave us a great deal and donated some food- our families and staff

loved it!”


Shout Out to Our

Distinguished Leaders in

Practice Graduates! Please send your congratulations to

Cynthia McKee, principal at

Alexander Wilson, and to Devo

Carson, principal at Hillcrest! They

celebrated the completion of the

Distinguished Leaders in Practice

program with Dr. June Atkinson at

the NCASA Conference on March 29.

Shout Out to Haw River! Mrs. Gittler, Literacy Specialist, at Haw River, sent in this picture of students in Dr. Jailall's office receiving their gold nuggets. “Haw River introduces two EOG words a week on Monday morning announcements, the students write their own definitions, turn them in by the end of Thursday, and on Friday morning we draw 10 winners. These students are announced and receive a gold nugget for their accomplishment of learning the meaning of the EOG words!”


Shout Out to

Haw River Part

2! Mrs. Gittler,

Literacy Specialist

at Haw River,

sent in this

picture of 5th

graders and

Kindergartners

reading their RIF

books with Mrs.

Gittler. “This was

our third and final

RIF (Reading Is

Fundamental) dis-

tribution this

school year. The

theme of the day

was: "Spring into

Spring Break with

a Good Book!" Every student in the entire school was able to browse the fabulous selection of

books and choose the one that sparked their interest. Everyone really enjoyed the books and is

excited to "Spring into Spring Break with a Good Book!"

Some things to think about after Spring Break!

GRANTS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITES

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation: Young Scholars Program

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Young Scholars Program selects high-achieving youth in the Unites

States with financial need and provides them, throughout their high school years, with individualized

educational services that enable them to develop their talents and abilities. Maximum award: funding

and support services. Eligibility: applicants must be in the 7th grade when they apply and able to

demonstrate financial need. Deadline: April 16, 2012.

http://www.jkcf.org/scholarships/young-scholars-program/

Discovery Education 3M: Young Scientist Challenge

With the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge, students have the opportunity to create an

engaging one- to two-minute science video that identifies and solves an everyday problem related to the

way we move, the way we keep ourselves healthy, or the way we make a difference. Maximum award:

$25,000; the title of "America's Top Young Scientist"; a trip from Discovery Student Adventures; a

contest trophy. Eligibility: all legal U.S. residents who are students enrolled in 5th through 8th grade at a

public, private, parochial, or home school located in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia.

Deadline: April 19, 2012.


http://www.youngscientistchallenge.com/12challenge/about.html

ING/America's Promise: 100 Best Communities

Each year, America's Promise and ING celebrate 100 deserving communities who effectively provide

their youth with the Five Promises -- caring adults, safe places, a healthy start, effective education, and

opportunities to help others -- and work to increase graduation rates. Winning communities come from

all across the country and are addressing the unique challenges they face. Maximum award: recognition.

Eligibility: any community committed to better serving its young people. Deadline: May 17, 2012.

http://www.americaspromise.org/100best

Looking for some fun stuff to do tomorrow? You’ve got to register today!

Alamance County Recreation and Parks

Helicopter Easter Egg Drop HAPPENING TOMORROW!

Saturday, March 31st

10:00am-3:00pm

Cedarock Park

Just off Hwy 49 South

Egg Hunt times:

10:00 am: Ages 2-4 11:00 am: Ages 5-7

12:00 pm: Ages 8-9 1:00 pm: 10-12

Egg Hunt is Free to all children. Visit www.dropeggs.com<http://www.dropeggs.com/> to pre-

register. Arrive 30 minutes before your scheduled egg hunt to allow time for parking. *Special

egg hunt area for ages 2 & under. Inflatables, Hot air balloon rides (weather permitting), Pony

rides, Hay rides & Concessions available at a low cost. Special appearance by the Chick-fil-A

Cow. (Rain date: April 1 at 1pm)

Chick-fil-A coupons & prizes dropped from the helicopter. There will be one winner in each age

group for Free Chick-fil-A Kids Meals for a Year. You can purchase tickets for the Chick-fil-A Cow

Drop at the two participating Chick-fil-A’s on Huffman Mill and University Commons.

You don’t have to pre-register for this, but it is also happening tomorrow!

Historical Farm Open House

10:00am-3:00pm

Saturday, March 31st

Cedarock Park

Just off Hwy 49 South

Demonstrations of "turn of the century" farm life in the late 19th century. Free to the public.

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