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Woodleaf third-grader Luke Hamilton envisions robots as teachers and books supplanted by
“little hand-held squares” that talk to you and project a virtual image of the
book’s content.In the
next century, cars won’t spit out carbon monoxide, predicts Courtney Todd, a
sophomore at West Rowan High. Instead, automobiles will suck in polluted air and use it to
generate electricity to power the vehicle.
Jamie Overcash, an eighth-grader
at Corriher-Lipe Middle School, believes computers will guide our lives, from the time we
wake up to the moment we fall asleep, and even as we snooze peacefully.
Those are a few of the ideas local
students offered when the Post asked them what they think the future holds.
They also are among the top
winners in the Post’s “What will the future bring?” essay contest.
Earlier this year, when we were
planning special end-of-the-century sections, Post staffers decided that we’d ask
students, the ones who have the greatest stake in the next century, to give us their best
guess.
So we asked officials in all the
local schools — public and private — to help us publicize an essay contest. With
advice from local educators, we divided the contest into high school, middle school and
elementary school, and we subdivided the elementary division into grades 4-5, 3-2 and
1-kindergarten.
We also wanted to give students
some motivation, so we offered incentives:
- We promised to publish the best of
the essays, picked by a panel of judges representing a cross section of the community.
- We also offered some prizes,
include a three-day, two-night Myrtle Beach vacation to the top winners in each division.
Other winners will receive $100, $50 or $25 prizes.
Post news staffer Linda Braswell
coordinated the entire project for us, working with the various schools, recruiting the
judges and collecting the winning essays and the winners’ pictures.
We’d also thank the judges
who took their time to read and discuss the essays. They took their task seriously.
Judges were Mark Brincefield,
Marian Lytle, Susan King, Betsy Detty, Kevin Cherry, Sue Eagle, Tommy Hairston, Virginia
Shuford, Beulah Davis, Jerry Chandler, Ruth Gulledge, Deal Safrit and Ed Norvell.
The Post will publish the essays
— and some drawings from local kindergarten students — in a special section on
New Year’s Day.
Here are the winners in each
division:
Kindergarten/grade 1: Drawing of
“What will your classroom look like 100 years from now?”
- First place: Casey Ward, 7, first
grader at Overton Elementary School. Parents, Michele and Robert Ward, 327 Bethel Drive.
- Second place: Olivia Rankin, 7,
first grader at Overton Elementary School. Mother, Stephanie Rankin, 631 S. Ellis St.
- Third place: D’Aundre
Johniken, 5, kindergarten student at Hanford Dole Elementary School. Guardian, Aundrea
Cassell, 1335 Bringle Ferry Road.
Grades 2-3: “What will your
school look like 100 years from now?”
- First place: Luke Hamilton, 8,
third grader at Woodleaf Elementary School. Parents, Diane and Stan Hamilton, 133
Alleghany Drive.
- Second place: Seth Morris, 8, third
grader at Overton Elementary School. Parents, Pam and Joe Morris, 600 W. Henderson St.
- Third place: Meredith Allen, 7,
second grader at Hanford Dole Elementary School. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Allen, 1027
Crane Creek Road.
Grades 4-5: “How will an
elementary school student’s education be different during the next century?”
- First place: Carla Powers, 10,
fifth grader at Hanford Dole Elementary School. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Powers, 500
Wesley Drive.
- Second place: Antia Feredinos, 10,
fifth grader at North Hills Christian School. Parents, Evangelos and Lynn Feredinos, 114
S. Deerfield Circle.
- Third place: Krista Hipp, 10, fifth
grader at Cleveland Elementary School. Parents, Darren and Annette Hipp, Woodleaf-Barber
Road.
Grades 6-8: “What will the
future bring?
- First place: Jamie Overcash, 13,
eighth grader at Corriher-Lipe Middle School. Parents, William and Janice Overcash, 414
Morlan Park Road.
- Second place: Ashley Painter, 13,
eighth grader at North Hills Christian School. Parents, Dr. John Painter, 330 Camelot
Drive, and Debbie Clemmons, 350 Mainsail Road.
- Third place: Justin Sprinkle, 13,
eighth grader at China Grove Middle School. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tim Sprinkle, 1240
Dukemont St.
Honorable mentions in this
category went to Spencer Bloodworth, 11, sixth grader at China Grove Middle School and son
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bloodworth, 909 Fairmont Ave., and Laurel E. Cohen, 13, seventh
grader at North Hills Christian School and daughter of Thomas Cohen, 105 Carabelle Circle,
and Sherri Cohen, 5 Acorn Lane.
Grades 9-12: “What will the
future bring?”
- First place: Max Dayvault, 17,
senior at South Rowan High School. Parents, Daniel and Kathy Dayvault, 720 Miller Road,
China Grove.
- Second place: Courtney Todd, 15,
sophomore at West Rowan High School. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Todd, 185 Dove Lane.
- Third place: Amy Misenheimer, 15,
sophomore at West Rowan High School. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eric Misenheimer, 140 Miles
Ave.
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