N. Elementary Citizens
North Rowan Elementary School recently recognized the April Good Citizens based on the character trait perseverance:
They are Briana Osario, Maddux Holshouser, Malikai Polk, Steven Millner, R.J. Silcox, Cortarius Polk, Jamaria Crawford, Kaylee Matthews, Gray Nichols, Xavier Partee, Allissah Fain, Briana Dummett, Kiara Davis, Joseph Scott, Darius Keller, Fradejah Royer, Charles Jackson, Tremon Massey, Honor Belton, Jose Mendosa, Trustan Belton, Jamarian Hamilton, William Kennedy, Jacob Young, Kapria White, Ethan Lindsay, Ever Mendosa, Breel Russell, Yoselin Carrillo, Hunter Evans, Sarah Hill, Kierra Collins, Brittany Lane, Tyler Mewborne, Chavis Lipscomb, Dylan Williams, Aaron Canon, Brian Reyes, Tamia Hickson, Carson Foster, Jamir Jiles, Caden Swicegood, Lamiyah Walker, Jamir Clodfelter, Miranda Dok, Unique Richardson, Anay Cruz, Abby Buechler, Desiree Ellis, Jolie Savage, Trey Stoner, Da’Sean Herndon, Christina Aldridge, Mia Manning, Johnny Almaraz, Caitlyn Slusser, Natalya Little, Shiheem Saunders, Jose Bautista, Zyneyeh Hayes, Alison Reyes and Charlie Durham.
Clemson academic list
Kathryn Hall of Mount Ulla has been named to the spring semester president’s list at Clemson University for earning a 4.0 grade-point average.
Hannah Peach of Salisbury was named to Clemson’s dean’s list for achieving a grade-point average between 3.5 and 3.99.
Latin recognition
Six students who are member of the Rowan County Home School Association recently completed studies in Latina Christiana Book 1 and were awarded the distinction of Grammaticus Novus from the Christian Latin Society of America.
They are Grace Johnson, Kasey Johnson, Andy McLendon, Brad Clark, Seth Davis and Ashlyn Heidt. All were taught by Magistra Diana Young.
Latina Christiana is an elementary/middle school ecclesiastical Latin program which prepares students to tackle high school Latin at an early age.
Woodleaf Citizens
Woodleaf Elementary School recently recognized the following students as May Good Citizens:
Kindergarten: Harley Reed, Colton Evans, Alex Aranda, Ally Young, Caleb Barbee, Dakota Thomas, Gary Walton, Kina Michel and Sollei Basinger.
First grade: Qadr Kitt, Jasmyne Broom, Chris Wood, Allie Mendenhall and Ben Suggs.
Second grade: Chance Ratliff, Chloe Wood, Curtis Gray, Koran Coleman, Harley Wise and Brian Long.
Third grade: Savannah Bintliff, Meghan Carriker, Blake Bishop, Maryuri Rosales and Samantha Leonard.
Fourth grade: Bryan Ketchie, Jordan Hall, Ivy Rabon, Victor Perez, Katy Ramsue, Ally Yow, Malory Baggett, Taylor Quinn and Desmond Jefferies.
Fifth grade: Ana-Karen Leyva, Madison Livengood, Ryan Menius, Destiny Carter, Chris Benedict, Clint Euchner, Megan Rinehardt and Dillon Houston.
Education leader
Phil Kirk, Catawba College’s vice president for external relations, has been named one of the 2008 Charlotte Impact Education Leaders in the May 2008 of Charlotte Business Leader magazine.
Others on the list included include Dr. Richard Brownell, retired president of Rowan-Cabarrus Community College; Dr. Pamela Davies, president of Queens University of Charlotte; Dr. Phillip Dubois, chancellor of UNC Charlotte; and Dr. Peter Gorman, superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Kirk was cited for his “long and illustrious history of serving the public through positions in education and government.” He was noted as chairman emeritus of the State Board of Education, as chair-elect of the Public School Forum of North Carolina (effective July 2008), as former president of the North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry, and as being elected as the youngest state senator in 1970.
N.C. agency intern
Jansen Keenan Brown of Salisbury is one of 100 North Carolina college, graduate and law students selected for 10-week summer internships with state agencies.
The N.C. State Government Internship Program, in its 38th year, is coordinated by the Youth Advocacy and Involvement Office in the Department of Administration.
This year, 586 students from 70 counties and 109 post-secondary institutions applied for internships. Through a competitive selection process overseen by the N.C. Internship Council, 100 students were selected to work in projects in 22 departments and 50 divisions of state government.
Brown is a senior studying information systems at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. His assignment is the Environmental Enhancement for People with Dementia internship at the Department of Health and Human Services’ Black Mountain Neuromedical Treatment Center in Black Mountain.