Sacred Heart alums accepted into North Carolina School of Science and Math

Two Sacred Heart Catholic School alums – William Clark and James Boyd – were accepted into the North Carolina School of Math and Science in Durham, and will complete their junior and senior years of high school there.

Clark is the son of Lisa and Bill Clark of Salisbury. Previously, he was a student at Gray Stone High School, and prior to that, he attended Sacred Heart from first through eighth grades. He graduated from Sacred Heart with top academic honors.

Clark was a member of the Math Olympiad, Math Counts and the Beta Club Honor Society while at Sacred Heart. He was also a member of both the junior varsity and varsity basketball teams.

At Gray Stone, he won the top academic award for both world history and biology. He was also a member of the school’s winning quiz bowl team. He is a member of UNICEF and is an active participant with The Piedmont Players. He was most recently a cast member of the Norvell Theater Summer Production, “Tarzan.”

Boyd is the son of Dr. Kathy Boyd and the late Dr. David Boyd, both of Salisbury.

He just completed his sophomore year at Cannon School in Concord, and prior to Cannon, he attended Sacred Heart Catholic School. Boyd credits his high interest in math to Sister Myra, his former Sacred Heart middle school math teacher, who challenged him to become involved in Math Counts, Math Olympiad and other math competitions.

Boyd said he looks forward to the extensive selection of advanced math and engineering courses offered at North Carolina School of Science and Math.

 

Local Educators Attend NCCAT

Several area educators attended programs held at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a recognized national leader in professional development programming for the state’s teachers.

Participating educators from the Rowan-Salisbury School System included Teri L. Mills of China Grove Middle School; Traci C. Anderson and Hannah R. Linn of South Rowan High School; Lena M. Hicks of South Rowan High School; and Cassie S. Thompson of Morgan Elementary School.

Thompson was named the NCCAT 2014–15 Phillip J. Kirk, Jr. Honored Educator Scholar. This scholarship was established in honor of Phil Kirk, a native of Rowan County, and public school teacher. Among his accomplishments, Kirk was named vice president of external relations at Catawba College. For sixteen years he was president and CEO of North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry, one of the state’s most powerful lobbying groups. He served for more than five years as chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Education.

NCCAT’s Honored Educator Scholarship Program gives tribute to outstanding individuals and educators by providing scholarship funds in their names.

Increasing teacher effectiveness is fundamental to improving public education. NCCAT provides teachers with new knowledge, skills, teaching methods, best practices and information to take back to their classrooms. NCCAT conducts interdisciplinary, topic-specific programs for pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade teachers.

 

West Rowan band mattress sale

West Rowan High School’s marching band has the oldest uniforms in the Rowan-Salisbury School System. At 16 years old, they are older than many of the students wearing them.

In order to raise money for the band, there will be a mattress sale at the school Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. in the cafeteria. There will be 25 different styles available in all mattress sizes from twin to California king.