Education Shoutouts

Published 12:00 am Thursday, December 3, 2015

Jennifer J. Coble of E. Hanford Dole Elementary School; April L. Smith of Faith Elementary School; and R. Anne Ellis of Horizons Unlimited attended programs held at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a recognized national leader in professional development programming for our state’s teachers.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 a wide variety of high-quality professional development for pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade teachers. For more information about NCCAT visit www.nccat.org or call 828-293-5202.

Eight students from Salisbury Academy’s seventh grade are being recognized in the 2015-2016 Duke University Talent Search (Duke TIP). Since 1980, Duke TIP has recognized, challenged and engaged over 2.5 million youth who scored at or above the 95th percentile on a grade-level standardized test.“We take great pride in our students’ academic achievements and are grateful to Duke TIP for assisting us in identifying our students’ unique strengths. With this information we are able to deliver the most engaging learning environment possible to our students,” said Head of School Beverly Fowler.Seventh grade students from Salisbury Academy who earned recognition are: Tom Bristol, Madelynn Castor, Maggie Dees, Will Fowler, Zeb Harry, Emma Nianouris, Emma Shelby and Phoebe Shields.

Through this seventh grade talent search, thousands of seventh grade students in the United States are identified based on standardized test scores and invited to take the ACT or SAT alongside college-bound eleventh and twelfth grade students. Through qualifying for Duke TIP and participating in advanced testing, academically gifted students can be identified, challenged, and given the best possible resources for their academic growth.

 

DCCC announces Golden LEAF Scholars

Davidson County Community College is pleased to announce the Fall 2015 Golden LEAF Scholars. Seven students from Davie, Randolph and Stanly counties have received scholarships from the Golden LEAF Foundation. Five of the students are enrolled in the curriculum program and two are occupational education students. The students and their courses of study are as follows:

Curriculum Students

Krystle Beal – Practical Nurse Education

Lillian Marino – Truck Driving Training

Jessica Martin – Medical Assisting

Stephanie Reece – Practical Nurse Education

Tocarra Steele – Practical Nurse Education

Occupational Education Students

Shikha Sharma – Nurse Assistant I

Jamie Smith – Nurse Assistant II

“We are proud of the Golden LEAF Scholars,” states Rhonda Coats, vice president of Student Affairs. “Each one is deserving of this honor, and DCCC is here to support them in achieving their dreams. These scholarships will further support these fine young people in shaping and reaching their career goals.”

The Golden LEAF Foundation provides scholarships to students in qualifying counties who demonstrate financial need to help them attend college at participating North Carolina public or private institutions or community colleges.

Since its inception, the Golden LEAF Foundation has awarded more than $32 million to help more than 13,700 students from rural North Carolina attend the state’s colleges and universities.

 

Rowan Crosby Scholars welcome new employee

Rowan Crosby Scholars extends a warm welcome to Angellica Sweat as the new administrative assistant for the nonprofit. Her responsibilities will include community marketing and development, social media implementation, special event support and general Crosby program assistance.

Originally from Kings Mountain, N.C., Angellica graduated from Highland School of Technology in 2011 and is currently in her junior year at Livingstone College, where she is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in psychology. She also works part-time as a project coordinator and event manager for SMS Advisors Corporation, in addition to serving as the youth director for the Lincolnton district.

Angellica is an extremely creative person who enjoys reading and volunteering in her spare time. Please join us in welcoming her to the Rowan Crosby Scholars staff!

 

Two East Rowan students selected for Honors Chorus and Carnegie Hall Honor Choir performances

Two Rowan-Salisbury School System students were selected to participate in NC Honors Chorus and Carnegie Hall Honor Choir Performance.
Corbin Elliot and Kaitlyn Burgess were selected through a rigorous audition process to participate with 173 other high school students from across NC in the NC Honors Chorus Performance at the Stevens Center in Winston-Salem in early November. The performance was in conjunction with the NC Music Educators Conference. Corbin and Kaitlyn were selected from about 1,500 students who auditioned. They had the opportunity to work with world renowned conductor Dr. Eric Nelson from Emory University. Both are seniors at East Rowan High School and were the only students to represent Rowan County at the event.

Kaitlyn and Corbin received notice while in Winston that they were also selected to perform with the National Honor Choir at Carnegie Hall in early February. Each submitted a recorded audition and were selected as part of the 200 member choir. Over 4,000 students from all 50 U.S. states and 7 other countries submitted auditions for the choir. Kaitlyn and Corbin will travel to New York in February to spend 4 days preparing for the performance in Carnegie Hall which will be held on Feb. 6, 2016.

 

Faith Elementary Good Citizens 

Faith Elementary School recognizes the following Good Citizens and Good Deed Doers for November 2015:

November Good Citizens: Brock Monroe, Colin Nesbitt, Rebecca Ryan, Lilleigh Lefler, Bella Shulenberger, Jake Young, Makenzy Zam, Griffin Barber, Sophia Corporan, Annelisse Carr, TJ Harris, Cameron Grubbs, Allison Smith, Keegan Barger, Evie White, Delaney Nance, Carson Drye, Hunter Wall, Gavin Byrd

November Good Deed Doers: Abby Hall, Bianca Flores, Savannah Eldreth, Allisson Delgado, Peyton Fields, Karis Miller, RJ Chandlee, Landon Crabtree, Landon Robertson, Ethan Webb, Adian Wyrick, Anahi Alba Mejia, Ayden Reinholz, Samantha Booth, Nate Potvin, Dacey Williams, Cassidy Troy, Annabell Finley, Sidney Hare

 

Cleveland Elementary Good Citizens

The following Cleveland Elementary School students were selected as Good Citizens for the month of November:

Kindergarden: Cyntoria Bush, Evelyn Espinoza, Seth Hall, Abigale Curlee, Chase Dellinger, Gavin Davis

First grade: Taylor Morgan, Keith Neal, Connor DiCarlo, Emory Stephens, TeeGan Gaither, Rebecca Yates

Second grade: Trinity McKie, Alyssa Cook, Heidi Kennerly, Hayden Brooks, Levi Graham, Olivia Clark

Third grade: Blake Fero, Ta’Lia Thompson, Brandon Rogers, Deja Leigh Helm, Grayson Jordan, Isabel Osborne Johnston

Fourth grade: Gavin Hall, Blake Rogers, Deja Hall, Alan Mendoza

Fifth grade: Alex Bouk, Titus Brooks, Jamila Smith, Kayleigh Dellinger