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February 13, 2015
Friday News
Hoke High—Plans to make it bigger and better
KEEPING YOU IN THE KNOW
FREDDIE WILLIAMSON, SUPERINTENDENT
JODIE BRYANT, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
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Last week, administrators from Hoke County Schools met with
the Board of Education and the Hoke County Board of Commis-
sioners to discuss the future of Hoke County High School and the
idea of adding a third campus in order to do two things—
accommodate growth and to offer the students of Hoke County
High School more opportunities to become college and career
ready.
The proposed additional campus would include classrooms with a
focus on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and
career and technical education. The building, which would serve
as the new main entrance into Hoke High, would also have a new
cafeteria, administrative offices, a gym with a swimming pool
hidden underneath a retractable floor in the gym, equipment for
firefighter and emergency medical technician (EMT) training, as
well as health science classrooms and labs. By adding additional
classrooms and labs for health sciences, as well as firefighter and EMT training, students would be offered as
many as 19 additional credentials while in high school.
The intention of Hoke County Schools is to partner with the community to make certain aspects of this building
accessible for community use. As part of a partnership with local hospitals, Hoke County Schools hopes to use
the health science labs for a community clinic on weekends. The pool and gym would be open to the public, as
well as a restaurant and dining room operated by the culinary arts department. The firefighter and EMT training
facility would also be available to assist in the training of firefighters throughout the community. County commissioners toured Hoke High’s campus last Thursday and heard presentations from FirstFloor archi-
tect Robert Ferris, who worked with the county to build Sandy Grove Middle School, and others who are assisting
in the process.
The proposed high school addition “is a place we want kids to be excited about learning,” Ferris said.
“We all know that strong schools create vibrant communities and vibrant communities make a better future for
everyone,” he said. “At the end of the day, this is about making Hoke County strong financially, for the long-
term.”
Board of Education member Della Maynor, Board of
Education Chair Rosa McAllister-McRae, and County
Commissioner Vice Chair Allen Thomas posed with
students while touring an existing culinary arts
classroom at Hoke High.
SGES students celebrate first semester success
Sandy Grove Elementary Doves celebrated their
2nd quarter accomplishments on January 30.
Friends and family gathered in each classroom for
an assembly. Awards were given for academic ac-
complishments, perfect attendance, BUG (bringing
up grades), most improved, citizenship, Dove
Readers, and honor roll. Resource awards were al-
so given for the first semester. Staff are already
looking critically at data to target interventions in
the second half of the year and students will soon line the halls with their
year-end goal as part of SGES's Academic Olympics line up! Keep up
the great work DOVES!
West Hoke Elementary School's Peer Me-
diators have had extensive training in the
areas of listening skills, communication
skills, leadership technique and conflict
resolution techniques. Each morning, the
WHES Peer Mediators report to designat-
ed areas, in teams of two, to assist students. Their attention is given
to all students traveling in those specific areas on campus. The
WHES Peer Mediators remain on duty until after the morning an-
nouncements start.
Thursday night, during the Snack and Chat at West Hoke Elementary,
parents and students were introduced to the "Read 20" program. The
program was made available by a mini-grant from Partners
in Education and encourages students to read for 20
minutes each night. Several students shared their love of
reading with the crowd. Prizes will be awarded for partici-
pation, not to mention the great rewards that come along
with reading. This will be a year long activity. There is
much excitement at WHES!
WHES Peer Mediators help others
Students at
Turlington have
been working
through the loss of
former student,
Austin Oxendine,
with grief
counselors and
art therapy.
Kindergarten students in
Ms. Mitchell's class at
Upchurch Elementary are
working on decomposing
numbers and showing the
relationships with
marshmallows and
M&M's. They had a great
time learning with edible
math.
WHES introduces parents to ‘Read 20’
UES Artist/Scientists Create Conservation Posters
Congratulations to the Upchurch Elementary artists who placed 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
in the annual North Carolina Soil and Water Conservation District poster con-
test. The theme of this year’s contest was “Wetlands are Wonderful.” Each
poster is a colorful and eye-catching work of art that demonstrates each stu-
dent’s keen insight into the importance of protecting our environment. Assign-
ments like this highlight the important role artists play in society. One needs on-
ly to look at these posters to realize...“wetlands really ARE wonderful!”
First place winners in grades 3 -5 will advance to compete at the Hoke County
School District level. They are:
3rd Grade: Sukanya Mitchell
4th Grade: Lilly Obregon
5th Grade: Bella Khantivong
Second Place winners are:
3rd Grade: Crystal Gomez
4th Grade: Kaylen Lopez
5th Grade: Nyeelah Lee
Third Place winners are:
3rd Grade: Nancy Perez
4th Grade: Giovanni Basco
5th Grade: Alan Ramiriz-Santibanez
Sandy Grove Middle has won its first athletic champi-
onship in wrestling, with a score of 223. Sandy Grove
Middle beat out five other schools to claim the title, in-
cluding New Century, West
Pine, Cranes Creek, East Hoke, and
Southern. Ty Crudup from Sandy
Grove Middle was the MVP. The
team was coached by Coach Tim
Billinger.
WHES Peer Mediators help others
Raeford Fire Department supports McLauchlin Media Center
Mrs. Brindley’s first graders took a pic-ture of one anoth-er, and then using
an app, aged themselves to see what they would look like at 100. They had a lot of
laughs!!
J.W. McLauchlin Elementary
School would like to thank
Raeford Fire Department for
supporting our media cen-
ter. Because of their generous
donation, the media center is
able to maintain a book collec-
tion that is current, relevant and
of interest to students. Our goal
is for all students to foster a love of reading and with community sup-
port we will attain it. Thank you Raeford Fire Department!
J.W. McLauchlin Elementary celebrated Bus
Appreciation Week by practicing safety. As-
sistant Principal Mr. Yanick instructed stu-
dents how to properly evacuate the bus if
there was ever an emergency. McLauchlin
bus drivers were given daily snacks, a ban-
ner, and numerous cards from students to
show how appreciative we are! We ‘Wheelie’ Love Our Bus
Drivers!
Semaj Jessup (left) and Kenneth Murray (right) are the latest
PBIS winners at Turlington Alternative School. Semaj is a
leader in the 7th grade and Ken-
neth is an outstanding artist who
won first prize for his drawing
in the 2014 District Fine Arts
program.
The Kindergarteners
and 1st graders at
Scurlock celebrated
the 100th day imagi-
natively. In kinder-
garten, students
dressed as if they
were old and made
hats reminding eve-
ryone that they were
“100 days smarter!”
McLauchlin ‘Wheelie’ Loves their Bus Drivers
Turlington Schools recognizes PBIS winners
Grand Opening of Makerspace at Scurlock
The Scurlock Media Center now has a “makerspace”
– a place where students can create, cooperate and
collaborate. Makerspaces are one of the newest inno-
vations for libraries and are designed to provide stu-
dents with a place to explore interests, learn to use
tools and materials creatively and develop projects.
For their first project, 5th graders made marble runs,
using their knowledge of force and motion as well as simple ma-
chines to create the winning run. The students pictured below engi-
neered the best project. Other students were engineering a transport
system for the future! Keep reading Friday News to learn when
Phase II opens and what it holds for Scurlock students!
Everyone had a wonderful time at Hispanic Night. Our Spanish speaking parents felt special because all of the sessions were held in Spanish. Students also had sessions and child care was provided for the littlest ones. Parents learned ways to assist their students at home in reading and math. We are thankful for all of our parents who help their students with their learn-ing.
Scurlock hosts Hispanic Night
WHES celebrates 100 days of school
Cody Lowry (left) and Mikell Isaac try
out the new ping pong table in the
Turlington PE room.
West Hoke Elementary School celebrated 100
days of school by having the students and teach-
ers dress up as if they were 100 years old. Fun
was had by all. The Resource Team hosted an
activity in the gym that the students really en-
joyed.
Congratulations to Robert Creech, Executive Director
of Transportation, on his retirement after 33 years of
service to Hoke County Schools.
The Student Govern-
ment Association at
Don Steed Elemen-
tary is selling Candy
Grams for Valen-
tine's Day. Money
made will be used
for upcoming activi-
ties for the 3rd-5th
grade students.
Devlin Barrett pictured with
Assistant Principal Alison Leis and PIE
representative John Jordan
Partners in Education Teacher and Student of the Month Upchurch Elementary School
Shequetta Fripp pictured with
Assistant Principal Alison Leis and PIE
representative John Jordan
Sovere Torrence pictured with
Assistant Principal Michael Yanick,
PIE representative John Jordan, and teacher
Bryonn Willms
Partners in Education Teacher and Student of the Month McLauchlin Elementary
Patricia Corella pictured with
Assistant Principal Michael Yanick and PIE
representative John Jordan
Hoke County Schools
Board of Education
Meeting Date
March 10
6:30 pm
310 Wooley Street
Raeford, NC 28376
(910) 875-4106
Hoke Commissioners
Meeting
Tuesday, February 16
7:00 pm
County Admin Bldg.
227 N. Main Street
Raeford, NC 28376
Raeford City
Council Meeting
Monday, March 2
7:00 pm
Raeford City Hall
315 N. Main Street
Raeford, NC 28376
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