Around Our Schools Shout Outs October 2011: Vol. 3

Shout Out to Southern High!

Laura Lynthacum, data manager for the Patriots, sent

this to staff members at her school and Principal Dawn

Madren let me know about it: “Many of you will

remember former student, Derrica Barbee. She

was Homecoming Queen her senior year at SAHS as well

as a lot of other things she participated in here at

school. Well she is homecoming queen again, but this

time at Wake Forest University!”

Shout Out to the ABSS DECA program! On October 27, DECA students from five of our high schools will participate in the second annual DECA

Bowl to be held at Country Club Lanes in Burlington. Students will compete in role-play situations with

local business leaders as judges. Each student gets 10 minutes to review a real-life business situation

that is related to either Sports and Entertainment Marketing or Retail Management that they learn

about in business and marketing classes. Winners will advance to the District 5 DECA competition in

December to compete against high schools from other surrounding counties. Good luck to the Cavaliers,

Eagles, Patriots, Bulldogs and Warriors as they compete to bring home awards to their DECA programs!

Shout Out to Graham High! Principal Charlotte Holmes was proud to announce these impressive results from the GHS Voc Ed

Department and instructor Rebecca Meacham for their first time ever in this particular competition.

GHS has won awards in the past for Graphic Design. Check out their work on the following links! And,

notice the last one on the list—Teacher Won, Too! Rebecca earned second place in the contest for

teachers and administrators. Students brought home a total haul of $400!

Rebecca said: “GHS HAD WINNERS in the NC State Fair Web Page Design contest!

Click on the links to see the NC STATE FAIR WINNERS:

Jose Lagos 1st place in the 9th and 10th grade for the State (and $140) http://www.ncstatefair.org/2011/competitions/webgraphic/HH023/2081%5FLAGOSJOSEHH023/

Keiyonna Graves 2nd place in the 9th and 10th grade for the State (and $120) http://www.ncstatefair.org/2011/competitions/webgraphic/HH023/2079%5FGRAVESKEIYONNAHH023/

Maribel Ponce 4th place in the 11th and 12th grade for the State (and $80) http://www.ncstatefair.org/2011/competitions/webgraphic/HH024/2098%5FPONCEMARIBELHHO24/

Alexis Miles 5th place in the 11th and 12th grade for the State (and $60) http://www.ncstatefair.org/2011/competitions/webgraphic/HH024/2099%5FMILESALEXISHH024/

And even I won a ribbon! 2nd place in the State for teachers and administrators” http://www.ncstatefair.org/2011/competitions/webgraphic/HH025/2057%5FMEACHAMREBECCAHH025/

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Shout Out to Southern High

Band! Josh Morgan, Director of Bands for the

Patriots, sent this: “We had a great

day last Saturday at Western High’s

band festival. We came home with 1st

place Music, 1st place Drum Major,

2nd place Percussion, and the John L.

Harris spirit award. In addition, we

earned First place in 2A as well as

Band of the Day for 1A/2A! I was really

proud of our students.”

Shout Out to Hillcrest Elementary’s Inaugural Student Council! Paula Hornaday, teacher at Hillcrest, sends this Shout Out to colleague Megan James, new school

counselor for the Hornets: “Congrats to Megan for starting the first Hillcrest Student Council!

Candidate speeches can be viewed on the Hillcrest webpage! This week is the official campaign week!

They have made posters and everything!”

Check it out! You won’t want to miss this campaign—a refreshing change from what has been on

network news lately about national campaigns!

http://hsc.hie.abss.k12.nc.us/modules/groups/integrated_home.phtml?gid=2975928&

Shout Out to ABSS Drop Out Prevention Counselors! Dr. Alisa McLean sent me this teaser, so maybe I should call it a Tiny Shout Out or a Pre-Shout Out…..

"Early calculations reveal that ABSS has decreased the dropout rate AGAIN... Stay tuned!!” Official

numbers will be coming in soon from DPI, so wait and see for the big announcement. A big SALUTE to

all of our Dropout Prevention Counselors for their tireless efforts!

Shout Out to Western High Junior Haleigh Albright! Remember last week’s shout to Western junior Haleigh Albright and her artwork? Media specialist and

webmaster at WAHS Tim Johnson sent this follow-up news: Her piece of art has been selected to be the

front of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center’s inaugural Thanksgiving card to be sent to approximately

17,000 people all across the country! Here’s the Times-News article about her accomplishment:

http://www.thetimesnews.com/articles/thanksgiving-48733-cards-art.html

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Shout Out to Andrews Elementary and the Andrews Roadrunner Rockers! Mary Bergenser, school counselor at Andrews sent this picture of a Sea of Pink that the Pink Panther

would be proud of: “This year the staff at Andrews Elementary is not only participating in the Relay for

Life event in May, but will also be doing monthly events to raise awareness of cancer with our students!

This month in celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness, we had a "PINK IS MY NEW ATTITUDE" day. All

of the staff and students were asked to wear pink and donate money to receive a pink ribbon to wear

throughout the day! We had a great turnout! Friday we will be selling "PINK" sno cones for 50 cents.

All of the proceeds from both events will go towards our Relay for Life team, the "Andrews Roadrunner

Rockers".

Shout Out to Broadview Middle and Red Ribbon Week! AP Pam Henline sent in this list of activities for very busy Bobcats: “The Bobcats will be involved in lots

of activities next week as we celebrate National Red Ribbon Week and encourage everyone to be drug

and alcohol-free. On Monday, students will sign a Drug Free Pledge and enter a door decorating

contest. On Tuesday, they will wear crazy socks for “Sock it to Drugs” Day. On Wednesday, everyone will

wear red to signify that they pledge to live a drug-free life. Thursday is “Put a Cap on Drugs” Day when

you can wear a hat to school for $1 that will go to support the DARE program. Friday will wrap the week

up with “We are not afraid to say NO to drugs” day where students can wear school-appropriate

Halloween attire and celebrate the week with a special performance in the gym by the Bobcat Floor

Warriors at 3:00 p.m. Officer Valencia is hosting a Red Ribbon Week Trivia Challenge where students

can answer the fact of the day to win free movie tickets.” Activities for the Bobcats are being

coordinated by Gina Holmgren, Drug and Violence Prevention Specialist for BMS, Graham Middle and

Woodlawn. Great job!

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Shout Out to

Andrews Elementary

Fifth Grade! Jenn Owen, 5th grade

teacher at Andrews sent in

this S.O.S. for assistance on

behalf of the entire 5th

grade:

We are asking for staff in

ABSS to help us out with

The Great United States

Postcard Challenge!!!

Family and friends of

Andrews Elementary 5th

Grade: We are embarking

on a great quest. We want

to receive a postcard from

every state in the United

States to help us learn

about our great country.

To do this, we need your

help! What can you do? If

you find yourself traveling

to another state, please

take a minute and drop a

postcard in the mail to us.

On the card, please tell us

one thing about the state.

Or, if you have family or

friends in other states,

please ask them to send us

a card. Ask them to tell us

one thing about the state,

and tell us which student they know. You can keep up with our progress on our class website or by

visiting our classroom where we will post each card as it arrives and we will also mark on a map each

state from which a card has come.

Our address is:

5th Grade

Andrews Elementary

2630 Buckingham Road

Burlington, NC 27217

Here are the states we haven’t received a postcard from. Can you help?

Arizona Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska South Dakota

North Dakota Minnesota Iowa Missouri Arkansas

Mississippi Illinois Indiana Michigan Georgia

South Carolina Kentucky West Virginia Rhode Island Connecticut

Massachusetts Delaware

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Shout Out to Newlin Elementary and the Running with Love 5K Run/Walk event! This will be a great event. Gretchen Fisher, visual art teacher at Newlin, and her 11-year old daughter

Sedona are organizing a 5K Run/Walk event along with the help of Newlin staff, to raise funds to build a

memorial garden at Newlin in honor of 2 students. On Saturday, October 29, from 9 until 1, you can pay

$5 to participate in the marathon, or just dance for $1, or enter the costume contest. Or you can buy a

hot dog and drink and enjoy the festivities. Most of all, you can help them raise funds for this wonderful

garden to celebrate the young life of first grader Andy Sanchez who died in a car accident in August and

fourth grader Shareak Currie-Gunn who died in 2009 from a respiratory illness. Please spread the word

to others to help them make this garden grow!

Shout Out to Graham Middle! GMS Principal

Intern Melvin Diggs

said: “On

Wednesday,

October 19,

students, families,

and faculty

celebrated the

academic successes

of the first nine

weeks. All students

attended the first

annual Awards

Ceremonies.

Students were

recognized for

personal

achievements in

their classes,

A/B Honor Roll, and

Straight A’s. Twenty-five students (pictured) got all A’s on the first report card of the 2011-2012 school

year! Mrs. Faucette challenged all students to set goals that surpass successes from the previous nine

weeks. Congratulations on all of your achievements, Falcon students and a special thank you to Falcon

teachers and families for supporting our students’ successes!”

There’s more……..

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Shout Out to South Graham Elementary!

There are homecoming parades with floats, there

are Fourth of July and Christmas parades with floats,

but nowhere have I ever seen parade floats inside

our school buildings! Until now, that is. South

Graham hosted the first-ever States of the Union

Parade this week for the entire school! Fifth graders

cruised the halls with their floats while students in

other grades lined the halls and searched eagerly to

find clues to complete their scavenger hunt about

the 50 states. Check it out—it is just too cool for

school. This would have stopped traffic on Main

Street in Graham! Kudos to the SGE Fifth Grade!

Is Mrs. Price hiding inside one of those boxes?

There’s more……….

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Shout Out to the

Southern Middle

Band! The Southern Middle

band students had the

best field trip ever on

Tuesday. They traveled

to UNC-CH for a rare

opportunity to be

immersed in university

band culture. Derek

Breshears, Wildcats

band instructor, took

his students to observe

a UNC Wind Ensemble

rehearsal at the Kenan Music Building after a tour of the Tar Heel Basketball Museum. Then the SAMS

band went to work at Navy Field with the Tar Heel Marching Band. Students “shadowed” a Tar Heel who

played the same instrument and marched with them in formation during practice. In the photo below,

you can see Sierra Herold “holding her own” in the Tar Heel drum line. Mr. Breshears is pictured with

Matt Savage, UNC’s drumline instructor. They marched together in the world-famous USC Trojan

Marching Band (that’s Southern California, not South Carolina) “back in the day”.

Shout out to Red Ribbon Week and High School DREAM Teams! Next week to celebrate Red Ribbon Week, our high school DREAM teams will be on the road visiting

elementary and middle school students to remind them of the importance of staying drug, alcohol and

tobacco free!

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Another Shout Out to

Broadview Middle!

AP Pam Henline was full of good news

this week about great stuff happening

at her school.

The photo at left is a quilt of different

countries, music, and culture from Ms.

Bondurant's ESL classes as they

celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month.

The photos below show Mr. John

Kilsheimer (7th grade ELA teacher)

who wanted to show his support for

breast cancer awareness. So, Ms. Burrell

the art teacher painted his head!

Students in Ms. Burrell’s art classes painted lots of signs like

the one pictured at right and posted them around the

school.

Shout Out to Eastlawn Elementary! Don’t forget about tomorrow’s (Saturday) yard sale to help

send 17 AIG students to summer camp at NC State! Get up

early tomorrow and go see what you want to buy- be there

at 7 a.m. to get the best stuff and support this wonderful

event supported by the entire school.