Shout Out to Eastern High Students Taking Care of Soldiers!

Around Our Schools Shout Outs January 2012: Vol. 4

Shout Out to Eastern High Students Taking Care of Soldiers!

Arielle Hogarth, US History and

Psychology Teacher at Eastern

and varsity cheer coach sent

this in: “In December, two

groups of my students to collect

items to send to troops in

Afghanistan and Iraq. The

Varsity Cheerleaders and my 3

classes of US History and

Psychology collected over 300

items to send to our troops! I

was so proud of their

thoughtfulness and care for our

soldiers!”


Shout Out to The Science Muse! Williams High principal Joe Ferrell sent this good news in: “Leslie Haines, biology teacher for

the Bulldogs, now has a blog as a part of a new online community for science teachers

developed in collaboration with Carolina Biological! The site is called “The Science Muse.”

Check it out: http://sciencemuse.com/2012/01/11/plant-blindness-by-leslie-haines/

Shout Out to Litter Prevention at Eastlawn! Dale Cryan teaches fourth graders at Eastlawn. Her class is involved in a very interesting

project! “My students are participating in Disney Planet Challenge this year.

http://disney.go.com/planetchallenge/ We have decided to tackle the issue of littering as that

is something that we see constantly around us on our playground and in their neighborhoods.

We have researched littering, the problems it causes and what we can do about it. The students

have come up with a plan of action for educating people about littering and stopping littering at

our school. They have been working very hard and are passionate about this project We have

created signs (with plastic boards, vinyl lettering and permanent markers) that we are going to

place around our school. In addition, the students are creating public service announcements

and video journals about the dangers of littering. We are going to do a "litter" count so that we

can graph whether we are making a difference. (Kids will wear gloves and pick up and count

how much litter is on our campus playground. Then we will do it again once we have the signs

up and see if there is any change.) My students have made signs in English, Spanish, and

Laotian to match their home languages.”

Their litter count is scheduled for next Monday at 10 a.m. Stay tuned to see pictures and hear

their results in an upcoming Shout Out!

Shout Out to The Music Man from Williams

High!

Remember reading about Jacob Ingle from Williams

High—the multi-instrument musician and offensive

lineman for the Bulldogs who earned a full

scholarship to Elon U? Well, check out this great

Prep Profile about Jacob that aired on Fox 8 Sports

this week:

http://www.myfox8.com/wghp-elon-footballs-

music-man-video-20120125,0,3537870.story

Great job, Jacob!

Photo courtesy of Scott Muthersbaugh/Times-

News


Shout Out to Our Middle School

Fitness Challenge! Our Middle School Fitness Challenge has

received a lot of interest from media. No

wonder, it’s a great idea!

In addition to last week’s story on WFMY

News 2, here’s a story in this week’s Times-

News: http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/students-

51866-school-middle.html

Fox 8 also filmed a segment with Kevin

Wellman of TMS on Thursday for a segment of What’s Right With Our Schools:

Check it out! http://www.myfox8.com/news/whatsrightwithourschools/wghp-middle-school-fitness-challenge-

20120126,0,7742065.story

Shout Out to Eastern Eagle Scientists! Shelley Casey, science teacher for the Eagles, and principal Dave Ebert sent in news about their

crop of outstanding science fair winners in this week’s district competition. Congratulations!

Pictured above: L to R first row: Matt Jones, Drew Lattimer; Second row: Rachel Jones, Moeisha

Jones , Scott Slade


Left: Drew Latimer- Grand award for

technology, will be competing regionally

Below: Scott Slade - Grand award for

physical sciences, will be competing

regionally

Below: Moeisha Jones - Grand award for

Biological sciences, will be competing regionally

Below:

Matt Jones - 1st place for technology

Shout Out to Kaley Moser at Williams High! Susan Turner, Career Development Coordinator for the Bulldogs,

sent this news about an outstanding graduation project that you

can participate in: “Kaley Moser is a Senior and basketball player

at Williams. For her graduation project, she is hosting a Play4Kay

Basketball Game to raise money to support the efforts of

preventing, treating, and curing breast cancer. This website

explains more about her event on Friday February 3rd”

www.play4kay.org/kaleymoser_williamsbasketball292


“When life kicks you, let it kick you forward.”“When life kicks you, let it kick you forward.”“When life kicks you, let it kick you forward.”“When life kicks you, let it kick you forward.”

-Kay Yow

Friday February 3, 2012 Walter M. Williams High School

WEAR PINK!!!

The Varsity Girls and Boys Basketball Game includes: A silent auction with signed basketballs from the head women’s coaches at NC

State, UNC, & Elon!

Also, a special recognition of Breast Cancer Survivors will take place during

halftime of the boy’s game!

All Breast Cancer Survivors are All Breast Cancer Survivors are All Breast Cancer Survivors are All Breast Cancer Survivors are invited to be honored!invited to be honored!invited to be honored!invited to be honored!

All of the money raised from the event will be donated to the Kay Yow Cancer Fund and the Pink Ribbon Fund.

Visit this website for more information:

www.play4kay.org/kaleymoser_williamsbasketball292


Shout Out to North Graham Parents! Charlotte Lee-Russell, North Graham Technology Teacher/Webmaster, sent this in: “North

Graham Elementary continued our computer class partnership with Alamance Community

College (ACC) on Wednesday, January 25, 2012. There were approximately 15 parents and 14

children for the first class/registration night. Parents and students enjoyed a pizza dinner

before beginning classes in the computer lab. Our parents will learn about various topics this

semester including email, social networks, and Microsoft Word/Excel. The classes will last for

six weeks and parents will receive a computer basic skills certificate from ACC at the conclusion

of classes. Special thanks to Torie Scheetz and Monte Moss for donating their time to help on

Wednesday night!

Shout Out to Cummings Orchestra and Arts! Cindy Smith, BMS and CHS Orchestra director sent in

this information about a very unusual collaborative

partnership between Orchestra and Art students. “On

January 6th

, the Advanced Art and Orchestra classes

presented Project Fashion Runway, a fashion show

with the Art students’ original and deconstructed


fashions, and music produced by orchestra students working on Garageband. This cross-

curricular collaboration was the first time out for Mrs. Morris-Weidner and Mrs. C. Smith and

everyone was very pleased with the results. The show also included students showcasing other

talents, namely singing and reading original poetry.”

In a follow-up shout out- Mrs. Morris-Weidner and Mrs. Smith are going to be presenting their

fashion show project as a poster session at the NCTIES conference in March! NCTIES is the

technology in education conference. The presentation will be about how students used

technology to facilitate the project.

There’s more from Cummings/Broadview Orchestra students-they’ve been

busy! Cindy Smith said “On January 16

th, a small group of Cummings and Broadview orchestra students came

out on their Holiday to play two short pieces for the Martin Lither King Jr. celebration at the Mayco

Bigelow Center. The theme of the presentation was “Keeping the Dream Alive” and it was a wonderful

community experience for all involved.”

Shout Out to Justin Morrison, Williams High senior! Cindy shared more: “Also speaking at

the Mayco Bigelow celebration was

Williams High senior Justin Morrison,

whose graduation project and Eagle

scout project resulted in placing the

bust of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in

front of the center. It is now the only

bust or statue of the civil rights leader

in Alamance County. Justin spoke

about his decision to choose such a

challenging project and was also

presented with an award from the City

of Burlington for his community

service.”

http://www.thetimesnews.com/news/city

-50593-eagle-burlington.html


Shout Out to the Turrentine Middle Sixth Grade Greek Mythology Museum! Mari Bradley reports that the annual museum event was a rousing success. Stay tuned for

pictures coming soon!

Shout out to ABSS Science Fair Winners! Congratulations! Krista Boyd, ABSS Lead Teacher for Elementary Math, Science, Social Studies

and Technology Integration sent the list of winners with outstanding science projects judged at

the annual ABSS District Science Fair on Wednesday, January 25. See some of the winner pics:

2011-2012 ABSS District Science Fair Winners *Indicates student will compete in the Region 5 Fair at Salem College on Feb. 21

Elementary Division- General Science Category *Pictured left: Grand Prize- Nate Geiger, AO

Elementary, “May the Force be with You-

Bubble Experiments”

*First Place- Caroline Segars, Alexander

Wilson Elementary, “Nails for Breakfast”

*Second Place- Sebastian Jack Green, Garrett

Elementary, “The Puck Stops Here”

*Third Place (tie)- Bradyn Oakley, AO

Elementary, “Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz”

*Third Place (tie)- Caroline Newlin, South

Graham Elementary, “Trebuchet Chunkin”

Elementary Division- Special Recognition Category *Pictured right: Grand Prize- Randall Cress, Elon

Elementary, “Sibling Fingerprints”

Middle School Division- Biological Sciences- category A

*Pictured left: Grand Prize- Austin Graham,

Southern MS, “Medicated/Non-medicated

Feed= Chicken Growth”

First Place- Vivian Bohn, Southern MS, “Which

Antacid Best Offsets the Acidity of Lemon

Juice?”


Second Place- Dimitri McKinney, Western MS, “Sleep Deprivation and Its Effects”

Third Place- Natasha Core, Woodlawn MS, “Color Coded Garden”

Honorable Mention- Savanna Gerringer, Broadview MS, “Celiac Disease”

Middle School Division- Biological Sciences- category B *Pictured right: Grand Prize- Bryan Vernon,

Western MS, “How about them apples? Does

older scion wood produce better trees?”

First Place-Rachel Coleman, Southern MS, “Oh

Deer! Which apples do deer prefer?”

Second Place- Morgan Coggins and Anders

Robinson, Turrentine MS, “Add A Scoop”

Honorable Mention- Joshua Coleman and

Matthew Pittman, Graham MS, “Osmosis

Power: A Project on

Osmosis”

Middle School Division- Chemistry *Grand Prize- Allison Smith, Turrentine MS, “No Pain, No Gain”

First Place- Katelynn Pennington, Woodlawn MS, “How do you get the crispiest potato?”

Middle School Division- Earth Science *Grand Prize- Phillip Hooper, Western MS, “Solar Savvy”

First Place- Faith Caudill, Turrentine MS, “A Straight Flush”

Middle School Division- Engineering/Technology *Grand Prize- Kolin Moore, Caleb Fitch and Adam Durham, Southern MS, “Hit Me with your

Best Shot”

First Place- Isley Turner, Western MS, “The Great Diaper Challenge”

Second Place- Malinda Caddle, Hawfields MS, “Losing Green on Your Green”

Third Place- Tyler Perry, Woodlawn MS, “Which Coffee Cup Keeps Coffee Warmest Longest?”

Honorable Mention- Lisset Alanis and Tyesha Douglas, Graham MS, “The Effect of Lens Length

on Brightness”

Middle School Division- Physical Science *Pictured right: Grand Prize- Megan Miller, Western MS, “Don’t Be A Drag: Improving the

Aerodynamics of Tractor Trailer

Trucks

First Place- Katelyn Wilder, Woodlawn

MS, “Does the Length of a Parachute

Effect How Fast It Falls?”

Second Place- Amren Strigo, Hawfields

MS, “Show Me Statistics on Nerf

Ballistics”


Honorable Mention- John Mark Weeks Jr. and Khristopher Richmond, Graham MS, “Green

Power: The

Comparison of Energy in Fruit”

High School Division- Biological Sciences- category B *Grand Prize- Moeisha Jones, Eastern HS, “pH of H2O on Plant Growth”

High School Division- Earth Science Pictured left: *Grand

Prize- Vidal Morales-

Santos, Graham HS,

“What are the effects

of lawn runoff on the

total growth rate of

grass seeds?

First Place- Michelle

Hendey, Graham HS,

“Using Solar Distillation

to Clean Wastewater”

High School Division- Engineering/Technology * Grand Prize- Drew Latimer, Eastern HS, “Wind Turbine Position”

First Place- Matt Jones, Eastern HS, “Wind Turbine Materials”

High School Division- Physical Science *Grand Prize- Scott Slade, Eastern HS, “Biomechanics of Pitching”

Environmental Protection Agency Awards Elementary winner- McNeil Johnston, EM Holt, “That’s En’light’ening”

Middle School winners- Kendall Rothbauer, Hawfields MS, “Styrofoam Forever”

Phillip Hooper, Western MS, “Solar Savvy”

High School winners- Vidal Morales-Santos, Graham HS, “What are the effects of Lawn Runoff

on the Total

Growth Rate of Grass Seeds?”

Michelle Hendey, Graham HS, “Using Solar Distillation to Clean Wastewater

Shout Out for the CANBE Orchestra Boosters!


Cindy Smith, orchestra director for Broadview and Cummings sent this in and asks everyone to

indulge their sweet tooth on Tuesday, January 31. “The Purple

Penguin in Graham will be donating 10% of ALL SALES next

Tuesday, January 31st, from 3-10pm, to the CANBE Orchestra

Boosters, which supports our orchestras in Cummings, Andrews,

Newlin, Broadview, and Eastlawn! No need to drop off receipts or

mention us, just make a purchase during that time. What better

way to celebrate $$payday$$ than to enjoy a lovely frozen yogurt

while helping our talented students? The Purple Penguin is south

of I-40/85 on NC 87, on the right-hand side as you are driving

south. They also have a web page and a Facebook page, if you

want to check them out first.”

So……..Mark this on your Calendar and Go Get Your Frozen Yogurt!!

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Shout Out to Eastern High Students Taking Care of Soldiers!