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The long summer break is over for students and teachers, and fall is in the air. The 2012-2013 school year began on August 20th , the 88th 'first day' of school for the Kate Duncan Smith DAR School. As the carillon chimes in the Pennsylvania Bell Tower welcomed students to campus, the hallways and sidewalks quickly came alive with the voices and laughter of children excited to begin another school year.
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New Faces at KDS
KDS Middle School welcomes Cory Goble to its staff as science teacher and girls' basketball coach. A 2006 graduate of Susan Moore High School, Cory graduated from Snead State Community College in 2008 with an Associate Degree in Biology and in 2010 from the University of Montevallo with a BS in Biology and Chemistry. He also holds a Master's Degree in Education from Montevallo. Cory's teaching career began with the 2011-2012 school year in Gardendale, Alabama.
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Bully B.E.A.N.S.
KDS Elementary has devoted the first two weeks of the new school year to focus on character education and conflict resolution skills. Retired teacher, Miss Susie Keller, visited each homeroom class to read the tradebook by Julia Cook called Bully B.E.A.N.S. The book is a fun story that teaches children to become proactive when it comes to making friends and treating each other with respect.
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Members of the John Hunt Society, C.A.R. recently spent a day touring the KDS campus and learning about the school and its history. Pictured with society members are Carroll Strickland, senior president, KDS Executive Director Heather Green, and senior leader Betty Vaughan. |
The two interior courtyards in the Jacobs Building have a beautiful new look thanks to the Hunt's Spring Chapter, NSDAR. A bequest left to the chapter by member Geraldine Hyatt funded the renovations which included the addition of sitting areas with benches and planting beds with colorful perennials. KDS Executive Director Heather Green said, "It is our hope the students and teachers will use these areas to read, enjoy the outdoors, and appreciate nature during the school day."
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Summer Work Scholarship Program
The KDS Summer Work Scholarship program provides work experience as well as income to deserving students. The eight-week program employed twenty-two students for a total of 3,520 hours worked. This program is not only meaningful to the student workers, but a tremendous help to the custodians, school secretaries, principals, and maintenance department.
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Recipes from the Famous Basket Luncheon
Company Cheese Cake - Becky Tucker
1 ¼ cup graham cracker crumbs
2 Tbs. sugar
1 cup sugar
2 tsp. grated lemon peel
3 eggs
3 Tbs. margarine, melted
2 8-oz. packages cream cheese, softened
¼ tsp. vanilla flavoring
1 can pie filling (cherry, strawberry or blueberry)
Heat oven to 350º. Stir together graham cracker crumbs and 2 Tbs. sugar. Mix in melted margarine. Press mixture evenly in bottom of spring-form pan. Bake 10 minutes and let cool.
Reduce oven temperature to 300º. Beat cream cheese in large bowl. Gradually add 1 cup sugar, beating until fluffy. Add lemon peel and vanilla. Beat in eggs one at a time. Pour over crumb mixture. Bake one hour or until center is firm. Cool to room temperature. Spread with a can of cherry, strawberry or blueberry pie filling. Chill at least 3 hours. |
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If you have a "Did You Know?" article about KDS School, the Grant community, or the state of Alabama that you would like to share with readers of our monthly newsletter, submit it to Heather Green at hgreen@nehp.net. If you have pictures in a digital format that relate to the article, submit them along with the article. Many of our readers are new to the area and do not know the wonderful, rich history of KDS School and the Town of Grant. I am sure they will be enlightened with something that you know and take for granted that everyone else knows too. |
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KDS DAR School, Inc.
6077 Main Street
Grant, AL 35747
256-728-4236
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Calendar of Events
First Day of School
August 20, 2012
October 11 and 12, 2012
Fall Break
October 17-19, 2012
(half day of classes Oct. 16)
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Georgia Workshops
The Georgia DAR District Workshops spanned five days and the round-trip covered 819 miles, but those stats pale in comparison to the number of items donated by Georgia Daughters and packed into the KDS School van along the way.
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Alabama District Meetings
Auburn and Birmingham played host to this year's Alabama DAR District Workshops, and KDS had a front-row seat for all the excitement.
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Local Drive Helps KDS Students Put Their Best Foot Forward
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Projects in Need of Sponsorship
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Current Needs
Please help re-stock the KDS School supply closet for the upcoming year!
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