Volunteer Hours 

Every hour makes a difference!  It is vital that we track these hours. Record your time on the sheet at the school or send your hours to mrscholarsacademy@
gmail.com. 

The Eagle's Nest Update... 

Charlotte parents of gifted children are invited to attend upcoming SENG Model Parent Group Discussions, addressing such topics as motivation, discipline, stress management, peer relations, sibling rivalry and tradition breaking. This opportunity is part of a three-day comprehensive training in which Charlotte area parents and professionals are being trained to conduct guided discussion groups based on the SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of Gifted) model. This offer is open to the first 40 Charlotte parents who register.

Date & Time: Friday, October 7, 2011, 7:00-9:00 p.m.

Location:       The Wingate by Wyndham

                   6050 Tyvola Glen Circle

                   Charlotte, NC 28217

Cost:            FREE

To register or get more information 

email lori.comallie@sengifted.org. 

2011 Cross Country Team

The Cross Country team had their first meet on Thursday, September 8 at 4:15 p.m. at Frank Liske Park. Thanks to all who came out to cheer on our runners as they ran their first race of the season. For the complete schedule, meet locations and scores, please see our Athletics Program webpage located on the Scholars' Academy website located under departments.

The cross country runners are: Ronak Bhagia, Apolinaire Brown, Trevor Daino, Lawson Gage, Nathan Gantt, Alec Granger, Alex Harrison, Evan Hemming, Will Kallao, Auston Li, Kyle Mitchell, Michael Mushatt, JP Van Buren, Sanjit Ri, Charles Timm, Rhea Bhagia, Navami Jain, Brynne McKillop, Tanisha Paul, Kaylee Schwanke, Sadhana Suryadevara, Sita Tayal, Isabel Cosby, and Ceyda Guley.

2011 Soccer Team

Congratulations to the following students who made the 2011 Soccer Team:

Drew Anton, Sophie Behdani, Megan Brickner, Chris Deitch, Avery Feagan, Kenny Keefner, Annelise Kempka, Nicholas Lowell, Pelumi Ogunro, Cy Pair, Alec Probst, Charlie Rodgers, Ernison Saavedra, David Scott, Rushil Shah, Hannah Spell, Rajan Tayal, and Ian Watkins. 

The Scholars' Academy Eagles opened the 2011 soccer season with a trip to St. Michael's in Gastonia. The Eagles held their own for 20 minutes when St. Michael's broke through. The Eagles had their chances but were unable to convert and the home team poured it on, leading 3-0 by halftime. After St. Michael's scored early in the second half, both teams experimented with their formations and lineups, gaining valuable experience for later in the season. Final score: St. Michael's 6 - Scholars' 0. 

The Soccer team had their first home game on Tuesday, September 6 at Renaissance Park against Carolina International. For the complete schedule, game locations and scores, please see our Athletics Program webpage on the Scholars' Academy website located under departments.

Congratulations to all of our student athletes who worked so hard! We wish you all a successful season!

3rd/4th Grade Intramural Program

Due to the overwhelming request for a sports program for the 3rd and 4th grade students, the Athletics Department is putting together a program focusing on skill building in a select sport. This program will focus mainly on the skills related to a particular sport, with the occasional scrimmage against each other. It is not affiliated with the Charlotte-Gastonia Athletic Association, in which our middle school takes part. The overall goal of the program will be to provide students with the skills needed to be successful in a particular sport. There is no fee for this program.  All skill levels are welcome to participate.

The first program will focus on basketball skills and will take place in October. Students in grades 3 and 4 are welcome to participate. It will take place at Scholars' Academy on Mondays and Wednesdays after school from 3:30 until 5:00 p.m. For this program to succeed and continue, we will need parent volunteers to coach the groups. Volunteers will need to be at the school from 3:15 until 5:00 p.m. when all children should be picked up.

This is a trial program with the hopes of continuing to provide additional programs like this throughout the school year.  If you are interested in coaching a group or if you are interested in signing your child up for the program, please email Noelle Zagorski at nzagorski@scholarsacademy.org by September 23.

Noelle Zagorski, BS/M.Ed/NBPTS

K-8 Health/PE Teacher, Athletic Director

nzagorski@scholarsacademy.org 

Eagle Scout Project Completed

The Eagle Scout is the highest rank given by the Boy Scouts of America. It is an accomplishment that follows a young man throughout his life. One key part of the Eagle trail is the Eagle project, which requires the scout to select, plan, lead and raise funds for its completion.

When the time came for 2009 Scholars' graduate Nick Watkins to select his project, the choice was clear. The opportunity to give back to his old school was quite compelling. After working through several ideas and meeting with both staff and parents, he ran into Ms. Bernard one afternoon. She shared the challenges the younger students have with the steep hill that leads away from that side of the building which is their primary route of egress during fire drills.

Nick presented his project at a board meeting. His plan to build a set of terraces for the younger students was met with enthusiasm. After more than 100 service hours by two dozen volunteers, the steps were completed prior to the opening of school. Nick would like to thank Dr. Peine, Ms. Bernard, and many of the Scholars' community who gave both financially and with their time. 

October 4: At least 5 volunteers will be needed to help set up at 8:30 a.m.

October 5 - 7: Students will view and purchase books with their class. Volunteers needed. 

October 7: Five volunteers needed to stay afterwards to help break down the book fair.  

Questions? Contact San-Dee Keefner at keefnersa@gmail.com. 

Please pay any public library fines your children have so they can check out books with their class. Fines can be paid online here.  

REMINDER:  If you have students in grades K-5, please turn in your library card application as soon as possible.  Your child will not be able to check out books from the Scholars' Academy library without a library card. The form was in your packet from orientation, but if you need a new one, please contact Joanna Keel at keelfamily@carolina.rr.com.

If you are interested in volunteering in the library, we need parent volunteers to help with the following:  reshelving books, repairing damaged books as needed, and helping K-5 classes during their library visits.  If you are interested in helping with class visits to the library, you must be willing to sign up for a weekly one to two hour block of time on either Tuesday or Thursday.  There will also be a training session required for all volunteers.  Please contact Joanna Keel for more details. 

Thanks so much to the following families for all their hard work getting the school grounds beautiful for the first day of school: 

Boutin, Duffy, Huffman, Jackson, O'Sullivan, Pierce, Pillai, Rowe, Segovia, Tayal, Thomas and Watkins. Special thank you to Mr. Frame.

Many thanks to Nilgun Trogdon for organizing this effort.

The PTO is happy to offer Eagle Wear to help our students show their school spirit! We are partnering, once again, with Teddy's Embroidery Shop to bring a variety of shirts, sweatshirts, caps, etc. with an embroidered Scholars' Academy logo. The order form is available on the school's website on the PTO page. 

This year, we will also be offering a separate online store through Add-Logos for a selection of screen-printed items. Based on parent feedback from last year, we are setting up a "Sample Closet" in the PTO room which will have a few size samples from both companies. Be on the lookout for an Eagle Wear email coming soon with instructions and details for ordering from both of these companies! 

For additional information, please contact Beth Gage at bethdgage@gmail.com.