August 24, 2012
In This Issue
Indian Springs Double Reward School
Central Heights Reward School
Holston Middle's PLTW
Miller Perry's EPIC Launch
Important Dates

September 3
Schools Closed
(Labor Day)

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September 4
School Board Meeting 

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September 27
Parent/Teacher Conference Day (Students Do Not Attend)

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We would like to congratulate five of our schools for being recognized by the state as Reward Schools for ranking in the top 5% of schools statewide for achievement gains and/or in the top 5% of schools statewide for actual achievement performance.  The state analyzed data including 3 year averages on reading, math, and science at the K-8 level and English, Algebra, Biology, and Graduation Rate at the high school level.  The state named 169 schools to the list, with only 40 being recognized as double reward schools.  Congratulations to the following Sullivan County Schools:
  • Indian Springs Elementary: Double Reward School for BOTH overall gain and overall performance
  • Blountville Elementary: Reward School for overall gain
  • Mary Hughes School: Reward School for overall gain
  • Central Heights Elementary: Reward School for overall performance
  • Sullivan North High: Reward School for overall gain 
Indian Springs Elementary - Double Reward School

Students and teachers at Indian Springs Elementary celebrated this week because their school has been recognized by the state of Tennessee as a reward school.  Schools could qualify either by their performance scores, progress scores, or both.  Indian Springs qualified in both areas!  Indian Springs was one of only 40 schools to achieve this double status - out of the nearly 1800 schools in the state.  
Central Heights Reward School

"All Central Heights Elementary stakeholders join in celebrating our Tennessee Reward School status and consider it the culmination of the efforts of everyone involved in the process of education our students," stated principal Mr. Jeff Hickam.   
Central Heights Students Learning
"We are especially proud of this accomplishment considering we are a Title I school with a 70% poverty rate.  Our TCAP scores reflect that we made and exceeded all of our assigned trajectories and we were not far from being recognized for our TVAAS scores.  We fully realize that with this high level of performance that the expectations bar will rise to a new and more challenging level.  It is our goal to improve what we do to the extent that we can meet, and even exceed, this year's challenges."
Holston Middle School's Paper Platform Competition
 
Holston Middle School's new PLTW stem program is encouraging students to "brainstorm" and "solve problems". Congratulations to a sixth grade team (Lindsey Anderson, Jake Bland, McKylee Booher, and Megan Boswell) who beat the seventh and eighth grades in designing a paper platform from four index cards that would hold a concrete block. The winning team's platform held over 150 lbs. using only four 3X5 index cards and white glue.

Miller Perry Elementary's E.P.I.C. Kickoff

Students at Miller Perry Elementary launched their E.P.I.C. program with special guests including Miss Kingsport, students from Sullivan South High School, and YMCA representatives.  E.P.I.C. stands for Encourage, Protect, Invest, and Connect.  The school-wide program encourages students to be responsible, caring individuals who are strong of character and work to build a positive school environment for everyone.  Positive role models spoke to the students about the importance of being E.P.I.C.