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September 20
Schools Closed
Inservice Day
October 7
Board Meeting - 6:30 p.m.
October 14-18
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| Tennessee First Lady Crissy Haslam Visits Ketron Elementary | |
Tennesse First Lady Crissy Haslam helped kick off United WE READ, a program of the United Way of Greater Kingsport. United WE READ is a collaborative partnership seeking to have all Sullivan County and Kingsport school system third graders reading at the proficient or advanced level on the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program test by 2018. After the kick off event at the Kingsport Center for Higher Education, Haslam visited Ketron Elementary School to read to students.
*Photo Credit - Kingsport Times News*
Pictured Left to Right: Kandy Childress, Johanna Morales, Misty Dockery, Dr. David Timbs, Danelle Glasscock, First Lady Crissy Haslam, Dr. Jubal Yennie, Angela Harris, Sarah Akard and Wendell Smith
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| Emmett Elementary's 3rd - 5th Grade Girls are "On the Run"! | |
Teachers Cheryl Chandler and Eden Buchanan will coach our girls, while Marlene Kehrer and Mandy Trout will serve as assistant coaches. Thirteen girls from Emmett Elementary will participate in the 12-week program, which is a fantastic opportunity!
According to the Girls on the Run website, "Girls on the Run is a transformational physical activity based positive youth development program for girls in 3rd - 8th grade. We teach life skills through dynamic, interactive lessons and running games. The program culminates with the girls being physically and emotionally prepared to complete a celebratory 5k running event. The goal of the program is to unleash confidence through accomplishment while establishing a lifetime appreciation of health and fitness." |
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Sullivan Middle and Sullivan South Performing Arts Students
Go "Green" | |
Nearly 50 students from Sullivan Middle School and Sullivan South High School Performing Arts went "green" last Sunday and enjoyed Shrek, The Musical at Jonesborough Repertory Theater. Both schools teach Musical Theater as a subject and the trip was a great way to study the subject and have fun at the same time. |
| Miller Perry 5th Graders Visit Battle of Blountville | |
On Friday, September 6, the fifth graders from Miller Perry Elementary had the opportunity to visit the Battle of Blountville reenactment site. Upon arrival, we were greeted by Abe Lincoln and Robert E. Lee. We rotated through various stations, each one set up to be as authentic as possible and manned by an era clad storyteller/historian who told us little known facts. We were able to see a cannon fired as well as watch "slaughtering" practice. We learned a lot and several of the students went back the following day to watch the actual reenactment.
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| Innovation Academy News | |
STEM I classes are also being offered to eighth graders this year. For the first nine weeks, professionals from Eastman Chemical Company, Wellmont, and E.T.S.U. are providing students with the opportunity to fully pursue investigations around STEM topics. The three project-based learning experiences for the current nine weeks will engage students in experiments regarding energy consumption, drug potency, and 'bear hunting' tardigrades, a microscopic invertebrate. Students will have opportunities to plan and explore real-world problems and challenges while working side-by-side with true STEM professionals. |
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Sullivan South Students Named National Merit Semifinalists | |
Congratulations to Luke Heister and Taylor Pinto from Sullivan South High School. Luke and Taylor have been named National Merit Semifinalists. The National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. High school students enter the National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test - a test which serves as an initial screen of approximately 1.5 million entrants each year - and by meeting published program entry/participation requirements.
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| Appalachian Fair Winners from Sullivan Central High School | |
Winners for Family and Consumer Career Leaders of America
Eden Buckner: 1st Place Embroidery
Erica Leonard: 1st Place Bar Cookies, 3rd Place Decorated Cupcakes
Madison Laney: 2nd Place Non Apparel Sewing
Alycia Hensley: 1st Place Quilt and 3rd Place NETTEA overall for quilt, 1st Place Jams, 1st Place Jellies, 1st Place Stuffed Doll
FCCLA Club Project: Halloween Tablescape
Taylor Davenport: 1st Place Memory Album
Jessica Moore: 1st Place Recycles from Plastic
Winners for Future Business Leaders of America
SCHS CTE: 2nd Place Career & Technical Ed School Display
Grayson White: 3rd Place Student Portfolio
Savannah Williams: 2nd Place Brochure, 2 sided & folded
Amber Ramsey, Tori Mitchell & Holly Nelms: 1st Place Program, Multipage
Kendra Vanover: 2nd Place Program, Multi-Page
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| Sullivan North High School JROTC News | |
North NJROTC Promotions
Sullivan North NJROTC is pleased to announce that Cadet Seaman Karman Hill has been promoted to the rank of Third Class Petty Officer. In addition, Cadets Seth Strickler, Caleb Hance, and McKenzie Keeton have been promoted to the rank of First Class Petty Officer. These promotions were effective on August 22. The formal ceremony was accomplished by Mr. Brent Palmer, Principal, and LTCOL Lindy Williams, Senior Instructor at Sullivan South.
North NJROTC Visit Tri Cities Regional Airport
Several cadets from Sullivan North High School had the opportunity to visit the Tri Cities Regional Airport for orientation of the control tower and flight school operations. Students learned some basic information regarding the process for learning to fly and had an opportunity to visit the control tower and observe flight controllers working with aircraft in the local area. This visit provided students with information needed to pursue several careers in aviation including commericial pilot, weather services, flight control and others.
Johnson City Cardinals Game
Sullivan North High School NJROTC recently participated in the JROTC night at the Johnson City Cardinals baseball game. The unit participated in a massing of the colors at the beginning of the game and enjoyed the game after the ceremony. |
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National Guard BMX Team Visits Sullivan North | |
The National Guard BMX touring demonstration visited Sullivan North recently. The team of three professional bike riders performed for the high school and middle school for approximately 45 minutes. The high stress performance was concluded with a jump on the ground over eight individuals including six students. The highlight of the morning was a jump over the head of one of our own teachers - Brittany Moore. While the program was certainly entertaining for the students and faculty, the message was clear - you can do what you want and be what you want by putting forth the effort. Do something with your life, plan ahead and do your best. |
| Sullivan East High School Receives Grant | | Sullivan East High School has received a MacBook Learning Lab through the Niswonger Foundation i3 Investing in Innovation Grant. The more than $23,000 received from this grant award comes from the U.S. Department of Education and matching funds from the Niswonger Foundation to ensure that students in the Upper East Tennessee region graduate from high school prepared for college and career. The Northeast Tennessee College and Career Ready Consortium (NETCO) evaluates grant proposals from schools within the 15 participating school districts. Proposals must provide a need that will support high school students, especially those from under-represented populations, by ensuring they will graduate college ready and career ready, and improving the likelihood of successfully completing college. According to Sheri Nelson, Project Manager of the grant proposal, "Many of our students do not have technology or internet access at home, making online educational classes, AP classes, and college and career planning difficult. The mobile learning lab gives us more options and tools to supply the students with an education that reflects the instructional skills needed to be productive higher education students or participants in the work force, and supports our long-term goal to be one-to-one with computers and/or iPads in the classroom." |
| Weaver Elementary Hosts Clean-Up Day | | On Saturday, September 6, Weaver Elementary held a school clean-up day. Several parents, students, and staff came out to improve the school campus by spreading mulch on the playgrounds, pressure washing the front of the school and the modular buildings, weatherproofing picnic tables, trimming trees and underbrush, and planting trees. Due to the strong turnout, everything on the to-do list was easily accomplished, making the school grounds look great! Future plans include an inside clean-up day within the next few months. |
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