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April 18, 2014
Schools Closed - Good Friday
May 5, 2014
Board Meeting - 6:30 pm
May 15, 2014
East Graduation - 6:00 pm
Central Graduation - 8:00 pm
May 16, 2014
South Graduation - 6:00 pm
North Graduation - 8:00 pm
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| Rock Springs Students Participate in the 2014 Tennessee Treble Honor Choir | |
Kara Carter and Blakley Dishner, 5th grade students at Rock Springs Elementary, were chosen for the 2014 Tennessee Treble Honor Choir. Kara and Blakley auditioned in October for the 5th and 6th grade choir comprised of students from across the state. These students are the second group to participate in the choir from Rock Springs. They have recently performed in the Cannon Performing Arts Center in Memphis, Tennessee for parents and Tennessee Music Educators. Kara and Blakley traveled to Memphis for the two-day event with music teacher, Mrs. Whitson.
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| Blountville Elementary First Graders Learn How to Grow Beans |
Following their stories, Frog and Toad Together (In the Garden), Where Does Food Come From? and Jack and the Beanstalk, the first graders in Mrs. Kristie Kirk's class planted their white and brown beans the hydroponic way. (CC.ELA LITERACY L11F) The sprouting results can be seen in the pictures of the students and their work. Students learned that scientist have learned new and inventive ways to grow our food. Also, they learned that seeds only need water, light and warmth to grow. Each student recorded their cross-curriculum project with a graph entitled "How to Grow Beans" which charted the dates, observations, measurements and bean plant drawings. (CC. GLE 0107, Inqu. 2,3,4) They also wrote a detailed account of their "How to Grow Beans" with a plastic bag, a paper towel, staples and water.(CC. ELA LITERACY W.12,W.13)
What a productive and academic growing experience in Room 211 at Blountville Elementary, where patience and time grew master gardeners!
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| Weaver Elementary's March Mathness | Weaver Elementary faculty, staff, and third-fifth grade students took their love of college basketball to the next level this spring with their "March Mathness" celebration in honor of the NCAA March Madness tournament. Teachers and staff have a long history of filling out brackets and competing with each other for bragging rights and a highly coveted trophy, but this year the upper grades were invited to compete to try to beat their favorite teacher and/or Mr. Gentry.
Depending on grade level, teachers were able to use basketball concepts along with the premise of the tournament to review and/or teach such concepts as map skills and US geography, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, greater than/less than, and fractions, percentages, and decimals.
During the course of the tournament, Mr. Gentry shared during announcements how well his bracket had fared the previous night. His results were given as fractions, decimals, and percentages. Anyone who tied or beat Mr. Gentry was invited to sign the bulletin board in the hallway, where results were tracked with an enormous bracket. Students were frequently overheard discussing their brackets and using math vocabulary to share and compare their brackets with those of their friends.
Guidance counselor Tracy Latham was the highest scoring faculty member, tied by only one student, third grader Jonathan Beach. Third graders Diana, Cobian, Kearstin Rainwater, Carson Latham, and Eric Edson, along with fourth graders Sarah Blevins and Trigg Lampkins, bested their principal. Fourth graders Hunter Brown, Bailly Roberts, and TJ Gragg tied Mr. Gentry, whose final score was 39/63, or 13/21, or 62%.
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| Innovation Academy Brings History to the Movies! | |
During Mr. Taylor's 8th grade Social Studies class, students learned about the Civil War and different battles and events that took place during this time. Student were then put into pairs and assigned a specific battle or event to research. Students took the information that they learned from Mr. Taylor's class and created a movie poster in Ms. Shaffer's Multi-Media class. Students were required to include the name and dates of the battle or event, list "main characters" for the movie, pictures of the Confederate and Union flags, and other pictures to support their battle or event. The posters were created using Adobe Photoshop and were printed out in full poster size on the school's poster printer to be on display in Mr. Taylor's and Ms. Shaffer's classrooms.
The Battle of Vicksburg, Justice Dawson and Claire Jones
Sherman's March to the Sea, Lauren Church and Alex Stribling
The Battle of Chancellorsville, Mia Rigsby and Rion Fuller
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Central Girls Attend DigiGirlz Conference |
Sullivan Central High School students attended the Microsoft DigiGirlz Conference at the Kingsport Center for Higher Education on Friday, April 11 sponsored by Eastman Chemical, Northeast State Community College and Microsoft. Those attending included , Katie Cole, Taylor Dishner, Kaitlyn Vanover, Stephanie Necessary, Lacy Cunningham, Abbie Davenport, Delaney Poff, and Hayley Robinette. DigiGirlz, a Microsoft YouthSpark program, gives high school girls the opportunity to learn about careers in technology, connect with Microsoft employees, and participate in hands-on computer and technology workshops (http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/diversity/programs/digigirlz/default.aspx). The girls spent the day in classes learning to program a game app using TouchDevelop. TouchDevelop uses the latest web technologies in Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Safari to bring a cloud-connected touch-friendly app creation environment to your PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android or Windows Phone devices. Try it out at https://www.touchdevelop.com. Attending with the students were teachers Sherrie Spiegler and Becky Smith who were also trained in many of the educational programs offered to educators some of which are free. Teachers can access this information at http://www.pil-network.com/resources/tools.
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Central High School Students Win at FBLA State Competition |
The following students from Sullivan Central High School attended the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) State Competition in Chattanooga on April 7, 8, and 9: Katlyn Buckland, Katie Cole, Taylor Dishner, Hunter Keesee, Rebecca Lesnak, Kara Loven, Maddie Potter, Levi Williams, Jesse Willis, and Garrett Winkle.
Garrett Winkle and Levi Garrett placed third in Emerging Business Issues.
Kara Loven and Rebecca Lesnak placed second in Global Business, qualifying them to compete against their peers from across the country. The FBLA National Competition will be held in Nashville, June 29- July 2.
FBLA sponsors are Ginger Shackelford, Becky Smith, and Sherrie Spiegler. Any student who completes a Computer course or Personal Finance course can join FBLA.
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| Sullivan South HOSA State Leadership Accomplishment | |
Wes Cox from Sullivan South placed third in Medical Spelling during the HOSA State Leadership Conference. Wes qualified to compete at Nationals in June.
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| Sullivan South Theater Presents The End of the World (with Prom to Follow) | |
Sullivan South High School Advanced Acting is presenting the Sci-Fi thriller The End of the World (with Prom to Follow) by Sean Abley. The show is Sunday, April 27, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. at Sullivan South's Little Theater. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students. This is the first time South Drama has produced a Science Fiction style play. The production involves 65 students.
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| Sullivan North JROTC Visit Egyptian Naval Ship Zerky | |
Cadets from Sullivan North High School Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corp (NJROTC) had the unique opportunity to visit Egyptian Naval Ship - Zekry 684 during a recent visit to NAS Pensacola. The Zerky is a newly constructed ship approximately 190 feet in length and crewed by 7 officers and 40 enlisted personnel. The ship is undergoing outfitting at NAS Pensacola prior to being transferred to the Egyptian Navy later this year. The Zekry is classified as a Littoral Combat Ship capable of traveling in excess of 35 knots and will be assigned to patrol the coastal areas of Egypt when in full service.
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| Sullivan North JROTC Participate in National Brain Brawl | |
Several Members of the Sullivan North High School Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corp (NJROTC) traveled to Naval Air Station Pensacola Florida to participate in the National Brain Brawl competition. Twenty four schools from around the United States participated in this day long event conducted at Pine Forest High School. While Sullivan North did not win this competition, they did learn valuable lessons as to how better prepare for future competitions.
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| Sullivan North JROTC Visit Pensacola, Florida | |
Several students from the Sullivan North High School Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corp (NJROTC) visited NAS Pensacola Florida for orientation and other activities. During this trip, cadets were provided the opportunity for an underway period aboard one of the Port Services Officers utility vessels. This underway period lasted about two hours and included a trip out to the Gulf of Mexico and a complete tour of the harbor area of the base. Cadets were given the opportunity to drive the vessel during this underway period and all are qualified to receive the NJROTC sea cruise ribbon.
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| Sullivan Science Teachers Travel to Boston for National Conference on Science Education | |
Four Sullivan County teachers and the county's Science Coordinator traveled to the National Conference on Science Education meeting in Boston, MA over Spring Break. The teachers were: Keegan Lahr, Bluff City Middle, Jackie Lahr, Sullivan East, Tom Rutherford, Sullivan South,and Gerri St. Clair, Sullivan South, as well as Ruth Leonard, Science Coordinator.
Gerri St. Clair and Tom Rutherford
Ruth Leonard with Ira Flatow, host of NPR's "Science Friday"
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School Nutrition Employee Graduates from Culinary Academy | |
Becky Eastridge, School Nutrition employee at Bluff City Elementary School, has completed training and will graduate from the Tennessee School Nutrition Association Culinary Specialist Academy. The Academy was held in Lebanon, TN, during the week of March 10th - March 14th. The curriculum included hands-on training in standardized recipes, knife skills, spices, preparation methods, merchandising, food safety, and more. Formal graduation ceremonies will be held in June at the annual TSNA Conference in Nashville. At that time, Ms. Eastridge will receive certification and the title of "Culinary Specialist". She will share her training with other county School Nutrition employees in a series of workshops. The Tennessee Culinary Specialist Academy was established in 2013, as a response to requirements for professional standards for School Nutrition employees. Pictured, Ms. Eastridge is in the front row, second from the right. Her cafeteria manager is Carolyn Jenkins.
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