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December 19, 2014
1/2 Day for Students
December 22, 2014 -
January 6, 2015
Schools Closed -
Christmas Break
January 7, 2014
Students Return
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| Student Spotlight - Ashley Ferrell - Sullivan North High School | |
Ashley Ferrell, from Sullivan North High School, recently received the 2014 Berea College Pinnacle Scholar Award of Excellence for her accomplishments in the field of Service.
The Pinnacle Scholar Awards program recognized outstanding high school seniors for their work in the fields of science, music, or service. Students are nominated by a local teacher or guidance counselor, and Berea College faculty and staff then select the top students in each category to receive the award.
Berea College created the Pinnacle Scholar Awards to recognize students in the region who demonstrate a strong potential to exert a positive influence on the future of Appalachia. The program helps the College fulfill its mission of serving the region through a focus on learning, labor, and service. Berea's Tuition Promise Scholarship guarantees no student pays tuition and admits only academically promising students, primarily from Appalachia, who have limited economic resources.
Determining this year's winners was particularly challenging due to the number and caliber of nominees. Ashley was chosen out of hundreds of nominees from across nine different states and was honored at a formal awards ceremony earlier this month. For more information about Berea College and its programs, please see www.berea.edu. |
| Indian Springs 4th Grade 4H Public Speaking Contest | |
Forty nine 4th graders from Indian Springs Elementary participated in the 4-H Public Speaking contest on December 4. Everyone did a wonderful job! The winners included:
ROBINETTE'S HOMEROOM:
PARKER LEMING---FIRST PLACE
JEREMIAH KIRKPATRICK---SECOND PLACE
CARLIE MURDOCK----THIRD PLACE
MAINS' HOMEROOM:
STRALEY BRICKEY----FIRST PLACE
PEYTON LEGG----SECOND PLACE
THOMAS GODDARD---THIRD PLACE
CALHOUN'S HOMEROOM:
RACHEL NIEBRUEGGE---FIRST PLACE
AUSTIN KISTNER---SECOND PLACE
CARTER HIBBS----THIRD PLACE
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| Ketron Elementary Presents Snow White | |
Ketron Drama Club presented its play, Snow White, to an appreciative audience Tuesday night. People in attendance were astounded by the hard work that the students and teachers put in to make this special event happen. This is Ketron Drama Club's second play in the last two years and the club is planning another play in the spring. Mr. Smith would like to say thank you to parents, students, community, and teachers who all had an active role in producing the play. The school personnel who sponsored the event were: Rebecca Droke, Beth Light, Rebecca Cooper, Mary Beth Ritz, Rachel Buckles, Katie Wright, Holly Hughes, and Ashley Thorpe.
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| Storybook Character Day at Mary Hughes |
Mary Hughes celebrates literature by having Storybook Character Day. Mrs. Sauls, the school librarian encouraged reading by asking students and teachers to dress up as their favorite book character. Students paraded their costumes across the stage for the school to enjoy. Mrs. Sauls read various Cinderella stories from different parts of the world to the students and they compared and contrasted the different variations of the stories. It was an exciting day as story book characters came to life!
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| Girls on the Run at Bluff City Elementary |
Fourteen girls from BCES have participated in the Girls on the Run program this semester and finished with their very first 5K run on Saturday, Dec. 6! These girls and their three amazing sponsors, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Greene, and Mrs. Zollo, ran through pouring rain and mud over their shoes, yet persevered to the finish line! We are so proud of you girls! Great job!! Looking forward to doing it again in January!
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| Rock Springs Goes to Barter |
As part of a school-wide initiative to prepare students for the world beyond school walls, Rock Springs is taking every grade to the Barter Theater or the Symphony this school year. As part of the experience, students do a focused study on the proper manners and etiquette when attending a theater or a symphony. Students dress in formal clothes and discuss the proper ways of greeting people and inclusion in a social setting. As you can see from our pictures, the Kindergarten students had a blast!
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Student Nutrition Initiative
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The Sullivan County Health Department has launched a grant-funded initiative that aims to make it fun for children in Kindergarten through 12th grade to boost their servings of fruits, grains and vegetables. Dancing tomatoes, cardboard coaches and a customized theme song were all part of the fanfare surrounding the November 12th announcement of the pilot program at Emmett Elementary School. The dancing tomatoes were "Tennessee Tomato" and his sidekick, "Tammy Toe", the mascots for the program who make learning about nutrition fun through an age-appropriate curriculum. The cardboard cutouts are coaches from Sullivan East High School. The coaching staff is on board to serve as role models, and students will dine in the cafeteria under the watchful gaze of their cardboard likenesses, which will feature words of motivation for program participants.
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| Sullivan South Students Make Blankets for Nursing Home Residents |
The students at Sullivan South in the HOSA club and in the Health Science classes of Mrs. Joyner and Mrs. Simpson purchased material and made 70 lap blankets for the nursing home residents at Asbury Place. The students went after school Wednesday Dec 10th to deliver the blankets and wish the residents a Merry Christmas. The residents were delighted with their blankets and the visit from the students.
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| Sullivan South DECA Visits New York City | |
Sullivan South DECA had a GREAT visit to New York City on December 2-7, 2014 with 27 students and 8 chaperones. Highlights included a Fashion Marketing Seminar and tour of SOHO shops, Sports Marketing tour of Madison Square Garden, Entertainment Marketing Seminar at Madam Tussaud's Wax Museum, Radio City Music Hall, Chinatown, Times Square, a cruise and a bus tour around Manhattan, the 9/11 Museum, Wall Street, and many more attractions.
David Darden, Marketing Teacher at Sullivan South, led the tour for the 6th time. Mr. Darden previously worked in New York City for 4 years.
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