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May 4, 2015
School Board Meeting
6:30 p.m.
*Graduation Dates*
Thursday, May 14, 2015
North @ 6:00 p.m.
South @ 8:00 p.m.
Friday, May 15, 2015
Central @ 6:00 p.m.
East @ 8:00 p.m.
May 21, 2015
Last Day of School for Students
1/2 Day
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Sullivan Central Students Attend Tennessee All State Choir and Band Event in Memphis
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Sullivan Central High School was privileged to be able to send 3 students to the Tennessee All State Choir and Band event in Memphis this past April. D.J. McReynolds (12th grade) represented the band in the 11-12 grade Concert Band as 10th chair trumpet. He is a member of Sullivan Central band under the direction of Mr. Chris Smithson. DJ is a senior and will be attending ETSU in the Fall majoring in music education.
Morgan Cockrell (12th grade) and Luisa Valdez (11th grade), members of the Sullivan Central choir under the direction of Mrs. Denise McReynolds, represented Sullivan Central in the Tennessee All State Womens Choir. Morgan Cockrell was selected as a soloist out of nearly 120 students and she will be attending ETSU this fall majoring in Math with a Minor in music. Luisa will be continuing her education at Sullivan Central next year.
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| Sullivan East's Ashley Hall Signs to Cheer at King College |
Sullivan East Senior Cheerleader, Ashley Hall, signed to cheer with King College on Wednesday, April 15. While at Sullivan East, Ashley has cheered on the JV squad as a sophomore and on the Varsity squad as a senior. Ashley has received a theatrical scholarship with King College as well.
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Sullivan East Students Compete in the State Tennessee High School Speech and Drama League Competition
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Thirteen amazing students from Sullivan East High School competed in the State Tennessee High School Speech and Drama League competition held in Knoxville, TN April 18, 2015. . In order to advance to the state level, students first competed at the district level. Competitors who earned first-fourth places at district earned their spot at the state level. East high school students who advanced to the state level were: Allen Clark and Savanah Jackson - DUO Acting; Mikayla Jarrett and Ashley Hall- Duet Acting; Matthew Torbett- Prose, Megan Turner- T V Broadcasting, Peyton Roberts- TV Broadcasting, Jason Roberts- Humorous Interpretation, and Gabe Felty.- Poetry.
Students who placed at the state level are from East are: Sabrina Briggs - Fifth Place in costume design; Jaryd Hamilton - 4th place in Pantomime; Karen Couch - Third Place in Pantomime; and the state champion - earning first place - Sydney Bradley in Solo.
The team is coached by Peggy Russell who is proud of all of her students.
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| Sullivan East High Greenhouse Open for Spring Sales | |
Sullivan East High Greenhouse Now Open for Spring Sales. Open during school hours, Monday - Friday, 7:20 - 2:20.
Annuals: 6 for $1.50 or Flat (36) for $8.00 Impatiens - Red Star, Xtreme Red Coleus - Rainbow Mix Celosia - Castle Mix Petunias - Supper Cascade, Red, Pink, Blue, Burgundy, White Vinca - White Marigolds - Antigua: Orange, Yellow Dianthus - Beauty Mix Zinnia - Lilliput Mix Allysum - New Carpet of Snow
Vegetables: 4 for $1.00 or Flat (32) for $8.00 Tomatoes - Mr. Stripey, Beef Steaks, Sunny Boy, Old German Green Peppers - Sweet Bell, Keystone
Hanging Baskets - $8.00 Baby Tears Wandering Jew Spider Plants Swedish Ivy Fuzzy Wandering Jew |
| Sullivan East Skills USA Community Yard Sale | | We wish to invite you to our annual Sullivan East High SkillsUSA community yard sale on Saturday, May 2nd, 2015. If the chance of rain on Fri. the 1st for Sat. the 2nd is 60% or higher by WCYB, the sale will be rescheduled for Sat. May 9th. If you are planning to sell, the gates will open at 6:50 a.m. The sale will be from 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Come out and purchase a spot for $10 to sell your stuff, or just come by to support our clubs. FFA will also be selling hanging baskets, vegetables, and flowers. |
| Sullivan North NJROTC Honors Cadets at Awards Ceremony |
On April 22, 2015 Sullivan North NJROTC hosted their annual awards ceremony to honor their cadet's accomplishments for the past school year. Presenting the awards were various civic and military leaders and organizations such as, the Sullivan County Mayor, the Military Order of the Purple Heart, the Association of the Army, and the Vietnam Veterans Association. North NJROTC also conducted their annual change of command and is pleased to announce the Change of Command from Cadet Lieutenant Daniel Bishop to the new Commanding Officer, Cadet Lieutenant Tristin Quillin. In addition, Cadet Gracie Carroll was promoted to Lieutenant JG and appointed to the billet of Executive Officer.
Two cadets from Sullivan North's NJROTC have decided to pursue a career in the military. Cadet Ensign Jaron Estep enlisted in the United States Navy and Cadet Seaman Michael Tunnel enlisted in the Army National Guard. They both leave for Basic Training this summer.
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| Sullivan North High School NJROTC Named Distinguished Unit for 15th Consecutive Year |
Sullivan North High School Navy JROTC has been named a Distinguished Unit for the fifteenth consecutive year. This year North NJROTC participated in numerous drill, orienteering, academic and air rifle competitions. The Cadets also participated in community parades and events. The unit provided a color guard detail for school and local sporting events. One of the more significant events was visiting Veterans at Wexford House during Veterans Day.
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| Sullivan South JROTC Competed in the Appalachia Region ROTC Olympics | This past Saturday, cadets from South High School Air Force JROTC competed in the Appalachia Region ROTC Olympics at Science Hill HS. Schools from the region competed in Drill, Academics, Fitness, and Marksmanship. South cadets performed extremely well, bringing home 1st place in Fitness, 2nd Place in Armed Squad, and 3rd place in Drill. 5 other individual awards were also secured.
Also during the competition, 26 cadets participated in a WORLD-WIDE 5K run. Beginning at noon on the east coast, cadets from all over the world ran in regionally sponsored races. The event was planned to commemorate the anniversary of start ROTC.
The drill and fitness teams at South trained very hard and had a great time Saturday. This was the culmination of the years efforts and they look to build upon their successes next year.
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| Bluff City Middle Teacher Wins Grant from Century Link | |
Mr. Kenny Timbs won a grant from Century Link in the amount of $4529. Mr. Timbs wrote the grant for to do a a 3D printing, design, and prototyping project in his STEM classes. The goal of the project is to give students a 3D model of their design that can then be used to analyze their designs and thus educate them in the field of modern engineering prototyping techniques. It will also give students tangible evidence, enthusiasm and encouragement to perform at their highest level in the disciplines of math and science.
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| Colonial Heights Has TCAP Pep Rally |
Teachers (and Principal Randall Gilmore) at Colonial Heights Middle School threw a TCAP pep rally to get students pumped up for TCAP testing. The faculty danced, cheered, and played basketball to lift spirits. Mr. Hughes says, "I want YOU to do your best!"
 
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| Sullivan Gardens "Little Free Library" | |
Sullivan County Schools is excited to announce of first "Little Free Library" located at Sullivan Gardens School. It is our hope that the library will engage students, families, neighborhoods and the entire community to promote literacy and foster unity. When a child can walk down the street to choose a book, take it home and read it, and return again for another, that child has been given one of the essential tools she/he needs in order to learn and grow.
What is a Little Free Library? It's a "take a book, return a book" gathering place where neighbors share their favorite literature and stories. In its most basic form, a Little Free Library is a box full of books where anyone may stop by and pick up a book and when you can, bring back another to share. The books are always a gift, never for sale!
The Little Free Library will be located in front of the middle school building, at the flagpole. The Grand Opening will be on May 18, 2015.
If you have books you would like to donate, please drop off at Sullivan Gardens School. |
| Blountville Elementary Teacher Named WTFM Teacher of the Month |
Carolyn Pugh at Blountville Elementary was nominated by a parent from her class to be WTFM and Milligan Colleges teacher of the month. Carolyn teaches the special needs PreK class at Blountville Elementary. She received a plaque and goodie bag and her class will have a pizza party sponsored by WTFM. Thank you Mrs. Pugh for all you do.
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| Blountville Elementary Holds TCAP Pep Rally |
Monday, April 27th first and third grade students along with faculty members lead BES students in a TCAP Pep Rally to encourage all students to do their best and show what they have learned!
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| Holston Valley 7th Graders Participate in Newspaper in Education Program | |
Seventh grade students at Holston Valley Middle School have been busy with writing this year. They have spent lots of time working on the new mnemonics and devices that teachers learned about this summer to help with their skills. However, they also had a little fun with their writing! The students participated each week in submitting paragraphs to the Kingsport Times News Newspaper in Education program. NIE is a program sponsored by Kingsport Times News and many local area businesses. Teachers attend workshops during the summer to learn about using the newspaper as a current, relevant and educational resource in their classroom and each participating teacher receives newspapers each day for use in the classroom and to teach students of all ages and abilities. NIE spans across a seven county area throughout Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, including a large number of schools ranging in grade participation from Kindergarten to 12th Grade. The program supports education with newspaper subscriptions, curriculum materials, presentations, and contests. The 7th grade ELA classes at HVMS regularly participate in the weekly "Write On" topic. Each week students receive a new topic in which they are to write a paragraph on. Students compete with countless other entries and there is never a guarantee on being chosen. However, here at HVMS, we are VERY PROUD to say that we have had several of our student's work chosen and published in the paper. Entries are published on Wednesdays in the Kingsport Times News NIE section. We would like to congratulate the following students: Lindsey Arnold, Seth Burke, Alexis Cordle, Brittney Cox, Carolyn Doss, Lindsay Fletcher, Kammie Jones, Lake Mullins, Brittany Norris, Mariah Rowland, Kaitlyn Slagle, and Campbell Smith. Several of these students have had multiple paragraphs published.
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| Indian Springs Elementary Has Special Guest | |
Indian Springs Elementary, fourth grade, welcomed a very special guest on April 23. Her name is Virginia Ashby. She is 96 years old. Mrs. Ashby told the students about her experience with the first telephone, car, and refrigerator. She was also excited to tell the students about life in a one room schoolhouse. Shown here are Mrs. Ashby with her great grandsons, Cross and Ashby Chadwick, along with their mother, Jaime, and ISE's Principal Mitchell Cox.
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| Miller Perry News |
Miller Perry Elementary held a TCAP KICK-OFF PEP RALLY to encourage students to do their best of the test. Students were encouraged by the 3rd, 4th and 5th grade teaching teams. These teachers encouraged the students to "shake off" anxiety with a musical production of Taylor Swift's hit song "Shake It Off." They were also reminded all the faculty and staff knew each one of them could ROCK THE TEST! Pictured is the third grade teaching team of Johannah Turner, Cary Boggs and Rhonda McConnell leading the students in an enthusiastic rendition of Queen's "We will ROCK YOU!"
Miller Perry Elementary Students Thomas Buchanan, Presley Sweat and Jacob McMurray came to principal Dr. Angie Baker a few weeks ago and asked if they could start a school newspaper. Over the next several weeks, these three boys gave up their recess time to interview teachers and students, conduct surveys, design the newspaper and edit the final version. The first edition of the Miller Perry Enterprise went home Friday, April 24th. This team has another important job to complete before the end of the school year. Their next assignment is to create an application to be used at the first of next year to select three new 4th grade members of the newspaper team. These boys will be 5th graders and they want to train the new reporters and editors so the newspaper can be effectively passed on from year to year. Dr. Angie is proud to say these three boys were responsible for the school newspaper from idea to completion including the newspaper motto which is "the sky's the limit!"
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