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October 5, 2015
Board Meeting @ 6:30 p.m.
October 12 - 16, 2015
Schools Closed - Fall Break
November 25 - 27, 2015
Schools Closed - Thanksgiving Break
December 18, 2015
1/2 Day for Students - Christmas Break Begins
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| Flu Shots Available for Students | 
Flu shots will be available for all students in the month of October. Please complete and sign the Flu Vaccination Program permission form and return it to your child's school by October 2, 2015. The form must be fully completed front and back in order for your child to receive a flu vaccine. Please see schedule for the dates we will be in your child's school. Thank you for your partnership in making Sullivan County Schools a healthier learning environment.
Monday, October 19, 2015 - East High, Emmett, Weaver, Holston Valley, Mary Hughes
Thursday, October 22, 2015 - Central, Indian Springs, Holston Elementary/Middle, Innovation Academy, Central Heights
Friday, October 23, 2015 - Blountville Elementary/Middle,
Bluff City Elementary/Middle
Monday, October 26, 2015 - South, Rock Springs, Miller Perry, Colonial Heights
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 - North High/Middle, Ketron,
Sullivan K-8
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| Bluff City 5th Graders Participate in "Pinwheels for Peace" Day |
The 5th graders at Bluff City Elementary participated in "Pinwheels for Peace" day. In Guidance class, the students were asked to draw & write about things, people, and places that create peacefulness for them. We then "planted" them outside so the peaceful thoughts could be shared!
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| Emmett Elementary News |
Second Graders are working really hard this year, but having a great time too!! In Mrs. Bailey's reading classes, the students have been learning new vocabulary words and their meanings by playing the game, "Guess My Word." The student that is wearing the vocabulary word band doesn't know what word is on his or her head.
The other students have to give him or her clues as to what the word is! This game is one of their favorites to play!
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Fourth grade students have been researching different Native American groups that lived in Tennessee. After spending time researching the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Shawnee, and Creeks, students created a poster that described different aspects of the tribe's culture. Students then presented their posters to the class.
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| Miller Perry News |
Miller Perry second grade students are using creative ways to demonstrate their mastery of punctuation marks.
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| Peace, Love and Cure |
Tonight (September 24th) was the 3rd Annual Childhood Cancer Awareness volleyball game for between Blountville Middle School and Holston Middle School. However, what went on in Blountville's gym was so much more than just a volleyball game. Tonight was about a two schools coming together, in unity, to raise awareness for Childhood Cancer, a disease that has affected both schools very closely. "Cancer never has a face until it's someone you know," said line judge Jess McMurray, who is a cancer survivor. The pre-game festivities tonight consisted of players from both teams eating together, making posters together and joining together to prepare for this special night. Gametime Sports donated jerseys for all participants of tonight's game. Both teams wore the same color-white jerseys with blue and gold. Gold is the ribbon color of Childhood Cancer. One difference tonight was Holston's green ribbons. Coach Sarah Hayes of Holston shared what those ribbons symbolize. "We wear green ribbons and we have a green ribbon on our uniform for Faith," said Hayes. These ribbons represent Non Hodgkins Lymphoma, a disease which has directly affected Holton's team. Faith Wilson, a 9 year-old 4th grader from Indian Springs Elementary is suffering from Non Hodgkins Lymphoma. Faith has a sister who plays on Holston's team. When asked what a game like tonight means, Coach Hayes said, "Tonight is bigger than volleyball. It's about raising awareness in our community for kids that have cancer. Each school had items donated for the kids so when they have treatment they have things they can do while undergoing treatment. It's more about the personal side," she said. "People have more going on than just school and volleyball." Faith was asked to call the coin toss as a participant in tonight's game. There were 2 other participants in tonight's game who have been closely affected by childhood cancer. The line judges for tonight's game were Kaitlyn Brock and Jess McMurray. Kaitlyn lost her brother Bradley Brock 5 years ago to Ewing's Sarcoma. Bradley was a senior at Central when he passed away on his 18th birthday. When asked what it meant for her to be involved tonight Kaitlyn said, "I felt good, very good. This game to raise awareness means so much since I lost my brother." On the other side calling lines was Jess McMurray, Central graduate, medulloblastoma survivor. Jess was diagnosed when she was 14. She obviously feels passionately about raising awareness for childhood cancer. McMurray said, "Only 1 cent per dollar donated to the American Cancer Society goes to childhood cancer so it is important that we raise awareness." According to McMurray childhood cancer is hard because "no one wants to see a sick child." McMurray shared that she never knew kids could get cancer, until at age 14 she was diagnosed. "I lost my best friend who was 10 to cancer," McMurray said and we have to get the word out that it can happen to anybody. Current Central student Nick Shortridge was supposed to be in attendance tonight as well. Shortridge suffers from Ewing's Sarcoma. Due to some of the equipment in his leg breaking and him awaiting surgery, unfortunately Shortridge wasn't able to attend. Blountville defeated Holston 25-17, 25-3 but I don't think anyone there tonight really thought much about the score and that's not what tonight's focus was about. "Tonight was about a community coming together to raise awareness for childhood cancer," said Blountville coach Natalie Brown. "We have at least 4 kids in our community that are battling or have battled childhood cancer and it becomes personal," Brown said. Tonight wasn't about volleyball, it was about something much bigger according to Brown. Both schools along with Central High School had a drive to bring in snacks, coloring books, games, and other things to donate. "Shelley Martin and Margaret Cloninger headed up the drive at Central. Coach Hayes took care of Holston and I took care of Blountville Middle and Blountville Elementary. McMurray said the donated items make the biggest difference. "When you are going through chemo and radiation you don't feel like doing much and so often you just have to sit there. These snacks might be the only thing you eat all day. Having something to do helps so much," McMurray said. Brown said, "Proceeds and donations from tonight will go toward raising awareness. September is childhood cancer awareness month. Tonight in Blountville wasn't about a game, it wasn't about a rivalry, it was about 2 schools and a community coming together to promote "Peace, Love and Cure." Written by: Tracy Graybeal for Tri Cities Sports September 24, 2015
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| Colonial Heights Students Create Paper Mâché Animals | |
CHMS seventh grade students learned to build animals. They started out with newspaper and masking tape and then used Paper Mâché to cover them. The students then primed and painted their selected animal. These were inspired by Henri Rosseau and his love for depicting animals. The students loved this project as well and the final results.
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| Colonial Heights STEM News | |
Students in Mr. McMeans class built Vex Robots and learned how to program and drive them. There were over 300 parts to assemble and it took almost two weeks to build. The students built the robots from ground up and had to wire the motors in order for them to drive and the claw to pick up materials. They worked hard and are now enjoying driving the robots around the room.
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| FBLA Volunteers at Rhythm & Roots |
Twenty-three FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) students from Central High School volunteered at Rhythm & Roots in downtown Bristol on September 18. The students worked at the six tents surrounding the event selling admittance bracelets. The students experienced technology difficulties and were able to serve the public with a great attitude despite the problems. The adults working with the students were impressed with how they handled themselves and how they dealt with festival patrons when they became impatient. It was a great way for these FBLA students to gain experience in human relations. A big thank you to the following adults who helped FBLA volunteer at R&R: Blake Roller, Whitney Roller, Lisa Winkle, and Bambi Krtausch. FBLA Advisors Sherrie Spiegler and Becky Smith also worked with the students.
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| Sullivan North CTE Students Earn Awards at Appalachian Fair | |
Business & Office Administration at Sullivan North CTE entered 8 Personal Finance posters & 1 Tri-fold poster in the 2015 Appalachian Fair. Students who placed were:
First Place - Identity Theft Elissa Hurley
Second Place - Credit Score Tanesha Lunceford
Third Place - Checking Christian Arnold
Third Place - Tri- Fold poster --College Cost Comparisons Amber Hicks
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