Blountville Elementary 4th graders Adrianna Brooks and Brie Ferguson won the Kingsport Times News Halloween Art Contest for grades 3-5. The girls will each have their pictures featured in the Sunday Edition of the Times News and will each receive a $30 check!

Central Heights Attended National Chemistry Week Fourth Grader Day at Eastman

Central Heights fourth grade students attended the National Chemistry Week Fourth Grader Day Wednesday, October 28th. The event was held at Eastman and included lots of chemistry presentations and hands-on activities. Students learned about polymer plastics and the ingredients that goes into them. They were shown how three elements (heat, fuel and oxygen) work together to start a fire. Students learned about density and why one soft drink can floats while the other sinks. Teachers were presented with a chemistry kit for demonstrations in the classroom. It was a great day!

Cafeteria Mentoring Program at Central Heights

Central Heights Elementary School is working hard to prepare Pre-K students for lunchroom success with the new Cafeteria Mentoring Program initiated by Pinkie Shaffer. Fifth grade students have been assisting the Preschool class with carrying their trays, gathering utensils and condiments, and opening food items. This type of peer instruction teaches responsibility to the older children while allowing the younger children to learn Cafeteria Procedures. What a success we have had so far and we look forward to the rest of the year!!

Emmett Fifth Grade News

In fifth grade, we learned lots about photosynthesis, or how plants produce their own food. We learned that plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make glucose and that oxygen is also produced. Wait....oxygen??? Ok, we read stuff, we watched videos, welistened to scientists....but how did we really KNOW that plants produce oxygen? (It's an alien planet! Is there air?? You don't know!!! Ha ha, 5th grade!) So we decided to set up an experiment to show us without a doubt that plants really do produce oxygen during photosynthesis. We would see with our own eyes what's going on! We placed a few aquatic plants under a funnel with a test tube on top (see the pic for the set up), put the plants under the light machine, and......waited......and waited......and waited. Sure enough...there in the top of one of the test tubes...a BUBBLE OF OXYGEN was trapped! We did it! We could actually see the oxygen the plants made during photosynthesis! We even decided to let it continue during Fall Break to see how much oxygen we could get! We measured the bubble before and after the break and found that there was a HUGE increase in the size of the bubble! Way to go, plants, for making oxygen!!

Happy Visits Indian Springs 4th Grade

Mrs. Gillenwater (Kindergarten Teacher at ISE) and Happy (her son's service dog) visited 4th grade on Monday, October 26th. This was the perfect addition to our literacy unit on service animals.

Ketron Students Celebrate Red Ribbon Week

Students at Ketron Elementary School celebrated the fight against drugs and bullying. Students dressed up each day as different characters to show awareness of Red Ribbon week. There are a "minion" ways to say no. Give drugs the "boot" as cowboys. Ketron students "rock" and can be "superheroes" by standing up to bullying. Students and staff were excited to support this great program.

#Socktober at Colonial Heights Middle School

Students at Colonial Heights Middle School joined Kid President in his social media campaign, Socktober. Since socks are the least donated items and the weather is getting colder, students brought in socks, gloves, hats, and gloves to donate to local homeless shelters. In addition to those items, the shelters identified a need for hygiene and cleaning products. Charger students were able to donate 1,032 items to Hope Haven and Interfaith Hospitality Network.

Colonial Heights Art News

Seventh graders at CHMS worked with ceramics and paper m�ch� during art class. They made decorative ceramic pieces that can be hung anywhere to be displayed. These pieces are functional since they can hold small items such and writing utensils or even a small plant. The students chose their design to embellish this functional piece. The seventh grade students also created paper m�ch� projects. They had to select a universally small object like a battery or a key and make the object much larger. These were painted with acrylic paint outlining various details that brought the piece to life.

Operation Flip Flops at Innovation Academy

Operation Flip-Flops- At the end of the 2014/15 school year, IA students collected flip-flops for a school in Santa Lucia, Nicaragua. Students collected well over 200 pairs of shoes!! Over fall break, the shoes were delivered! The principal was so overjoyed, she cried. She told us that she would have to give them out or there would be craziness because the students would be EXTREMELY EXCITED! IA STUDENTS ARE LEAVING A POSITIVE MARK ON THE WORLD!!!

Sullivan Central ACT Bootcamp

ACT Bootcamp is a comprehensive crash course sponsored by the Sullivan Central National Honor Society that provides tips and strategies for taking the ACT. The "bootcamps" are held the Friday before each ACT test, with the most recent being this past Friday, October 23rd. National Honor Society members spend 15 minutes for each section of the ACT (English, Math, Reading, and Science) going over timing instructions, test taking tips, general strategies, and practice problems. This course gives the test taker a light refresher before the test without completely stressing them out. Sullivan Central's National Honor Society will hold the bootcamp again for future ACTs on Friday December 11th, February 5th, and April 8th, with each lasting from 2:30 to 3:45.

Sullivan East Patriot Regiment Wins 3 Division Championships

The Sullivan East High School Patriot Regiment has finished it's 2015 competitive season with 3 division championships. Their program, titled "Top Secret", included selections from Pink Panther, James Bond, Get Smart, and Austin Powers. At their final competition on Saturday, October 24, 2015 (held at Science Hill High School), the Patriot Regiment came in 3rd place out of 12 bands from Bristol to Knoxville. The color guard had an amazing undefeated season.

Sullivan North High School Received 1st Place in Food Drive Competition

Sullivan North High School received first place in the Second Harvest Food Drive competition which included ten area high schools. A total of 3329 pounds of food was collected which averaged 6.61 pounds per student. In addition, Sullivan North won first place in the food drive skit sponsored by WJHL Channel 11 News. The results for both competitions were announced live on TV, October 7. Organized by the school's student council, the food drive was a huge success due to the support of the students, community, Hardees of Bloomingdale and Kroger.

SNHS Student Winner in Poster Contest

Congratulations to Lakeisha Rogers at Sullivan North High School. Lakeisha was a winner in the Sullivan County Soil Conservation District poster contest.

News From Sullivan North NJROTC

On Thursday 22 October Cadets Leah Banks, Gracie Carroll, Tyler Hauk and Tristan Quillin performed the color guard for the opening ceremony for the Southern Business Education Association (SBEA) annual meeting. The Southern Business Education Association is a professional organization of business educators and a regional affiliate of the National Business Education Association. SBEA serves its members involved in instruction, administration, and research in business education by providing leadership training, conferences, and publications to assist in developing competent, productive people to function in a global environment .

On Wednesday 28 October Mrs. Evelyn Rafalowski, the Director of Schools for Sullivan County, visited the Cadets of Sullivan North NJROTC and talked about setting goals in order to be successful in school and life. Mrs. Rafalowski also talked about what made her decide to pursue a career in education and what steps she had to take in order to achieve her goal of a career in education. Additional she shared how passionate she is about education and the children of Sullivan County.

On Thursday 29 October cadets from Sullivan North NJROTC participated in the Zombie Run hosted by Sullivan South Air Force JROTC. The Cadets had the option to run either a 3K or a 5K race along the cross country course while being chased by Cadets from Sullivan South AFJROTC Cadets and Students dressed as Zombies. All of the Cadets from North survived without out being caught and eaten by the Zombies. A great time was had by all and the Cadets shared a meal after the race.

On Friday 30 October Sullivan North NJROTC Cadets along with students from the Health Occupation Students Association (HOSA) and Criminal Justice classes were treated to a visit from Wellmont One Air Transport. The students learned about the mission of Wellmont One Air Transport and how important it is to saving lives in the area. Additional, students learned about careers in flying, the military and various careers in nursing from the members of the crew.

Sullivan South Volleyball State Champs

Sullivan South Lady Rebels win Volleyball State Championship, defeating Knox Catholic 3-0. This is their 5th State Championship. Congratulations!

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