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November 25 - 27, 2015
Schools Closed - Thanksgiving Break
December 14, 2015
Board Meeting @ 6:30 p.m.
December 18, 2015
1/2 Day for Students - Christmas Break Begins
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| 2016-2017 School Calendar Options | The Sullivan County Department of Education invites you to provide input regarding the calendar for the 2016-17 school year. Please examine the two calendar choices, Calendar C and Calendar D, which are located on the Sullivan County Department of Education website, and share with us your preference by clicking on the link below and completing the survey. The survey will be available thru Wednesday, November 18. Thank you for your participation in this survey.
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| Congratulations, Mrs. Dunford! |
Mrs. Dunford's First Grade Class and Ms. Angie Baker, Principal, as well as everyone in the Sullivan County Department of Education, is very proud of Mrs. Dunford for having perfect attendance during the first quarter of this year. She was one of 417 employees with perfect attendance. Her name was drawn as the winner of the $100 cash prize. Mrs. Dunford teaches first grade at Miller Perry Elementary. Congratulations to Mrs. Dunford and may thanks to all of our employees with perfect attendance! |
| SCDE Nominated for Employer Support Freedom Award |  Past Miller Perry Elementary teacher, Brett Trinkle, nominated the Sullivan County Department of Education for the Employer Support Freedom Award for supporting Brett when he was called to active duty.
We are appreciative of Brent's service as a teacher and for his service to his country. Thanks, Brett!
Pictured: Evelyn Rafalowski, Director of Schools and Jerry Bush, Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. |
| School Nutrition News |
On November 17th, changes will be made to the K12PaymentCenter website. These changes will happen around 10:00 a.m. EST and should not take more than a few minutes. We do not expect much disruption to the service, and customers will see a maintenance screen if they log on during the update.
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| Central Heights 4th Graders Rap about States of Matter | |
As part of enrichment time, fourth graders at Central Heights Elementary School learned and performed a rap about the states of matter. Carol Camponovo, librarian at CHES, worked with the students to choreograph and perform the rap. She even made the t-shirts! Fourth grade knows very well how molecules move in each state of matter.
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| Ketron Celebrates Little Book Box | |
Members of the United Way and faculty, staff, and third graders of Ketron recently celebrated the addition of the Little Book Box. The Little Book Box is located at the front entrance of Ketron and is filled with books that students can take home to read anytime. Students have the choice of keeping or returning the book they have chosen. Thanks to the United Way and Misty Dockery for providing the Little Book Box and books for the students of Ketron.
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| STEM Night at Innovation Academy | |
Innovation Academy held its first STEM Night of the year on October 30th. Students, parents, and community members were invited to join faculty in several STEM activities. These included Crime Scene Investigation, Cardboard Challenge, Turbidity, Astronomy, Light Refraction, Convection, and much more. Students were also able to display and explain projects that were completed during the first nine weeks. A howling good time was had by all! The next STEM night is scheduled for December 15th.
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| East High Takes 2nd in State Cross Country |
The Sullivan East High School boys cross country team placed 2nd in the state this weekend in Nashville. The team was led by individual champion Luke Meade, Josh Rouse (21st), Zach Carrier (24th), Micah Ellison (46th), PJ O'Dell (90th), Zach Warren (97th), and Zack Bringman (126th). Head coach Ryan Williamson was awarded the runner-up coach's award. The second-place finish caps off a successful season that included a conference and regional championship.
East's Luke Meade is State Champion
Sullivan East's Luke Meade capped off a very successful cross country career with a state championship in Nashville the weekend. The Furman University commit won the A/AA race by over 1 minute in route to his second individual state championship overall. Luke currently is ranked 21st in the nation in the 5k event and 1st in the state of Tennessee. He will now go on to compete at a regional event in late November in hopes of qualifying for the national championships in December.
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| Veterans Day at Sullivan North High School | |
Veterans Day was a busy one for the Cadets of Sullivan North Navy JROTC.
In the morning, Cadets Hauk, Gamble, Imlay and Hill conducted the Color Guard for Sullivan North Middle School's Veterans Day program. The program honored all Veterans and special recognition was given to local Veterans.
In the afternoon, Cadets from Sullivan North NJROTC along with Cadets from Sullivan South and Dobyns-Bennett AFJROTC conducted a joint color guard during the Veterans Day ceremony at the Kingsport Veterans Memorial. The ceremony also included a ribbon cutting ceremony that expanded the memorial by 950-square-foot and included 392 new granite pavers.
Later in the afternoon, Cadets visited Veterans from World War II, Korea and Vietnam at the Wexford House and presented them with cards and certificates recognizing their service to their Country. The Cadets also enjoyed doughnuts and coffee with the Veterans.
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| South Students Help Out During National Chemistry Week 4th Grader Day |
L-R: Bo Compton, Lauren Meffe, Noah Rutherford, Katie Diamond
Sullivan South students from Mrs. Gerri St. Clair's class worked the National Chemistry Week 4th Grader Day at Eastman recently.
Other students that participated were Rachel DeLung, Grant Phebus, Lukas Strickler, Ben Johnson, Trey Fields, Logan Dade, Bailee Cavin, Makayla Peters, Haven Richardson, Emily Latture, Ashley Bear, Kate McMakin, Kahlea Brown, Olivia Manis, Austin Carter, Jarrett Fox, Seth Worley, and Seth Crawford.
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