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January 6, 2016
Students Return - FULL Day
January 11, 2016
Board Meeting
January 18, 2016
Schools Closed - Martin Luther King Day
March 25, 2016
Schools Closed - Good Friday
March 28 - April 1, 2016
Schools Closed - Spring Break
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We hope everyone has a happy, fun and safe break! Students return to school on Wednesday, January 6, 2016! |
| Kindness Club at Bluff City Elementary | |
Last week, Bluff City Elementary held an after school "Kindness Club"! We had forty 4th & 5th graders that were able to stay and participate. We spent our time making "pay it forward" ornaments, decorating Christmas trees, making cards/decorating cookies for some of our staff, and emptying pencil sharpeners. We showed kindness in many ways without expecting anything in return, and hopefully the kindness will continue spreading! The "Kindness Club" will meet again in February!
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| Indian Springs First Graders Give Back to the Community | |
The first graders at Indian Springs Elementary have been excited about Christmas. Instead of giving one another gifts in the classroom, the children decided to give back to their community. Mrs. Conrad's class chose to donate to St. Jude's, in honor of a student being treated there. They raised over $150. Mrs. Nelson and Mrs. Jessee's classes gave to a local animal sanctuary. The Pleasant Hill Animal Sanctuary takes in disabled and senior animals. Director, Lindsay Campbell, and canine friend, Beetle, made a special visit to ISE.
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| Indian Springs 4th Graders Participate in Public Speaking Contest | |
Indian Springs fourth graders participated in schoolwide 4H Public Speaking on December 1. The judges were impressed with such diverse topics!! The winners were FIRST PLACE: WYATT PETERS, LEANN HARTLEY AND JACOB BELLAMY. SECOND PLACE WINNERS WERE: SIERRA HORTON, MEGHAN HEINDSELMAN, AND ABIGAYLE HUBBARD. THIRD PLACE WINNERS WERE: CROSS CHADWICK, PEYTON NELSON, AND SAM PERDUE. Sullivan County 4H Public Speaking Contest was held on December 8. Indian Springs students won second and third place, Leann Hartley and Wyatt Peters. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL STUDENTS IN SULLIVAN COUNTY WHO PARTICIPATED!! WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU.
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| Bloomingdale Christmas Parade | |
Staff members from Ketron Elementary participated in the Bloomingdale Christmas parade last Saturday.
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| Guest Reads to Ketron Elementary Students | |
Brian Clemmons from the Kingsport AEP Company came Thursday to read to classes in first and third grade. He read "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" to Ms. Winters', Mrs. Light's, Mrs. Raines', and Mrs. Davis' classes.
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| Santa Visits Ketron Elementary |
Look who visited Ketron this week. Santa! Ketron students had pictures made with Santa during the week. They also had the opportunity to shop in "Santa's Secret" shop to purchase gifts for family and friends. This event was sponsored by Ketron PTA.
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| Miller Perry's Zoe Barger Has Artwork Published in JC Power Board's 2016 Calendar | |
Miller Perry student Zoe Barger's art work has been published in the Johnson City Power Board's 2016 calendar. Her art work was selected for the month of February, 2016. Her art clearly conveys that message of using electricity wisely and the calendar is printed and distributed in order to encourage community members to do the same. Ms. Jenny Jones, 4th grade science teacher at Miller Perry discusses the subject matter with her students and submits their artistic designs. This is the second time a student's art from Ms. Jone's class has appeared in the Johnson City Power board calendar. Congratulations Zoe!
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| Miller Perry All Pro Dads | |
Miller Perry's ALL PRO DADS met November 24 for a pancake breakfast. Fathers and Grandfathers came to school early with their children and participated in some games that included tossing marshmallows into their Dad's mouths! After breakfast and games, Pastor Robbie Crisp, ALL PRO DADS leader encouraged the Dads and Grandfathers in remembering how important it is to be thankful in all things.
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| Miller Perry Kindergarten Students Learn About Matter | |
Sean and Jessica Holton visited Mrs. Amanda Trout's kindergarten class to share science experiments about matter. Using dry ice, water and soap, they helped the students learn about solids, liquids and gas. Sean and Jessica's son Cade is a student in Mrs. Trout's class. Miller Perry is always thankful for families who share talents with our students.
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| Miller Perry Newspaper, Bobcat Enterprise, Has Been Released |
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The first 2015-2016 edition of the Bobcat Enterprise has been released. The Miller Perry Newspaper Team has worked hard to get the first edition out this year. Now, their goal is to produce a paper at least bi-monthly. The newspaper began last year after Thomas Buchanan*, Presley Sweat and Jacob McMurray approached their principal and asked if they could form a newspaper team. This year, these three boys have become editors in chief. Thomas, Presley and Jacob helped their principal create an application for new reporters that were selected from Grade 4. With the 4th grade teachers' guidance and completed applications, Arian Mauk, Lanie Jordan, Angelina Kerney and Yssabel Thompson were added to the newspaper team. A special thanks goes to Keith Parker, PE teacher and Abby Williams, ART teacher for their guidance, support and skills. They are the teachers responsible for this team and their newspaper accomplishments.
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| Miller Perry 5th Graders Design a Catapult | |
Fifth Graders at Miller Perry Elementary recently had the opportunity to earn extra credit by creating a catapult designed to launch tennis balls or a mouse trap car. It seems we have a dynamic group of future engineers, they did an excellent job!
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| Rock Springs Chorus News |
Rock Springs Chorus sang at Remington House and Kingsport Town Center on Monday, December 14. This is the 3rd year students have shared Christmas music with the residents of Remington House. The chorus is comprised of 34 3rd -5th grade students who meet before school to rehearse twice a week.
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| Colonial Heights Food Drive | |
The Respect and Leadership Team at Colonial Heights Middle School organized a can food drive. Over 1400 cans were collected with Mrs. Diamond's 3rd period class winning the grade level challenge by donating over 310 cans! All food donated was given to the Colonial Heights Christian Church for their food bank. This was a great opportunity to demonstrate to our students at CHMS that by everyone helping we can make a difference in our Colonial Heights community.
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| HMS/IA Beta Club Plays Santa |
More than 40 students in the HMS/IA Beta Club spent a week playing Santa. Club members worked in conjunction with the family resource agency donating toys, coats, gloves, scarfs and non-perishable food items. The response was overwhelming! Students brought in over 20 coats and other cold weather gear and 2 large boxes overflowing with toys! Congratulations HMS/IA Beta Club on your successful service project!
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| HMS/IA Drama Team Presents The Seven Nasty Princesses | On December 14th and December 15th, the DReagles (a.k.a. Overly DRamatic Eagles) drama team from Holston Middle School and Innovation Academy presented their fall production of The Seven Nasty Princesses by Edith Weiss (presented by special arrangement with Brooklyn Publishers) to three rousing audiences (public performance plus two full school performances). The cast of 22 Middle Schoolers chose the production themselves, rehearsed a couple of afternoons every day between September and December, designed backdrops and the program, and chose costumes for the show. The play was a rousing success. An elementary teacher called it "AWESOME". A Holston teacher thought it was the best play production presented at Holston yet. The drama club meets completely after school (no class is offered during the school day) and the students participate because of their love for drama. However, there are academic merits as well. One cast member said that it helps her with her speech and speaking skills. Others enjoy making friends and being part of a family. One student quoted, "I love drama because we feel like a family but different people in a different world." One went on to say "The Fall play was epic, the spray bottle infected us all!" The DReagles is sponsored and directed by Steve Humphrey, a local community actor who also teaches math at Holston Middle School.
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| Barter Youth Academy Holds Theater Workshop at North Middle School |
On December 11th, Barter Youth Academy presented a Theater Workshop at North Middle School. Students worked on the genre of Comedy Improv. A total of 73 students participated. Micheal Gerber, the director of Barter Youth Academy said "I have never had so much fun on a school visit my entire time with BYA. Your students really stepped up to the plate and did some fantastic work." During the workshop students were given several different scenarios that they had to create a story for and act out making sure to include everyone in their group. Students also learned about continuing theater opportunities at the Renaissance Center in Downtown Kingsport and the classes available at Barter Youth Academy.
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| Sullivan Central FCA Christmas News | |
The Sullivan Central Fellowship of Christian Athletes had a Christmas Gathering this week. They collected personal hygiene items for other Central students in need and worked on Letters to our Veterans as Mission Projects. They enjoyed time together playing games and eating!
FCA meets every Tuesday and Thursday mornings in the school library.
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| Sullivan Central Students Participated in 2016 Eastman Black History Month Oratorical Contest | |
Congratulations to students from Sullivan Central High School who participated in the 2016 Eastman Black History Month Oratorical Contest. Myeka McIVer is ranked in the top 5 and will present her essay at the Eastman Chemical Company's 2016 Annual Black History Luncheon on Thursday, January 26 at the Toy F. Reid Employee Center. First place in the oratorical contest is $1000 and will be awarded after the top 5 speeches are presented. Students ranking 6-15 will be recognized at the luncheon and include Zach White, Amanda Meadows, Addie Cox, Rachel Robinette, Ben Williams, and Nick McCrackin. The students will also be recognized at the Eastman Black History Community event featuring Dr. Mae Jemison on Thursday, February 4, at 7 p.m. at the Toy Reid F. Employee Center. This is the second year in a row for Sullivan Central High School students to be placed in the top 5. Central's Amanda Maine won first place last year.
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| Sullivan North NJRTOC Spreads Christmas Cheer at Wexford House | |
On Wednesday cadets from Sullivan North Navy JROTC and members of the Sullivan North band paid a visit to the residents of Wexford House to help spread some Christmas cheer and get everyone in the Christmas spirit. The students played and sang Christmas songs and visited with the residents. It was a great opportunity for the students to socialize with the residents and a chance for the residents to visit with some young people from the local community. The residents had big smiles on their faces while singing along with the students as the band played some Christmas favorites. The students hope to make this a holiday tradition and visit the residents again next Christmas.
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| Sullivan South DECA Goes to NYC | |
Sullivan South DECA Marketing Club visited NY City on Dec 1-6, 2015, and a few of the sights we saw were Times Square, Trump Tower, and. Broadway show "Aladdin". The Marketing teacher at Sullivan South is David Darden.
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