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March 7, 2016
Board Meeting @ 6:30 p.m.
March 25, 2016
Schools Closed - Good Friday
March 28 - April 1, 2016
Schools Closed - Spring Break
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| Zach Warren Named National Merit Scholar Finalist | |
The National Merit Scholarship Program has now determined which of the 16,000 Semifinalist named in September 2015 have met all requirements to advance to Finalist standing in the competition. All Finalists will be considered for National Merit Scholarships to be offered in 2016.
We are proud to announce that Zachary Charles Warren from Sullivan East High School has been named a Finalist. He is the first Finalist to be named from Sullivan East in the last decade. He is the son of Shane and Athena Warren and lives in Bluff City. Zach is a senior at Sullivan East High School where he is class president. He is ranked first in his class and was named a 2016 Roan Scholarship recipient. An attendee at ETSU's Rural Medicine Camp last summer, Zach is considering a career as a physician.
Zach pictured with Sullivan East Principal Charles Corwin |
| Students at Bluff City Elementary are So KIND | |
Once again, the Bluff City Elementary "kindness" club met after school this week; just before the snow hit! The twenty-two 4th & 5th graders were happy to do acts of kindness for others; sorting, cleaning, and making bird feeders! We always have an abundant number of students and staff that can stay after school and help!
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| Emmett Elementary News |
Students Share Heartfelt Feelings
In Mrs. Allen's Guidance class they are learning to name and share a variety of emotions. Students creatively use play dough to design expressive faces and discuss their own feelings. Emmett students have such wonderful hearts and are great about sharing love with others!
What's Happening in Pre-K
In Mrs. Huff's Art Class Pre-K students learned about how you can make beautiful art from recycled Materials. They used recycled Teacher Folders as the Background of their Valentine art and painted with recycled old Markers. They also learned how you can take old markers that are dried out and add them to a cup of water overnight to create watercolor paint.
Pre-K has been reading fairy tales and fables. We have learned about fact and fiction, characters, setting and what problems arise in the stories along with how the problem is solved. We have created puppets in order to retell and act out the scenes of each story.
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| Mary Hughes Boys Basketball Team Won 2015-16 State Sectional Championship |
State Sectional Champions- The Mary Hughes Boys Basketball team won the 2015-16 State Sectional Championship by defeating Coalfield 55-27. The Lions finished the season 29-1, a school record for most wins in a season. Mary Hughes is the Undefeated BIG 3 Conference & Tournament Champions, Blountville Tiger Preseason Tournament Champions, and the Bluff City Holiday Tournament Champions.
Mary Hughes is coached by, Head Coach Mark Mason and Assistant Coach John Johnson. This is the second State Sectional Championship for Mary Hughes, the first came during the 2005-2006 season.
Dustyn and Justyn Knittel were named the tournament Co-MVP's.
Eric Hare, Dylan Bartley, and Luke Hale made the All-Tournament Team.
Members of the Mary Hughes Basketball Team: (left to right): Kaleb Worley, Justyn Knittel, Dylan Bartely, Dutyn Knittel, Mason Hayworth, Hunter Brown, Johnathan Walden, Eric Hare, Clayton Ivester, Luke Hale, Braden Standbridge, Ethan Bradford, Ashton Davison, and Luke Hare.
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| Sullivan Central Musicians Participate at the TN All State-East Band Clinic |
Sullivan Central musicians Cassidy Calloway, Kerrington Dougherty, Taylor Herron, Michael Jennings, and Anna Whitfield performed in the Tennessee All-State East Clinic on Feb. 4-6. Acceptance to this clinic was determined by participation and placement auditions in January. Cassidy, Taylor, and Michael performed in the top 11/12 band. Anna performed with the 11/12 orchestra, and Kerrington performed with the second 9/10 band. These students competed for their positions against other high school students from 32 counties in the eastern 1/3 of the state. Special congratulations to Cassidy Calloway who has made All-Sate in percussion and will be traveling to Nashville to perform in the All-State Orchestra in April. Following the placement audition, Cassidy is one of the top 12 percussionist in the State of Tennessee. Congratulations to these students, and all the band students in Sullivan County who made these groups. Your hard work is appreciated.
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| SNHS Culinary Arts One of the Elite by Brandi Begley (Raider Roar Reporter) |
Sullivan North High School Culinary Arts has again excelled in the culinary field. The Culinary Arts program, for the second consecutive year, has been selected as one of the top 50 hospitality programs by the National Center for Hospitality Studies at Sullivan University in Kentucky. Only four schools in Tennessee received this award, with Sullivan North being the only school in east Tennessee. 350 schools nationwide applied for this award and only 50 received it. The Elite 50 requires programs to supply an original recipe with picture, two essays from students on the topic "Why I want to pursue a career in hospitality", as well further information about the school's program. In addition to the Raider Cafe, which serves a weekly luncheon for the staff at North, the program also offers catering services. Every year, the Elite 50 recognizes secondary schools that demonstrate commitment to hospitality and culinary excellence. Mrs. White had this to say, "It is a great honor to be selected as an Elite 50. I am very proud of my students and what they have accomplished."
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| Sullivan South Presents "Murder In The Knife Room" | |
Sullivan South Advanced Acting will present the comedic one-act play "Murder In The Knife Room" on Sunday, February 28, 2016 at 2:30pm. This play is a parody of murder mysteries. The show involves over 50 theater students at SSHS.
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| Sullivan South Participates in Digital Learning Day 2016 | |
On Wednesday, February 17, 2016, South was one of eight Tennessee schools to participate in Digital Learning Day. As the only participant in East Tennessee, 63% of our teachers used technology to enhance student learning. Learning activities included: using Kahoot! and Pathdriver for formative assessments, using Google Classroom to deliver learning, using Google Docs for collaborative activities and Discussion Circles, using Tuning and Recording apps for music students, finding imagery online to add to portrait projects, online research for writing assignments, searching for stock market quotes and recording price histories, creating and delivering interactive presentations, students presenting digitally created projects, completing Virtual Labs, completing applications for scholarships, using Quizlet to create and share review materials.
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| Sullivan Central and Sullivan South Participate in Science Bowl |
Sullivan Central and Sullivan South students participated in the Northeast Tennessee Science Bowl on February 11 held at Eastman Employee Center.
South members include: Rebecca Firth, Dalton Parker, Isaiah Cox, Josh Estep, CJ Rhea, Connor Chase, Allison Johns, Matt Montgomery, and Katie Beyersdorf.
Central members include:
Brandon Lacher, Brandon Reavis, Logan Salyers, Noah Enix
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