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April 15, 2016
Race Day - 2 Hour Early Dismissal
April 19, 2016
Inservice Day - Students Do Not Attend
May 2, 2016
School Board Meeting @ 6:30 p.m.
Graduations
May 19, 2016
Sullivan East - 6:00 p.m.
Sullivan Central - 8:00 p.m.
May 20, 2016
Sullivan South - 6:00 p.m.
Sullivan North - 8:00 p.m.
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| Camp Take a Stand | |
The Sullivan County Sheriff's Office is pleased to announce that the 2016 "CAMP TAKE A STAND" has been scheduled for June 21st - 23rd. The annual day camp focuses on the issue of bullying and targets Sullivan County students who will be entering 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades next school year. If you are interested in your child attending this free camp, ask their teacher or guidance counselor for an application. Hurry, spaces are limited! You may also call the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office for more information at
423-279-7500.
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| Congratulations, Coach Dyer! | |
Congratulations to Coach John Dyer at Sullivan East. Coach Dyer had perfect attendance for the 3rd nine weeks and was the winner of $100. All employees with perfect attendance from January 5th through March 10th were recognized with a certificate from Mrs. Rafalowski.
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| Sullivan County Teachers Attend National Conference of the National Science Teachers Association | |
Over Spring Break several Sullivan County Science Teachers took the opportunity to attend the National Conference of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) held in Nashville this year. Thousands of teachers from all 50 states and even other countries came together Wednesday through Sunday for the opportunity to teach and learn from one other. In addition to hundreds of presentations, another highlight of the event was an exhibit hall where all the latest and greatest products for teaching science were available to sample.
Tom Rutherford and Ruth Leonard from South High School and Felicia Kellner from Innovation Academy were all selected from thousands of entries to make presentations at this conference. Also attending the conference were Gerri St. Clair from South High School, Tammy Wininger from Blountville Middle School, Jeremy McLaughlin and Logan Kemp from Central High School, Anthony Todt and Ryan Williamson from East High School.
Pictured in front of the NSTA logo are Gerri St. Clair, Tom Rutherford, Ruth Leonard, and Tammy Wininger.
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| Sullivan County 4-H Clover Bowl |
Congratulations to all of the students and 4-H members that competed in the Sullivan County 4-H Clover Bowl on Monday, April 4th and Tuesday, April 5th on the campus of Northeast State Community College.
This quiz bowl tournament, with divisions for grades 4-8, tested the students' knowledge in Agriculture, 4-H, Family & Consumer Sciences and TN History; with an emphasis on science and social studies material. Members who participate learn valuable life skills including goal setting, responsibility, team building and positive self-esteem.
The following schools were represented this year: Bluff City Elem. & Middle, Central Heights, Colonial Heights Middle, Holston Elem., Indian Springs, Ketron, Mary Hughes K-8, Miller Perry, Sullivan K-8 and Weaver.
There were some great matches and the following emerged as the winning teams in their respective grades.
4th Grade: Miller Perry
5th Grade: Indian Springs
6th Grade: Colonial Heights Middle
As the winning team for their grades 4-H members from these schools will be representing Sullivan County on Wednesday, May 18th in the Eastern Region 4-H Clover Bowl held on The University of Tennessee campus in Knoxville.
Again, congratulations to all the students who competed and thank you to the teachers, administrators and family members who helped encourage these 4-H members.
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| Central Heights 4th Graders Research Famous Tennesseans |
Some students in Mrs. Miller's 4th grade class at Central Heights Elementary have been hard at work researching famous Tennesseans. Students were able to pick from a list of important people in Tennessee History. The students then researched their Tennessean and wrote a report about them. They were to include reasons why this person was important to Tennessee. In their informative essay, they were to have an introduction and conclusion. The students' final copies included a picture of the Tennessean. Mrs. Miller and the students were very proud of their essays. We have some awesome writers in 4th grade!
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| What's Happening at Emmett Elementary? |
Pre-School
Mrs. Coffey's preschool class is learning about plants and seeds. Using a potato head theme, the students designed their potato head, filled the cup with soil, planted seed, and watered. We checked for germination every day and had grass in eight days. The clear cups allow the students to view root growth. The students will continue to water their "heads" and use scissors to cut the hair!
1st Grade
First Grade had a special visitor come and read to us. County Commissioner Bob Neal helped us celebrate Read Across America week by reading "Oh the Places You'll Go." Mr. Neal also got to enjoy listening to the first graders as they read the weekly story that they had practiced all week to master. He was so impressed!
3rd Grade
3rd grade science classes have been learning about the solar system. Here they are measuring each planet's distance away from the sun (by scale). Students also did presentations/research projects about planets.
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| ISE's Cambren Stiltner Poster Contest Winner | |
Congratulations to Cambren Stiltner! He is a 4th grade student at Indian Springs Elementary. Cam placed 1st in the Farm Bureau Poster Contest. The theme this year was "Farm to Fork". Cam's poster will be submitted to the TN Farm Bureau State Contest. We are so proud of Cam and his wonderful artwork. Great job!
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| Indian Springs Clover Bowl News | |
Indian Springs Fourth Grade 4-H Clover Bowl Team placed SECOND in county competition on Monday, April 4.
 Pictured are: Mitchell Cox, Principal, Jacob Bellamy, Justin Wood, Cadence McDavid, Sam Perdue, Jenna Fields, and Mrs. Rafalowski, Director of Schools. We send Congratulations to the FIRST place winners, Miller Perry. |
| Miller Perry 4th Grade Clover Bowl Team Advanced to Regional Clover Bowl |
IT'S CLOVER BOWL TIME IN TENNESSEE! The Miller Perry 4th Grade Clover Bowl Team won the Sullivan County 4-H Clover Bowl, Monday April 4, 2016. The Sullivan County Clover Bowl was held at Northeast State. This team will now represent Sullivan County at the Eastern Region 4-H Clover Bowl on Wednesday, May 18th at UT. Pictured here (left to right )are team members Caleb Mims, Liam Burton, Presley Phillips, Arian Mauk and Angelina Kerney along with their teachers Angie Jeffers, Brittany Ivanich and Jenny Jones. Everyone at Miller Perry is extremely proud of this team!!!
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| Miller Perry 4th Grade News | |
Miller Perry Elementary 4th grade students have worked extremely hard this year. Five students (Hank Brooks, Bryleigh Ruffo, Presley Phillips, Autumn Dunn,and Zoe Barger) have exhibited exceptional work that has been recognized in our community in the areas of writing, public speaking and art. Because every 4th grade student participated in the projects while putting forth his or her best effort and because the students encouraged and supported each others' efforts and accomplishments, Mrs. Rafalowski attended a special breakfast reception in honor of MiIler Perry's fourth grade. These students, their families and their classmates were encouraged by Mrs. Rafalowski to continue to make an impact on our community and each other.
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| STEM at Colonial Heights Middle | |
8th grade student Creed Wheeler takes a selfie with a robot he built. This is in Mr. McMeans STEM class.
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| Holston Middle's Mackezie Wallen First Place Farm Bureau Essay Contest Winner | |
Congratulations to Mackenzie Wallen, a seventh grader at Holston Middle School. She won first place in the Farm Bureau essay contest. Her essay topic was "Why is Agriculture Important?" The essay was judged on content information, originality, clarity of expression, and correct use of grammar, spelling, and punctuation. She won $100.00, and her essay will be entered into the state contest. Congratulations to Mackenzie, and we all wish her good luck in the state competition.
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| Sullivan North FCA Volleyball News | |
Sullivan North FCA Volleyball League came to an end and the winners of the 2016 season is the GREEN team! Congratulations on a job well done.
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| Easter at Sullivan North Middle | |
Sullivan North Middle School students visit Preston Place Residents and deliver handmade Easter cards and eggs. Students and residents alike had a wonderful time talking and sharing stories.
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| Central High School's Cuttin' Edge Robotics: Team 6219, Takes Home Highest Rookie Seed and Rookie All-Star Award in Knoxville, TN |
Sullivan Central High School's FIRST Robotics Team 6219; surnamed "Cuttin' Edge Robotics", went to the Smoky Mountain Regionals at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville over Spring Break and competed in the 50-team event March 30th - April 1st. Team 6219 is the first team ever based out of Sullivan Central and was able to take home the Highest Rookie Seed Award and the Rookie All-Star Award, which qualifies them to go to the World Championships in St. Louis, MO later this month. Led by the efforts of Jonathan Casteel, the Engineering and Robotics teacher at Central, Team 6219 has made great strides since January of 2016 as the door of opportunity opened for them to participate in the FIRST Robotics Competition. FIRST is an international high school competition, and was founded in 1989 by inventor and entrepreneur Dean Kamen. With inspiration and assistance from physicist and MIT professor emeritus Woodie Flowers, the two have made the FIRST Robotics Competition (known as FRC) one of the most exciting and successful organizations in the world. Cuttin' Edge Robotics received an invitation to attend the World Championship competition in St. Louis, MO and is currently seeking the funding needed to participate in the event. If you or your organization would like to become a sponsor of Team 6219, please feel free to contact Jonathan Casteel at Sullivan Central High School (131 Shipley Ferry Rd, Blountville, TN 37617 | Phone: 423-354-1200| Fax: 423-354-1206) to discuss partnering with our FIRST Robotics Competition team. We look forward to providing this amazing opportunity for our students and community for many years to come, and we would love for you to be a part of this meaningful experience!
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| Sullivan North High School Band |
This February, the Sullivan North High School marching band, of Kingsport Tennessee was featured on local CW fitness show Fit 4 Life.
Fit 4 Life is a Tennessee based nonprofit organization who's goal is to motivate individuals of all ages to maintain healthier lifestyles. The Fit 4 Life TV Show tracks the progress of several teams with weight loss and other fitness goals. One such participant on the show, Gary Bortz, also happens to be the band booster president of the Sullivan North High School marching band. As a motivational surprise to him on his fitness and weight loss journey, the Sullivan North band played a surprise field show for him in their featured time on the show. The band's appearance was so well received by viewers that they will be making a return to the show for the season finale on April 2nd at the Freedom Hall Civic Center in Johnson City Tennessee. The finale viewing will be open to the public.
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| Sullivan South Band News | |
The Sullivan South Band traveled to Greeneville to perform at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center for the ETSBOA Upper Area Concert Festival. The band had an amazing performance and received straight superior ratings, the highest score you can receive at concert festival! This score qualified them for state! At the end of April, the band will be traveling to Nashville to perform at the prestigious Tennessee State Concert Festival! CONGRATULATIONS to our Sullivan South Band, we are VERY proud of you!!!
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| Sullivan South Holds Kahoot Madness Tournament | |
Sullivan South High School held a schoolwide Kahoot Madness tournament to coincide with March Madness. Students competed in their 2nd period class in a subject specific Kahoot to choose a representative to play in a 48-class bracket. The remaining rounds consisted of general knowledge questions from pop culture, music, wellness, science, math, literature, social studies, and CTE subjects. Pictured left to right are Camryn Brashear, tie 3rd place, Grant Wilmoth, tie 3rd place, James Wagner, grand champion, and Devonte Mitchell, 2nd place.
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| Sullivan County Winter Guard |
The Sullivan County Winter Guard performed in CIPA Championships at Western Carolina University this last weekend. The guard placed 3rd, receiving the bronze medal, out of 10 groups in their class! This is an amazing accomplishment, as this is the first year that the winter guard had combined students from each county school. We could not be more proud of all of these students and what they were able to achieve!!! Congrats SWG!!!
With this in mind, Sullivan Central Fall Color Guard auditions will be held April 11-15th and Sullivan South Fall Color Guard Auditions will be held April 18, 20, 21, and 22nd, both in their respective band rooms from 3-5:30pm! Come join these award winning groups!
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| Sullivan North High Marching Band News | |
The Sullivan North High School Marching Band was asked to perform for the season one final show of the local Fit for Life production at Freedom Hall on April 2. This was a tremendous honor to play in such a celebrity-oriented arena. The band escorted band booster president Gary Bortz to the stage playing the Fleetwood Mac tune "Tusk". Gary was a contestant for the first season, losing over 100 pounds. The show's creators have worked hard this season to include the band members with timely lessons in choosing a healthy lifestyle with proper diet and exercise. The episode will air on the CW on April 10th. Congratulations again to Gary and the band!!
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