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*Now Open
Scholars' Academy
Summer Programs
*Monday, April 30
Board of Directors Meeting
6:30 p.m.
at the school.
All are welcome.
*Wednesday, May 2
PTO Meeting
8:30 a.m.
in the PTO room.
All are welcome.
*Beauty & the Beast, Jr.
Performances:
May 3 & 4 at 7:00 p.m.
May 5 at 2:00 p.m.
Tickets $8
*Friday, May 4
Teacher 1/2 Workday
11:25 a.m dismissal
*Tuesday, May 8
Night of the Arts
Halton Theatre at CPCC
1206 Elizabeth Avenue
Art exhibition at 5:00 p.m.
Performance at 6:00 p.m.
*Tuesday, May 15
Bookfair &
Student Poetry Reading
4:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Poetry Reading 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Morrison Barnes and Noble
4020 Sharon Road
*Tuesday, May 22
All Scholars' Library books due
*Monday, May 28
No School
(Memorial Day Holiday)
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Lunch Order Questions?
Contact:
Mark Huffman
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Family Fund Questions?
*Clip and send in
*We are a nut-free school for 2011-2012. Questions? Call the office.
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Volunteer Hours
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Every hour makes a difference! It is vital that we track these hours. Record your time on the sheet at the school or send your hours to
mrscholarsacademy@
gmail.com.
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The Eagle's Nest Update...
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...is a bimonthly e-newsletter that relies on YOUR submissions.
The next newsletter will be distributed on Monday, May 14.
May 11. The maximum file size for photos is 2.25MB. |
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The Eagle's Nest Update
Newsletter of Metrolina Regional Scholars' Academy
A Charter School Serving Highly Gifted Students
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Beauty and the Beast, the Scholars' Academy musical, is scheduled for performances on May 3 at 7:00 p.m.; May 4 at 10:00 a.m. (students only please); May 4 at 7:00 p.m.; and May 5 at 2:00 p.m. Eighty Scholars' Academy students are members of the cast.
Night of the Arts is scheduled for Tuesday, May 8, at 6:00 p.m. in the Halton Theatre on the CPCC campus. This is one of my favorite evenings of the school year. Students from all grade levels bring their talents to the stage in special performances that highlight foreign language, music, and physical education. The art display opens in the hallway of the Halton Theatre at 5:00 p.m. Donations will be taken for student art that parents wish to take home for their family art galleries. Join us in enjoying this special night.
The Scholars' Academy Sports Banquet will be held Friday evening, May 11, at 6:00 p.m. in the commons area. Awards will be presented to our interscholastic teams of soccer, cross country, boys' and girls' basketball, golf, and tennis. A special thank you to all of our volunteer coaches who made it happen for our players this year.
Spirit Week will be May 14 - 18. Day titles will be named by our 8th grade class. Additional end of year events will be showcased in further newsletters.
EOG, EOC, and Terra Nova testing looms on the schedule for the last few weeks of school. The NC tests are required for all students who are enrolled in grades 3 - 8, and for those students enrolled in high school credit courses of Algebra I, Biology I and English 9. Once testing is complete is it time for...
The Scholars' Academy Talent Show, which will be held in the gym/auditorium on Friday, June 1 at 9:00 a.m. Auditions for the talent show will be held on May 17 and May 18 from 8:30 - 9:20 a.m. and 10:25 - 11:15 a.m. with our 2012 8th grade class members in charge. This year, preliminary try-outs will be held in each classroom prior to the all-school auditions. Teachers will receive more information about this new procedure at the May staff meeting.
Congratulations to our Duke Tip Scholars
Each year members of our 7th grade class may elect to participate in SAT or ACT testing during the winter administration schedule. Students who achieve certain levels of scores are recognized by TIP at the State or Grand Recognition level. For scoring levels, go to www.tip.duke.edu.
Scholars who received state level recognition are: Artemas Brown, Nicholas Cummings, Trevor Daino, Nathan Gantt, Alex Harrison, Sophia Hurr, Rajiv Kanumilli, Vivian Kirby, Matthew Leonard, Claire Liu, Joshua Martin, Pelumi Ogunro, Maulik Sarin, Daniel Smith, Mary Steele, Priyanka Tejwani, and Michael Williams.
Scoring at the Grand (highest) recognition level were Ronak Bhagia and Michael Yang.
Congratulations Scholars!
For the earth,
Marie Peine, Ph.D., Director
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Welcome to our New
Development Director
The Board of Directors is pleased to announce the addition of our new Development Director,
Christy Williams Sykes, to the Scholars' Academy staff. In this new position, Christy will be responsible for all aspects of fundraising: managing the family campaign and donor database; identifying and developing new foundation, corporate, and individual donors as well as identifying and submitting grant proposals. She will also be responsible for creating and delivering consistent messaging in external print and digital communications.
Christy comes to us with a strong and varied background in development with experience in internal fundraising, external communications, and marketing. Her most recent position was Director of External Communications at the Charlotte History Museum. Prior to that, she was Assistant Director of Annual Giving at Roland Park Country School, a K-12 private school for girls in Baltimore. Christy is a graduate of Wake Forest University, where she was co-captain of the varsity volleyball team.
Christy's office is in the teacher work area, and she can be at reached at
CSykes@scholarsacademy.org. Please stop by and introduce yourself.
We are thrilled to have Christy join the Scholars' community!
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Save the Date for
Bookfair and Poetry Reading
The 2nd Annual Scholars' Academy PTO
Barnes and Noble Bookfair 
and Student Poetry Reading
will be held on Tuesday, May 15, from 4:00-7:00 p.m.
(Poetry Reading 5:00-6:00 p.m.)
at Barnes and Noble Morrison
(4020 Sharon Road).
We need two or three volunteers to help at the store on the evening of the sale. If you are interested, please e-mail Joanna Keel. We heard so many great poems last year! Let's hear from even more students this year! If your child is interested in reading a poem at the sale, please send an e-mail with your child's name and homeroom teacher to Joanna Keel. All current students and alumni of the school are welcome to participate in the reading.
As we near the end of the year, please be aware that ALL library books will be due back to the Scholars' Academy Library by Tuesday,
May 22. Please make every effort to get your child's books in by this date. We will be conducting inventory in the weeks that follow and it would be very helpful to have our books back by then.
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Congratulations to Ms. Castilla-Hobbs and the outstanding number of students who recently attained national recognition for excellent performance on the 2012 National Spanish Examinations. This was the school's first year taking the exam, and our student participants ranged from grades 6 to 8. The students collectively earned 8 gold, 5 silver, and 16 bronze medals, along with 8 honorable mentions.
"Attaining a medal or honorable mention for any student on the National Spanish Examinations is very prestigious," said Kevin Cessna-Buscemi, National Director of the Exams, "because the exams are the largest of their kind in the United States with 143,641 students participating in 2012." The test is administered each year in grades 6 through 12, and is sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese.
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FPS Teams Sweep State Competition
For the second consecutive year, Scholars' Academy will represent North Carolina at the Future Problem Solving Program (FPSP) International Conference, which will be held this year at Indiana University from June 7-10.
Tackling the complex topic "Trade Barriers," the middle division team (Alex Harrison, Claire Liu, Priyanka Tejwani, and Charles Timm) and the junior division team (Laura Scott Cary, Ceyda Guley, Aarushi Patil, and Sanjit Tatavarthy) fired up their critical thinking and creative problem skills to beat out fourteen other teams at the recent FPSP State Bowl held in Banner Elk, NC.
Both Scholars' teams took first place in the global issues team booklet. In addition, the middle division team won first place for their action skit, while the junior team placed second.
To recap, our school participates in the FPS Team Global Issues Problem Solving Competitive Program. Four-member teams research and apply the six-step FPS process to at least three topics annually under the guidance of trained parent volunteer coaches. This year's topics included "All In A Day's Work," "Coral Reefs," "Human Rights," and "Trade Barriers" under the superb coaching of Hannah Harrison, with assistant coach Toni Hemming. To help better understand the select topics, Ms. Lannon, Mr. Yodice, along with parents Mr. Patil, Ms. Xiao, and Mr. and Mrs. Timm graciously shared their time and knowledge.
Now the teams and alternates start preparing for this year's International Conference, featuring the topic "Pharmaceuticals." They will compete against teams from all over the world, including Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and China. On behalf of the school community, we wish you all the best!!
Click here for more information on the Scholars' Academy FPS program. You can also visit our webpage on the school website, where it is listed under "clubs and groups."
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Another Successful Grandparents Day
Over 180 grandparents graced our school with their presence on Friday, April 13. All were greeted by a group of kindergarteners and 5th graders with flowers made by the students in art class. Grandparents were treated to breakfast along with musical performances by 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders. During their classroom visits, some grandparents learned a song about recycling, others were quizzed on their knowledge of North Carolina history, and several participated in a discussion about the fateful Titanic voyage.
The success of this year's Grandparents Day can be attributed to our dedicated committee of volunteers. Specifically, Teri Povinelli (chair), Stephanie Inch, Ingrid James, Debbie Orostin, Maura O'Sullivan and Megan Pierce. Thanks especially to our grandparents, who continue to make this annual event a memorable one!
Click here to enjoy photos from the event.
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Bravo, Scholars!
Claire Liu (7th grade) got a Superior rating at the NCMTA (NC Music Teacher Association) State-West Contest on March 31 for her piano performance in the Senior A division. She is now invited to perform on the Superior/Honors Recital at the NCMTA Conference at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill in November. Congratulations, Claire!
On April 14, Scholars' 7th grader Tyler Smith paddled in the men's kayak field at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials for Whitewater Slalom Canoe and Kayaking at the U.S. National Whitewater Center . His best run, 129.01 seconds, was good enough for 20th of 29. Tyler began training at the whitewater center a year ago. Click here for the Charlotte Observer article. Way to go, Tyler! |
Newsletter Submissions Reminder
The newsletter welcomes submissions about Scholars' academic teams and clubs, but these articles and accompanying photos should come from the team/club coach, rather than individual parents, to ensure completeness and accuracy.
For all submissions, the maximum file size for photos is 2.25MB.
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Snack Cart Schedule
Please remember to bring in individually wrapped snacks to Mr. Yodice's classroom (Room 220) in your designated month. Snacks can be home made or store bought, remember - no nuts.
Proceeds will go toward the 8th grade trip to Washington, D.C.
The schedule is as follows:
May - Weeks & Metcalf
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