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ALAMANCE-BURLINGTON SCHOOLS AROUND OUR SCHOOLS SHOUT OUTS May 19, 2017

Shout Out from Graham Middle Rebekah Davis

Teams from across the Piedmont Triad participating in the Young Innovators program competed for the 2nd annual Innovation Competition in Greensboro. Three teams competed for first place in what came down to a very difficult decision for the judges! In determining the prizes, judges had to consider the level of difficulty of the project, the quality of the presentation, how innovative the project was, the enthusiasm of the team members, how effective the project was carried out within the budget, and a

number of other factors.

While all of the teams did a fantastic job, the “STEMinists” from Graham Middle School stood out and claimed the first place trophy! The “STEMinists”, the program’s first all-girls team, designed and carried out a project to extract fuel oil from algae!

The team worked through a number of roadblocks and challenges throughout the school

year and while they found that the process is not efficient on this scale, they were successful and learned a lot about the scientific process along the way! The team consisted of all sixth grade girls who are absolutely excited about meeting the challenge again in the 2017-2018 school year!

Young Innovators is a program for middle school young men and women who want to change the world! We are adding more middle schools for the 2017-2018 school year. We are also expanding the program to include high schools this fall! For more information about getting your middle or high school in the Piedmont Triad involved, contact Colin Lemon at [email protected] or (336) 378-9166.

https://onscstem.wordpress.com/2017/05/13/graham-middle-school-wins-2nd-annual-innovation-competition/

Pictured at left: Clare Meehan, Veronica Alanis, Marlith Duran, McKenzie Alvaranga with Coach Rebekah Davis

Team members not pictured: America Garcia and Maritza Ugalde

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Shout Out from Hillcrest Elementary Officer Michael Paschal, Burlington Police

Congratulations to Kalleigh West, fifth grader at Hillcrest Elementary! Kalleigh was the winner of the D.A.R.E. Essay contest for Hillcrest. She did a great job expressing her thoughts in her award-winning essay!

Shout Out for ABSS Mentor of the Year Donna Westbrooks, Director of Teacher Recruitment and Induction

Congratulations to April Drake, 2016-2017 ABSS Mentor of the Year! April teaches at Harvey Newlin Elementary and was surprised with the announcement on Wednesday, May 17. April’s mentee, first-year teacher Laura Hollister, nominated her for the district award. Congratulations, Mrs. Drake!

Pictured at left: April Drake and Laura Hollister

Pictured below: April Drake, Laura Hollister and Assistant Principal, Ashley Westmoreland


Shout Out from Alexander Wilson Elementary Melissa Harrelson

After eight weeks of training with the Couch to 5K program, some of the AWE Running Club members were able to participate in local 5Ks in the community.

Ethan Mann, Nathan Davis, Adam Couturier and Talan Cook ran in the Mebane Dogwood Festival 5K on Friday, April 21st. Talan Cook won first place in his age group, Adam Couturier won first place in his age group and Ethan Mann won second place in his age group!

AWE Running Club leaders Beth Prezioso and Melissa Harrelson along with Samuel Guiral and Kadie McLendon participated in the Celebrating Sound-Don't Walk in Silence in support of hearing health 5K in Downtown Burlington on May 6th.

Samuel Guiral won first place in his age group!

Go AW Eagles!


Shout Out from Graham High Tracey Patterson, Media

ABSS Nurse of the Year

Graham High School is honored to call Ms. Hope Fields-Brown our resident school nurse! Hope was celebrated this past week by Alamance-Burlington School System and named ABSS School Nurse of the Year! Since joining the Red Devil community, Hope has demonstrated the ThinkRED spirit in her role as school nurse. She works with students daily, and while her efforts are often behind the scenes, students at Graham High School know she is there to assist, consult and provide guidance with any health related issue. She has been active in providing Red Devil students with not only health care assistance and advice but with information, field trips and club opportunities to encourage those interested in health related careers. She is an integral part of the GHS community and we are so proud that she has been recognized for all she does for Graham students - such amazing service and leadership! #thinkRED #GrahamGreat


Shout Out from Elon Elementary Cheryl Howe, Second Grade

Elon Elementary Second Grade staff went global and attended

High Tea at the O. Henry Hotel in Greensboro!

We had high tea just like they have in Scotland and other

countries with scones with lemon topping on the side, Earl Grey

Tea, cucumber sandwiches, cheese straws, and assorted

sweets.

We dressed

fashionably and

admired other patrons

wearing hats and

gloves!

We enjoyed our time

together and

celebrating

other countries’

traditions.

It was fun!


Shout Out from Turrentine Middle Megan Webb

These four ladies from Turrentine Middle School are being recognized for their outstanding achievement on the National Spanish Exam (NSE)! All of them competed in the Level 01 (7th grade) bilingual category. Gloria Estrada - 2nd place in NC, Bronze medal in USA Karyme Dorantes Montes - 5th place in NC, Honorable Mention medal in USA Natalie Maldonado - 2nd place in NC, Bronze medal in USA Beverly Lopez Cabrera - 1st place in NC, Silver medal in USA The NSE is a series of exams in various levels of Spanish. The tests, which are sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, are voluntarily administered to students in grades 6-12 across the country. The test also serves as a competition at the state and national level. Medals are awarded at the national level and 1st-5th place finishers in the state receive certificates and prize money. Pictured at right: L to R: Gloria, Karyme, Natalie and Beverly Students with outstanding scores on the National Spanish Examinations are recognized as follows: • Gold: students scoring at or above the 95th percentile • Silver: students scoring from the 85th through the 94th percentiles • Bronze: students scoring from the 75th through the 84th percentiles • Honorable mention: students scoring from the 50th through the 74th percentiles About 170,000 students participated in the exam this year. Nearly 4,000 teachers across the country participate annually in the NSE with their students who are studying Spanish as a second language. Congratulations to our Turrentine language experts!


Shout Out from Graham High Tracey Patterson, Media

Red Devil Coach Honored The National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) is pleased to announce that Michael W. Williams, Athletic Director at Graham High School, has been recognized by this association as a Certified Athletic Administrator.

To earn this distinction, Michael has demonstrated the highest level of knowledge and expertise in the field of interscholastic athletic administration. The voluntary certification process included a thorough evaluation of the candidate's educational background, experience and professional contributions, as well as a rigorous, comprehensive written examination. He is one of an elite group of interscholastic athletic administrators nationwide to attain this level of professionalism.

The NIAAA is a national professional organization consisting of all 50 state athletic administrator associations and more than 10,000 individual members. It is dedicated to promoting the professional growth of high school athletic administrators and preserving the educational nature of interscholastic athletics and the place of these programs in the secondary school curriculum. Coach Mike Williams has served ABSS since 1981 and has received numerous accolades due to his dedication to ABSS students. He has served countless hours during his 23 years as GHS Athletic Director; is a Certified Athletic Administrator; and is AIC, CIC and Heads Up Football certified.

His professional memberships include NIAAA, NCADA, NCBCA, NCCA, and NCSCA. His coaching expertise and mentoring has influenced numerous teams and individual athletes over the years as well as other members of his coaching staffs. His softball coaching experience shines throughout his career with a total of 425 wins: Asst softball coach SA 1981-1884. State champs 1981 @ 1984 Graham Middle 1984-85 Graham High 1985- present State games Asst 2010 region 5-silver State games Asst 2011 region 5- bronze State games head 2012 region 5-gold


State games head 2013 west seniors-gold State games Asst 2017 region 5

Coach Williams began his basketball coaching career at Graham Middle School in 1984 and joined Graham High in 1988 and has served since then, coaching JV and Varsity basketball players. He was assistant coach in the East-West All-Star Game in 2015. He holds 171 JV Basketball wins and 225 Varsity career wins. He still coaches both sports and is dedicated to the game and his athletes, evident by running concessions at UNC Football and Basketball games for 24 years to supplement Athletic Funds for his players. He has been inducted into the Southern Alamance Hall of Fame three times and is serving his second term on the City of Graham Sports Hall of Fame Committee. Thank you, Coach Williams for your incredible dedication! You exemplify the GHS Think RED mantra - always showing Respect, expecting Excellence and Determining to succeed. You make the Red Devils proud! #thinkRED #GrahamGreat

Shout Out from E. M. Yoder Elementary Barbara Hestetune & Roberta Powell

The third grade students at E.M. Yoder Elementary School worked on a Wax Museum project for the past several weeks. Each student chose a person that had a positive impact on the world. They then researched the life of their historical figure and wrote a speech to showcase their life and positive impact on the world.

Furthermore, the students created a poster and dressed as their historical figure.

On Friday, May 12 the students conducted their presentation for peers, staff and parents.


We loved experiencing the lives of these historical figures during our Living Wax Museum!

Shout Out #2 from E. M. Yoder Elementary Roberta Powell & Barbara Hestetune

Parade of Graduates at EM Yoder Elementary: The Second Annual Parade of Graduates was held, Thursday, May 11th, through the halls of E. M. Yoder. Eastern High graduates marched in cap and gown to the enthusiastic cheers of students and staff holding signs and banners to help celebrate their accomplishments! The seniors were invited to sign a bulletin board which sported the class picture from their kindergarten year at Yoder. Along with a signature, seniors included their plans for after graduation.


This event served to remind our Yoder Eagles what it means to be career and college ready as it paints a clear picture of what they are working towards.

Yoder students and staff want to thank the Eastern class of 2017 for this memorable experience that has encouraged our students to reach for the stars! We wish the Class of 2017 all the best as they pursue their dreams and goals!


Shout Out from Hillcrest Elementary Allison Gant, Board Member The Hillcrest PTO worked hard to raise funds to put up a basketball goal at the school, with installation by ABSS maintenance crews.

Burlington Police officers were on hand at the ribbon cutting event on Wednesday, May 15, to play a pick-up game and celebrate with the fifth graders after the ribbon cutting!

Hillcrest principal Jeremy Wells showed off his court skills!

Thanks to our hard-working Hillcrest PTO, staff and students for making their school a fun and active place to be!


Shout Out from Broadview Middle Yvette Chrisp, BMS Data Manager

In the United States, there are approximately 1.5 million people that suffer with the debilitating disease Lupus. There are approximately 5 million people worldwide that suffer from Lupus. Although it can occur in men and woman, 90% of those diagnosed are women. Lupus greatly affects most women who are in child-bearing age with women of color: African American, Hispanic/Latin, Asian, Native American, Pacific Islanders 2 to 3 times more likely to be diagnosed with it. People with Lupus can experience significant symptoms, such as pain, extreme fatigue, hair loss, cognitive issues, and physical impairments that affect every facet of their lives. Many suffer from cardiovascular disease, strokes, disfiguring rashes, and painful joints. For others, there may be no visible symptoms. Most Lupus sufferers do so silently and there is currently no cure for Lupus. A Lupus Foundation of America survey found two of three Lupus patients reported a complete or partial loss of their income because they no longer are able to work full time due to complications of lupus. One in three have been temporarily disabled by the disease, and one in four currently receive disability payments. May is Lupus Awareness Month The North Carolina Lupus Foundation started POP "Put On Purple for Lupus" Day to raise awareness for those who suffer from Lupus. My niece, LaParys Phillips, was officially diagnosed with Lupus in 2012 after many years of testing and treatments for other conditions. She is currently undergoing extensive chemotherapy drug treatment for a Lupus flare... we at Broadview Middle School are wearing purple today May 19th in honor of LaParys and all those who suffer from Lupus! Join us and Put On Purple for Lupus this month!

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