2011-2016 District Strategic
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ADMS Food Drive
Under the direction of the school counselor, Yvonne Lewis, students at Acme Delco Middle school partnered with the Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC for a food drive in late November and early December. They serve 34 counties, Columbus County being one of those. They told the students that 8000 children go hungry on a regular basis in the county. The students collected 1667 pounds of food which was enough to feed 1400 people. The Builders Club and their sponsor Mrs. Mary Corbett collected food one Saturday morning in December at the Piggy Wiggly in Riegelwood which helped boost their totals. Collecting all the food gave to our students an awareness of the great feeling a person can obtain by giving to others. It is a quality that needs to be fostered-that feeling of empathy. The ADMS Builder's Club spent an enjoyable Saturday at the local Piggly Wiggly store to raise food for the Eastern Food Bank of North Carolina. The outpouring of support from the community was staggering as the club raised more than 800 dollars worth of food items for the admirable organization. Furthermore, students and faculty were stunned when one gentleman spontaneously contributed 100 dollars for the students to put towards a food purchase. The students were found to be in high spirits as they sang Christmas carols, drank hot chocolate and ate donuts while seeking contributions from the community.
KidBlogs at Acme Delco Elementary
Students at Acme Delco Elementary School are very excited about our new online community through kidblog.org. That’s right our students are now creating online journals and sharing their thoughts through the use of a kid friendly free blog site. The top 7 reasons why students should blog are: blogging is a confidence builder, it’s cross-curricular, authentic writing for authentic audiences, exposure to technology, collaborative experiences, online writing portfolios, and blogging creates instant engagement.
"Authors Tea" at Chadbourn Elementary
Students and teachers have been very busy at Chadbourn Elementary School creating their own books! This project was a collaborative effort by students and teachers. A tremendous amount of time and effort went into the books. The students learned a great deal about the publishing process while they improved their vocabulary and writing skills. Plus, being a young published author gives a sense of pride and accomplishment. In honor of the students and teachers accomplishments, the school media center sponsored an “Author’s Tea.” Students, teachers and parents were invited to the media center for the book presentations. Refreshments were provided which included fresh baked chocolate chip cookies and tea!
Nooks in the TCMS Media Center
Students at Tabor City Middle School are reading the ebook Heroes Don't Run by Harry Mazer on media center Nooks as part of their study of World War II.
Wax Museum at Guideway Elementary
One group of fifth graders at
Guideway Elementary School hosted a “Wax Museum” for the students in
grades k-2. Students learned about a famous person from history, prepared
a skit about the person, and performed the speech for the students. The
event was held in the media center and was directed by Mary Gore,
librarian.
Have Fun with “Music as Poetry Projects”
Students in Anya Bryant’s 7th grade Language Arts classes recently completed poetry projects based on their favorite music. Students were required to research and analyze a song of their choice and create a poster display of the poetry elements within the song such as figurative language, mood, tone, and theme.
Cerro Gordo Elementary
Wins Basketball Championship
Congratulations to the boys basketball team from CGES for winning the 2011-2012 championship.
Poetry Out Loud Contest
Students from East, West and South Columbus High Schools as well as Career and College Academy and Boys and Girls Home School participated in the district Poetry Out Loud Contest. Contestants recited two memorized poems and were judged on presence, voice and articulation, evidence of understanding and level of difficulty. Faith Mercado of East Columbus was runner up and the winner was Faith Smith of South Columbus. The competition was organized by Belinda Collins of ECHS. The winner moves on to the state competition in Greensboro. Performances by the top two students are below.
Faith Mercado
"Catch a Little Rhyme"
Faith Smith
"Alone"
TCES Canned Food Drive
Tabor City Elementary 4th Grade students reached out
to the community through a can food drive in December. It was a huge
success!
Art and Architecture at Evergreen Elementary
During a lesson about architecture, students in Lori-Beth Russell's art class were given the challenge of creating the strongest, tallest design possible using only newspaper and masking tape.
Tabor City Elementary Goes Wild
with Dan the Animal Man
Winter Carnival at Tabor City Elementary
Tabor City Elementary's third graders recently
enjoyed Carnival Day. Carnival Day was a reward for good student behavior.
In the weeks before the carnival teachers passed out tickets for various
types of good behavior. Students were then allowed to redeem their tickets
at Carnival Day.
Dew Named to NCSBA All-State Board
Columbus County Schools Board of Education member Junior Dew was recognized at the January 17th meeting by Board Chairman Monte Herring for being named to the North Carolina School Board Association All-State Board.
Tabor City Elementary School Recognized for
Closing the Achievement Gap
At the January 17th Columbus County Board of Education meeting, Tabor City Elementary School was recognized nationally as a Title I Distinguished School for closing the achievement gap among student subgroups. Receiving the honor was Christa Fowler, Lead Teacher; Wendell Duncan, Principal and Dianna Bellamy, Sandhills Leadership Academy.
NCAEOP Administrator of the Year
At a recent meeting of the North Carolina Association of Educational Office Professionals, Mr. Terry Dudney, Finance Director of Columbus County Schools was recognized as Administrator of the Year. The award was given by NCAEOP President Nadine Patrick.
National Board Certified Teachers
At the January 17th Columbus County Board of Education meeting, new National Board Certified Teachers were recognized. This year's new NBCT teachers are Crystal McDowell, Williams Township School; Heather Crowell, Nakina Middle/Williams Township Schools; Sabrina Ward, Old Dock Elementary School; Dale Smith (Retired), Hallsboro/Artesia Elementary School; Mary Waddell, Cerro Gordo Elementary School; Laurel Bordeaux, Acme Delco Middle School (not pictured).
Bright Ideas Grant Recipients
At the January 17th Columbus County Board of Education meeting, recipients of Brunswick Electric's Bright Ideas Grants were recognized. Grant recipients are : Mary Gore, Guideway Elementary School; Dawn Ivey, Evergreen Elementary School; Greer Inman, Chadbourn Middle School; Dawn B. Strickland, East Columbus High School; DeVare Jenkins, Chadbourn Middle School; Cheryl Cartrette , South Columbus High School; Velvet Hardwick, Hallsboro Middle School; Belinda Collins, East Columbus High School; Rachel Smith, Nakina Middle School; Joan Robinson, Hallsboro/Artesia Elementary School; LaTonya Wright , West Columbus High School, Karla Nobles, Cerro Gordo Elementary School; Ashley Strickland, Tabor City Elementary School (not pictured).
The Hunger Games Global Awareness Project at Williams Township.
Mrs. Jenna Cox’s 7th grade Language Arts class raised $523.00 for Heifer International, and bought 4 goats and 2 flocks of chicks for one hungry village for this Christmas season. These goats and chickens will provide milk, cheese, yogurt, and eggs for years to come. Heifer International calls this “Passing on the Gift.” The students were inspired by the novel they read, The Hunger Games , which deals with hunger and poverty in a fictional setting. The students created slideshow presentations, educating grades 2nd-8th on the Heifer International organization and the fight to end world hunger. Because of the successful presentations in each grade level, they exceeded their goal by $383.00. This project made the students aware of world hunger and how good it feels to help others in need.
Successful Successmaker Stories
Williams Township Elementary students who excelled in Successmaker earned "candy stamps" as reward. Successmaker is a software program that provides personalized feedback on a student's math and reading skill development.
Poetry Reading at Evergreen Elementary
Mr. Lay came into Michelle Hammond's 5th grade language arts class and read the "Cajun Night Before Christmas". After modeling how to read the poem with a different dialect, he assisted in helping them practice reading it in groups.
Evergreen Elementary Utilizing Edmodo
Mrs. Dillard's fourth graders and their parents are using Edmodo as a tool for communicating with their teacher and classmates and as a means of submitting assignments. Edmodo provides a safe, monitored website for teacher/student interaction.
WCHS Art Students Collaborating Online
West Columbus Visual Arts Instructor Larry Hewett's Arts and Technology class completed two projects that were critiqued and judged by Mr. Mark Coleman, technology instructor at Bladen Community College, and his students. All students learned from this collaborative effort. Mr. Coleman conversed with students via Skype.
Holiday Concert Season
SCHS Chorus Performance at The Palace Theatre
Concerts Throughout the County
ECHS Chorus performs "Canon Praise"
Central Office Christmas Tree
Created by Visual Arts Students
Acme Delco Elementary Unit "Celebrating Traditions"
Acme Delco Elementary School students recently completed unit entitled, “Celebrating Traditions” from their reading series. This unit integrates well with our efforts to expand our students’ knowledge base of cultural awareness. This gave us the opportunity to bring in community members and experiences for our students.
The Sisters of Dorcas from Red Hill Church, a quilting group, brought a quilting frame to ADES gymnasium and quilted while answering questions for the children about the traditions of quilting and demonstrated the art for them.
The pictures below demonstrate the students’ culminating experience of their lessons surrounding the traditional celebrations of Thanksgiving. The students read books and had writing projects surrounding the holiday. They created handmade pottery as well as other art projects. They completed their learning with a Thanksgiving feast including a paper bag turkey stuffed with popcorn.
Acme Delco Middle FBLA Inductions
ADMS Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) held their annual Induction Ceremony recently in the school cafeteria. The chapter inducted 35 members for the 2011-2012 school year. Guest speaker was Mr. Odell Graham, Southeastern Community College Talent Search Counselor. Other guests present were Mrs. Jollye Shaw, 1986 North Carolina State FBLA Advisor of the Year, Mrs. Delphine McKoy-Jones, former New Hanover County Schools FBLA Advisor, Mr. Alan Faulk, CCS Superintendent, Mr. Ken Buck, Director of Career and Technical Education, Mr. Kenwood Royal, Director of Title I, and Mrs. Nadine Patrick, Administrative Assistant of Career and Technical Education department. ADMS 8th grade art class provided the centerpieces for the evening. Mrs. April Snowden is the ADMS FBLA Advisor.
Board Reorganization
The Columbus County Schools Board of Education was reorganized Monday electing Monte Herring as Chairman, and Barbara Yates Vice Chair.
Acme Delco Middle School FBLA Travels to Philadelphia
Acme Delco Middle School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) attended the 2011 FBLA-PBL Fall National Leadership Conference in Philadelphia, PA on November 4-5, 2011. They were able to have fifteen students in attendance. Upon arrival on students attended the Opening General Session and they were favored with a presentation by Mr. Jerry Ackerman and they closed with a Battle of the States session. On Saturday, they attended several informative workshops entitled Make Some NOYS for Youth Safety, R U Safe Online, and Getting to Know You. The continued the afternoon with a Closing General Session and they were favored with a presentation by Mr. Patrick Maurer who has a performance background with Comedy Sportz. They finished the evening with a Blue Jeans for Babies Dance. ADMS FBLA is led by Mrs. April Snowden. Additionally, they were able to visit the Liberty Bell Center for a tour.
ECHS Rocame Participates in Great American Smokeout
On November 17, 2011 the East Columbus HS ROCAME (Regional “O” Council for the Advancement of Minorities in Engineering) hosted the national event called “The Great American Smoke Out.” The event’s goal was to bring awareness of the danger teenagers’ face when they use tobacco products. A number of our club officers and members showed leadership skills as they presented their information in ways that was entertaining and informative. Read the entire article here.
Superhero Art at Evergreen Elementary
Evergreen Elementary School third graders in Mrs. Ruthie Newman's class received an art lesson from WCHS teacher, Mr. Larry Hewett. The students created outlined illustrations of a super hero that Mr. Hewett's art students will in turn re-create in a variety of forms and representations. Follow-up sessions will be held to complete and present the final products.
Williams Township Crowned Volleyball Champions
Congratulations to the Williams Township volleyball team
and coach Jeff Gore for winning the conference championship.
Tabor City Middle Students of the Month
These students were named “STUDENT OF THE MONTH” at Tabor City Middle School. They showed exemplary behavior, leadership skills and academic success. We are so proud of their initiative and achievement.
Tri-M Music Honor Society Inductions
West Columbus High School held inductions of new honorees into the Tri-M Music Honor Society. These students have demonstrated exemplary achievement in the area of music. Principal Jeff Green was named an honorary member for his support of arts education. The advisor is Alissa Watts.
Polar Express Stops in Old Dock
The students at ODES began the Holiday season viewing the Polar Express at Stories Online. They enjoyed hot chocolate and Christmas cookies in the media center.
Tabor City Elementary Recognized
as Outstanding Title I School
Tabor City Elementary School was recognized as a state finalist for Outstanding Title I School recently. The school garnered the honor by closing the achievement gap among student subgroups.
WECT's Eric Davis Visits Tabor City Elementary
WECT Meterologist Eric Davis visited Tabor City Elementary School recently.
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