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ALAMANCE-BURLINGTON SCHOOLS AROUND OUR SCHOOLS SHOUT OUTS Sept. 4, 2015

Shout Out from Graham Middle Lisa Cates, 6th grade ELA

GMS 6th grade house time fun! Students had friendly competition among houses Friday 8/28!

Great fun, learning and team bonding time!

The students were racing to answer questions about

the Falcon 45(School Rules). As they got their

answers right, each team rep would race to find a

team-colored button hidden somewhere close by.

They went through these rotations until all questions

answered and all buttons were found. They earned

points by how many buttons where collected and

extra points for finding golden buttons and working

as a team.

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Shout Out to An Amazing ABSS Talent at Eastern High

Lisa Sega’s daughter, Caroline Segars, a 9th grader at Eastern High was

invited back for the 2nd year to sing the National Anthem at the

Winston Salem Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Semi-Finals on

Friday night. The semi-finals were broadcast on ESPN2. Check out the

behind-the-scenes video and listen to Caroline’s amazing voice. The

announcer mentions that Caroline is 14 and a freshman at Eastern

Alamance High School. Caroline, great job!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9PaiyNO9bY

Caroline was also chosen to be Ariel this summer in Community Theatre of

Greensboro production of The Little Mermaid!

Shout Out from E M Holt Elementary Elicia Limer, Assistant Principal

EM Holt wants to send a huge Shout Out to our terrific PE teachers, Chuck May and Brent Haynes, for all of their help in teaching Holt students about Bus Safety and PBIS bus expectations!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9PaiyNO9bY

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Shout Out to Seven Local Businesses and the new Career Accelerator Program

On Tuesday, September 1, seven Alamance County manufacturers signed an agreement to provide apprenticeships for Alamance-Burlington high school students who successfully complete a brand-new four-year program in conjunction with Alamance County Community College, beginning in the fall of 2016. This is only the 4th program of its kind in North Carolina!

Engineered Controls International, a global specialty valve and control supplier to the industrial and alternative fuel market

Fairystone Fabrics, which specializes in warp knit fabrics

GKN Driveline, a supplier of automotive driveline components and systems

Glen Raven, Inc., a manufacturer of textiles

Nypro, a plastics manufacturer

Sandvik, which supplies metal cutting tools to the metal industry

Technicial Precision Plastics, a custom injection molding facility of plastic products Top story on the National Association of Career and Technical Education website:

http://www.twcnews.com/nc/triad/news/2015/09/1/local-companies-sign-agreement-for-local-apprenticeship-program.html

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At right: Dr. Harrison and Dr.

Gatewood of ACC were interviewed

about the benefits of the program by

Time Warner News 14 reporter Elaina

O’Connell.

Below, Mac Williams, president of the Alamance County

Area Chamber of Commerce describes the role that the

businesses are playing in growing their own talent f or

high-tech, high-skill jobs in their respective industries.

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Shout Out from Pleasant Grove Elementary Grace Cole, Media & Technology On August 22nd, Jeffries Cross Baptist Church sponsored a backpack giveaway for the Pleasant Grove Elementary community. It did not matter if your child attended PGE or not. If you were part of the community, you were welcome to attend! There were bouncy houses, free food, wonderful music, and 3 bicycles were given away. Thank you so much to the following sponsors: James Jr. and Teresa Jeffries, Elite Cruzers Motorcycle Club, Jeffries Cross Baptist Church, Cross Roads Baptist Church, and Two Brothers Rental (Hector & Lucas Dorantes)-they donated the bouncy houses. It was a WONDERFUL day!

PGE principal Sharon

Lamberth was enjoying the

community spirit and seeing

her students and families.

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From

bouncy

houses to

fire

helmets

for

everyone

…..

Three lucky kids won bikes

and book bags for

everybody!

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Cotton candy, snow cones and

more!

What a great community

turnout!

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School Attendance Shout Out Danielle Woodall, Lead School Social Worker

September is designated nationally as Attendance Awareness Month. Help us spread the word! Did

you know…..

• Research shows that missing 10 percent of the school, or

about 18 days, negatively affects a student’s academic performance.

On average this is equal to 2 days a month which is defined as chronic

absenteeism.

• Almost 7.5 million students nationwide miss 10% of the school

year in excused & unexcused absences every year (~135 million days of

school).

• By 6th grade, chronic absenteeism becomes a leading

indicator that a student will drop out of high school. By 9th grade,

regular attendance is a better predictor of graduation rates than 8th

grade test scores.

• Absenteeism in the first month of school can predict poor attendance throughout the school

year. Half the students who miss 2-4 days in September go on to miss nearly a month of school.

• Low-income students are four times more likely to be chronically absent than others often

for reasons beyond their control, such as unstable housing, unreliable transportation and a lack of

access to health care

• Students who do not graduate earn significantly less and provide less tax revenue for the

community. Attendance has been directly linked to the graduation and drop-out rates

Get Schooled: Absences Add Up Tool: see how absences impact academic achievement

https://getschooled.com/dashboard/tool/343-attendance-counts

Attend Today, Achieve Tomorrow

Don’t Let Absences Add Up

https://getschooled.com/dashboard/tool/343-attendance-counts

https://getschooled.com/dashboard/video/2035-i-m-an-oakland-school-kid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPZJFiNNFjQ

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On Tuesday, September 1st, Danielle presented information about the importance of school attendance to a packed audience at the monthly United Way Community Council meeting of non-profit agencies. Many of these agencies work directly with children and families and Danielle urged them to talk with students about how important being on time and at school every day is for high academic achievement.

Shout Out from Western High NJROTC Rod Butler, Master Chief, USN Retired

Western Alamance High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) Cadets Yuuki Butler, Hunter Gilbert, Joshua Sellars, and Johnathan Solorzano attended the annual NJROTC Leadership Academy at The Citadel, 22-27 June 2015. Cadet Butler represented Western Alamance as a returning cadet cadre to assist the staff instructors in training and leading 165 cadets at the academy. The objectives of Leadership Academy

are: to promote habits of orderliness and precision, and to develop respect for constituted authority; to challenge and motivate cadets to push toward their physical and intellectual limits, (cadets will continually be called upon to meet high standards of personal appearance, self-discipline, and meticulous attention to detail); to instill a high degree of personal honor, self-reliance, and confidence in each cadet by presenting a military environment in which cadets will

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be forced to rely upon themselves and their shipmates to study, work, and learn; and to enhance the basic attitude, knowledge and skills required to practice the art of leadership. The main objective of the Academy is to return a highly motivated cadet who will provide leadership for the unit for the next school year—a cadet who can come in and supervise, organize and train other unit members. The cadets ended the week with a graduation ceremony during which they received a silver shoulder cord to wear on their uniform, signifying the completion of Leadership Academy. Congratulations, Warriors!

Shout Out to Global South Graham Elementary Elizabeth Price, Principal

These pictures represent part of the South Graham Elementary Global Schools journey! The first pictures are from a 3rd grade unit that use African flags to determine the area and perimeter of the flags based on the stripes in each flag.

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In 5th grade, the class discussed point of view and how it changes from the beginning to the end depending on what the characters do.

Shout Out to Our Community Hero: Larry Conte, Principal at Newlin Elementary Check out the story in the Times-News about Principal Conte being surprised with an award from Representative Mark Walker of the Sixth Congressional District: http://www.thetimesnews.com/article/20150902/NEWS/150909748 Ms. Westmoreland, assistant principal, and Newlin staff and students kept the event a secret in advance. Students created congratulatory cards to give to Mr. Conte, and Congressman Walker presented Mr. Conte with a flag flown over the U. S. Capitol Building. Representative Walker announced Mr. Conte as a Community Hero over the intercom to the entire school after the ceremony had ended. Cheers were heard around the building!

Photos courtesy of Sam Roberts/Times-News

http://www.thetimesnews.com/article/20150902/NEWS/150909748

http://www.thetimesnews.com/article/20150902/NEWS/150909748

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More photos of the FUN event!

Congratulations, Mr. Conte

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Shout Out to Cummings Cavaliers: What’s Great About Burlington on WXII12

Check out the 2 video clips from WXII News 12 on this week’s What’s Great About Burlington Day event! Go Cavaliers! So proud of your school spirit and community commitment!

http://www.wxii12.com/news/cummings-cheerleaders-perform-at-wxii-celebrates/35079686

http://www.wxii12.com/news/food-donation-by-cummings-track-team/35061962

Shout Out to Kassidy Gerringer/ABMC Bonnie Roane, Principal

Congratulations to Kassidy! Kassidy Gerringer is a Middle College senior who has taken

advantage of what AB Middle College at ACC has to offer. Although she began taking courses

in Veterinary Science during her first year at Middle College, this past summer

she realized her real passion was in welding. With the welding credits she

earned this summer and her current welding classes, she is on her way to

achieving her goal. She currently has earned 23 college credits and will add six

to that this fall semester. After graduation Kassidy plans to continue with

welding and earn her associate’s degree. She already has lined up a potential

employer who has expressed interest in hiring her when she graduates. Check

out her story in the link from WGHP Fox 8 about nontraditional paths for high

school seniors:

http://myfox8.com/2015/08/31/more-students-exploring-non-traditional-options-after-high-school/

Michael Lane from ABSS Outreach Services is also featured in this story.

Shout Out from Smith Elementary Lindy Smith, Teacher & Librarian

Smith is going Global!! The Seabees at Smith have taken on a

major task this year. We are becoming a VIF Global School. Each

grade level will concentrate on a specific area of the world to

explore while they are teaching the regular curriculum. We have

been lucky enough to acquire some new staff members with a

global flair as well. There are four new VIF teachers who have

joined our staff from different parts of the world. Kedwin Guillen

(pictured at left) is joining us from Honduras. He is the new

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asked what he likes most about being in America he said he loves teaching here. The one thing

that has been hard to get used to is moving around from one place to another. He is from a very

small town and to find someone’s house there, one just gives the color of the house. He is not

used to the fact that the houses all have numbers here! The main language he speaks is a

mixture of Spanish, French and English. Kedwin is expecting his wife to join him on September

17th.

Eric Luna is the new 3rd grade SPLASH teacher. He comes to us

from Barcelona, Spain. He says it is the best city in the world. He

has 5 years of experience and he has taught in Spain as well as

Nicaragua. The thing he likes best about being here is the

inclusivity. He loves how the staff members have opened their

arms to him. His first language is Spanish but he also speaks

Catalan and English.

We have two other VIF staff members

joining us from the United Kingdom! Liz Palmer, our new Kindergarten

teacher, is from Leicester, England. She has 3 years of experience

teaching. She really has enjoyed the friendliness of everyone in the

states. She has had to get used to driving everywhere, because where

she used to live she could just walk everywhere she went! She has spent

a lot of time in America both studying abroad and on holiday. She has

been to Iowa, Boston, New York, San Francisco, Hawaii and

Washington, D.C.

Tracy Morris comes from Leek, Staffordshire,

England. She has 18 years of experience with three of them being in

Colorado 12 years ago. During her first year she taught in New Zealand. The

thing she likes most about being here is the lifestyle. She enjoys being able

to get to open spaces like the mountains so easily! The Seabees are so

lucky to have these new staff members on board as we begin our new global

adventure.

These new faces have brought a renewed energy and sense of culture to

Smith. It’s going to be a great global year! Welcome to our new Seabees!

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Shout Out from Broadview Brie Butler, Principal

SMOD is Smart!

Submitted by 6th Grade ELA/SS Teacher Faith Howell and students of the Wonka Team

SMOD (Standard Mode of Dress) at Broadview is

brand new this year, and there is a lot of attention

on these middle school students in their khakis

and tucked-in polo shirts! The teachers will tell

you that they look wonderful and that, simply

watching them enter the building on the first day

of school was a powerful thing. They seem to

walk a little taller, take themselves a little more

seriously, and look like they are ready to get

down to the serious business of learning. But

what do the students think? We asked some 6th

graders to share their experience with SMOD so

far, and here are some of their thoughts...

"It's much easier to get ready in the morning because I

have less options. I thought I would hate it, but it's

actually nice to not worry about what other people think

about my outfit. They think it's fine because they're

wearing the same thing."

"SMOD has helped me because what I would wear

mostly got me bullied in the 5th grade, but I have not

been bullied yet in 6th grade. I think it has been easier

making friends because we can only wear the same

few things so they can't look at me and think I only get

off-brand clothes."

"Lots of kids used to get bullied about what clothes they wear or

how they dress. Now, if someone talks about how you dress

they are making fun of themselves because they have the same

stuff on. Another reason is that you don’t have to worry about

the way you dress won’t getting you in trouble with kids and

adults. Also, because you don’t have to be pressured to wear

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stuff that other people think is cool."

"We look more professional in uniforms and also look smarter in uniforms, too."

"Some people think that Broadview is a bad school, but now they think "Wow...they look like

they go to a good school," and they ask us what

school we go to and we say "Broadview Middle,"

and they say "Broadview?!" So, wearing SMOD

helps us a lot with other peoples’ opinions and it

make us us look good. They see what we really

are now."

"It was the first day of school I was nervous

especially when I was wearing these uniforms,

but when I entered the school I realized I am not

the only one who is wearing these uniforms.

Then I felt more safe in the school because no

one is gonna pick on anyone.”

"It has been great so far. I actually kind of like

that we are having to wear uniforms because

we look we are hardworking and mean

business. When people see us with our

uniforms they say that you look great today.

Yesterday, when I was getting off the bus, a

lady told me and my sister that we look great in

our new uniforms."

We Show Our Bobcat Pride!

Shout Out to Graham High

Coming soon to the home of the Red Devils—

a new marquee sign donated by local

business, Indulor. More details coming, but

the new sign looks great already!

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