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GCS Students Will “Read Across America”

GCS students will join millions across the country in the ninth annual “Read Across America Day.” The day coincides with Dr. Seuss’s birthday, and many schools and community organizations will hold events to encourage children and adults to read a book. The Guilford County Association of Educators (GCAE) will hold an event at the Jamestown Public Library from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. For more information, please contact Mark Jewell, GCAE president, at 336-299-9601.

Parents and community members will join Archer Elementary students in reading toward the goal of completing 12,000 books in one day. If the school reaches the goal, students will vote on a challenge for Principal Patrice Brown to complete at the end of the year, including wearing roller skates for a day or kissing a pig. For more information, please contact Ms. Brown at 336-294-7335.

Kiser Middle Multicultural Showcase

Kiser Middle will celebrate the variety of cultures represented in Guilford County at its “Passport around the World” showcase on March 3 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Students and families who attend the showcase will get their “passports” stamped at each display as they enjoy cultural food, music and dancing. In preparation for the event, students are studying different cultures in their social studies classes and making decorations for the displays. For more information, please contact Sharon McCants, principal, at 336-370-8240.

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Senior Project Provides Teddy Bears to Brenner Children’s Hospital

Northwest High senior Megan Hitchcock delivered 85 Build-a-Bear teddy bears to Brenner Children’s Hospital on Feb. 20 for her senior project. Hitchcock, who plans to pursue a career in pediatric medicine, knew she wanted to base her project on helping children, so she developed a charity called “Hope in a Teddy Bear.” Her goal was to put a Build-a-Bear in the arms of every child at the hospital. Through donations from neighbors, friends and family, Hitchcock raised enough money to build a bear for each patient. She also donated books, puzzles and movies for the hospital’s playrooms. For more information, please contact Angelo Kidd, principal, at 336-605-3300.

Battleground Kia Students of the Month

Battleground Kia named Peyton Sterlin Echols of Sumner Elementary, Courey Casterlow of Kiser Middle and Lauren Shepard of Southeast High the January Students of the Month. The students each received a $50 Visa gift card, a $50 Barnes and Noble gift card and a plaque congratulating them on their success. Teachers nominate students each month who have demonstrated a positive spirit, a willingness to help classmates and who are exemplary students. For more information, please contact Brian Clarida, Sumner principal, at
336-316-5888; Sharon McCants, Kiser principal, at 336-370-8240; or Ralph Kitley, Southeast principal, at 336-674-4300.

Northwest High Advances to State Science Olympiad Competition

Northwest High received the second place honor at the Regional Science Olympiad competition on Feb. 21 at UNC-Greensboro. Northwest’s team will advance to the state competition held at N.C. State University in Raleigh April 24 and 25. Grimsley High, Page High, Ragsdale High and The Early College at Guilford also participated in the regional competition. For more information, please contact Angelo Kidd, principal, at 336-605-3300.

GCS Teacher Needs Votes to Win Classroom Makeover

Kimberly Cofer, an eighth-grade teacher at The Academy at Lincoln, hopes her classroom will receive a makeover. She is one of six semi-finalists in Expo’s Classroom Makeover Contest.  Her classroom has received $2,000 in Expo supplies already and it will be awarded a $25,000 makeover if it receives the most votes on Expo’s Web site. Voting is underway at www.expoclassroommakeover.com/officedepot and will be open until March 8. For more information, please contact Rodney Boone, principal, at 336-370-3471.

GCS Students Are Presidential Scholar Applicants

Six students from GCS are eligible to apply to the prestigious Presidential Scholars program. These students are Benjamin Bucior, Emily Ford and Rajlakshmi De from Northwest High, Elizabeth Rodenbough and Jack Woolard from Grimsley High and Alexander Koceja from Weaver Academy. In May, the Presidential Scholars Foundation will announce the 141 students who are chosen from across the country to participate. For more information, please contact Samara Johnson, supervisor of high school counseling, at 336-370-2331.

Dudley High Names Speech Contest Winners

Dudley and the East Greensboro Rotary Club named three students winners of the school-level Rotary Against Drugs Speech Contest on Feb. 13. Junior Susan Thomas won the first-place award and competed in the district speech contest on Feb. 21. Seniors Reggie Johnson and Aowd Ali received second and third place, respectively. The Rotary Club honored the students at its Feb. 17 business breakfast. For more information, please contact Jesse Pratt, principal, at 336-370-8130.

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Guilford County Schools is the third largest school district in North Carolina serving more than 71,000 students at 120 schools. With approximately 10,000 employees, the district’s mission is to graduate responsible citizens prepared to succeed in higher education or the career of their choice.

Guilford County Schools is a national leader in providing specialized schools and instructional programs designed to meet the educational needs of a culturally diverse citizenship. For more information, visit the district’s Web site at www.gcsnc.com.