Summer 2014 - New Hanover County Schools

SUMMER 2014
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
“Have a safe and happy
summer!”
“I hope everyone has a wonderful and
safe summer, full of laughter, fun and
rest! We will see you on August 22, 2014
at the Back-to-School Convocation.”
Dr. Tim Markley
Superintendent
(We hope your summer is this much fun! Pictured: Pre-K students from
Williams having oh-so much fun at Ashton Farm during a field trip.)
End of Year
Schedule
May 26
Memorial Day
Holiday
June 13
Last Day of
Traditional School
June 14
Traditional High
School Graduations
p.2 2014-2015 EDUCATORS OF THE YEAR Photos to come after June 10th Banquet
p.3 WE
NHCS!
These pages are dedicated to showing the love for our dedicated and AWESOME NHCS employees!
p.4 2ND ANNUAL TEACHER TROT
p.6 BEST FOOT FORWARD 2014
p.11 NHCS LIVES UNITED
p.12 RECENT BOARD RECOGNIZED EMPLOYEES
p.13 WWAY TEACHERS OF THE WEEK
p.14 EMPLOYEE NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Send your news announcements to
heather.miller@nhcs.net
p.15 WAVES SURVEY
p.16 THIS & THAT Employee classifieds
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the Public Relations
Department. Please
submit news to:
heather.miller@nhcs.net
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2014-2015
Educators of the Year
The 2014-2015 NHCS Educators of the Year will be
recognized at a banquet held on June 10th, 2014. At
the banquet, the Principal of the Year will be
announced, as well as the high school, middle
school and elementary school Teacher of the Year
and the overall NHCS Teacher of the Year.
Congratulations and thank you to all teachers for
your hard work and dedication to students!
Melissa Gillespie,2013-2014 Regional Teacher of the Year.
Pictured left to right: Dr. Susan Hahn, Mrs. Marcia Kearns,
Mrs. Melissa Gillespie, Dr. Rick Holliday, and Dr. Tim
Markley.
The 2014-2015 Overall Teacher of
the Year will be provided a brand
new 2014 Prius to drive, courtesy of
Hendrick Toyota of Wilmington!
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Wells Fargo is the proud
sponsor of the Educator
of the Year banquet.
Penny Rogers
Courtney Alleborn
Pamela Highsmith
Heather Bass
Donna Davis
Lyndsay Bloech
Judy Creech
Barbara Ussary
Deborah Southerland
JoAnne Kaluzny
Brent Hall
Maria Zimmerman
Colbey Garrison
Sonya Oates
Kris Florea
Dawn Allan
Wendy Downing
Bailey Oelslager
Taylor Spear
Dee Perry
Laura Jolly
Meredith Kokoski
Richard Smith
David Tyson
Angela Royal
Aimee Bunker
Suzanne Meyer
Molly Davis
Jenifer Leeds
Stephanie Blackburn
Barbara Lucas
Justin Merrill
Emily Mason
Claire Caldwell
Molly Blair
Rebecca Clark
Sarah Veit
Sean Gould
Karen Marshall
Wanzalla Jackson
Maureen Hill
Meaghan Thomas
Summer 2014
Alderman
Anderson
Ashley
Bellamy
Blair
Bradley Creek
Carolina Beach
Castle Hayne
Codington
College Park
Eaton
Forest Hills
Freeman
Gregory
Hoggard
Holly Shelter
Holly Tree
Howe
Isaac Bear
Johnson Pre-K
Lake Forest
Laney
Mosley
Murray
Murrayville
Myrtle Grove
NHHS
Noble
Ogden
Parsley
Pine Valley
Roland-Grise
Snipes
Sunset Park
Trask
Virgo
Williston
Willliams
Wilmington Early College
Winter Park
Wrightsboro
Wrightsville Beach
WE
NHCS!
We would just
for you to share your
photos with your fellow NHCS employees!
Send them to the Public Relations
Department with a caption describing the
photo!
As a schoolwide incentive, four staff members of Anderson
Elementary School dressed up as the rock band KISS for the
day with a small (3 song performance) at the end of the school
day. The students were promised and challenged, if they
collectively raised over $6,000 then Mr. Fallon (PE and JRFH
Coordinator), Mr. Mathews (Music), Mr. Bayliss (Resource),
and Mr. Mullins (Asst. Principal) would dress up as members of
KISS and have a “performance” at the end of the day.
Anderson Elementary School raised over $14,300 for the
American Heart Association’s Jump Rope For Heart!
Kathyrn Penegar, 4th grade teacher at Ogden Elementary, received an
Intracoastal Realty grant which she used to purchase hands-on
educational supplies.
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NHCS
Occupational
Therapy
Department was recognized for
outstanding service and dedication to the
Occupational Therapy Assistant Clinical
Fieldwork program of CFCC. Accepting
the award on behalf of the OT
Department is Cindy Hancock, MS,
OTR/L, NHCS Lead for OT/PT Services.
Summer 2014
2nd Annual Teacher Trot 5k
and Fun Run
Anderson Elementary School won the award for “Most
Spirited.”
Codington’s Couch to 5K team participants include:
Misty Britt, Kristy Carter, Meghan Bennett, Peggy
McSteen, Katelynn Ashley, Lisa Klingensmith, Diane
Snow, Kristi Lowell, Lauren Kefalonitis, Catherine
Imperial, Kara Lilly, and Jenny Walters. (Not pictured:
Lateisha Dowd and Diane Fowler.) Codington won the
award for “Team Participation” at the race for having the
largest team.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:
Gold Level
Hendrick Toyota of Wilmington
Omega Sports
Ashton Farm
The Forest Hills’ team shows off their FHGES pride.
Supporting Sponsors- Barnes & Noble at
Mayfaire; Costco; Eddie Bauer; Franklin
Bread Company; Fresh Market; J.H.
Honeycutt Produce; No Regrets Athletics;
Port City Java; Trader Joe’s
The Murrayville team flexes their muscles after the race.
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Summer 2014
Are you registered to vote?
If not, go to dmv.org for more information on
registration.
The NC voter registration deadline is 25 days before
Election Day.
You will be eligible to vote in an upcoming election as
long as your application is received or postmarked by the
deadline.
The Holly Tree Elementary PTA surprised the staff by providing the
"Catch" food truck for lunch in honor of Staff Appreciation Week.
Staff members got to choose a taco with chicken, fish, pork, beef,
shrimp or a vegetarian taco. The head chef of Catch restaurant,
Keith Rhodes, appeared on the television show, Top Chef, and was
on-site preparing food for everyone.
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The teachers and staff at Trask Middle School wore matching Light it up
Blue shirts on April 2 for Autism Awareness.
It’s All About
Perspective
A Rare Glimpse
Epic Stay-cay
The staff at Forest Hills showed off their star quality at the 2nd Annual
Talent Show.
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Summer 2014
Best Foot Forward 2014
Best Foot Forward was a huge success this year,
as it is every year. The show could not go on
without these spectacular and hard working NHCS
employees:
PRODUCERS: Georgeann Haas,
Supervisor of Art Education, and Valita
Quattlebaum, Chief Communications
Officer
TECHNICAL DIRECTORS: Sheila Bron,
teacher assistant at Alderman, and
Paige MacGovern, theater teacher at
NHHS
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Johannes Bron
SPECIAL THANKS: Dave Spencer,
Director of School Safety, and Julia
LaBombard, Supplemental Services
Supervisor
SCHOOL DIRECTORS AND
CHOREOGRAPHERS
Laney Adventure Ensemble: Director- Melody
Bryan; Choreographer-Mary Beth Henderson
Laney Dancers: Director- Margaret Carr
Roland-Grise: Director- Jennifer Mueske
Ashley: Director- Jennifer Sugerik
Howe Pre-K: Directors- Bailey Oelslager and
Beth Peddle
Snipes: Director- Christa Faison
Gregory: Director- Richard Gemach
Bellamy: Director- Emily Propst
Ogden: Director- Lynne Stemke
Parsley: Director- Robyn Avery
Carolina Beach: Director- Heather Kurtz
Holly Shelter: Director- Jeremy Milligan
Forest Hills: Director- Jazzmone Sutton;
Choreographer- Sarah Graves
Murrayville: Director-Eduardo Somech;
Choreographer-Jackie Brinson
Hoggard: Director- Benjamin Horrell
New Hanover: Directors- Paige MacGovern and
Xavier Carteret; Choreographer- Olivia Williams
Castle Hayne: Director- Catherine Charles;
Choreographer- Megan Fede
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Summer 2014
As part of their Teacher Appreciation week and in celebration of Cinco de Mayo, Snipes Academy had a fiesta after school.
“Passion is simply pain that has
been harnessed and focused.”
-Unknown
Amelia Siebold of Bradley Creek was awarded
a $1,000 grant from PPD for Bradley Creek’s
Family Literacy Task Force Start-Up. As part
of our School Improvement Plan, the Task
Force will address the literacy deficits at home
for our K-2 ELLs. Bradley Creek will begin
sending themed literacy bags home with the
lowest-performing, lowest proficiency students
that will build literacy skills for the entire family.
Themed bags are centered around Science
and Social Studies concepts and will contain
manipulatives, fiction and nonfiction texts,
books on cd or Tag Readers, bilingual
vocabulary-building
games,
phonemic
awareness and phonics activites, math
activities, puzzles, links to online resources,
etc. Bradley Creek plans to launch the
“Themed Bag Initiative” at the beginning of the
2014-2015 school year.
Ogden PTA won a $4000 grant from the NFL Play 60 organization.
$2,000 goes to the nutrition / breakfast program at the school where
the staff will get a new POS laptop, coolers and other items needed
to promote healthy eating. The other $2,000 will go to promote a
walking program with a 5k celebration. Pictured: Patty the Peach with
the new “Breakfast on the Go’ machine, part of the new breakfast
program funded by the grant.
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Summer 2014
Snipes Academy of Arts & Design staff and their families rallied to
cheer on the survivors and friends in the Susan G. Komen Race
for a Cure 5K.
At Rachel Freeman School of Engineering staff members dressed in blue
in support of Autism Awareness Month.
Free, Confidential Counseling
Available for all NHCS employees
Ann Giers Foltrauer, CSAC
910-515-6214
Afoltrauer@ec.rr.com
4105 Fraternity Ct
Wilmington, NC 28413
Jennifer Leeds 4th grade teacher received an Intracoastal Realty
grant in March which she used to buy books and other supplies.
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Ms. Absi, Media Center Coordinator at Ashley High
School, participated in the National Library Legislative Day in
Washington, DC and spoke with our Congressmen about the
importance of libraries for students and adults. Pictured in the photo
(left to right) are Harriet Smith, Chair of the State Library and member
of the New Hanover County Public Library Advisory Board; Cal
Shepherd, North Carolina's State Librarian; Barbara Stripling,
President of the American Library Association; Dale Cousins, President
of the North Carolina Library Association and Joann Absi, President of
the North Carolina School Library Media Association.
Summer 2014
Student/Teacher/Military discount: 10% off total
purchase
Thanks to Gary Yankowski, janitor at Blair, for planting irises to
spruce up the landscape at the school. All of the Blair staff work
hard to make the school an inviting and clean environment.
Products include: Luggage/Backpacks/Travel Ware/
Outerwear/ Apparel
And Introducing Kids Outerwear-- Fleece/Down/
Rainwear (sizes 5-14) in store
*some exclusions apply
*only two adcodes per transaction.
Angela Sawyer of Bradley Creek was awarded a $150 grant
from Intracoastal Realty to purchase games that develop
higher-order, non-verbal thinking skills for English Language
Learners. Angela did an Action Research Project for her
Master's Degree exploring the underrepresentation of ELLs in
AIG programs. She identified this as an important issue at
Bradley Creek and is collaborating with our AIG teacher to
address it. The games from her grant will nurture logical
reasoning, critical thinking, and problem solving skills in an
effort to further develop the gifted potential of our ESL
students.
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Summer 2014
Sheila Wilkes, Debbie Duna and Carolyn McLamb dressed up to
celebrate Fat Tuesday. No monkey bread, but doughnuts will do.
Donald Cummings, Supervisor of Supplemental Services,
and Emma Jackson, Director of Federal Programs, go out
to support Mary C. Williams on an outing to Royal Palms
for Student Led Conferences.
“Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is.
Treat a man as he can and should be and
he will become as he can and should be.”
― Stephen R. Covey
The staff and students at Murrayville Elementary raised over $5,800 for
this year's New Hanover County Relay for Life. This achievement earned
their team gold level status for the second year in a row! Several staff
members were honored during this time as cancer survivors or caregivers
of cancer patients. The team held several staff cook-offs, spirit days, a
pie the staff event, two parents-night-out events, and had footprint sales to
raise funds for this great cause.
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The Lazy Pirate Restaurant at Carolina Beach offers
50% off to all NHCS faculty and staff on most
Wednesdays. The Lazy Pirate also supports NHCS
bands.
Summer 2014
NHCS Lives United
Hoggard raised money using the classic “Pie-your-teacherin-the-face” technique as one way to raise almost $3000
and the win “Best Performing School” award from the
United Way! Wanda Seed is the Hoggard UW Coordinator.
The 2013 United Way Campaign was a huge success! We
had 3 schools and 4 departments with 100% participation,
earning them Fuzzy Peach frozen yogurt. Thank you again to
everyone who donated during the campaign. NHCS
employees prove everyday that they have what it takes to Be
a G.I.V.E.R. (Give back. Invest in the future. Value your
brother. Encourage one another. Reach more.)
2013 United Way Campaign Results
The Human Resources and Finance Departments combined
forces to hold a family-style chili cook-off to raise money.
Valita Quattlebaum, Director of Public Relations,
accepted the United Way awards for the district.
NHCS won 6 awards, including the “School
District Leader for the Cape Fear Area” for the
third year in a row. Thank you to all of the
generous NHCS donors!
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Schools and departments with 100% participation earned Fuzzy
Peach frozen yogurt serves to them by Senior Staff. Pictured,
Dr. Holliday serves the staff at Holly Tree Elementary.
Alderman, Murrayville, Child Nutrition, Facilities Planning,
Testing/Accountability, and Transportation, also earned Fuzzy
Peach.
Summer 2014
Recent Board
Recognized Employees
The new and renewed National Board Certified teachers were
recognized at the April 1, 2014 Regular Board Meeting. Before the
Meeting, the teachers were treated to a reception.
Christina Morrison and Jamie Hardy of Bradley Creek received
the Board Heroes Award for their actions that went above and
beyond the call of duty to save the life of a student. Pictured:
Principal Jayne Kiker, Christina Morrison, and Assistant Principal
Jennifer Carey; Jamie Hardy was unable to attend.
To find out more about the Board Heroes Award and to make
a nomination, visit the Public Relations Department page and
click Heroes Award Nomination under the Forms tab.
The Cape Fear Chordsmen presented the district’s Choral
Department with a $1600 donation in support of choral music
education. Georgeann Haas, the supervisor of Art Education,
accepted the check on behalf of the Arts Department.
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Five schools were recognized for their excellence in executing
the PBIS program: Gregory Elementary, Pine Valley Elementary,
Rachel Freeman Elementary, Sunset Park Elementary, and
Wrightsboro Elementary.
Murray Middle School (pictured) and Roland-Grise Middle School
were recognized for their efforts to conserve energy at their
schools.
Summer 2014
WWAY Teachers of the Week
(Everyone knows NHCS teachers are incredible!)
Did you or someone you know win WWAY’s Teacher of the
Week award since the last WAVES edition but don’t see the
photo here? Please be sure to send the picture with a caption
to heather.miller@nhcs.net for inclusion in the web rotation and
in the next edition of WAVES!
Catrina Page, ESL teacher for Sunset Park Elementary
and Alderman Elementary.
Ms. Kimberly Holland, a kindergarten teacher at
Gregory Elementary.
Beverly Ladd, 2nd grade teacher at Pine Valley Elementary.
Bambi Rivenbark, Autistic Liaison for Anderson
Elementary.
Isaac Bear Early College High School's IT Academy
instructor, Sheila Sokolinsky was nominated by several
students who wrote letters of recommendations about her.
Jessica Marks, math teacher
at New Hanover High School.
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Summer 2014
Employee News & Announcements
C
ongratulations
Y
to Kiff and Laura
Kinkead on the birth
of their baby girl
Collins Cane
Kinkead on April 27,
2014. Kiff is a paraeducator at Williams
Elementary.
C
asmin Alzer,
SDA para-educator
at Ogden, married
Mark Bratcher
March 8, 2014.
S
arah Carroll,
teacher assistant at
Eaton married Craig
Sparks on May 2nd
at Church of the
Servant Episcopal
Church in
Wilmington.
ongratulations
to Mallory Wells of
Mosley PLC on the
birth of her
daughter Jordyn
Quinn Wells on
April 17, 2014.
S
arah
Gould,
kindergarten
teacher at
Ogden, and her
husband David
welcomed the
birth of baby
Asher Scott
Gould on March
30 at 5:50 p.m.
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LICENSURE INFORMATION
Summer 2014
Employee News & Announcements (continued)
S
J
usan Murphy,
Special Education/EC
chairperson and resource
teacher since 2007 at
Rachel Freeman
completed her Master of
Education in Special
Education with a
concentration in
behavioral and emotional
disabilities and autism
certification on May 10,
2014.
ill Larson,
school counselor
at Mosley PLC,
earned her
Licensure in
Executive School
Administration
from GardnerWebb University
in February 2014.
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1414 S. College Rd
Wilmington, NC 28403
910-798-8878
risty Prokop -
Virtual Academy
coordinator earned
her Master of
Education - Teaching
and Learning for
General Education
from Liberty
University May
2014.
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have a new addition to your family, or have any
announcement you would like to share?
Submit your news to heather.miller@nhcs.net
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Summer 2014
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Three (3) bedrooms; Two (2) full baths
$235,000 NEGOTIABLE
910-270-1639
One acre lot, totally fenced in with an automatic
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landscaped; Concrete horseshoe driveway; Above
ground pool, 22'x4' with deck; enclosed hot tub near
house; Deck on either side of the four seasons room
on back of the house; In ground irrigation systems;
Gigantic garage with loft for storage, can place four
cars, side by side, one in front of the other; Workshop;
Greenhouse with running water; Storage Shed; Grape,
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12x24' four seasons room with picture windows and
seperate heating/cooling system, only 3 years old;
Entire house newly renovated last couple of months;
Entire house laminent floors, bathrooms and kitchen
ceramic tile floors; All windows are thermapane and
house windows all tilt in for cleaning; On-Demand hot
water heater, fairly new; Heat pump, three years old;
Gas Log fireplace in LR; Gas heater in four seasons
room in case of emergency; House, workshop, storage
building all vinyl; Roof about 8 years old, in good
condition.
2005 Buick LeSabre Custom, low mileage, leather
interior, no mechanical issues, all the bells and whistles.
Asking $6800 or best reasonable offer. Please call
399-3203
if
interested
or
you
can
email sherri.quate@nhcs.net.
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Tutor available for students in grades 3-12. Master’s
degree in Special Ed. Areas of tutoring: reading,
writing, organization, strategies for ADHD, and
homework help. Contact Julia Edmonds @ (336)3911681 for more information. References available upon
request.
For Sale: Schwinn Elliptical machine, Model 420
Like NEW! Asking $250 (sells new for $499)
Please e-mail Lisa Schnitzlerlisa.schnitzler@nhcs.net or call 798-8628
"Bruno Electra-Glide Stair Lift; 16 steps; excellent
shape; $1200. Please call 910-791-4861 or 910-4092027"
THIS
& THAT
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classifieds page, THIS & THAT. Employees
may submit ads for items (for
sale/rent/wanted/etc) or to promote a service.
All ads should be submitted in writing to
Heather Miller via fax: 910-254-4477 or email:
heather.miller@nhcs.net.
Summer 2014