TAR HEEL LESSONS
For students and teachers
Getting To Know…
WEIGHT LOSS
Emmylou Harris
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Do you know… North Carolina recycles oyster shells to help make more m oysters? Oysters grow iin clumps on pilings and concrete but thei their favorite place to grow is on ot other oyster shells. The program collects used shells at coastal disposal centers and then puts th them in the ocean. A mound of shell shells, also called an oyster reef, helps help produce new oysters and provides provid a habitat for organisms such as crab crabs, small minnows and fish. Oysters also cclean water by feeding on plankton and waterborne p w particles. For mo ore about the N more North Carolina Oyster Shell Recycling Program, ca Recycl call (800) 682-2632 or visit www.ncdmf.net. The site includes inc a list of shell drop-off centers, as well as restaurants that recycl recycle shells.
Nearly 20 percent of North Carolina children ages 10–17 years old are overweight. To fight this growing trend, summer camps that focus on weight loss and exercise for children are available. Camp Shining Stars, a non-profit, co-educational weight-loss camp for youth ages 10 10–18, 18 helps raise self-esteem and teaches tools and habits necessary to lead hhab a hhealthy lifestyle. It’s he held on the campus of Ba Barton College in Wilson, aabout 45 minutes east oof Raleigh. Wellspring AAdventure program hhelps boys and girls aages 11–17 achieve high levels of acti activity and weight loss. Activities include hiking, whitewater rafting, rappelling and rock climbing. Wellspring’ss N.C. program is held at Camp Hope, about 15 minutes from historic Mt. Pisgah in the Blue Ridge Mountains. For more information, visit www.campshiningstars.org or www.wellspringadventurecamp.com.
Teacher: What happens when you throw a green rock into the Red Sea?
Student: It gets wet.
Born: Born April 2, 1947, in Birmingham, Ala. Known for: Versatile songwriter, musician and singer of pop, folk, alternative rock and country music Accomplishments: Harris grew up in a military family and spent most of her childhood in various North Carolina locales. She attended high school in Woodbridge, Va., where she graduated as class valedictorian. Harris studied drama at UNC-Greensboro on scholarship before leaving to pursue a musical career in New York City. She recorded her debut album, “Gliding Bird,” in 1970 on Jubilee. Unfortunately, her album sank in the fray following the label’s bankruptcy. Despite other personal and professional challenges, the young Harris prevailed and went on to win 12 Grammy Awards including several Best Female Country Vocal Performance awards. Eight albums have gone gold, as well as “Trio,” recorded with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt. A sought-after duet partner, she has sung with Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Joan Baez, Waylon Jennings, Tammy Wynette, Lyle Lovett, Elvis Costello, George Jones, MaryChapin Carpenter and Sheryl Crow. In February, her distinct, crystalline vocals and other musical achievements earned her a place in the Country Music Hall of Fame. A longtime social activist, Harris organizes Concerts for a Landmine Free World to benefit the Vietnam Veterans of America foundation’s efforts to assist innocent victims of war. She founded an animal shelter in Nashville, which she assists in her spare time. Quote: “With the Constitution they set something in motion that is a pretty extraordinary document and a recipe for the way you would want people to live.”
CAMPS KIDS
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