Jamestown News - Wednesday, December 30, 2015 - A7
LOCAL REVIEW
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• 2013 Wyndham Championship runnerup Jordan Spieth sets records at Masters tournament with win.
MAY • Koury Corporation plans to annex Guilford College Road/Jamestown Parkway/High Point Road property into Jamestown. • Veterans Resource Center opens at GTCC.
American. • Car overturns in Deep River off Harvey Road. • Jamestown featured in “North Carolina NOW” program on UNC television. • Supporters begin
T.G. MADISON
NYLA ALLEN • GTCC’s Nyla Allen named a 2015 NCAA Division II First Team All-
campaign to name Ragsdale High School media center for former principal T.G. Madison. • Jamestown Elementary School PTA treasurer charged with embezzlement. • Beer sales return to
golf course after cooler is installed in pro shop. • Orthodox priest Father Christopher Foley does double duty in a rock and roll band. • Jamestown celebrates Memorial Day with parade. JUNE • Ragsdale teacher Erin Pellarin, resigns over text message of a “racial” nature found on her cell phone. • Greasy discharge smells up area around Lowes Foods on Guilford College Road. • Jamestown bypass project could move up several years. • Historic society receives federal grant for repairs to Richard Mendenhall house. • Tim and Cheryl Smith coordinate Project Raymond to aid the Tim Smith, left, and Raymond Payne unload a truck of household goods into temporary storage until the items can be given to a homeless person or family homeless. transitioning into permanent housing. (Continued next week)
Schools recognized for growth and achievement Two Guilford County Schools were recognized for making significant improvements in student education during the past year.
The Piedmont Triad Education Consortium (PTEC) named General Greene School of Science and Technology and Jamestown Middle School
as Guilford County’s 201516 Signature Schools. Jamestown Middle showed the most growth of any GCS school. Dr. Trent Vernon, principal at
School Bites Local educators attend NCCAT Jennifer T. Gibson of Florence Elementary School and Jana D. Ritter of Millis Road Elementary School attended programs held at the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, a recognized national leader in professional development programming for our state’s teachers.
Increasing teacher effectiveness is fundamental to improving public education. NCCAT provides teachers with new knowledge, skills, teaching methods, best practices and information to take back to their classrooms. NCCAT conducts a wide variety of high-quality professional development for pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade teachers.
SOUTHWEST – continued from page A6 Amanda Dumont, Katelin Dvorscak, Nicholas Edwards, Zara Ehsan, Brea Eller, Kwizera Ester, Mary Katherine Frye, Erin Gamba, Carolyn Gimenez, Jeannie Giordano, Elizabeth Gomez, Kaitlyn Green, Satvir Grewal, Giselle Guevara, Kelsey Harrelson, Madison Harriman and Jazmyne Harris. Also, William Hasinger, Jason Hawn, Carson Hebert, Cecilia HernandezSalazar, Caroline Hollins, Haley Horton, Aaliyah Humphries, Lauren Hutcheon, Dylan Ireland, Ariel Jackson, Andrienne Jones, Erin Jones, Justin Jones, Keziah Jones, Dylan Joseph, Anthea Kiang, Ian King, Eric Labaziewicz, Aanchal Lal, Kameron Langley, Jade Ley and Brandon Link. Also, Kasey Love, Haseeb Mahmood, Madelene Maners, Cecilia Marenick, Makena Markert, Ryan Martinez, Cori May, Emory McGlaughlin, Brandon McNeela, Molly Metcalfe, Jacob Minnick, Allison Mode, Tatiana Molina Marciales, Lucas Morris, Courtney Mueller,
Kiarra Mueller, Kamryn Neese, Jennifer Nguyen, Amanda Nicolas and Max Oakley. Also, Tindall Pearson, Esperanza Peral, Donald Petree, Jullian Petty, Samaria Pickenpack, Faith Pierce, Kamryn Powell, Sworup Pradhan, Caitlin Prochnow, Mary Purcell, Laraib Rasool, Charles Roberts, Jonathan Samuel, Kelsey Samuel, Makenna Samuel, Iphigenia Sarrimanolis, Ler Say, Joshua Schnepf, Rachel Scott, Victoria Seals and Beyond Faith Seltzer. Also, Madison Sentner, Dahyun Seo, Zain Shamsi, Zada Small, Bryant Smith, Trinity Smith, Zhou Smith, Ayman Sohail, Jailene Sosa Marzano, Veronica Specht, Sarah Sprouse, Tyanna Spruiell, Joseph St Louis, Amanda Stevens, Kenneth Stoddard, Kristen Taylor, Noah Taylor, Taylor Thoden, Rachel Thompson, Mytien Tran, Nila Tyson, Caitlin VanVoorhis and Jacob Vazquez. Also, Abby Verouden, Kylea Vetsch, Kristopher Walton, Melane Wardlaw, Sean Whalen, Miah
Whitlow, Rodney Wilds, Lauryn Williams, Jordan Willis, Jasmine Wilson, Tenaj Wilson, Lauren Woodby, Mary Catherine Wright, Nathaniel Yingling, Christian York, Sedeq Younger and Cristal Zeballos. Grade 12: Imran Al Nafiee, Jorge Alamillo, Clifford Alexander, Olivia Allen, Jordan Alston, Margaret Alvstad, Tanequa Armstrong, Nexxis Arroyo Gonzalez, Christopher Ash, Lailah Assar, Stefano Augugliaro, TariQue Bacchus, Clare Bachman, Mukuwa Baffoe, Amanda Barata, Nicholas Bayne, Angel Becerra, Srijana Bhattarai Chhetri and Collin Black. Also, Victoria Blackwood, Ashley Blume, Amanda Bowman, Margaret Bowyer, Brett Bradish, McClellan Brown, Thomas Brown, Tampa Bumba, Victoria Byerly, Celina Campbell, Jahad Carter, Cydney Chamblee, Ghania Chaudhry, Colton Cheviron, Dipti Chhetri, Cameron Clark, Alexis Confer, Savannah Crews, Julieanna Crooks, Nia
As I See It
by Shirley Adkins, Womack Publishing, Star Tribune There is so much said these days about “political correctness,” using the word holidays instead of Christmas and all the “trappings of Christmas.” I’d like to tell you how I see it. I celebrate Jesus’ birth on December 25. We do not know exactly when He was born, but I like having a specific day set aside to honor the greatest Gift this world has ever known. One way I celebrate is giving… yes, “store-bought” gifts. But, also gifts of food, time, love, fellowship with friends and family. I enjoy decorating because it says “this is a special time.” I enjoy the beauty of houses decorated in festive colors to brighten up the world that can be so harsh a lot of the time. At my age, I know there is no person named “Santa Claus” who rides through the air with flying reindeer. But, I do believe in the spirit that Santa represents, the spirit of giving and love. The commercialism at Christmas (and other holidays) is definitely a way for businesses to make money. But, we live in a worldly world. We don’t have to be like the world, but we do have to live in it. When I found out there really was no Santa (or Easter bunny or tooth fairy), I never once thought of my parents as liars. I only realized I had outgrown my childhood fantasies (often to be replaced by adult fantasies). But, I still looked forward to the light, love and brightness of those seasons. So, for those who do not wish to celebrate the birth of Jesus our Savior on December 25 or who do not want to add to the commercialism by buying gifts or those who do not want to decorate with lights and trees, etc… it’s your choice. Do what you want to. But don’t mess with MY celebration. “For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6) Praise God for His unspeakable Gift!
Jamestown Middle, credits the school’s growth on collaboration with teachers, students and parents. “Administration understands the importance of empowering teachers, and the voice of the teacher is recognized, heard and valued at Jamestown Middle,” says Vernon. “Teachers must be empowered, but so must students and parents. Students take an active role in their learning, and parents are encouraged to join their student on his or her educational journey.”
General Greene was recognized for significantly closing the achievement gap between white and African-American students in reading proficiency (by about two-thirds) and math proficiency (by half). “General Greene values experiential learning, both on and off campus. Through field trips, all students get exposed to the application of ideas being taught in the classroom,” says Principal Terri Collins. “Annual oncampus events, such as the General Greene State Fair
and the Technology Fair bring experts to our campus from which students can learn. Thoughtful science instruction through experiments, kits and projects also helps build problem-solving skills.” “These schools are a great example of how both traditional and magnet schools are able to meet students where they are and help them get to where they need to be,” said Dr. Nakia Hardy, Chief Academic Officer for Guilford County Schools.
Cureton, Grace Davis and Makayla Davis. Also, Rodney Davis, Jalyn Degraffenreid, Hannah Dickerson, Nathan Doucette, Stephen Doucette, Heather Drab, Zackary Dunn, Handy Duong, Wahab Ehsan, Steven Elliott, Dylan Fendrich, Michael Forcadela, Madison Foster, Arianna Fox, Cameron France, Nathan Furrow, Jasmine Gaines, Angel Garcia Salinas, Tibaa Ghazi, Katie Goldsmith, Janelys Gonzalez Velez and Michael Graham. Also, Kayla Graves Sumo, Mickayla Green, Hunter Greene, Mollie Grose, Melike Guzel, Matilda Guzman Cano, Zachary Hager, William Hales, Sean Hardy, Seth Harris, Matthew Hawn, Alexander Heap, Brandon Hedgebeth, Riley Heiges, Nicholas Heilborn, Katherine Henriques, Madeline Henry, Cameron Hill, Mason Hill, Stacie Hodges, Alexandra Holland and Kalen Holliday. Also, Long Hong, Ryan Howard, Khaled Humaidan, William Hutcheon, Grandis Hyatt, Ihotu Ijaola, Larissa Isenhower, Aaron Jackson,
Ji Yeon Jeong, Catherine Jobe, Andre Jones, Jessica Jones, Roderick Jones, Spencer Jordan, Patrick Kabler, Kayleigh Kellum, Paige Khan, Alexander Kline, Jordan Kokx, Zoe Lambeth, Cassandra Leavitt-Lytle, Da-Won Lee and Woolim Lee. Also, Ryan Lilly, Jacob Linville, Nicholas Lugo, Sarah MacEldowney, Maricruz Macias Villalpando, Ali Mahmoud, Nicole Makhlouf, Lemar Martin, Victoria Martinez, Justin Matthews, Makayla Mayes, Dustin McCracken, McKinley McCurry, Jordyn McKinney, Zelda Meetze Hernandez, Gabrianna Melendez, Noah Melton, Rohit Merugu, Steven Michel and Hannah Mills. Also, Seungki Min, Kaymon Mitchell, Sophia Nagy, LaQuantis Neal, Kevin Nguyen, Vivian Nguyen, Jacob Novotny, Brianna O’Connor, Elin Oom, Tomas Ortega, Hunter Pace, Brianna Pappas, Reece Parillo, Colin Parks, Krupa Patel, Nolan Patrick and Mitchell Peck. Also, Andrea Pham, Hunter Pichon, Calyssa Ponder, Charles Poston,
Braxton Price, Kayla Quick, Katherine Rancer, Gumaro Rauda Santibanez, Janessa Rawlings, Andres Retamales Romero, Branson Rives, Dillon Rubalcava, Zachary Ruleman, Amy Saavedra, Dylan Sampson, Tyrik Samuels, Caitlyn Schlaudecker, Iustin Scobercea, Noah Secor and Radita Shams. Also, Logan Shaw, Holly Shields, Cole Shina, Bayley Shiver, Cynthia Shyirahayo, Julliane Sison, Matthew Slomski, Kianna Smith, Anthony Sohan, Stephanie Sorensen, Alexia Stanford, Amy Stanton, Meredith Stringfellow, Spencer Stringfellow, Kiersten Tanner, Chase Taylor, Kaitlyn Tedder, Spencer Teer, Shannon Thomas, Faith Tonkins, Cindy Tran and Ivonne Velez-Santiago. Also, Rafael Vergel De Dios, Stacy Vestal, Grace Vu, Mayia Warren, Ashleigh Watson, Brianna Watson, Hakis Watson, Erica Weaver, Colton Weeks, Hunter Weiss, Chandler Whitten, Aleia Wiggins, Juwan Wrenn, Shiyang(Vincent) Xiao and Sola Yun.
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