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Submitted by jenny_hunter on Fri, 04/16/2021 - 12:51pm
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National Assistant Principals Week
April 5-9, 2021 was National Assistant Principals Week and a time to honor the dedicated and hard-working professionals who contribute so much to student success. Please join us in celebrating our assistant principals for the strength, resiliency and leadership they exhibit every day---and especially during this past year:
Melanie Armano, BES
Jenna Sorrells, BHS
Mick Galloway, BHS
Andrew Healy, BMS
Laurie Kleppe, BMS
Tammy Greenawalt, PFES
Julie Queen, RHS
Public School Volunteer Week
National Public School Volunteer Week, April 19-23, 2021, provides an opportunity for schools and families to honor the dedicated volunteers whose contributions support student success. To the parents, grandparents and community members whose experience, expertise, and passion make a difference in the lives of students every day, we say “thank you for all that you do.”
Kindergarten Registration 2021
A reminder that kindergarten registration for the 2021-2022 school year is taking place April 19-23 in all our elementary schools. Starting school is an exciting experience for young children and we want to be sure it is a positive one. All children who will be five (5) years old on or before August 31, 2021 are eligible to start kindergarten this fall. Visit www.tcsnc.org/k for enrollment forms and more information.
High School Accreditation Renewed
At its April 8, 2021 meeting, the North Carolina State Board of Education (SBE) granted high school accreditation to Brevard High School and Rosman High School for a new five-year period. The State Board has adopted rigorous academic standards for accreditation with a goal of continued improvement and higher student achievement. The high schools that wish to be accredited by the State Board must undergo a quality assurance external review consisting of a DPI review of three years of performance data and other data (e.g., demographics of honors and advanced placement course enrollment and an analysis of subgroup performance may be considered). A site visit may be conducted as well. DPI submits its findings and a recommendation to the State Board of Education. The SBE then decides whether to grant accreditation.
TIME 4 Real Science 2021 State Research Competition
Congratulations to the following TCS TIME 4 Real Science students who took top honors at the 2021 state-level research competition:
Graham Green and Isaiah Lefler: An Evaluation of Hydroponic Cultures Growing Spinach Utilizing Nitrifying Bacteria in Conjunction with Martian Resources
- 1st place Earth/Environmental Science, North Carolina Student Academy of Science
- Grand Award: Expenses paid trip to represent NC at the American Academy for the Advancement of Science Meeting in 2022
- 1st place Army Award, North Carolina Science and Engineering Fair
- Honorable Mention Biological Sciences A, North Carolina Science and Engineering Fair
Isabella Valadez and Justin Stegeman: A Spectrophotometric Analysis of Hydrogen Peroxide Efficacy and Antibacterial Activity in Local Western North Carolina Honeys
- 2nd place Chemistry, North Carolina Science and Engineering Fair
- Western NC Representative, North Carolina Student Academy of Science
Kathryn Hart: The Effects of Zero-Valent Iron and Iron (III) on the Performance and Electricity Generation Potential of Microbial Fuel Cells
- 2nd place Biotechnology, North Carolina Student Academy of Science
- Western NC Representative, North Carolina Science and Engineering Fair
Andy McKibbon and Lucy Murray: An Analysis of Change in Bird Mist-Net Captures and Overall Bird Density Between 2008-2019 at Big Bald Banding Station and the Greer Doppler Radar Tower
- 2nd place Advanced Environmental Science, North Carolina Student Academy of Science
- Western NC Representative, North Carolina Science and Engineering Fair
Bella Adrignola and Sullivan Malo: Analysis of Water Quality and the Presence of Microplastics and Macroinvertebrates in the Little River
- 3rd place Environmental Science, North Carolina Student Academy of Science
- Western NC Representative, North Carolina Science and Engineering Fair
Josh Kupras: Computational Evaluation of a Vectored Channel Wing
- 3rd place Technology and Engineering, North Carolina Student Academy of Science
- Western NC Representative, North Carolina Science and Engineering Fair
Jarek Stewart Karolewics and Nicole Vargas Sancho: Removal of Dead Wood Chestnut Trees with Local Fungi
- Society for In Vitro Biology Award, North Carolina Science and Engineering Fair
Frank Parsons, Ben Caroway, and Satchel Malo: Comparing Different Methods of Measuring Algal Cell Growth within Carrageenan Hydrogel
- Western NC Representative, North Carolina Student Academy of Science
- Western NC Representative, North Carolina Science and Engineering Fair
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