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Submitted by jenny_hunter on Fri, 12/13/2024 - 3:18pm
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National Technical Honor Society Inductions
During two ceremonies that were held on December 4th and 5th, Transylvania County Schools inducted 102 students into the National Technical Honor Society, which is the honor society for Career and Technical Education. These students have excelled in learning employability skills, which they will take and build on throughout their careers. Transylvania CTE students earned 1,754 credentials in 2023-24 and are No. 2 in the state for their attainment rate, 83.5%. To achieve membership in the National Technical Honor Society, students must meet the following rigorous academic standards:
- Have a 3.0 or higher unweighted overall GPA and 3.25 or higher unweighted GPA in CTE courses;
- Have been recommended by two teachers, at least one being a CTE teacher;
- Have completed a CTE career pathway, which consists of 3 courses; and
- Demonstrate scholarship and skill.
Congratulations to the following new members of the National Technical Honor Society for 2024-2025!
BHS Seniors
Eric Alvarado-Ramirez
Raul Alvarado-Ramirez
William Anders
Emma Bailey
Maxwell Bailey
Maxton Ballard
Annaly Baron
Alaana Bennett
Steven Bohn
Cynthia Boyd
Zion Brown
Marguerite Coyne
Raphaella Athena Dabao
Gabriel Delgado
Lotus Draegen
Ephraim Drennen
Michelle Drennen
Miles Felty
Miles Foster
Dillon Galloway
Jackson Garrett
Saya Geer-Hardwick
Isabelle Gentle
Ava Gorman
Isabella Gravley
Elsie Hobbs
Grace Hogsed
Abigail Huter
Savannah James
Madison Judy
Brogen Justice
William Kittrell
Hannah LaFever
Keenan Loomis
Jesus Lopez De Los Santos
Kaitlin Lovett
James Manoogian
Elena Masters
Zander McCall
Ella Mooney
Leo Murray
Patience Pandolfo
Emma Parker
Mya Parlier
William Presnell III
Zane Romero
Adeline Schultz
Addison Shober
Lillian Skeen
Ezra Stubbs
Kayla Studt
Kevin Valencia-Vega
Cooper Weaver
Judson Weaver
Zoey Whitmire
AVonta Whitmire Jones
BHS Juniors
Victoria Brown
Ayanna Carter
McKayla Chambers
Janaysia Cornett
Cole Cubbison
Paige Dinsdale
Kenadie Dodson
Sarayd Dugan
Jack Friedman
Brooklyn Hill
Gracelyn Jackson
Jenna Kingdon
Sophia Kirk
Aaron Lopez-Cervantes
Jackelyn Mejia-Perez
Ian Merritt
Sophia Miguel
Greysen Motley
Joshua Nelson
Carter Powell
Julia Sherrill
Luke Weaver
RHS Seniors
Hunter Arnold
Matthew Barton
Tarron Boley
Garrett Connor
Colton Dodson
Hayley Hogsed
Addison McCall
Addison McCall
Jonathan McCall
Carter Mendes
Lillian Orr
Nathaniel Owen
Kreed Smith
Brayden Waters
RHS Juniors
Hope Cook
Walter Gunther
Addyson Houston
Ryan Lamb
Kirsten McCall
Wyatt Owen
Tristin Powell
Avery Pressley
Jack Santaloci
Braylon Simmons
County Schools Receive Growth Awards for 2023-2024
Six of the Transylvania County Schools were recently recognized by the North Carolina State Board of Education and Department of Public Instruction for student performance during the 2023-2024 year:
Brevard High School
- Certificate of Achievement for Outstanding Graduation Rate of 96.8%
- Exceeded Academic Growth Award for exceeding expected academic progress for students during the 2023-24 school year
Brevard Middle School
- Academic Growth Award for achieving expected academic progress for students during the 2023-24 school year
Pisgah Forest Elementary School
- Academic Growth Award for achieving expected academic progress for students during the 2023-24 school year
Rosman Elementary School
- Academic Growth Award for achieving expected academic progress for students during the 2023-24 school year
Rosman High School
- Exceeded Academic Growth Award for exceeding expected academic progress for students during the 2023-24 school year
Rosman Middle School
- Exceeded Academic Growth Award for exceeding expected academic progress for students during the 2023-24 school year
DRS 1st Place Christmas Parade Float
Many of our schools and programs participated in the County's Christmas parades in early December. Davidson River School teamed up with Pisgah National Forest and won 1st place for their float that included students playing the Taiko drums in the Brevard Parade—Impressive!
Congratulations to Ashley Owen
Please join us in congratulating School Health Nurse Ashley Owen who successfully completed the requirements for National School Nurse certification last month. Board certification in school nursing is a formal recognition of advanced knowledge, competence, and a personal commitment to excellence in the specialty practice of school nursing on behalf of the better health and education of school-age children. School Health Nurse April Owenby states, “We are so proud of her and know that she would never share this amazing accomplishment. Our small but strong school nurse team has all obtained national certification now.”
TCS School Nutrition Receives Award
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has awarded the Transylvania County Department of School Nutrition the Rural Non-Congregate Innovation Award for their efforts to reach and feed as many children as they could by using a home delivery mobile route system and offering two pick-up meal sites at Champion Park Pool and Brevard Middle School. The School Nutrition Program served over 26,000 breakfast and lunch meals last summer. Well done!
T.C. Henderson Teachers Attend Mathematics Conference
T.C. Henderson teachers, Angie Reese and Samantha Jones, recently attended the NC Mathematics Conference in Winston-Salem. We are proud of Ms. Reese and Ms. Jones and all of our teachers that are committed to continuous learning to improve instruction. Reese and Jones will share strategies learned with all staff at TCH.
BHS Alumni Named Davidson Rhodes Scholar
BHS 2020 Alumni, Madeline Dierauf, was recently named as a Davidson College's prestigious Rhodes Scholar. Dierauf is currently a senior at Davidson and plans to pursue her master's degree in American Studies and Philosophical Theology at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Madeline is a songwriter and musician, who plays the fiddle in her band, The Wilder Flower. See the full article on Madeline's accomplishments:
Backpack Buddies
On Wednesday, December 11, volunteers from the Ed Center staff, School Nutrition, the Transylvania County Schools Education Foundation, Grace Brevard Church, and school counselors and social workers worked at the Education Center from 8:00–9:30 a.m. packing 300 bags of food for students to take home over the Christmas break as part of the TCS Backpack Buddies Program. Our thanks to everyone for taking the time to help ensure that children have access to nutritious food during the holidays when schools are not in session.
Can’d Aid Donates Instruments to PFES
The Can'd Aid Organization visited Pisgah Forest Elementary School on Friday, December 6 with a few presents in tow! Can’d Aid partnered with Woody Platt & Company. to give Pisgah Forest Elementary School's music program new guitars and banjos. Ms. Hazel Ketchum is the music teacher at PFE and was thrilled to receive the donation. Platt & Co. gave a musical performance before revealing the presents to the students. Afterward, the student's string instrument cohort came up on stage to play a few songs, including Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, with the members. Students and staff sang along, excited with the new gifts from Can'd Aid and filled with the Christmas spirit! Can’d Aid partners with nationally touring bands to facilitate instrument donations in underserved school districts nationwide. They also rally volunteers to assemble art kits for kids in foster care, assemble and donate bikes and skateboards for deserving youth in underserved communities nationwide, build and maintain access to trails and parks, and more. For more information, visit https://candaid.org/.
Brevard Bands Winter Concert
The Brevard Bands Winter Concert featuring the Brevard Middle School 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Bands and the Brevard High School Wind Symphony will be held on Tuesday, December 17, at 6:30 p.m. at the Porter Center Auditorium, Brevard College. Admission is $5.00.
Rosman Students in UNCW Honor Band Festival
Congratulations to Rosman High School students Camden Stamey, Ayden Gibson, and Kadin Chaga for being selected to participate in the 13th Annual UNCW Honor Band Festival that was held on Saturday, December 7, 2024 in Kenan Auditorium at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Kadin plays Bass Clarinet, Camden plays Flute, and Ayden plays Alto Saxophone. Tiffany Hurley is the Band Director for RMS and RHS.
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