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Education

  • Drummer teaches lessons of respect

    Funding provided through a Brunswick Arts Council Grass Roots grant is bringing to life the character of “Mufasa, the wise and noble Lion King.”
    The Communities in Schools (CIS) After School Program has contracted with Cheick Sissoko, an accomplished African drummer from West Africa, to teach students from Lincoln and Town Creek elementary schools about the diverse world and how cultures differ, both now and in the past.

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  • Education briefs

    High makes dean’s list at SCAD
    Rebecca High of Bolivia has been named to the dean’s list at Savannah College of Art and Design for the fall 2012 quarter.
    Full-time undergraduate students who earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher for the quarter receive recognition on the dean’s list.

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  • SBMS students honored with Good Neighbor awards

    South Brunswick Middle School and the Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce recognized 30 outstanding students at its fall Good Neighbor breakfast.
    Students were chosen by the teachers for demonstrating a positive work ethic and exemplifying a good “neighbor” in their school.
    Keynote speaker for the event was Dr. Mike Reaves, who encouraged students to continue on the path of being a good citizen.

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  • Education briefs

    Virginia Williamson honors students with awards
    Virginia Williamson Elementary School has recognized the following recipients for its first nine-weeks awards:
    First grade
    Principal’s award: Josue Cifuentes-Lopez, Amtra Daniels, Tanner Fields, Chevy Gaughf, Ava Hinson, Kerstynn Klass, Bailey Klutzz, Brennan McFadden, Courtney Weston, Tyrieck Woodard.
    Citizenship: Hellen Browning, Teyah Clemmons, Grace Dibenedetto, Morgan Furr, Michael Hernandez, Kaylein Ouellett, Leah Renegar, Reyna Syrianah, Justin Ward, Kamyriah Webb.

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  • Philanthropist honored for supporting area students

    Ken Hoffman, board member for Communities in Schools of Brunswick County Inc., and CEO of Cygnus Technologies, was recognized by the Cape Fear Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals as an exemplary advocate for students.
    His compassion and commitment to the community is evident through his support in helping sustain dropout prevention programs in Brunswick County middle schools.

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  • County 4-H’ers take project to Southport Elementary

    Brunswick County 4-H members Bobbi Jane Lawrence and Owen Bell attended Southport Elementary School’s Nov. 15 PTA meeting and helped facilitate a science-learning experience for other students in attendance.
    By using this year’s National Youth Science Day experiment kit, the Eco Bot Challenge, they engaged in a hands-on activity that allowed students to engineer their own robots and control surfaces.

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  • ATMC awards $30,000 in education grants to area schools

    ATMC has awarded $30,000 in grant funds to 18 programs intended to enhance the educational opportunities of Brunswick County students and residents. The cooperative recently honored the recipients with a reception at ATMC’s corporate headquarters in Shallotte.
    Recipients commented on the programs for which the grant funds are intended and the impact they should have on area students. Those receiving funding were:

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  • Town Creek kindergarten students re-enact pilgrim’s lives

    Is Town Creek Elementary an ideal place to settle? Kindergarten students have been blending past and present by imagining themselves as pilgrims arriving at Town Creek Elementary from England to settle and live. They have been exploring the school and surrounding areas evaluating sources of water, food and shelter to meet their needs.
    What did they discover? Town Creek Elementary is not suitable for the pilgrims; therefore, they constructed their own model settlement.

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  • West Brunswick Interact students travel to New York City

    West Brunswick High School Interact Club members had a weekend to remember Nov. 2-4.

    They flew to New York City and experienced the recovery efforts after Hurricane Sandy hit the city a week earlier.

    “The Interact Club of West Brunswick High School was very fortunate to have the chance to attend National Rotary Day at the United Nations,” Millie Venegas, a West Brunswick High School teacher and Interact sponsor, said.

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  • WBHS’s ‘The Giving Tree’ project visits Waccamaw School

    Students in West Brunswick High School’s Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) class visited third-grade students at Waccamaw School on Nov. 9.
    They brought books students had chosen in AVID’s “The Giving Tree” project, a reading-sponsored book drive for third-graders.
    Waccamaw third-graders thank AVID students and project coordinator, Ashley Hughes, organizers said.
     

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