Parent Teacher Magazine Cabarrus County School March/April 2016 | Page 10

Odell Elementary School
Wins Grand Prize
W.R. Odell Elementary School received $10,000
from MyEnergyKit.org, The National Theatre for
Children, and Duke Energy.
The school was randomly selected from a pool of
224 entries collected from 115 schools in 5 different
states. Schools earned entries into the drawing
each time 75 students signed up for an energy kit,
which includes energy-efficient light bulbs and
showerheads. Odell earned 8 entries after 286
students signed up. Congratulations!

HRMS Teacher Receives
4-H Honor

Board
Cork news
WHES Kindergarteners Hold Pajama Drive
The kindergarten classes at Weddington Hills
Elementary School collected more than 75 pairs of
pajamas for a Pajama Drive in conjunction with Scholastic
Books. Scholastic paired the classes with a local agency
and donated a matching number of books to the same
place!

Susan Keever, teacher
and 4-H Coordinator at Harris
Road Middle School, was
named the North Carolina
4-H After School Volunteer
Leader of the Year. Susan
was recognized in February
at the North Carolina
4-H Volunteer Leaders’
Conference in Raleigh.
Keever created the 4-H
club at HRMS, which has
been meeting successfully for
three years. Club members meet twice per month and
enjoy cooking, learning about nutrition, hands-on STEM
activities and various service learning projects.

HRMS Dance Ensemble Crowned State Champions
Harris Road Middle School’s Dance Crew recently was named the 2015 N.C.
Association for Scholastic
Activities Middle School Jazz/
Hip-Hop State Champions!
More than 30 middle and high
school ensembles competed
in the first-ever state final
competition on Dec. 5th in
Raleigh.
This the inaugural year
for the school’s Dance Crew.
LaShawn Summers, teacher
at Harris Road, is the group’s
coach.
Congratulations, HRMS
Dance Crew!
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MPHS Teacher Named
NCHBA Teacher of the Year
The North Carolina Home Builders
Association named Ryan Shaver,
masonry teacher at Mount Pleasant
High School, the 2015 Construction
Trades Teacher of the Year. The
award honors outstanding teachers
dedicated to educating today’s youth
in the construction trades.
Shaver was chosen from nominees
from around the state and was
officially recognized at the NCHBA 4th
Quarter Board Meeting & Installation
on Dec. 10th in Charlotte, where he
received $500 and a plaque.
Congratulations!