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BHES Reads With ACC Mascots
Students at Beverly Hills Elementary welcomed
special visitors on Friday, Dec 4th — all 14 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) mascots! Students and
mascots participated in a school-wide assembly designed to emphasize the importance of literacy and
attending school everyday. Mascots acted out The
Book with No Pictures by BJ Novak as BHES Principal Aimy Steele read it aloud. United Way Central
Carolinas, the Academic Learning Center, and the
ACC partnered to bring this event to BHES students.
HiRMS Raises Breast Cancer Awareness
Hannah Jiang, a 7th
grader at J.N. Fries Magnet
School, won 1st place in
the Carolinas Freedom
Foundation Patriotism
Art Contest. Hannah was
recognized at the American
Airlines Freedom Breakfast
at the Hilton Center City in
Charlotte on Nov. 9th.
The Freedom Breakfast
consists of more than 700
veterans, sponsors and
guests that gather annually
to celebrate and honor those who have served our country
in the Armed Forces.
J.N. Fries also had a 2nd place winner in the contest,
Justine Keever. Both students’ artwork, along with all
of the other entries, will be displayed in the American
Airlines Terminal at Charlotte Douglas Airport.
Students at Hickory Ridge Middle School honored
those fighting and those who have lost their battle
with breast cancer. During the month of October, nine
students organized a school-wide “pink out” to raise
awareness about the disease. While everyone was
decked out in pink, a photo was coordinated to have
students form the shape of an awareness ribbon.
These students that led the breast cancer awareness
movement:
Danielle Cooper
Eshika Singh
Derek Prillaman
Madison Pyne
Anna Cornelius
Noelle Edwards
Marin Pillsbury
Abigail Roller
Kate Thompson
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JNF Student Wins Patriotic Art Contest
PES Celebrates Veterans
Patriots Elementary School
fifth grade students held
a Veterans Appreciation
Breakfast on Nov. 10th.
During the month of
November students
interviewed a Veteran
and wrote a report about
their experience to share
with the class. Some
students interviewed
family members and others
were put in touch with a
Veteran and made a new
friend! Students organized
the program and breakfast
for their Veterans. Fifth
graders were responsible
for creating decorations,
thank you cards, goody
bags, poetry, music, and
getting food donated.
Patriots AIG students
provided entertainment for
the morning.