Parent Teacher Magazine Cabarrus County Schools May 2014

CCS Students Celebrate BioMoto Success Three CCS middle school teams were winners in several categories in the recent BioMoto Capstone competition held at Rockingham Speedway. Congratulations to the following schools and teams: Invention Showdown Champion: Northwest Cabarrus Middle School Titan Pride Team Peak Body Champion: J.N. Fries Magnet School Team Gerbil 2nd Place: C.C. Griffin Middle School Spark Plugs Team Richmond Gage Team Spirit Award: C.C. Griffin Middle School Genesis & Spark Plug Teams Register Now for Summer & Fall Classes! Classes for children beginning at age 2! ur out o k Chec es! lass C Certified to Teach by Dance Masters of America The BioMoto STEM Challenge is a four-part challenge comprised of Peak Body, Invention Showdown (apparatus design), Peak Mind, and a Pit Crew Challenge. Over two semesters, these four components are collectively designed to provide student participants with an inquiry-based curriculum centered around STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), physical fitness, and nutrition. Peak Body and Peak Mind winners result from overall physical performance assessments and demonstration of skills and knowledge mastered, respectively. The culminating event, held in the spring at Rockingham Speedway, determines victors for both the Invention Showdown (apparatus design) and Pit Crew Challenge. Results from those two competitions’ components are combined with previous results from the Peak Body and Peak Mind components to determine the overall BioMoto STEM Challenge Grand Champion. Students Selected as Critics for Blumey Awards Three CCS students have been selected as critics for the Blumey Awards, Charlotte’s version of the Tony Awards for high school students. A dozen high school students were selected from a field of 23 to serve as this year’s Blumey Awards critics. These students also will compete for The Charlotte Observer Critic Award, which will be awarded by Observer journalists. The teen critics are not the judges for the Blumeys – theater experts tackle that task. Instead, the teens will write reviews of the performances for the arts section of the Observer. Congratulations to: Katie Iacovelli – Jay M. Robinson High School Theatre has been her passion ever since her first “big” play in 8th grade, A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Iacovelli plans to major in English and minor in Film Studies. She enjoys writing and is considering a career in screenwriting. Elizabeth (Beth) Kingaby – Central Cabarrus High School She is passionate about the power of communication – from the theatrical stage to the political one. Kingaby participated in last year’s CCHS Blumey production of Next to Normal. She is excited to hone her skills as a critic in preparation for her career as a political journalist. Shannon Sullivan – Hickory Ridge High School Involved in the theatre since 7th grade, Sullivan has loved writing her entire life. She has performed in productions of Urinetown and Grease: School Edition and is thrilled to represent HRHS as a Blumey Student Critic. our ting eason! C el ebra th S 69 • Ballet • Hip Hop • Pointe •Sacred • Tap • Pre-Dance • Jazz • Pre-Ballet • Modern • Hippity Hop • Wiggle & Whirl! Visit the Dance Shoppe an Authorized dealer. 2810 Poplar Tent Road, Suite 100 Concord, NC Located at Frye’s Lake Plaza 704-782-1915 www.cabarrusdance.com Parent Teacher Magazine • May/June 2014 • 3

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