Parent Teacher Magazine Rowan-Salisbury School January 2015 | Page 10

Young Organist Competition
Alden Wright, a member of the
band program at Jesse Carson
High School, recently won the
Young Organist Competition
sponsored by the American
Guild of Organists, Columbia, SC
Chapter.
The first round was a recorded
audition and Alden was selected
as one of three finalists. His
competition included a student
from the NC School of the Arts,
and a home schooled senior who
is now at the Curtis Institute.
Alden was selected as the
winner and part of his prize was
to perform a solo recital in Columbia, South Carolina in
November at Shandon United Methodist Church.

Board
Cork news
NC Honors Chorus

Three students recently represented Rowan-Salisbury Schools
in the NC Honors Chorus. Kaitlyn Burgess from East Rowan
High School, along with Nate Cobb and Marshall Barbee from
South Rowan High School participated in the NC Honors Chorus
held at the Music Educator Conference in Winston-Salem.
These students experienced a rigorous audition process, where
175 students were selected from approximately 2000 auditions. Both South Rowan and East Rowan high schools have
a long history of choral excellence and consistently have students selected for this prestigious choir. Jan Gore is in her 25th
year as choral director at South Rowan and Dean Orbison is in
his 19th year as choral director at East Rowan.

South Rowan High Teacher Named
National Agriscience
Teacher Of The Year
South Rowan High School teacher David Overcash has been
named the 2014 Region V National AgriScience Teacher of
the Year as recognized by the National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE).

Carson High Students Address
State Board of Education

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In December, two Jesse
Carson High School students
from Mrs. Kirkpatrick’s World
History class addressed the
NC State Board of Education.
Lynea Casper and Faith
Morris were invited to speak
on the collaboration with
India through The Center for
International Understanding.
The students presented the
Prezi they made on global
poverty and discussed
what they gained from the
collaboration experience. The
students were able to meet
the school board members
and State Superintendent
June Atkinson. This was an
excellent opportunity and honor for students.