Parent Teacher Magazine Rowan-Salisbury Schools Jan/Feb 2017 | Page 5

Salisbury Schools Win State Grand Prize Award
Rowan-Salisbury Schools was awarded one of NC School Boards Association ’ s most prestigious annual awards during a luncheon at the group ’ s annual conference held in Greensboro in November .
The district received the grand prize for ‘ Excellence in Educational Programs ’ and was specifically recognized for its digital and instructional transformation .
“ Our emphasis on literacy , problem-based learning and technology is making a difference ,” said Superintendent Dr . Lynn Moody . “ This award is a testament to the fact that transformation is happening in our schools and the rest of the state is taking note .”
Dr . Moody and school board members Jean Kennedy , Dr . Richard Miller and Susan Cox were present to receive the award on behalf of the district .
Focusing on Literacy … Student Receives National Recognition for Reading
Shive Elementary student wins Achieve3000 summer contest
Congratulations to Ezekiel “ Zeke ” Brown for being a Grand Prize Winner in the Achieve3000 Summer Contest . There were only six ( 6 ) grand-prize winners that were chosen from thousands of participating students across the nation ! Only students that completed the 40 activities with a minimum 75 % score qualified for this honored award . Zeke was recognized and honored at the October Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education meeting during the “ Celebration ” segment on the agenda . Vickie Smith & Jonathan Charney , from Achieve3000 , made this special presentation to Zeke .
Congrats to ERHS FBLA – Regional Champs 2016
East Rowan ' s FBLA students placed in the top four of regionals this past Saturday at Fred T . Foard High School and will be moving on to the state competition in March :
Business Communications - 3rd Place - Carmen Fraley
Computer Applications - 2nd Place – Trey Dry
Database Design & Applications - 1st Place - Sean Incardona and 2nd Place - Nathan Pressley
Future Business Leader - 1st Place - Leah Wyrick
Job Interview - 2nd Place - Faith Faller
Introduction to Information Technology - 1st Place - Tyler Johnson
Public Speaking I - 2nd Place - Bailee Hepler Public Speaking II - 1st Place - Leigha Bennet
Spreadsheet Applications - 1st Place - Shannon Mahaffey
Word Processing - 2nd Place - Vallie Vazquez
North West Vice - President Candidate - Dakota Jacobsen
Congratulations to all of our qualifiers !!!
The following advisers were in attendance : Cindy Adkins , Becky Sabo and Scott Drye .
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