Parent Teacher Magazine Rowan-Salisbury Schools January 2014 | Page 9

Awards & Accomplishments
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Rowan-Salisbury employees that received the “Customer
Service Award” were recognized at the October Board of Education
meeting. Staff are nominated and recognized for achieving excellent
customer service skills as demonstrated throughout the district.
Anyone may nominate a Rowan-Salisbury employee for this honor.
Forms are located on our website. Employees are: Janet Bingham,
Secretary at Southeast Middle School and Joy Childers, Teacher at
North Rowan Elementary School.
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West Rowan High School held the first fall festival event,
“Falcon Fest,” in October with approximately 350 children from the
community attending. Children enjoyed fun activities such as games,
a bounce house, face painting, corn-hole and much more! Many
students came dressed in costumes to add to the festivities. WRHS
collaborated with the Rowan County Sheriff’s Department in hosting
the Safety Pup and McGruff the Crime Dog to promote a higher
awareness for safety during this season.
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West Rowan High School students placed in a recent local
competition. Clint Euchner placed second in the Junior Division
Tractor Driving Contest and Tyrell Allison placed first in the Senior
Division Tractor Driving Contest. Jason Steel finished in third place in
the Senior Division. Jason Chester is the FFA teacher.
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Former North Rowan High School Coach Robert Steele
received the “2013 National Coach of the Year for Track & Field” as
presented by the National High School Coaches Association.
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The SHS Girls Golf Team won their 3rd consecutive 1A/2A
State Championship title. The Coach is Dale Snyder. Team members
include: Shelby Holden, Madeline Hoskins, Caroline Parrot, Isabella
Rusher, and Grace Yatawara.
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The SHS Boys Soccer Team won their 2nd consecutive
2A State Soccer Championship. The coach is Matt Parish. Team
members include:, Bobby Cardelle, Lucas Capito, Philip Simons, Zack
Sukkasem, Clint Comadoll, John Canipe, Emmy Turcios, Nick Greene,
Carlos Zanudo, Luis Diaz, Michael Brown, Reilly Gorkey, Max Fisher,
Christian Uribe, Landon Goodman, Joshua Lynch, Matt Washko,
Ahmedin Salcinovic, and Andrew Kalogeromitros. The assistant
coaches are Frankie Cardelle, Kolya Baker and Taylor Strode.
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The SHS Girls Tennis Team won their 6th consecutive 2A state
tennis championship. The Coach is Scott Maddox. Team members
include: Alexandra Drye, Anna Flynn, Madeline Hoskins, Kathleen
Mowery, Kayla Honeycutt, Kathryn Rusher, and Grace Steinman.
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ERHS students participated in the NorthWest FBLA Regional
Competitive Events at South Caldwell High School in Hudson, NC
on December 7, 2013. 1st Place: Sarah Brady- Accounting I; Drew
Pethel- Future Business Leader; Caleb Johnson- Public Speaking
II. 2nd Place: Chris Collum- Business Calculations; David AndrewsBusiness Communications; Joe Brooks- Computer Applications. 3rd
Place: Rachel Eller- Public Speaking I; Maya Staunton- Business
Procedures. All of these students will move on to the state FBLA
competition in March!! FBLA Advisers are: Cindy Adkins, Becky
Sabo, Blaire Goodale & Kurt Misenheimer.
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Mr. Phil Kirk presented the “Phillip J. Kirk, Jr. Honored
Educator Scholarship” to the Rowan-Salisbury School’s Teacher of
the Year, Alex Reynolds at the October Board of Education Meeting.
The scholarship will cover the cost associated with a five-day
seminar to NCCAT (NC Center for the Advancement of Teaching).

Fight the Flu!
PREPARE YOURSELF TO STAY HEALTHY

B

attling influenza,
a.k.a. the flu,
isn’t a pleasant
experience. The fever,
body aches, fatigue and
runny nose can make you
feel lousy. Each year, more
than 200,000 people are
hospitalized and 36,000
die from flu complications.
Protect yourself and others
with these bug-battling
guidelines.
GET VACCINATED
A yearly flu vaccine is the
first and most important
step in protecting against
the flu, says the Centers
for Disease Control and
Prevention. The vaccine
is especially important for
people at high risk for flu
complications, such as
young children; pregnant
women; people with
chronic health conditions
like asthma, diabetes or
heart and lung disease;
people age 65 and older;
healthcare workers; and
people who live with or
care for high-risk people.

GET MOVING
Research shows that
regular exercise boosts
your immune system and
decreases your risk of
getting colds and the flu.
If you do get sick, exercise
can cut the number of days
you’re out of commission
in half. How? Physical
activity may help flush
bacteria from the lungs,
which could lower your
chances of getting a cold
or the flu. Exercise also
sends antibodies and white
blood cells (the body’s
defense cells) through
the body more quickly to
detect illnesses faster. Aim
for at least two-and-a-half
hours of activity a week.

TAKE TIME TO SNOOZE
Sleeping is your body’s way
of recharging your immune
system. The neurons that
control sleep work closely
with your immune system.
Cytokines, the chemicals
your body produces
while fighting infection,
are powerful sleep

inducers, which explains
why you’re so tired when
you’re battling a bug. On
average, most a