Parent Teacher Magazine Rowan Salisbury Schools March 2014 | Page 10

NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATIONS & RENEWALS Congratulations and high accolades to the following Rowan-Salisbury teachers for achieving the prestigious status of being a National Board Certified Teacher and for those NBCT teachers that received their Renewals. The NBCTs were honored and recognized at the January Board of Education meeting. A special celebration is planned for this Spring in honor of these amazing teachers and their accomplishments. NBCT Coordinator Dana Robertson and her husband “Dr. Rob” have been working with the NBCTs. National Board Certifications Laura Allen South Rowan High CTE, Early Adolescence – Young Adulthood Leslie Foster Hurley Elem English As A New Language, Early & Middle Childhood NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION RENEWALS Congratulations to the following RSS teachers that have renewed their certification as a National Board Certified Teacher: Brenda Sokolowski Knollwood Elem Generalist, Middle Childhood Tara Hoffman West Rowan Middle PE, Early & Middle Childhood Jeanna Gregory Millbridge Elem Generalist, Middle Childhood Meredith Abramson Early College English Language Arts, Early Adolescence Tamara Jones Millbridge Elem Generalist, Early Education Amy Collins Overton Elem Generalist, Early Childhood Melanie Blount Woodleaf Elem Generalist, Early Childhood Deborah Beck Faith Elem Generalist, Middle Childhood Ashley Miller China Grove Middle Math, Early Adolescence Sonja Nicolosi Woodleaf Elem Generalist, Early Childhood Jennifer Nelson Woodleaf Elem Generalist, Early Childhood Julie Schull Granite Quarry Elem Library Media, Early Childhood – Young Adulthood Jill DeBord Southeast Middle Generalist, Middle Childhood Scott Bosch Salisbury High English Language Arts, Adolescence & Young Adulthood David Overcash South Rowan High CTE, Early Adolescence - Young Adulthood Congratualtions to all of our teachers. Congratulations to our student winners in the Martin Luther King Essay Competition!! Rowan-Salisbury students were recognized for winning honors in the MLK, Jr. student essay competition at the January Board of Education meeting. Those in attendance at the school board meeting at the opportunity to hear essays read and written by: • Alex Blumenthal from Overton Elementary - “What Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.s Speech Means to Me” • Savannah Morgan from West Rowan High - “50 Year Later - How Much of Dr. King’s Dream Has Been Realized” The winners in the Elementary school division were: 3rd Grade Division 1st Place Nayeli Hernadez 2nd Place John Robbins 3rd Place Linnea Dream Rufty Honorable Mention Eli Guerrero Woodleaf Woodleaf Woodleaf Woodleaf 4th Grade Division 1st Place Makayla Johnson Jaharrie Jackson Bostian Elementary Hurley Elementary 8 • March/April 2014 • Parent Teacher Magazine  Elementary Elementary Elementary Elementary 2nd Place Anna Rymer Ellison Frick 3rd Place Maddy McDaniel Christina Wooten Honorable Mention Jordan Cline 5th Grade Division 1st Place Phoebe Hollingsworth Alex Blumenthal 2nd Place Devyn Lasker 3rd Place Natalie Lusk Ben Blumenthal Honorable Mention Scarlett Cruz Bostian Elementary Overton Elementary Hurley Elementary Hurley Elementary Bostian Elementary Overton Overton Overton Overton Overton Overton Elementary Elementary Elementary Elementary Elementary Elementary The winners on the High school division were: 1st Place Geovani Hidalgo Savannah Morgan Salisbury High West Rowan High 2nd Place Sadie Hannold 3rd Place Parker Williams Honorable Mention Caleb Cranfield West Rowan High West Rowan High West Rowan High