Parent Teacher Magazine Rowan-Salisbury Schools May/June 2019 | Page 10

Nc Farm To School Art Contest Winners China Grove Elementary student Kori Morton received exciting news when her artwork was chosen as a winner in a state art competition. She was even more excited to learn that her artwork will be featured in the 2019-2020 NC Farm to School calendar. Kori is one of the 13 state winners, whose artwork was selected from 3,414 entries and will be featured in the state calendar. Kori’s artwork is scheduled to appear for the month of July. The following China Grove students also received honorable mention for their artwork submissions: GRADE Kindergarten STUDENT Lila White Khloe Hudson 1st Grade Hayden Johnson Parker Stewart Ashley Landaverde Aquarius Miller-Allen 3rd Grade 4th Grade Ava Valles Gabriel McDuffie Izaiah Brooks Congratulations to all these students who were recognized recently by the Board of Education during celebrations. China Grove Elementary Principal Lea Anne Thomas, CGE Art Teacher Michelle Allen, and CGE School Nutrition Manager Tara Lomax all attended the celebration to honor the students. Lisa Altmann is the School Nutrition Manager for the district. This marks the first year for the implementation of CGE being designated as an A+ Arts Integration School. A+ schools use the arts to transform education by integrating arts into other subject areas and other subject areas into the arts. There are sixty other schools in NC with the designation of A+. RSS Student Showcase for NC Legislators In April, students and teachers from North Rowan High, Knox Middle, and West Rowan Elementary schools were given the awesome opportunity to showcase their work for our state legislators in Raleigh, NC. They presented to a stunned crowd how technology helps to transform instruction and student learning across our district and the state. Students took this occasion to share what they are learning in areas of personalized playlists, design thinking, and problem-based learning to leaders such as State Superintendent Mark Johnson, Lt. Governor Dan Forest, NC Representation Craig Horn, as well as other state legislators and business representatives. Rowan-Salisbury teachers Ashley Holshouser, Sally Schultz, and Alexis Greer were very proud of their students in their presentation skills and excitement for personalized learning. Our RSS Innovation Coach Amie Caudle accompanied the students and teachers. 8 • May/June 2019• Parent Teacher Magazine  Congrats to ERHS Chorus A big congratulations to the singing mustangs from East Rowan High School! The ERHS Chorus recently participated in a 2019 competition event held at Virginia Beach/Norfolk, Virginia. Students were excited to receive the following awards: Men's, Women's, Mixed, and Gospel Choirs all received first place and Superior ratings Mixed Choir received Champion Choir Status AND ERHS won Grand Champion Choir for entire festival!!! Congratulations students! Dean Orbison is the Choral Director for East Rowan High School.