Ike Emerson Appointed to
US Naval Academy
Congratulations to East
Rowan High School senior
James I. (Ike) Emerson for
his appointment to the United
States Naval Academy. This
appointment provides a worldclass 4-year degree and
commission as an officer and
leader in the United States Navy
or Marine Corps.
Additionally, Ike received a
‘Letter of Commendation’ from
the National Merit Scholarship
Program.
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Power of 10-Math
Millbridge Elementary students collaborate in teams and
have fun working on the Power
of 10-Math assignments pushed
through Schoology; solving a
mystery during Literacy Block;
and working together to graphout their thoughts.
Proud of you Ike!
Early College Receives State Recognition
for 100% Graduation Rate
Congratulations to the
Rowan County Early College
for being recently honored
by State Superintendent Dr.
June Atkinson at the state
‘Graduation Achievement
Awards Recognition’
ceremony. Rowan County
Early College was among
11 districts and 60 schools
across the state to earn
North Carolina’s Highest
Graduation Rates for 20142015.
The Early College
received the ‘100%
Graduation Club’ designation that is given by the
state to schools achieving a 100% four-year cohort
graduation rate. This
also includes schools
that have been open
for at least four years
and have 10 or more
students in the cohort.
Rowan-Salisbury
Superintendent Dr.
Lynn Moody, Early
College Principal David
Miller, and Executive
Director of Secondary
Education Eisa Cox
represented the district
at the celebration
luncheon held in
Durham, NC. They
were presented and
received a plaque at
the luncheon.
Helping Students Become College & Career
Ready
In addition to the MacBook Air laptop, all high school
students are provided with additional learning software to help
them become career and college ready.
Our district’s number one goal is literacy. We are excited
that all students will have access to Achieve3000, an interactive
software program tailored to each student’s reading level to
elevate their reading, writing, and critical thinking skills.
High school students will all have access to Discovery
Education TechBooks These interactive digital textbooks
provide up-to-date, current and relevant resources for students
and teachers. TechBooks assist student learning in a variety of
ways including audio, video, images, and digital investigations
and real-world application of math and science.
High School students will once again be provided Method
Test Prep. This program is designed to strengthen learning rigor
and provide resources for students to be successful on the ACT.
Full ACT test prep and practice materials are available through
this program at no cost to the students and can be used both in
school and out of school.
We are so excited to provide our students and teachers
with great resources to extend their learning and help them to
become College and Career Ready!