JCS Academic Calendar Dates *March 12—Early Release Day/Staff Development *March 21—Good Friday Holiday *March 24-28—Spring Break National Conference Champs! (New) The Selma Middle School Boys Basketball Team finished the 2007-2008 season with a 10-3 overall win/loss record and an 8-2 win/loss record in conference play. They tied with Four Oaks Middle School for the Johnston County Middle School Conference Championship. This marks the fourth consecutive year they have either tied or earned the national. “The team worked hard throughout the season to accomplish this title. The 2007-08 Selma Middle School Boys Basketball Team consists of Malik Adams, Donald Jones, Dalvin Stancil, Anthony Smith, Daryl Williams, Jermarcus Phelps, Carlyle Stephens, Montrel Shepherd, Michael Williams, Charles Humphries, Gilbert King, Quantez Leach, Robert Franklin and Kandez Allen. They are led by Coach Matthew Cuddington in his fourth straight conference title. For more information, please call Katey Rowley or Amee Smith at 919. 965.2555 JohnstonCounty Students Earn Spots on Concert, All-County Bands (New) Johnston County Schools announces the following Concert and All-County Band members. The sixth and seventh grade concert band members include: Abbie Haberkorn Alex Boykin Alex Crenshaw Allie Moran Allison Phillips Amber Allen Amberly Phillips Anna Monroe Avery Delmaine Bailey Coble Blake Wall Brittany Barker Chelsea Fox Christian Whitley Christina Jarman Cindy Diaz Colin Thompson Courtney Romero Danielle Griffin Danny Allen Darryel Jones DeeDee Hargett Demetrius Campbell Derrick Swick Devonte Herrera Deziree Baker Dylan Gooch Eric Davidson Evan Anderson Hannah Covey Heather Dickey Isaiah Short Jacob Motley Jaden Parnell James Mills Jana Horton Jennifer Littlejohn Jennifer Vrabel Jessica Antonio-Olguin Jessica Griggs Jonathon Purdy Jordan Chase Jordan Kirkpatrick Joseph Martin Joseph Tinker Joshua Edgerton Joshua Strahin Josie Guin Justin Clay Justin Harker Justin Reeves Justin Vanhousen Kai Des Etages Kaitlyn McAllister Karie Ducey Katie Swanson Kelly Parker Kenya Smith Khiana Williams Lane Dougherty Liz Parker Madison Barnes Matthew Hoskins Megan Wrench Michael Mallory Rebecca Withers Regine Norris Richard Furr Roxanne Baker Ryan Kronz Samantha Gibson Sarah Shively Seth Peele Taylor Wall Tia Sanders Tiffani Day Timothy Bunn Tyler Strickland Whtiney Gulvin Wolf Sparks The Eighth Grade Symphonic Band Members include: Alex Greco Alex Long Alexis Little Alina Brewer Allie Jarrett Allison Walt Annie Thornton Ashley Souza Austin Hopkins Brenna Martin Brett Phillips Brittany Kemp Caleb DeVaney Carley Jones Carlos Mercado Casey Clymore Cheyenne Parrish Christian Martin Cody Taylor Corey Holland David Germann Devin Hyatt Elizabeth McAlister Elizabeth Minton Gary Richardson Haley Noble Hayden Raynor James Nagy Jason Prigge Jonathan Godwin Josh Johnson Kala Barnes Katie London Kayla Scheirman Kelsey Trevethan Kyle Preston Lance Kapral Landon Lee Laura Shively Lindsay Godown Lindsey Smith Madeline Moran Marica Rawls Mark Germann Mary Catherine West Mary Margaret Daughtry Meredith Wallace Michael Norris Miguel Rivas Nathan Raynor Noelle Griffin Paetra Muller Rachel Storms Rashad King Reginald Herrera Sara-Ann Pate Sean Nanagas Seth Burleson Stephan Dean Taylor Hinnant Tsharre Sanders Valerie Rhodes Wade Barnes High School Honors Band members include: Abby Crider Abby Johnson Alexis Sanders Allison Rhodes Alyssa Godown Amanda Tenzca Amber Parker Amber Stogner Andy Stanfill Anna Capps Ashley Alexander Barbara Stevens Bethany Gardner Bethany Malpass Brandon Allen Brandon Richardson Brett Coates Brian Beaman Brie Harter Brittany Poole Brunna Coelho Caitlin Lineback Caleb Rice Cedric Gullatt Chris Rhodes Christi Mileski Christian Hoskins Cindy Jones Cody Proctor Cody Rigsbee Colby Jones Colin Vaughn Courtney Edmiston Derek Kniffin Diana Adams Eric Carter Erica Bryant Hema Patel Jason Williams John Fratianni Johnathen Charnetzky Johnny Talamantes Jordan Moffett Joseph Andolsen Joseph Partin Josh Chrismon Jowette Brown-Holmes Joyce Richardson Justin Holmes Kaitlin Hassell Kathleen Elliott Kathleen Pearce Katie Engeman Katie Monday Kelly Vittum Keri Holland Kevin Crumley Kristen Barbour Lindsey Piechowiak Madison Garris Maggie Lampe Marcus Lowe Marilee Johnson Marney Harris Matt McChargue Matt Stephenson Matthew Tucker Matthew Williams Michael Britt Michael Woodbury Mike Deigan Mike Jewell Nick Hunter Nick Upchurch Phillip Franklin Ryan Brewer Ryan Wall Ryne Jones Sabrina Kikennapp Sam Davis Samantha Hayes Sarah Ward Sharon Rios Telisha Lowe Trey Yoder Tyler Pfledderer Tyler Spaulding Valleri Eastman Will Franklin For more information, please call Crystal Roberts, Public Information Officer, at 919.934.6031, extension 241. JohnstonCountyBand Directors present All-County Band Clinic and Concert (New) The Johnston County Band Directors held its annual All-County Band Clinic on Thursday, February 7 and Friday, February 8 at Princeton School. The clinic involved students from all Johnston County’s middle schools and high schools. There were three bands: the 6th & 7th grade Concert Band, the 8th grade Symphonic Band, and the High School Honors Band. Each band received instruction from a guest clinician. The 6th & 7th grade Concert Band was conducted by Mrs. Melissa Sevigny of North Johnston Middle School. The 8th grade Symphonic Band was conducted by Mrs. Mary May, Director of Band at CW Stanford Middle School in Orange County North Carolina. The High School Honors Band was conducted by Greg Lindahl, Director of Bands at Converse College in Spartanburg South Carolina. Each band was then featured in the All-County Band Concert which was held the West Johnston High School Auditorium on Friday, February 8 at 7 p.m. For more information, please call Crystal Roberts, Public Information Officer, at 919.934.6031, extension 241. Chinese Culture at ClevelandElementary School(New)(Photo) Fourth graders at Cleveland Elementary learned about the Chinese culture by celebrating Chinese New Year on February 7. The students spent the day enjoying Chinese traditions such as exchanging "red" envelopes for good luck, making Chinese lanterns, and dragon puppets, as well as sampling Chinese cuisine. Polenta Shares with Meadow View (New) Polenta Elementary's Student Council made cards for the residents of Meadow View in Smithfield and for the children of both UNC Children's Hospital and Duke Children's Hospital. As a community service project, Polenta Elementary's Student Council made valentine cards for the residents of Meadow View in Smithfield and for the children of both UNC Children's Hospital and Duke Children's Hospital. Other classes throughout the school made cards as well. Student Council members, left to right, include: Tim Boettinger, Aidan Gilmartin, Auston Norton, Mollie Vaughan, Will Taylor, Parker Lewter, Matthew Berkowitz, Joshua Lassiter and Katie Taylor. For more information, please call Beverly Simmons, Media Coordinator / Student Council Co-Advisor, at 919.989.6039. JohnstonCountySchoolsMiddleCollege Open House (New) JohnstonCountySchoolsMiddleCollege will host an Open House on Tuesday, March 4th from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. with an information session and presentation in the Great Hall at JohnstonCommunity College. Campus tours will be available as well as opportunities to speak with current students, teachers, and parents. Come experience a day in the life of a MiddleCollege Student. For more information, please call Geraldine Blinson at 919.989.6208. PTA Meeting at McGee’s CrossroadsElementary School(New) McGee's Elementary PTA will meet Monday February 25, starting at 6 p.m. The meeting and the entertainment will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a performance from the school’s "JUMPING PATRIOTS," a group of fourth and fifth graders coached by is Laura Jefferson, PE teacher at McGee's Elementary. Also at McGee’s Crossroads Elementary School, McGee’s Crossroads to Hold McDonald’s Night (New) PTA will coordinate with the McGee's Crossroads McDonald's a school night We encourage our students, parents, staff, and community to come out and have dinner on February 28 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The funds will support playground improvement projects and a leveled bookroom at McGee's Elementary School. For more information, please call Vicky Temple- Rains at 919.894.7161. Margaret Martin To Present at Conference (New) Margaret Martin, Career Development Coordinator, South Campus High School, will present at the North Carolina Tech Conference in Greensboro on March 5. She will give two workshops entitled, “Stressed? Put a Little Humor in Your Life!” and “Enthusiasm & Leadership: A Measure of Success.” Attendees will be provided “user-friendly” materials. For more information, please call Margaret Martin at 919.934.6481. Selma Middle AVID StudentsVisitFayettevilleStateUniversity(New) The Selma Middle AVID students’ toured FayettevilleStateUniversity recently. They took a tour of the campus and got a sense of college life. For many of the students this was the first time on a college campus. FSU arranged for a panel of students to share their experiences at FSU and to speak about what it takes to be a successful college student and student leader. The FSU student panel took the AVID students to lunch at CiCi's Pizza and continued the conversation about college life. AVID, Advancement via Individual Determination, is a program which encourages students to participate in the most rigorous course work in middle and high school to ready themselves for enrollment in a four year college program. AVID students are typically first time college-goers in their families. Field trips like the one to FSU help AVID students see themselves being able to go to and being successful in the college setting. Also Selma Middle Avid Students, Selma Middle AVID Look into Their Future (New) The Selma Middle AVID eighth graders invited the Smithfield-Selma High School Avid Guidance Counselor, Ms. Sarah Barnhart, and the Honors Algebra/AP Stat instructor Ms. Sarah Reynolds to come speak about being an AVID Freshman. Ms. Barnhart and Ms. Reynolds discussed how AVID will fit into student schedules and what other classes they would be able to register for as freshman. They also discussed the college prep curriculum and the differences between regular, honors and AP classes. They talked about what a GPA is, how it is determined, and why it is important. The eighth grade AVID students were allowed to ask many questions about how they could best plan for the transition to high school, how AVID will serve them in high school, and to find out a little about what to expect socially and academically in high school. For more information, please call 919.965.2555. Science Fair to be Held Cooper Elementary will host a Science Fair in the Cooper Elementary Gym. Judging was held on Thursday, February 21 and the open display of projects will be on Friday, February 22. This year Cooper Elementary's Science Fair projects will not be limited to curriculum connected topics. Projects will be focused on the scientific method and must have a hypotheses and testable question. For more information, please call 919.553.0256. Also at Cooper Elementary, Cooper Elementary Community-Health Day and Fun Run Cooper Elementary School will be participating in a Community-Health Day and Fun Run from March 18 - March 20. Cooper Elementary School, Kiwanis of Clayton, and Partnership for Children of Johnston County are proud to host its first ever Cooper Elementary Community-Health Day and Fun Run. This event will allow parents, volunteers, businesses, and different community organizations the ability to experience the “best kept secret” of Clayton -- Cooper Elementary School. Our goal is to raise funds and awareness for our school. The funds will provide classroom materials that will give students a competitive advantage and increased knowledge, and provide “hands-on” experience of the latest technology. -Tuesday, March 18: representatives from the Health Care Industry will speak with students on the benefits of healthy living. -Wednesday, March 19: representatives from community service organizations will allow students to experience the feel of sitting in their vehicles. -Thursday, March 20: Fun Run. Clayton area businesses will have booths set up providing flyers, promotions, and brochures while the Fun Run is going on. Space is available for more participants, so please forward this on to any other organizations you feel may be interested. For more information, please call 919.553.0256. Read Across America River Dell Elementary will have a “Read Across America” on Wednesday, March 5, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Our special guests will include our students, Secretary of State Elaine Marshall and Senator Janet Cowell. For more information, please call Bonnie Vause at 919.553.1977. Artists-in-the-School Programs for the Month of February Anyone interested in observing any performances should call the school to request permission and confirm the date and time of the performance. The Artists-in-the-Schools Program is supported by the Fred Smith Company, the Johnston County Arts Council, Johnston County Schools and corporate, foundation and individual donors. Joe Edwards will conduct a sculpture workshop at Clayton High on February 25, 2008. This day long clay sculpture workshop will lead students in innovative hand-building methods utilizing slab-building, coil-building, and form-building techniques. Bright Star Children's Theater will perform "Aesop's Fables" and "Heroes of the Underground" at Micro-Pine Level Elementary on February 26, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. "Aesop's Fables" is a whirlwind and hilarious tour through some of the most famous of these 2600 year old stories to explore character education, while "Heroes of the Underground" captures the stories of those that risked their lives to help people out of slavery. Glenis Redmond will perform at Clayton Middle on February 27, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. Glenis will perform her original poetry touching themes of self-esteem, respect, heritage, tolerance, and community. Diane Macklin will perform at McGee's Crossroads Elementary on February 29, 2008, at 9:15 a.m. This interactive multicultural storytelling program combines chants, songs, music and movement from the Americas and beyond. Diane Macklin will perform at McGee's Crossroads Middle on February 29, 2008, at 1:30 p.m. This interactive multicultural storytelling program combines chants, songs, music and movement from the Americas and beyond.
