Northwestern High School Band Students Get Honors #rockhillschools #rockhill

All-State Band Selections

January 31, 2013

Congratulations to Joe Booth, Sarah-Margaret Harris, Kurestin Miller, Kyle Thompson, and Tony Williams, on their selection to the South Carolina All-State Band this past Saturday.  Congratulations are also extended to Joe Booth and Jillian Faircloth for being named to the South Carolina All-State Jazz Band.  In addition, Northwestern High School had an additional 23 students selected to the Region 3 Honors Band.  The students earned these honors through a series of auditions over the past two weeks with over 7,000 students from across the state auditioning in the first round. 

Trojans on Signing Day #rockhill #rockhillschools

Northwestern High School is proud to announce that it will have eight student-athletes sign a National Letter of Intent to participate in collegiate athletics.  We will hold a signing ceremony at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 6th in the F-Gym. 

The following student-athletes will be participating in National Signing Day 2013:

• Dontavious "Shug" Baxter - Central Missouri - Football
• O'Daryl Douglas-Davis - Central Missouri - Football
• Kristen Clark - Spartanburg Methodist – Girls XC/Track
• Taylor Lehman - Spartanburg Methodist – Girls XC/Track
• Julisa Tindall - College of Charleston – Girls Track

·         Helena Moore - Anderson University - Girls Soccer

·         Cara Pennington - Converse College - Girls Soccer

·         Lauren Watts - Winthrop University - Girls Soccer

Please join us as we celebrate the tremendous accomplishments of these members of the TROJAN family!

Lauren West, Northwestern Athletic Director

Rock Hill School District News For Thursday, January 31, 2013 #rockhillschools #rockhill

Congratulations to . . .

Mount Gallant Elementary on its selection as a 2013 S.C. School of Character and now a nominee for National School of Character status. The announcement, made Jan. 30 by the Palmetto Character Council, stated that onlythree schools were selected this year, and that it was rare for a school (Mt. Gallant) to be selected the first time it applied. Hats off to the Mt. Gallant staff, especially Gail Abernethy, school counselor, who wrote and submitted the application.

 

Community Garden

When Rock Hill Schools was in the process of choosing a new food service provider, the topic of school gardens came up. These would be gardens that would be maintained by students, the district and community volunteers and where healthy food would be planted and cultivated on property adjoining the Applied Technology Center. The first "garden bed" will be planted this Friday, Feb. 1, rain or shine, at 10:15 by students at the ATC and community volunteers. A 4:00 p.m. session will be open to those who cannot attend during school hours. Dr. Martha Edwards, a local pediatrician and volunteer at the Family Resource Center, will join ATC Director Don Gillman as the contacts for this project.  

 

National Board Workshop

For employees interested in National Board, please go to website www.palmettoteachers.org or call 803.256-2065 about a workshop on Feb. 9 in Columbia. This workshop is for teachers who are thinking about or currently renewing their National Board Certification.

 

ATC Fundraising Efforts

The Future Educators Assn. at the Applied Technology Center will host a "Spirit Night" at Moe's Southwest Grill (near Manchester Cinema) on Feb. 7 from 5-9 pm. The Assn. is also currently selling Krispy Kreme Doughnut cards for $12. The card contains 10 coupons for "buy a dozen doughnuts and get a dozen free." To purchase a card, contact FEA advisor, Leigh Anne Freeman, at lfreeman@rhmail.org.

 

Elaine T. Baker, Director of Information Services, Rock Hill Schools

Rock Hill Herald's Education Reporter is Moving on. #rockhill #rhschoolboard #rockhillschools

Former Herald reporter Shawn Cetrone

The Rock Hill Herald's award winning education reporter, Shawn Cetrone, had his last day at the paper on Tuesday. Shawn has taken a job outside the newspaper business, but very much in line with his many talents. I certainly wish him well and know that he will continue to be successful.

The Rock Hill School District has been blessed with a very supportive local newspaper, The Rock Hill Herald. Their education reporters over the years have done a good job publishing the good things while maintaining a community "watch" approach to push the district to tackle areas for improvement. This is sometimes difficult to do while maintaining a good working relationship.

Shawn did this exceptionally well and his shoes will be hard to fill. But somehow, The Herald has done a remarkable job in performing this task over the years and I look forward to meeting the next education reporter who will help sell/push our district to better things. Until then, a big thanks to Shawn for all he has done to help us grow.....and good luck!

Rock Hill iRock Critique Teams Start Meeting Thursday #iRockrh #rhschoolboard #rockhill

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The Rock Hill School District has been working on a plan for a new way to educate children. You can see the plan by clicking here. The next step in our progression for changing the learning involvement will be starting this Thursday when our first two Critique Teams will  meet to review what has been done so far. Click here to read a short description about this process. This comes after several community forums.

The Critique teams are made up of stakeholders; parents; teachers and; community leaders and will be able to make improvements to the current plan. The first team meetings have been scheduled as follows:

• Thursday, January 31, 2013, The Teacher Involvment Team will meet from 8:00 am until 1:00 pm in the school district office. This team is chaired by Jeff Venables, current District Three Teacher of the Year, and will include a large cross section of teachers from throughout the district. They will be reviewing all aspects of the plan.
• Thursday, January 31, 2013, The Community Involvement Team will meet from 6:00 pm until 7:30 pm in the \school district office. This team is chaired by Wayne Wingate and will include a cross section of the community. They will be reviewing communications.
• Friday, February 1, 2013, The Finance and Resources Team will meet at The Cotton Factory from 11:30 am until 1:00 pm. This team, chaired by Gary Williams will include a group of area business executives who will look at the financial portion of the plan.
• Wednesday, February 6, 2013, The Learning Team will meet at the school district office from 4:30 pm until 7:00 pm. Mary Chandler will chair the team which will be comprised of parents and teachers who will focus on how the plan relates to common core.
• Thursday, February 7, 2013, The Evaluation Team will meet at the school district office  from 4:00 pm until 7:00 pm.Dr. Marshall Jones will lead the team of parents and teachers to evaluate measures and expectations for academic achievement.

All teams are to post agenda's, meeting schedules and minutes on the school district web site.

Rock Hill School Board Business Meeting on Monday #rockhill #rockhillschools #rhschoolboard

Click here for a link to all the information for the meeting.

Rock Hill School District Foundation Gala #rockhill #rockhillschools #irockrh

When Tuesday, March 5, 2013 7:00 pm Add to Calendar    Where Richardson Ballroom, DiGiorgio Center 269 DiGiorgio Center Way Winthrop University Greetings! The Rock Hill School District Foundation cordially invites you to attend the Hi-Tech Gala, an evening of great food, fellowship, and enterprise in a 21st Century digital innovative atmosphere.      Keynote speaker, Dr. Mark Edwards, Superintendent of Mooresville County Schools and pioneer of 1 to 1 computing, will share its tremendous benefits with patrons.  Announced by AASA  as one of four finalists for National Superintendent of the Year, Dr. Edwards is nationally known for inspiring students to develop a new love for learning with mobile technology.  Dr. Edwards has been recognized by eSchool News Magazine as a Tech Savvy Superintendent.  He is the author of  "Every Child, Every Day: A Digital Conversion Model for Student Achievement".    The Hi-Tech Gala is sure to be an evening of inspiration in 21st Century digital innovation.  You will not want to miss this event!    Be sure to click on the link below to register by investing in partnership opportunities.   Learn more about the Hi-Tech Gala Register Now! I can't make it Feel free to contact us with any questions about the event or how to register.    Thank you for your attention and response.  We look forward to seeing you at Hi-Tech Gala!.    Sincerely,   Alice Williams Davis and Susan York  Rock Hill School District Foundation Board Members Co-Chairs, Hi-Tech Gala 2013

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