Schools
Golf tourney to raise funds for Habitat
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Writer
While John A. Holmes
High School senior Mary
Glenn Ryan isn’t an avid
golfer, her father and
grandmother are.
So when considerin
what community servic
project she could do to
fulfill her graduation re
quirements, it isn't surpris
ing that Ryan's thoughts
turned to the golf course.
The result is a golf tour
nament Ryan has planned
for Sunday, March 2d: pro
ceeds will benefit Chow
an-Perquimans Habitat for
Humanity
The tournament will
take place at Scotch Hall
m Bertie County. There
will be a 1 p.m. shotgun
start; a bagged lunch and
non-alcoholic be\ erages
will be provided. Ryan
said.
Featured players will
include the Hast Carolina
liuversity women's golf
team.
Ryan said her goal was
to have Is teams play m
the tournament. Inqui
ries are already starting
’o come in from people
who've heard about w hat
she's doing and want to
help, she said.
"I’m excited,” she said
of the initial reaction from
the community.
Habitat officials say
they are as well.
"This has been an am
bitious undertaking."
said Regan Westra. presi
dent of the local Habitat
era
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Members of East Carolina University's women’s golf team will play in the upcoming Pirate Challenge golf tournament scheduled at Scotch Hall
on March 29. Money raised will benefit Chowan-Perquimans Habitat for Humanity.
affiliate. "The Lady Pi
rates the lady's golf team
at EH', have agreed to
partner with Mary and.
m addition to playing in
the 11nirnament. will par
ticipate in special com
petitions throughout the
day."
There will be a 1 p.m.
shotgun start and the su
per ball format will be
used, tournament offi
cials said. Entry fee will
be $75 per person.
"Please get your golfing
friends together to form
a team and come out to
play and support Mary in
making this first ‘Tee Up
for Habitat’ tournament a
success," Westra said in a
letter she wrote to poten
tial participants. “If you
are unable to participate,
please spread the word to
all your golfing friends."
ECU Women’s Golf
Team Coach Kevin Wil
liams said his team hopes
their involvement will en
courage strong participa
tion in the fundraiser.
“Habitat for Humanity is
a wonderful organization
and our athletic teams at
ECU are actively involved
with this local program,”
he said. “We are excited
to assist in the fundrais
ing tournament at Scotch
Hall.”
To sign up a team for the
fundraiser, contact Scotch
Hall at (252) 339-4216.
Kiwanis Club getting books to kids to promote reading
BY REBECCA BUNCH
Staff Write'
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wants ('lub is asking for the
< ornmimitv's help m urttui.t;
children's txtoks min the
hands of kids ages 1-1 1
Club sjjokestnan Stew
Lute said that dunm> the
past two years tile club has
t',tw-n away in excess of
-knot! books to Youngsters
Lit the local scfiool system,
summer reading programs
in < howaii and Bertie coun
ties. the Bo\s<Si (urlsClubof
Kdenton ( howan. ;uid the
local health department.
'The program is simple.”
Ix11ie said "We re asking you
to help us encourage ehil
dren ti > read by giving them
\ I( }< iks 11 ie\ call keep."
Mi>st recently the library
at t iiowaii Middle School
has heen the recipient <if a
large niimbet of boxes of
Ixx’ks that Line has deliv
erei i to the scIk h il's media
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Chowan Middle students go through books donated to their school by the local Kiwanis Club.
center
“The hooks consisted
of a wide viinety of genres
such as fiction, nonfiction,
huitasy. mystery ;utd biog
raphies." said Jenny Wells,
media coordinator at CMS.
"There were some wonder
ful titles, such as Harry' Pot
ter, Nancy Drew, Charlottes
Web, Ralph and the Motor
cycle, and many others."
Wells stud that she was
especially glad that with the
help of the Kiwanis Club
she is now able to give away
books.
"Students ran come into
the media center and take
a book home," she said.
“Hopefully, these books will
be passed on to their broth
ers and sisters and reading
will become contagious.”
Wells added that as a
media coordinator she was
thrilled to have more read
ing material for the students
at the middle school.
“It Is my goal to instill
the love of reading in every
student,” she said. “I have al
ways said, if I can get a stu
dent hooked on one book,
they will begin to develop a
love for reading.”
A love of reading in turn
would translate into a stron
ger independent reading
program and help CMS stu
dents increase their reading
.scores as well, she said.
“Everyone knows, the
more you read, the better
reader and writer you will
become,” Wells said.
Anyone wishing to do
nate children’s books may
drop them off at the Down
town Cafe & Soda, Shoppe
in Edenton or call Steve
Lane at 339-6153 to arrange
for pickup.
Community Foundation announces scholarshins
From staff reports
The NC Community
Foundation announces
scholarship season, ac
cording ty Jennifer Tolle
Whiteside, N('('F chief
executive officer and
president.
To determine if you or
your student qualifies,
visit NCCF’s website at
n c c o in m unityfounda
tion.org, click on the
scholarship tab and fol
low search instructions.
Applications also can be
downloaded here.
For more informa
tion, visit necommuni
tyfoundation.org and
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Principals to attend
leadership program
From staff reports
Two principals with the Edenton-Chowan
School System have been selected to partici
jjate in the 2015-2016 Distinguished Leader
ship in Practice Cohort offered by the N.C.
Principals and Assistant Principals Associa
tion.
Jamie Bowers, principal at D.F. Walker
Elementary, and Michelle White, principal
at White Oak Elementary School, were se
lected to be a part of the year long, blended
program that minimizes principals’ time
away from their schools by combining six,
one and a half day face-to-face sessions ev
ery other month with real-world online work
designed to improve their schools’ results.
Bowers and White were selected to at
tend this program from an application pro
cess open to principals across the state.
BOWER
WHITE