C OMMUNITY
section B ^Iso Sports , Religion , Obituaries and Classifieds JUNE i8, 2009
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Community
Calendar
Father and son
basketball event
A father and son 2-on-2
basketball tournament will be
held on Saturday, June 20 at
the "AndersOn Recreation
Center (formerly Reynolds
Park). The event starts at 9
a.m. after an 8 a.irrrcontinen
tal breakfast. There will be
four age divisions for young
sters from 8 to 15. The cost is
$5 per team, and prizes will
be awarded. State Rep. Larry
Womble will be the guest
speaker. To register, call
Bryant McCorkle at 336-650
7684 or LaShun Huntley at
336-703-3183.
DSS monthly meeting
The monthly board meet
ing of the Forsyth County
Department of Social
Services will take place on
Wednesday, June 24 at 8 a.m.
in the 5th floor conference
room of the DSS headquar
ters, 741 N. Highland Ave.
The meeting is open to the
public.
Hip hop dance workshop
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Performing Arts, 722 North
Liberty St., will hold a
Community Hip Hop Dance
Audition and Workshop on
Monday, June 22, starting at
6 p.m. For $3. attendees can
learn all of the latest moves
and audition for one of the
studio's traveling competitive
and award-winning hip hop
teams. There will be work
shops for beginners (for ages
6-11 starting at 6 p.m.); inter
mediate (starting at 6:45 for
ages 11-16); and elite (start
ing at 7:30 p.m. and for ages
11-18). Call 336-917-3005
for more information.
Free IT professionals
program
The Lewisville Library
will host "Job Coaching for
IT Professionals" on
Thursday June 25 from Noon
to 2 p.m. in the library's audi
torium. The event will offer
job coaching and career
advice for IT professionals.
The unemployed or under
employed IT (information
technology) professional will
benefit from this free pro
gram. The library is located at
6490 Shallowford Road. Call
336-703-2940 for more infor
mation.
'Color Purple' in Charlotte
A bus trip to see the play,
"The Color Purple" in
Charlotte on Saturday, Aug.
29 at 2 p.m. is being planned.
The trip is $103.25 per per
son and includes transporta
tion, a ticket to the show, a
snack and a stop at Concord
Mills. For more information,
call 336-785-4272 or e-mail
evelsndrs@aol.com.
Trip to WSSU game in
NYC
A trip is being planned to
the WSSLJ/Morgan State
game at New York's Giants
Stadium. The Urban League
Football Classic will be on
Sept. 19. Trip-goers will
spend three days, two nights
in NYC. Call 336-749-1192
or 336-722-9668 or e-mail
triadtravelers
group@gmail.com for more
information.
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Students surround the dessert table.
Students celebrate completion of
elementary school in style
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BY LAY1.A FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
Ashley IB Magnet School fifth-graders ended their ele
mentary school years in style last week with a swanky for
mal affair at a city hot spot.
After taking part in a special etiquette session, the kids
dressed to the nines for a luncheon held in their honor at the
Piedmont Club, which over
looks the city from its perch
atop the BB&T high-rise
downtown.
The luncheon has been a
tradition at Ashley since
Principal Brenda Butler took
the helm 10 years ago. In
addition to being a nice out
ing. participating in the event
provides an opportunity for
growth. Butler said.
"It's so exciting to expose
the children to this," she com
mented. "There are so many
worlds that they haven't yet
explored."
Rev. Richard Gray
The program, which also is a middle school send-off for
the students, always inspires an array of emotions for Butler,
who has had some of the children since pre-kindergarten.
"It's bittersweet; it's sad to see them go." she admitted.
"It's like a mother bird letting her children fly. Hopefully,
you've nurtured them, given them what they need for the
next step. You don't want to let thenrgo, but you have to."
Girls wore fancy dresses, while boys donned shirts and
ties for the meal, which included a chicken concoction and
every child's fantasy - a dessert table overrun with cakes
and other sweets.
Fifth-grader Erin Howard said she had never experienced
anything quite like the luncheon. She marveled at the posh
surroundings as she munched on her meal.
"This is amazing. I realty like the food and the build
See Ashley on B6
April Gamble with David Hall
Janiya Parrot!, Diana Canales and Justice Nails
Students Michael Moore. Dandre Murphy, Diamonte Hunter. Jordan Albright and Isaiah
Pearson.
Savanna Mayhan, Tyrell Boyd and Sylena Lester.
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