Students Shine At Curriculum Fair BY DOUG RUTTER What books arc sccond-graders reading these days? Which ccreal is the most nutritious? How many budding artists are there in Bruns wick County? Answers to these and other ques tions could be found Saturday at the CAROUSE SHEFF1EID plays with the Shalbtte Middle School Recorder Ensemble. Brunswick County Schools Curri culum Fair at Bolivia Elementary School. Band performances and exhibits of student an work as well as sci ence, math and computer projects highlighted the annual fair. Bolivia Elementary School fourth grader Kevin Huddlcston designed one of the dozens of displays set up inside the school. Competing in the mathematics division, Kevin set out to prove which peppermint mouth freshener lasts the longest in human saliva. His materials for the project in cluded four grown-ups, one child, a stop watch and five different brands of mints. Kevin determined that Certs lasted longer than its store shelf competitors. Union Primary School second graders Aaron Scay and Amanda Andrews starred in a playlet put on for parents and other visitors in the cafcteria. 'Tyrone the Horrible" told the story of a dinosaur named Bolinda who got rid of a bully, Tyrone, by feeding him a bad-tasting sandwich. Teacher Louise Butler said the class turned a storybook into the short play and learned about punc tuation in the process. Also performing Saturday were bands from West and South Bruns wick high schools and Shallotlc and Leland middle schools. The Elementary Honors Chorus performed Saturday morning, fol lowed by the Shallotte Middle School Recorder Ensemble. Dancers from West Brunswick's physical education department strutted their stuff, and Shallotte Middle's tumbling gymnasts gave an exhibition. Entries in the art, writing, math, science and computers categories were not judged this year on the county level, said Brunswick County Schools Public Information Officer Gloria Yount. Each school did their own judg ing because the regional competi tion for math, science and comput ers was held before the county cur riculum fair. Regional winners last month were Susan Nance, North Bruns wick High, first place, science; Te rry Nawara, West Brunswick High, second place, advanced math; and George Kelley, West Brunswick High, third place, computers. FOUR-DAY SUMMER HOURS SET County Cuts Summer School Program To Reduce Costs BY SUSAN USHER Summer school will be available lo much fewer Brunswick County students this year as the school sys tem tightens spending as a result of state budget shortfalls. In another cost-saving move, stu dents will also attend summer school fewer, but longer days as the entire school system moves lo a four-day week for the summer. This year no enrichment summer school classes will be offered, only essential courses needed for promo tion or graduation, indicated William Harrison, assistant superintendent for curriculum. A summer school pro gram will be offered to students in third-, sixth- and eight-grade stu dents and high school students who do not meet local and state standards for promotion or graduation. Assuming routine approval by the state, summer school will be of fered from 8 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Monday through Thursday at all three county middle schools: Shal lotte. South Brunswick and Leland. However, Harrison said that should fewer than 15 high school students sign up for a specific class at one site, that class will be consol idated and offered only on another campus. Harrison said he expects the en tire program this summer to serve approximately one-third of the stu dents served last year. He antici pates eight to 11 tcachers at each school, one a director who also has teaching responsibilities but works a longer schedule. Last year, Brunswick County spent 5320,000 on its summer school program, with a staff of ap proximately 25 people at each of the three county middle schools. While the state allocation is S250.000 Harrison said he expects to hold costs of the 20-day program this year to approximately $100,000 ? including teacher salaries, student transportation and supplies. He expects about two classes on each campus for each of grades 3, 6 and 8, and from two to four high school classes each. Course offerings will be limited for high school students to the four levels of English; U.S. history; eco nomic, political and legal svstems; physical science; biology; Algebra I and general math. The school system will follow a four-day schedule June 19 through Aug. 15, with the central office open Mondays through Thursdays from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Rudi Fallon, finance officer, said the four-day schedule will result in savings for both the school system and its employees. The schools will save on energy, transportation and maintenance costs, while employees will sec a direct savings through re duced commuting expenses. Registration For First-Time Students Will Begin May 20 Registration for students who will enter kindergarten or first grade for the first time this fall begins May 20 at Brunswick County's five primary/elementary schools. Prc-school enrollment will con tinue through May 24, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day, said Gloria Yount, public information of ficer for the county schools. Any child who will be 5 on or before Oct. 16 is eligible to attend public kindergarten. Children should be registered at the school within their district, said Ms. Yount. Both the prospective .student and parent or legal guardian must attend the registration. The child's birth, certificate, im munization record and Social Se curity number are required for reg istration. 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