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JobReady gets $50,000 grant
BY MICHELLE ALEXANDER
School-Community
Relations Coordinator
The CO A-Chowan-Gates-Perqui
mans JobReady Partnership has
received a $50,000 New Century
grant from the North Carolina
JobReady Council to implement a
comprehensive model for career
development.
Rob Boyce, director of the
JobReady initiative in Chowan
County, said that the model in
cludes the local, state, and national
goals for JobReady; the state’s ABC
plan, and the recommendations of
the North Carolina Standards and
Accountability Consortium. The
goals focus on comprehensive ca
reer development plans, work
based learning, career-based se
niors projects, career majors, and
the development of critical employ
ability competencies.
“Through the support of our lo
cal businesses, we have identified
three critical employability
competencies...Responsibility,
Speaking, and Technical Writing, ”
said Boyce. “Teachers have
See GRANT On Page 8-B
Sixth Graders show compassion
Tlie Major League sixth grade team at Chowan Middle School held a contest before Thanksgiving to feather
a teacher as Turkey of the Month. Students bought feathers at the cost of one cent each and chose which teacher
they wanted to feather. At the end of the contest, the teacher with the most feathers was named Turkey of the
Month. The sixth graders donated $50 of their profits to the Edenton-Chowan Food Pantry. Here, Chowan
Middle School teacher Beth Brabble, named Turkey of the Month, presents Allen Harless, director of the
Edenton-Chowan Food Pantry, with a check.
Pace among
those going
« to seminar
Elizabeth B. Pace of Edenton, a
sixth grade communication skills
and social studies teacher at
Chowan Middle School, recently
attended a seminar at the North
Carolina Center for the Advance
ment of Teaching.
Pace was one of 19 North Caro
lina teachers participating in
“Sense of Belonging: The Pursuit
of At-Risk Students” Nov. 29 - Dec.
3, conducted by Tricia Cook, cen
ter fellow.
Part of the University of North
Carolina, NCC AT provides a year
round series of residential semi
nars and teacher-scholar programs
for teachers and professional de
velopment activities for teachers
and staff in selected school sys
tems. At the center, teachers en
gage in stimulating scholarly ac
tivities and professional network
ing to renew their enthusiasm for
teaching and learning. Mary Jo
Utley is center director.
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NOTICE OF FILING
FOR PRIMARY ELECTION
CHOWAN COUNTY OFFICIALS
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Elections of Chowan County that:
1. Filing period for elected officials is open for the Primary Election to be
held on May 2,2000. Local positions open for fiiing:
a. Register of Deeds
b. County Commissioners - District 1, Seat 1
District 2, Seat 1
District 3, Seat 1
Commissioner-at-Large
c. Soil & Water Conservation Supervisor - filing for this position
closes July 7,2000.
** d. Filing for Board of Education will open at a later date
Candidate filing period opens 12 noon Monday, January 3,2000
Candidate filing period closes 12 noon Monday, February 7,2000
VOTER REGISTRATION BOOK CLOSES: April 7, 2000
PRIMARY ELECTION: May 2,2000
SECOND PRIMARY (if necessary): May 30, 2000
The Chowan County Board of Elections office will be open for filing from
8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The elections office is
located at 108 East King Street, Edenton, NC. Contact Rebecca Lowe,
Director of Elections for further information.
Phone:482-4010
Fax: 482-5920
Club collects food
The Junior Beta Club of Chowan Middle School held a canned food collection drive in November. Over 250
items were collected with a sixth grade class collecting the most items. The club had Allen Harless, director of
the Edenton-Chowan Food Pantry, as a guest speaker. He explained how the Food Pantry works and expressed
his appreciation for the club's efforts. Club sponsors, Beth Brabble and Nell Mason, were accompanied by
Mary Beth Johnson, club president, and Grace Johnson in delivering the food to the Food Pantry.
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