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482-4418 Wednesday, September 9, 2009 50* Aces shows improvement despite loss against Plymouth 6 Area schools receive $1.5 million By Cathy Wilson The Perquimans Weekly Lightning does strike twice. In fact, when it comes to mil lion dollar IMPACT grants, lightning has struck in the area three times. For the third year since 2003, the Northeast Impact Consortium of which Eden ton-Chowan schools is part, will receive a federally fund ed IMPACT grant to help pro Report: Decrease in teacher turnover By Rebecca Bunch Staff Writer A Teacher Turnover Report presented Sept. 3 to the State Board of Education found that fewer North Carolina teachers left their classroom jobs dur ing the past year. Of those who did, about 22 percent said they were leav ing to take teaching jobs else where. Retirement was listed as the number two reason. But in the Edenton-Chowan Schools retirement topped the list. And that’s a good thing, said Michelle Maddox, person nel director. “When you look at longev ity, especially at the high v-Wool, we’ve had a significant number of retirees,” she said. "That means we’ve had many teachers who started out with us, and have spent their entire teaching career here.” Maddox added that among younger teachers who do not spend their teaching career here, those who start here generally stay for four or five years before leaving for jobs elsewhere. She said that’s a trend she expects to see con tinue to grow in the future. “I think seeing teachers spend their entire career in one place is becoming a thing of the past,” Maddox said. She said that in addition to retirement or leaving to take another job, other reasons have included leaving due to family relocation or leaving the classroom to.take an ad ministrative position. Factoring out those' who listed retirement as their number one reason for leav ing, Maddox said, would leave the local school system with about an 11 percent turnover rate. Including the retirees, she noted, ^hshed Edenton Chowan’s rate to 16.4 percent in the turnover report. “If you take the retirees out of the equation, I feel our numbers are probably aver ■ age,” she noted. According to a press release, the statewide report showed local school systems with an average teacher turnover rate of 12.72 percent for 2008-09. Local school district turn over rates ranged from a high of 25.69 percent in Jones County to a low of .75 percent in Camden County, the release said. ©2009 The Chowan Herald . All Rights Reserved SIS E. Water St., Edenton -LODGE mm IHijtj cm 'is uLr. vide technology for the class rooms and enhance staff development. The Northeast Impact Consortium, comprised of D.F. Walker Elementary, Per quimans High, Middle and Grammar schools, will re ceive a total of $1,499,220. D.F. Walker Elementary School in Chowan County will benefit from $328,305. Perquimans County High School is slated to receive Keeper of the Light EARLINE WHITE/CHOWAN HERALD Madison Phillips-looks out from the second floor of the 1886 Roanoke River Lighthouse which sits on the downtown waterfront.The lighthouse received $1.2-million dollars in federal stimulus funds from the N.C. Dept, of Transportation for exterior restoration. Lighthouse gets $1.2M for restoration By Rebecca Bunch Staff Writer Madison Phillips is a fan of all things historic. And when the chance came for. him to become involved in taking care of the Roanoke River Lighthouse that now sits in Colonial Park on the downtown Edenton waterfront, well, he just couldn’t pass up the opportunity. Phillips, whose familiar presence at the site has led some to dub him its lighthouse keeper, said he has put out over 2,000 brochures telling the story of the lighthouse since the summer of 2007 when it was moved to its current loca tion. Now that plans to restore the exterior of the lighthouse are moving ahead through the use of $1.2-million “shovel ready” project federal stimulus dollars awarded by the N.C. Dept, of Transporta tion, Phillips is already envisioning a great future for the structure. “There are a lot of people who will come to see the lighthouse,” he said $640,400, Perquimans Middle School-$242,520, Hertford Grammar School-$277,995. Walker principal Sheila Evans said her team is cur rently looking at providing net-book laptops for students at the school. Staff develop ment will also occur, she said. At Perquimans County High School, each student will be issued a laptop com puter much like students are issued text books at the begin ning of the year. The students will be expected to take care of the computer and return it at the end of the school year. At both Perquimans Mid dle and Hertford Grammar schools, the funds will be used to update equipment and provide mini-laptop com puters in mobile labs that are carried from classroom to classroom for use by the stu dents. enthusiastically. “They’ll do it on their vacations, things like that.” Mark Williard of the Raleigh-based architectural firm, Williard & Ferm Ar chitects, PA, has been working to create plans for the exterior restoration based on old photographs of the lighthouse. • Additional study will be required before a restoration of the interior can be attempted. “I could not find any drawings of it (lighthouse) in existence,” he said. Williard said he found the project “very interesting” and was glad to have been chosen to work on it. After months of spending tWb or three days a week at the site, he has created a three-dimensional model for the two phase project that he plans to unveil locally in October. “This is the last square-sided, screw pile lighthouse still in existence in the United States,” he said. “That makes it something very special.” Bids for the project will be awarded no See LIGHTHOUSE on Page 2A “We call ours COW - com puters on wheels,” said Diane Meigs, principal at Hertford Grammar School. Staff development will also occur at each school. The competitive grant pro cess, obtained through exten sive grant writing and rigor ous interviews, is based on the school system’s average daily membership. . The money is funded through the competitive Hospital prepares for new MRI suite From staff reports Chowan Hospital an nounced plans last week to build a permanent, open magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suite on the front lawn of the site. Construction is ex pected to begin later this fall with the building becoming operational in the summer of 2010. The suite will be the only fixed, open MRI unit of its kind in the area. Proposals have the new MRI suite located in the current helipad landing area. This will necessitate relocating the helipad to the rear of the hos pital, closer to the emergency department. Construction for the new helipad will begin in early September. From the Herald archives.... Do you know who, on what occasion this photo was taken? Let us know...chowanherald@nccox.com. Harrell wins best in show in Cary arts festival From staff reports When William Ray Harrell was young his father could keep the youngster occupied with just a stick and a pock etknife. Today, during pretty much all his free time, Har rell still carves away. A home, boat and cabinetmaker, Har rell leaves little wood in his path. • Wormy maple, red cherry juniper and black walnut trees are a few of his fa vorite things. But it wasn’t until the Chowan Arts Coun cil’s Peo ple’s Choice awards in which Harrell won second place did his love of wood expand into another ring. Harrell has worked at Al bemarle Boats for 22 years moving from a builder to the assembly manager. In 11 Harrell North Carolina Enhancing Education Through Technol ogy grant and American Re covery and Reinvestment Act. Statewide, 31 schools received IMPACT Model School grants for a total of $13,123,434. The consortium received a $1.04 million grant last year that provided SMART boards (interactive whiteboards), video projectors, laptop com puters, speakers, digital cam eras, and scanners. In order to accommodate the new helipad, which will he located partially in the emer gency and outpatient parking lot, a new larger parking area will be constructed. During construction, various employ ee parking spaces behind the administration building will be converted to temporary patient parking. In addition, signage to direct patients to the new parking areas, will be posted. During ' construction the unpaved access road east of the EMS/Rescue Squad build ing will be closed to through traffic. For the duration of construction, this road will be designated for EMS and emergency vehicles only v months he built a two-story home accentuated by hand- ■ crafted moldings, furniture, frames on Emperor Landing Road. Then Harrell built a wood shop behind, where he spends most of his time. Distinct hollowed vessels of all sizes are displayed throughout Harrell’s house and shop. He said he prefers the natural beauty of a piece that requires no glue. “1 like danger,” Harrell said jokingly of his delicate burl-turning hobby. The beauty of a 24 in. wormy maple burl vessel was recognized as Best in Show re cently in Cary during the Lazy T Days Arts Festival. Nearly 400 vendors participated. Harrell was elated; after all it was only his second show, after the People’s Choice last year. “I bet I met more than a thousand people,” Harrell said of the festival. “And that . was despite the rain which came out in the afternoon.”
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