An "A" for Effort
Students put Rural Hall Elementary on the national, international map
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
Rural Hall Elementary Principal Frank
Holcomb believes that each of his students have
something important to bring to the table. He told
them as much at a school-wide awards ceremony
held Tuesday in the school's auditorium.
"We will recognize most of you for your
accomplishments this year," he told the students,
"(but) whether your name is called or not, you're
all very special to us."
Many of the students did indeed take home
awards Tuesday, for everything from achieving
perfect attendance and excelling in the science
fair, to earning high accelerated reading (AR)
points and participating in
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various school fundraising
events. Honors were also
given to standouts in math.
Spanish and human rela
tions.
Some of those recog
nized at the Awards Day
ceremony had made their
mark outside the school's
realm.
Three Rural Hall stu
dents threw their hats in the
international ring, joining
more than 2,000 children nationwide and 200,000
youths across the globe who submitted artwork to
the Pentel 38th Annual Children's Art Exhibition.
Matthew Love. Garrett Ring and Isaiah Smalls
all competed in this year's contest.
Ring and Smalls took home gold awards for
their efforts, joining only 39 children across the
world.
"We're so proud for what he's done. We
always knew that he likes to draw and color and
we just didn't realize how good he was at it," com
mented Rodd Ring, Garrett Ring's father. "We're
so proud that he stuck with it and maybe he'll
make a career out of it."
Smalls was joined by his little brother, Alex, 4,
his parents, Kia and Christopher Smalls, and both
of his grandmothers at the ceremony.
"He took a liking to drawing ever since he was
... about two or three. He's always doodling
around, but this is the first time he's entered a con
test of this magnitude," commented Chris Smalls.
"It was a great honor (to see Isaiah recognized) "
All three of the boys' work impressed art
teacher Henry Moss, who has taught at the school
for more than 20 years.
"I just knew there was something special
about the way they presented their ideas and imag
ination on paper," he stated. "It's a teacher's place
? to enhance and encourage them and put our hands
behind them and push them on if we see the tal
ent.8'
Jacob Hartle, a fifth grader, put the school on
the national map. He represented Rural Hall at the
36th Annual Elk's National Hoop Shoot, a nation
al competition that was held recently in
Massachusetts. He competed in local, regional
and state free throw tournaments before earning a
seat at the national competition. Hartle took home
the national trophy for the 10-11 year old division.
Artist Garrett Ring with his mom an
B-ball star Jacob Hartle with mom, Traci.
sinking 25 out of 25 free throws. Along with the
winners of the other divisions. Hartle's name will
be inscribed on a plaque at the Basketball Hall of
Fame in Springfield, Mass.
He and his family are slated to travel to
Anaheim, Calif., in July, to accept the Getty
Powell Award, which is bestowed upon the high
est scoring male and female free throw shooters.
"It has been so exciting," gushed his mother,
Traci Hartle. "It's really been cool - beyond my
wildest dreams."
Hartle's achievements were especially excit
ing to longtime physical education teacher Fonda
Rosenbaum. who recognized him during the cere
mony.
"I have been the only gym teacher since this
was built in '77-78; I've never had a national win
ner," she revealed.
Hartle had competed in the Hoop Shoot for
two years prior to making the nationals,
Rosenbaum says.
"Jacob won in 2006 and went on as far as run
ner up in the state. The next year, he was not our
school winner, he was alternate," she explained.
"The courage and perseverance that he showed to
come back was just awesome. Not only that, he is
just a great student, good character choices, just a
really neat representative for our school."
Tickets available for 'Justice' dinner
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SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Steve Mosh and Eleanor Schaffner-Mosh will be
the co-chairs of the National Conference for
Community and Justice of the Piedmont Triad's
2008 Citation Award Dinner, which will take place at
the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro on Nov.
6.
The National Conference for Community and
Justice of the Piedmont Triad was founded in 1937
as the Greensboro Chapter of the national NCCJ
organization (then known as the National
Conference of Christians and Jews). In 2005, NCCJ
of the Piedmont Triad became an independent 501
(c) 3 organization that is affiliated with the 81 -year
old national NCCJ organization. The organization
works to promote understanding and respect among
all cultures, races, and religions through advocacy,
education and dialogue.
The Moshes moved to Greensboro in 2001,
when Steve Mosh took over as vice president and
general manager of Kay Chemical, a Greensboro
based division of Ecolab. A 30-year- veteran of
Ecolab, Mosh currently oversees several divisions
of the company as Senior Vice President -
Institutional Specialty Businesses. After working as
Director of Marketing for management consulting
firm Booz Allen Hamilton for nearly 20 years,
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Schaffner-Mosh is working for the firm part-time
and becoming more deeply involved with communi
ty endeavors in Greensboro.
In addition to recognizing the life's work of the
award recipients, the Citation Award Dinner is
NCCJ's major annual fundraiser.
In 2007, NCCJ presented the Citation Award to
two outstanding recipients? the late Claudette
Burroughs- White, former Greensboro City Council
Member, and Bob Page, founder and owner of
Replacements, Ltd.
For more information and to make reservations
for the 2008 Citation Award Dinner, visit
wwwjiccjtriad org .
Photos by Layla Firmer
Artist Isaiah Smalls, left, with his little brother, parents and grandmother.
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