Submitted Photo Apostle H. Matthew Vaughters Jr. (left) and Tim Jackson at the recent Black and White Gala. Donations will send CGW students to Africa SPECIAL TO [HE CHRONICLE Almost $10,000 was raised in May for the 2014-2015 Study Abroad Program at Carter G. Woodson K-12 School (CGWS). A fortunate group of the school's high school students will study in Kenya and Tanzania this year, thanks to the generosity of local businesses, donors and 121 party-goers who attended the school's annual community fundraiser, The Black and White Gala. This is the second year students have had the opportunity to live and learn abroad and experience an unforgettable international learn ing experience that deeply con nects them to the global communi ty. The select group of high school students who participate are cho sen through a rigorous selection process. A new view into the world opened for the students who lived and studied in Kenya last year. "My days at the school in Mombasa, Kenya have made me more thankful for what 1 have and what I have access to," CGW stu dent Jennifer Perez posted to a blog last summer while on the school trip to Kenya. "Looking at the students at the school is just unspeakable. They work with what they have. If they have two note books but take eight subjects, they will divide the pages in sections in their neat handwriting (which everybody has). 1 do miss my fam ily a lot and I'm ready to go home. But I'm also really enjoying my family here because they are such kind and caring people." In August. Carter G. Woodson School will celebrate its 17th anniversary. The school serves stu dents from kindergarten through high school and has long been known as a place that promotes unity, self-development, coopera tion, creativity and faith not only for its students, but for their fami lies, the staff and the greater com munity. The school offers free tuition, bus transportation, after school tutoring and award-winning sports programs. Submitted Photo Local members (back row, from left) Hope Arrowood, Kade Henderson, Samuel Barrick, Jacob Kline, Andrew Pledger (middle row) Luke Arrowood, Ethan Cook.Addy Knepp (front row) Lily Knepp, Jadyn Hooker, Alex Arrowood and Spencer Cook. ? Big wins for local 4-H'ers SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Forsyth County 4-H swept the State 4-H Horticulture Judging Contest that was held May 3 at the J.C. Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, earning first place in the novice, jun ior and senior divisions, as well as high individual overall finishes. The senior team will advance to the National Junior Horticulture Judging competition in Kentucky this October. In the contest, stu dents demonstrated their ability to make decisions and evaluate horticulture specimen. Participants were tested on their knowledge of horticul ture practices from gar dens and soil to turf and grafting trees. Finally, the teams were shown 100 plants to identify in the four categories of fruits, nuts, and berries; vegeta bles; landscape ornamen tals; and flowering plants. Senior team members include Hope Arrowood of Arcadia. Samuel Barrick of Walkertown, Kade Henderson of Wallburg and Jacob Kline of Pilot Mountain. Junior team members are Alex Arrowood of Arcadia, Andrew Pledger of Winston-Salem, Lily Knepp of Pilot Mountain, Spencer Cook of Kernersville. and Jadyn Hooker of Walkertown. Novice team members are Luke Arrowood of Arcadia, Ethan Cook of Kernersville, and Addy Knepp of Pilot Mountain. Team advisors are Melinda Barrick and Carla Arrowood. They are all members of the Nature Environmental Science Team 4-H Club, known as N.E.S.T. North Carolina 4-H. has over 218.000 youth enrolled in the program as well as over 21.400 youth and adult volunteers. For more information about local 4-H pro grams. contact April Bowman at 336-703 2855 or 4H@forsyth.ee. Idish^ $192,? 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The association pre sented the prestigious Daniel Burnham Award for a Comprehensive Plan at its national meeting April 29 in Atlanta. The award recognizes a comprenenstve or general plan that advances the science and art of planning through such measures as originality, inno vation, public engagement and the role of plan IIC1S. In selecting Legacy 2030 for the award, Ann C. Bagley, the awards jury chair, said, "Planners in Winston Salem/Forsyth County used creative outreach tools to engage its resi dents in the planning process ... Even the smallest of Forsyth County's towns were given the opportunity to offer solutions and devel op goals, policy recom mendations and actions at community meetings or on the website. The plan addresses the pressing issues facing the county and used a fun way to engage residents in the process." To involve citizens, planners used such tools as an interactive website, a film series, public meetings and a music video. More than 700 comments were gathered through a series of public meetings and the plan's interactive website, which had more than 30,000 webpage views by the time the plan was adopted by all of the county's government bodies in February 2013, said Paul Norby, the city county planning director. "One of the benefits of the Legacy 2030 out reach process was that our department came into contact with more citi zens than ever before, Norby said. "The com munity now sees greater connec tions between planning and things like pub lic health, local foods, equity, and quality of life in general." l ne Legacy 2UJU plan is an update of the origi nal Legacy comprehen sive plan adopted in 2001. It is intended to help our community plan now for a projected popu lation growth of 120,000 people by 2030 while also ensuring that there is space for commercial and industrial growth, recre ation, schools, and other uses. The plan covers a wide variety of subjects including economic growth, the environment, transportation, downtown and neighborhoods, and is posted online at Planning.CityofWS.org. The American Planning Association has also posted a video about the Legacy 2030 plan win ning the Burnham Award and it is posted at https://www.planning.org /awards/2014/. Norby WINSTON-SALEM SYMPHONY Robert Moody, Music Director presents PLUGGED-IN-POPS! Romance ? Music of the Carpenters, ? Motown & More TITLE ARTIST I T 2 11 MAKE ME SMILE CHICAGO / 2 5 109 YOU ARE THE SUNSHINE Of MY LIFE STEVIE WONDER / 3 8 5 JOJ.OVE SOMEBODY BEE GEES / 4 ^6 12 _ RAINY DAW AND MONDAYS THE CARPENTERS 5 9 U BACKSTABBERS _ O'JAYS I ETTA JAMES / FRANKJE VALLI I B -~?=- Nisarcr ? ^ % ? ?

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