More candidates join
the 2018 election cycle
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
As the filing period
entered its closing days,
City Council Member
Denise “D.D.” Adams
made her run for the Fifth
Congressional District offi
cial by filing on Monday.
Adams will go up
against Jenny Marshall in
the Democratic primary.
Incumbent Rep. Virginia
Foxx will face Cortland
Meader Jr. in the
Republican primary.
Others who have filed
since the first two days of
filing include 31st District
incumbent State Sen. Joyce
Krawlec, who will face
Dan Barnett ip the
Republican primary, with
the winner facing
Democratic challenger
John Motsinger Jr. In
District 32, Republican
CAMPAIGN
Eric Henderson filed to
challenge Democratic State
Sen. Paul Lowe.
State Rep. Ed Hanes
filed for re-election as a
Democrat and, as of press
time, had no challenger.
Democrat Aaron Paul Cave
District 73 to chal
blican State
Zachary. In
Democratic
City Council Member Dan
Besse filed to face
Republican State Rep.
Donny Lambeth.
Forsyth County District
Attorney Jim O'Neill has
also filed for re-election
with no opponent. For at
large Forsyth County com
missioner, Democrat Ted
Kaplan filed for re-elec
tion. Republicans Jimmie
Boyd and AJL. “Buddy”
Collins have also filed for
the seat.
School board at-large
incumbents, Democrat
Elisabeth Motsinger and
Republican Robert Barr,
have filed along with chal
lengers Republican Jim
Smith and Democrats
Deanna ’ Kaplan and
Andrea Pace Bramer, who
IDD ADAMS
Photo by Todd Luck
City Council Member Denise “DD.” Adams holds a press conference at the
Forsyth County Government Center to announce that she’s filed for the Fifth
District.
are competing for three
seats. School board candi
dates Barbara Hanes
Burke, Alex Bailand
Bohannon and Eunice
Campbell, who are all
Democrats, are vying for
two District 1 seats.
Democrat Rebecca
Nussbuam and Republican
Leah Crowley have filed
for the four District 2 seats
held by Republicans David
Singletary, Dana Caudill
Jones, Lida Calvert Hayes
and Lori Goins Clark.
These are the candidate
listings as of The
Chronicle’s press time on
Tuesday, Candidate filing
ended at noon on
Wednesday.
Diggs-Latham wraps up Black History Month
BY TEVtN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
After celebrating and learning about African
American culture throughout the month, students at
Diggs-Latham Elementary School wrapped up Black
History Month earlier this week with their annual cele
bration.
During the event held on Tuesday, Feb. 27, students
took to the stage to show their talents. Performers includ
ed members of honors band & orchestra, honors dance
and the art club. The keynote address was delivered by
Aliza Diggs-Bailey, executive director of the Delta Fine
Arts Center.
As she stood before the hundreds of students in the
crowd; Diggs-Bailey encouraged students to “dream big
and paint their own future.” After giving a brief history
of John T. Biggers, an artist in who came to prominence
after the Harlem Renaissance after overcoming several
obstacles in life, Diggs-Bailey said, “Never let anything
get in the way of your dreams. Dream big, paint your
own picture, all your dreams will be fulfilled.”
Photo by Tcvin Stinson .
Members of the hon
ors orchestra at
Diggs-Latham
Elementary School
perform during the
Black History Month
Celebration on
Tuesday, Feb. 27.
Submitted photo
The Carter G. Woodson
Eagle, N.C. Rep. Evelyn
Terry and Carter G.
Woodson Student
Government President
Ahman Jones gather on
Intergenerational Day.
Intergenerational
Day is a hit at
school
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On Thursday Feb. 22,.
Carter G. Woodson School
held its annual
Intergenerational Day.
Intergenerational Day is
Carter G. Woodson’s
efforts to maintain the
time-honored tradition of
sitting at the feet of elders.
As part of the long
standing African tradition,
elders impart words of
wisdom to the entire K-12
campus. Community vol
unteers visited classrooms
throughout the day and
speakers spoke for 15 to
20 minutes. The school
had about 60 participants,
including a presentation
by the Buffalo Soldiers.
Participants were ush
ered by members of the
Student Government, with
. Student Body President
Ahman Jones greeting all
of the participants.
Longtime educator
Flonnie Anderson was
there that day, as well as
civil rights icon Hazel
Mack. N.C. Rep. Evelyn
Terry was a speaker.
The logistics were
arranged by Curriculum
Coordinator Debra
Gaines.
Carter G. Woodson
officials said in a press
release that
Intergenerational Day was
a huge success because of
the Carter G. Woodson
staff who invited their par
ents and grandparents to
participate.
They said the children
were honored to host and
receive so many elders
from the community and
they' are thankful for the
many speakers on
Intergenerational Day.
“At Carter G.
Woodson, we strive to
uphold our traditions,
while promoting and
demanding academic
excellence,” officials said.
Hanes school takes fifth place at Future City Competition
BYTEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
Students from Hanes Magnet School brought
home Fifth Place during the 26th annual Future
City Competition held last week in Washington,
D.C.
Since last fall, more than 40,000 middle school
students from more than 1,000 schools in 41 U.S.
regions, as well as teams from Canada, China, and
the Middle East have been designing and building
the cities of the future, centered on this year’s
theme of “The Age Friendly City.”
For their rendition of the city Pyongyang, stu
dents from Hanes received $750 for their STEM
(Science Technology Engineering Math) programs.
First prize, a trip to U.S. Space Camp and $7,500
was awarded to Edlin School, a school in Reston,
Virginia.
As a STEM Magnet School, students at Hanes
have the -opportunity to take “Gateway to
Technology” electives that are designed to encour
age students to pursue careers in math, science and
engineering. Hanes also offers several “STEM
Clubs,” including Science Olympiad, the Rocket
Club and the First Lego League.
Submitted photo Hanes Future
City Comp
For their rendition
of the future city
Pyongyang, stu
dents from Hanes
Magnet School
were awarded Fifth
Place during the
26th annual
Future City
Competition last
week.