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The Kings Mountain Herald
June 21, 2001
Kings Mountain Middle School honor rolls
Kings Mountain Middle School honor rolls for
the fourth nine weeks grading period:
(A/B Honor Roll)
Eighth grade - Brad Bell, Stephen Bolt, Laura
Bradley, Samuel Brice, Ashley Bridges, Jessica
Calhoun, Sara Caulder, Laura Clark, Wilder
Clark, Amanda Clayton, John Coyle, Lamecka
Darden, Alexandra Dawson, Megan Dixon,
Wesley Dixon, Kenneth Dover, Melissa Franks,
Jena Gladden, Heather Harbison, Erin Heffner,
Phillip Hinson, Lindsay Horne, Tyler Leach,
Kenneth Mancuso, Daniel Manomai, Jeffrey
McSwain, Stacey McSwain, Brad Moffitt, Hugh
Noell, Christopher Patrick, Lacey Pearson, Haley
Prince, Adam Queen, Tracey Runyans, Ashley
Self, Stacey Spicer, Audrey Stark, Todd Summitt,
Donna Tackett, Curtis Ward, Justin Weaver,
Dustin Wilson, C.E. Witherspoon, Joshua Yon.
Seventh grade - Danielle Barnes, Lacey Beam,
Ashley Bell, Katie Bell, Lacey Black, Ryan Bolin,
Jessica Bowen, Taylor Brewer, Brittany Broome,
Kala Buchanan, Andrew Bunch, Anna Campbell,
Danielle Champion, Chelsea Chapman, Alex
Childers, Victoria Chryst, Laura Cloninger, Craig
Cooke, Justin Costner, Rebecca Curry, Jamie
Daniel, Kelsey Deaton, Adam Dixon, Spencer
Erwin, Natara Fowler, William Franks, Lauren
Gaffney, Miles Galloway, Chase Gibson, Trey
Glass, Kenneth Greason, Clarisa Hagner, Heather
Hale, Emily Harvey, Alan Heinbach, Eric
Hellstrand, Brooklyn Helms, Stephanie Houser,
David Hughes, Wade Hutchins, Tonya Jenkins,
Victoria Jenkins, Hannah Johnson, Shannon
Jones, Alyson Kerns, Aaron Long, Phaedra
Mangan, Casey Martin, Drew Martin, Morgan
Mayer, Brandon McClain, LaRonda McClain,
Michael Mendoza, Kathlene Miller, Nicole Moore,
Ashley Navy, Sandra Obando, Alexandria Pharr,
Susan Potter, Jessica Rabb, Joshua Richardson,
LaShay Scruggs, Jennifer Seay, Tiffany Shockley,
Danelle Short, Stephanie Smith, Trista Spanial,
Christopher Starr, Chanty Stephens, Brooke
Stewart, Erin Summitt, Nicole Summitt, Lindsay
Taylor, Jodie Toney, Tyler Wyatt, Cathy Xaylitdet.
Sixth grade - Sasha Abarca, Brandy Adams,
Nikita Adams, Richard Adams, Kyra Alexander, -
Krista Anderson, Joshua Baggett, Amber Baxley,
Brittany Beard, Karrie Bell, Kevin Bell, Rainey
Belt, Jada Blanton, Cody Blevins, Marie Bowen,
Megan Bradshaw, Brittany Brafford, Corry
Branham, Jonathan Brice, Tasha Calhoun, Casey
Camp, Ashley Canoutas, Justin Carpenter,
Brandon McSwain wins
Chi ck-fil-A scholarship
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Bandon McSwain of Kings
Mountain has been named a
Chick-fil-A S. Truett Cathy
Scholarship Award; becoming
the first person ind¢he Area to re-
ceive the honor.’
The award providesia second
$1,000 scholarshipttaR5Chick-
fil-Arrestaurant employees who
weresselected from the previous
year’siChick-fil: A Leadership
Scholarship winneus:: !
McSwain is employed at the
Cleveland Mall Chick-fil-A
restaurant, operated by Tim
Ray. He also received a Chick-
fil-A Leadership Scholarship
while working there during
high school.
The restaurant opened in
September 1982.
McSwain, who is a member
of the Christian band"
Livingstonsix, is studying mu-
sic with a concentration in
recording and artist manage-
ment at Appalachian State
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BRANDON MCSWAIN
University. During his first year
at ASU, he participated in the
Men's Glee Club and Trombone
Choir, and played basketball in
the school’s intramural pro-
gram where his team placed
third. His Christian band also
played weekly for the Campus
Christian Fellowship,
He is a 2000 graduate of
Kings Mountain High School
where he received a North
Carolina Academic Scholar
diploma. He developed his tal-
ents as a musician and per-
former by participating in sev-
eral activities at school
including band, musical plays,
show choir “King’s Revue.”
The Cathy Scholar Award'’s
25 winners were selected from
974 recipients of the 2000
Leadership Scholarship.
To be eligible for the Chick-
ployees must complete their
high school education, be ac-
active in their school and com-
munity.
choir, and the school’s traveling
fil-A Leadership, restaurant em-
cepted into college, and remain
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We urgently need families and
friends for our kids in Cleveland
County. Join Rev. Charles Reed,
Director of Community Services,
Kings Mountain Baptist Association
at the first-ever Adoption Rally in
Cleveland County.
Over 160 children are growing
up in foster care in Cleveland County
and more than 12 are waiting now
for families to adopt them. Some
children are separated from their
brothers and sisters. We need more
foster and'adoptive families for
each of our children and so brothers
ADOPT
ef TET TAS A RAPER
Families for Kids Rally
Call to the Community for Adoptive and Foster Families
2:00 - 3:00 pm, Saturday, June 23
Cleveland Mall, Shelby
FOSTER
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and sisters can stay together.
Come to the Rally and find out
how you can help —there’s some-
thing everyone can do. Talk with
foster and adoptive families and
meet the children who are waiting
to be adopted through a new video
that tells their story. Adopt, foster,
or volunteer as a special friend to a
child in foster care. Call 704-487-0661,
ext. 200 for more information.
Cleveland County
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
P.O. Drawer 9006, Shelby, NC 28151
Morgan Childers, David Clark, Kiombre Clark,
Amber Collins, Kyle Connor, Katie Cooke, Amber
Corley, Kristen Davis, Ryan Davis, Earle Paige,
Erin Ellis, Dustin Forbes, Austin Gardner, Carol
Gordon, Brittany Grant, Christopher Green,
Martha Griffin, Christina Hale, Eilene Hansen,
Logan Hardin, Benjamin Hart, Kristopher
Hawkins, Jarryd Henderson, Matthew Henson,
Lindsey Holland, Cortni Hulon, Daniel
Humphries, David Hunter, Simone Johnson,
Brian Kies, Haley Lail, Trevor Latta, William
Lawrence, Catherine Logan, Kristen Long, Megan
Lowery, Brittany McClain, Cole Moore, Jeremy
Neal, Megan Neely, Edmundo Obando, Sarah
Page, Kristen Parker, Gauri Patel, Victoria
Philbeck, Christina Phillips, Lorrin Plyler,
Matthew Richardson, Sara Roberts, Jarrett Rose,
Shante Roseboro, Antwain Ross, Chelsey Rucker,
Nikita Scotland, Adam Sellers, Curtis Shaw, Shon
Sheffield, Anthony Simpson, Keomala Sinnorai,
Andy Siravanta, Joshua Slycord, Brittiany Smith,
Nathan Smith, Reid Smith, Brandon Stine, Tara
Stowe, Andrew Turner, Elizabeth Van Dyke,
Daniel Walters, Angel Watson, Jesse Watson,
Laura Weigel, Christy Whetstine, TiAnna
Whitaker, Brittany White, Brittany Willis, John
Witherspoon, Brittney York.
(A Honor Roll)
Eighth grade - Brandon Anthony, Philip Bunch,
Jason Carpenter, Lindsey Carpenter, Steffie Collis,
Clay Costner, Nikki Deaver, Amanda Hord,
Stewart Livsie, Kirsten Martin, Jennai Pettis,
Thomas Reid, Ryan Simmons, Heath Walker,
Heather Walker, Megan Wright.
Seventh grade - Angelica Adams, Cody Barrett,
Brandi Davis, Kristyn Funderburke, Lucas
Lankford, Amber Malpass, Harsh Patel, Zachary
Putnam, Trey Robinson, Tyler Scruggs, Casey
Shirey, Brittney Thornburg, Christina Upright,
Travis Volz, Heather Wilson.
Sixth grade - Larry Benton, Elizabeth Bridges,
Kyle Byars, Halie Calver, Tyler Cannon, Bryan
Chapman, Jennifer Cole, Tayler Deaton, Alex
Fields, Kelly Flynn, Christopher Greene, Kristin
Healy, Lauryn King, Ryan Leach, Jennifer
Lineberger, Ashley Lockhart, Paul Mansfield,
Kinsley Mashburn, Mone’t McClain, Hitesh
Mirchandani, Anthony Nations, Jaimin Patel,
Jalisa Pettis, Naly Phongsouvanh, J.L. Presnell,
Sarah Russell, Bennett Suber, Caitlyn Suber,
Lauren Suber, Courtney Tate, Angela Wall, Jessica
Yarbro.
BEN LEDBETTER/THE HERALD
Students in the Ready, Set, Grow! pre-kindergarten program at Bethware School eat lunch re-
cently. Pictured are Richard Short, Leah Scruggs, Savannah Jones and Brandon Watts
Ready, Set, Grow program gives
pre-kindergarten students boost
By BEN LEDBETTER
Staff Writer
Helping preschool students in the summer pre-
pare for kindergarten will help them during the
later stages of their education.
That is reasoning behind Ready, Set, Grow!
oo = which Kings Mountain District Schools started to
+ target students that scored low on the Brigance
Achievement Test.
~/And according to Bethware Elementary School
: Kindergarten Teacher Brenda Wright, the five
year old program has done that.
The test score is what is used to determine eli-
gibility.
Wright said the average gain for students on
the achievement test has been 20 points.
Students in the program participate in a three -
four week session during the summer, with class
Gin being limited to 20 students.
Wright said Page Ozmore and herself have
Boer teaching the program for approximately
_fouryears.
< “I think it is the best program we have for pre
kindergartners, ” Wright said.
The program is also being done at East
Elementary and Grover Elementary Schools.
A parent center at Central School is also used to
work with the students.
Ready, Set, Grow! has students studying vari-
ous concepts such as skills, colors, goals, numbers
and self.
Wright said the pre-kindergarten summer ses-
sion helps the new students grow emotionally,
physically and mentally.
The program is funded through the Partnership
for Children in Shelby which is part of the Head
Start program.
With a shortfall projected in the state’s budget
over the next two years, Lynda Stewart, Kings
Mountain Schools Elementary Curriculum
‘Specialist, said she hopes the program can still be
funded.
“We hope we can get funding for it next year,
but it looks doubtful,” Stewart said.
Stewart said the program is also used in the
Cleveland County and Shelby City School
Districts. =:
With kindergarten being more structured,
Wright said the program prepares them for that.
“Because of kindergarten being more struc-
tured, that’s why we started it - to get them
ready,” Wright said. “I think it is the best program
we have for pre kindergartners.”
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