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By LARRY ALLEN
Supt. of KM Schools
As the new calendar year begins,
many people make resolutions and
set goals. My New Year's wishes
for the school system and commu-
nity include increased communica-
tion between school and home.
Being positive and bring out the
best in others are strong motiva-
tors for students, parents and
teachers. Even if you do not cur-
rently have children in the school
system, we encourage you to be
“encouragers” for all. By celebrat-
ing successes and “personal bests”
academically and athletically, we
stress teamwork within school and
community. I challenge you who
are stakeholders in our community
to make one positive contact a
week to a child, parent, teacher, or
administrator and watch the
impact it makes. Parents, take time
to talk with teachers and/or
administrators for suggestions as
to how you can help your child
become the best they can be. Be
visible, be positive, be a cheer-
leader of hope.
Another wish is for continued
successes or our schools. We have .
much to be proud of with East’
Schools’ recent national recogni-
tion as a Title I School and the high
scores with state testing. Last year
West Elementary made High
Growth-Schools of Excellence with
Bethware, Grover and North mak-
ing School of Distinction, Kings
Mountain High School school pf
progress, and Davidson making
expected growth. The first semes-
ter End of Course exams show
marked improvement for the high
school program, and this provides
encouragement for the second
semester.| .
Increased monetary resource
would be another wish. 2003
begins with some uncertainty as
the state budget situation contin-
ues to look shaky. We are being
told presently that we could be fac-
ing a 10-18 percent cut this school
year which will challenge our
budget planning process. The
implementation of No Child Left
Behind legislation proves new
challenges to meet as well. The
State Department of Public
Instruction has worked very close-
ly with the Federal Department of
Education in determining the final
interpretation of the legislation.
The Kings Mountain Herald
positive 2003
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Everyone involved with education
must understand that the stan-
dards set forth in No Child Left
Behind will require schools and
school systems to raise the level of
expected growth significantly over
the next few years and expect stu-
dents to perform at grade level or
above. As new information comes
to our school system, new plans
for implementation will follow.
Continued strong character
development for ours students
would be a wish. We must pro-
vide opportunities for children to
practice good character. Parents
must be actively and positively
involved in the school’s character
education efforts for they are the
primary influences on children’s
character development. This influ-
ence is felt very strongly with the
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January 9, 2003 Section A, Page 8
words of William Bennett, former
Secretary of Education, when he
observed, “Model Good Character
in the Home. There is nothing
more influential, more determinant
in a child’s life than the moral
power of a quiet example.” It is
critically important that those who
are attempting to influence chil-
dren’s character in positive ways
“walk the talk” Good character is
both taught and caught. Kings
Mountain Districts Schools are
wonderful places to learn and
grow.
We encourage all parents to
resolve that they will become
stronger advocates for quality edu-
cation and character development
and that they will renew their sup-
port for our schools. Together, as
team, we can make a difference.
Beware of scholarship scams
BY ROY COOPER
NC Attorney General
Many parents dream of
one day sending their chil-
dren off to college, but mak-
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dream
jcome true
costs
money.
Fortunately,
Ithere are a
variety of
options
available to
help
finance a
college
education,
including loans, grants,
work-study programs and
scholarships.
Parents and students
who are already over-
whelmed with college appli-
cations may need a little
help sorting through all of
the ways to pay for college.
Your child's school coun-
selor is a good place to start
learning about resources for
parents and students who
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According to the National
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Financial Aid
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Suspect a scholarship
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ning a scholarship you did-
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require an application and
don’t treat a scholarship like
a sweepstakes prize), tells
you that the scholarship is
yours for a fee (If anyone
tells you that you must pay
certain fees to clam a schol-
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money for school is just that:
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or bank account number to
hold a scholarship (This
could be a scam to place
unauthorized charges on
your account), or asks for a
payment for services up
front (Never agree to pay for
a scholarship search until
you've received detailed
information about the com-
pany’s services.
Also, beware of a schol-
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all students. Applying for
scholarships is a competitive
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or that they'll do all the
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employ a scholarship serv-
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for filling out applications,
writing essays, putting
together a portfolio of your
work, collecting letters of
recommendation from
teachers, etc. No one can do
all of that for you).
If you decide that a
scholarship search service
might help do your home-
work. Check out the search
services you're considering
just as thoroughly as you've
checked out prospective col-
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looked into free search
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someone to scholarship
shop for you.
When searching for a
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detailed information about
the company in writing.
Find out exactly what serv-
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you, how much money
they'll charge, and what the
company’s policy is on
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this information carefully
and make sure it adds up
before you pay.
Check references. Ask
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dents who have used the
service within the past year.
When you talk to references,
be wary of glowing success
stories that may come from
people who are paid to
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Don’t fall for the high-
pressure sales pitch. You
may be invited to a seminar
on scholarships. If you go,
don’t be swayed by threats
that you'll miss out on great
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ABIGAIL WOLFORD / HERALD
Elaine Phifer of First Charter Bank spoons dessert onto plates for teachers at a luncheon
on Friday at KMHS. The lunch was a promise made by First Charter to the school whose
principal won the field goal kicking contest at the recent Cleveland County Football
Jamboree. KMHS principal John Yarbro defeated the principals from Burns, Shelby and
Crest in the competition.
Professor of Education at
Gardner-Webb University
and Coordinator of School
Administration.
Ron Teague, alternate
alumni member of the
of Grover recently graduat-
ed from Limestone College
in Gaffney, SC.
Both majored in Liberal
Studies and received BA
degrees.
Parent conference
night set at KMMS
Kings Mountain Middle
School will have parent con-
Si nighe Temi % National Executive
anuar rom 3:30-7:7 . :
hii Melanie Anderson. Committee of Gamma Bera
p.m. Phi, conducted the installa-
Parents should call the graduates ASU tion.
school at 734-5667 to make
an appointment to meet Melanie Robertson
with their children S teach- Anderson graduated Magna
ers. Cum Laudi
Teams also have a team from
planning time each Monday, Appalachian
Qualifications for mem-
bership include completion
of at least 15 credit hours
and a minimum GPA of 3.5.
Members are also required
Tuesday, Thursday and State to make a commitment to
Friday. Parent conferences University provide a minimum amount
may also be held during with a of volunteer service work to
those times. degree in the college or community
Early during each semester of
Parent conferences Chiinand membership.
at KM Intermediate gp, ih -
teach kindergarten at
Bethware Elementary
School.
Melanie lives in the Oak
Mychuwan Logan
named to dean’s list
Parent /teacher confer-
ences will be held Thursday,
January 16 from 3:30-7:30
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ences will be kept to a 15- She is the daughter of Ann Logan of
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Call KMIS at 734-5658 to Kershaw, SC and the late recently was
schedule an appointment Slyvia Millwood of Kings named on
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The Gamma Beta Phi
National Honor Society of
. Cleveland Community
College recently held its fall
induction ceremony.
Inductees included Ronda
H. Rush of Kings Mountain
and Wednesday M. Summey
of Grover.
Guest speaker was Dr.
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