The Kings Mountain Herald
April 22, 2004 3
Moss Davidson
Teacher of Year
BY ANDIE L. BRYMER
Staff Writer
Davidson Teacher of the
Year Kevin Moss says adminis-
trators and the eight-member
faculty at his school are a tight
knit team.
“We work well together. Mr.
Grigg the principal, does a
good job. We all help each
other. We share ideas,
thoughts,” he said. :
The school, located in Kings
Mountain, can serve up to 72
middle and high school stu-
dents who would otherwise
face suspension. Before merger,
the school was a partnership KEVIN MOSS
between Kings Mountain
District Schools and Cleveland County Schools.
Moss began his career at his alma mater Kings Mountain
High School teaching two autistic students. After they grad-
| uated, their were no other autistic students needing a spe-
cial education instructor so Moss transferred to Davidson.
He believes good mentoring has helped him be a success.
That began with an internship at Green Valley Elementary
in Watauga County and continued when he returned to
Kings Mountain.
“I've been real lucky to come back here and get the help
I've had,” Moss said.
Davidson students are often very bright but have difficul-
ty respecting authority, according to Moss. Students are
awarded points for good behavior. Enough points and pass-
ing grades and they can return to their home schools.
Moss majored in special education because he preferred
teaching a variety of subjects instead of specializing in one
or two areas. Working with special needs students while at
Applachian State University also influenced his decision.
His long term goal is to become an administrator. Moss
and his wife Amy Moss, a teacher at East Elementary, both
wanted to continue their education. She just completed
graduate school and is awaiting National Teacher Board
Certification results. Next up, Kevin Moss will return to
school.
In addition to his responsibilities at Davidson, Moss
coaches women’s varsity basketball and men’s golf at Kings
Mountain High School.
He also enjoys fishing and gardening. Moss admits he
did not enjoy digging in the dirt when his father made him
help out as a child but now finds the activity a good way to
KMIS honor rolls
Kings Mountain Intermediate School
has released its A and A /B honor rolls
for the third nine week.
The fifth grade A honor roll includes:
Andrew Barrett, Kasey Batchler,
Tyler Bess, Sara Beth Dixon, Austin
Black, Connor Blalock, McKenzie
Bolin, Casey Bolin, Jared Boyd, Jacob
Boyd, Evan Bragg, Morgan Burns,
Jessica Burton, Valerie Case, Caroline
Chambers, Catherine Chambers,
Daniel Christenbury, Welsely
Cloninger, Anne Crawford, Jesse
Davis, Casey DeVane, Lynnette Dixon,
Will Dixon, Jazmine Ellis, Jennifer
Falls, Taylor Farris, Sarah Fedyschyn,
Ashley Frazier, Trey Funderburke,
Victoria Glass, Miranda Goode, Sarah
Gray, Cameron Harris, Morgan
Harrison, Erica Hicks, Michael
Homesley, Cailyn Hughes, Nick
Jackson, Xavier Jarrett, Clint Johnson,
Chelsea Kidwell, Michael Laney,
Kimberly Luangrath, Jack Luangsay,
Abbie Lynch, Kevin Lynn, Sarah
Mauney, Tyler Mezey, Rachel Page,
Savannah Rice, Claire Richards, Davey
Scism, Michelle Scruggs, Stuart Smith,
Emily Sourisoud, Amanda Stacey,
Briena Stephens, Dustin Stone,
Angellica Sweat, Savanna Thomas,
Allison Wellmon, Elizabeth Wells, Tyler
Willhaus, Derrick Willhaus, Emily
Wyatt, Emily Yarbro and Lea Zwick.
The fifth grade A/B honor roll
includes:
Chris Allen, Lizzie Anderson, Katie
1" Anthony, Spencer Bagwell, Zach
Bartlett, Yul Black, Sarah Blackburn,
Ciera Boheler, Brandon Boyce, Tori
Braunns, Seth Brewer, Katie Bridges,
Austin Broadway, Nicholas Broome,
Brian Brown, Elizabeth Brucker, Ashley
Bullard, Cassie Buonaiuto, Brenna
Burgess, Nick Byers, Bree Campfield,
Kevan Capotosta, Courtney Carrigan,
Eri¢4Carver, Hector Casey, Ashley
Johnna Etters, Laura Fleming, Candi
Forbes, Sloane Fortner, Stephanie
Fuller, Brandon Gantt, Colby Gardner,
Emily Gates, Ashley Gilmore, Joshua
Gomez, Chris Griggs,
SethHaraszkiewicz, Buddy Harrelson,
Reuben Hart, Jesse Harvey, Alan
Hedtke, Ryan Hegler, Sabrina Herring,
Damian Hill, Timothy Hines, Olivia
Hopper, Justin Howard, Haley
Injejikian, Lamont Jeffries, Faith
Johnson, Jacob Jones, Yvonne Jones,
Maddison Keeter, Angelica Lubas,
Autumn Malpass, Stephanie Maples,
Jovonte Marcellino, Cory Marshal,
Brooklyn Mauney, Rachel McDaniel,
Jackie Mercer, Lauren Miller, Erin
Moore, Thomas Morgan, Josh Negus,
Olivia Oliver, Haley Parker, Cierra
Patterson, Brandie Penner, Johanna
Perez, Halie Price, Jeremy Putnam,
Chris Reynolds, Aryka Roberts, Bionca
Roberts, Cory Ross, Tanner Ross, Scott
Sanders, Brittany Shelton, Kandis
Shumaker, Michael Sipe, Sterling
Smarr, Zach Smith, Chris Spiecher,
Asiah Stevenson, Pagiah Stevenson,
Brandon Sturgis, Jessica Tate, Derrick
Thammavongsa, Michael
Wagenknecht, Tony Walker, Joshua
Wall, Angela Walters, Tia Watkins,
Shelton Watson, Ryan Webster and
Amy Welch.
The sixth grade A honor roll
includes:
Brittany Beam, Tyler Black, Dylan
Blanton, Kasey Chapman, Austin
Clemmer, Tyler Colvard, Lakia Cooper,
Katelynn Daniel, LaBrook Davis, Ryan
Doty, Daniel Dyer, Sebastian Farmer,
Ashton Fields, Nathan Fore, John
Gamble, Taylor Gettys, Kaitlin
Goodson, Victoria Greene, Jessica
Grigg, Josh Guffey, Ellen Hall,
Samantha Haskett, Alex Howell,
Hayley Hoyle, Megan Hoyle, Billy Joe
Heath, Ramey Kerns, Billy Joe Heath,
Bryan Moffitt, Ashton Orders, Sachin
Patel, Caitlin Patrick, Diana
Phantalack, Ashley Ray, Rebecca Reid,
Megan Reynolds, Stephen Sharp,
Elizabeth Sheffield, Sarah Smith,
Magan Surber, Cline Tate, Jade Truett
and Krystal Weaver.
The sixth grade A/B honor roll
includes:
Lauren Allen, Evan Anthony, Krystal
Ashe, Cody Austin, Katie Black,
William Blackburn, Akosua Boakye,
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Austin Bridges, Haley Britton, 5
Courtneigh Bumgardner, Chase 2
Burton, Bryan Camp, Kayla Campbell,
Chelsea Champion, Tony
Chanthaphaeng, Melvin Clark, Cshelle
Coleman, Kurstin Cordle, Derek
Craycroft, Teal Curry, Casey Deal,
Tanner Deaton, Rashaida Dimetros,
Amanda Dotson, Jason Dover, Rebecca -
Duncan, Dominquie Elliott, Tripp Ellis,
Lauren Forbes, Matthew Ford, Josh
Foster, Tamisha Garner, Natoya Goode,
Kevin Green, Scotty Griffin, Chris
Guffey, Ryan Hale, Jada Hamrick, Tara
Harbison, Blair Hayes, Kevin Healy,
Sarah Hovis, Raven Jones, Clay Kerns,
Kris Kolar, Kelsey Kramitz, Catherine
LaPoint, Paige Laugisch, Robert Locke,
Brooke Lockhart, James Locust, Cierra
Lucas, Tiara McClain, Erica Moore,
Everette Morrison, Christian Mullis,
Taylor Neisler, Maria Obando, Patrick
Ortega, Amy Poeng, Latifah Poole,
Ansley Putnam, Dillon Putnam, Josh
Roberts, Ethan Roper, Quantria Ross,
Kelly Ross, Kayla Sadler, Vina
Sananikone, Whitney Scruggs, Brittany
Sellers, Matthew Sepaugh, Maci
Shepard, Alyssa Shumaker, Alyssa
Simmons, Casey Stafford, Nandi
Staton, Heather Stevens, Brent Stevens,
Taylor Stewart, Haley Teague, Serena
Thamlansy, Raven Thomas, Michael
Thompson, Lonnie Timson, Meredith
Van Dyke, Chelsea Vestal, Kala Vestal,
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“It gives me a chance to think, to be outside,” he said.
He and his wife just adopted a beagle puppy Maggie.
_ They live in Gastonia.
Saturday,
April 24
9-11 am.
Dixon Tire Service
301 E. Marion Street 7
Refreshments will be served “a ih
Join Gene McSwain, Dixon Tire Service Manager,
to discuss everything a woman should know
about car care services.
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* Car pulling
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Women’s Life Center leo Cleveland Regional Heart Center
Health and Education
Carolinas HealthCare System
Jordan Doty, Chasiti Falls,
Ethan Fujita, Andrew
Gardner, Sarah Greenlee,
Jeffry Howell, Chelsea
Ingram, Jessica Injejikian,
Jannat Majeed, Whitney
McDonald, Alice
Ouaneoudone, Davis
Phanthalack, Samantha
Rikard, Rai Robinson,
Brittany Rodden, Hogan
Sellers, E. Theuamthalaray,
Keri Westlund, Branigan
Weaver. +
8th grade - Brooke Avery,
Haley Barrett, Keerstan
Chaney, Brooke Davis,
Jennifer Farley, Kelsey
Harvey, Townsend Haynes,
Nicholas Hensley, Mariama
James, Joseph Maner,
Samantha McBryde, Hannah
McGill, Ker Medero, Rhonda
Morelock, Arti Patel, Rahil
Patel, Christopher Potts,
Taylor Rippy, Jericka Ross,
Kristen Tate, Brittany
Weathers.
(A/B Honor Roll)
7th grade - Lauren Adams,
Heather Barrett, Nakia
Barrino, Whitney Birchfield,
Brantley Blalock, Sharon
Blanton, Matthew Boheler,
Justin Boyd, Chelsie Bridges,
Megan Brown, Marilyn
Bunch, Jasmine Burch,
Jordan Burnette, Christopher
Byrd, Alyse Cannon, Shane
Centers, Joseph Chambers,
Megan Chapman, Michael
Bands rated superior, -
spring concerts slated
The Kings Mountain High
School 9th Grade and
Symphonic Blazer bands
received superior ratings at
the recent South Central
District Concert Contest
Festival at Shelby High
School.
The Symphonic Blazer
Band is presently on a tour
Falls, Kathleen Flemming,
Anthony Foster, Kierra
Gardner, Ebony Garner,
Kristin Gibson, Kelisha
Goodson, Sydney Gregory,
Matthew Griffin, Benjamin
Hardee, Courtney Harris,
Krista Harris, Lauryn Hayes,
Danielle Hazlett, Katherine
Heineck, Mitchell Hinson,
Brittney Horn, Craig Hunt,
Courtney Israel, Kaitlyn
Johnson, Kristopher
Johnson, Guy Jones, Erica
Jordan, Tyler Laughridge,
Joshua Luley, Mary Lynn,
Alexis Marable, Victoria
Martin, Ariel Martin,
Katherine Martin, Krystal
Martin, Kelly McCrary,
David McDaniel, Colt
McGinnis, Gabriel
Montesino, Brittany Moss,
Christine Parker, Rachael
Perkins, Joshua Peterson,
Destiny Pittman, Alexandra
Plonk, Nikki Plonk, Jason
Price, Lauren Proctor, Tyler
Prow, John Putnam, Casey
Ramey, Elizabeth Sherrill,
Cody Smith, Jared Spicer,
Jessica Sprouse, Samantha
Spry, Latoria Tarbush,
Ashley Thompson, Devin
Thompson, Michelle Timms,
Jordan Toney, Keenan
Walker, Megan Weaver,
Tyler West, Sharece
Williams, Amber Willis,
Ashley Witherspoon, Crystal
Wyte.
8th grade - Statson Abdi,
Nicholas Adams, Lydia
of Central Florida.
Highlights of the tour
include Wet ‘n Wild Water
Park, MGM Studios, a per-
formance at Walt Disney
World's Epcot Center, Walt
Disney World's Magic
Kingdom, and the Hard
Rock Cafe.
The annual spring concert
Jones, Adam Kates, Matt
Cash, Tabitha Cochran, Anna Cole, Ramey Kerns, Chasity Llewellyn, Tierra Watkins, Chad Whetstine, Dylan =
Joseph Cook, Cabreia Crumpton, Chad Megan Loftin, Bradley Lovelace, White, Jessica White and Tyler >
Davis, James Davis, Trey Edgerton, Mallory Mansfield, Hannah McDougal, Williams. 2
Middle School honor rolls
Honor rolls have been (A Honor Roll) Chastain, Hanna Clark, Anthony, Melinda Bell, 2.
announced for the past Sheena Crocker, Anthony Heather Blanton, Kelli Bolt, "
grading period at Kings 7th grade - Dustin Dalton, Michael Davis, Tyler Leslie Boyd, Raphael
Mountain Middle School. Alexander, Nicholas Bartlett, Dixon, Tamra Dover, Branch, Emily Britton, i
Lyndsey Batchler, Megan Alexandra Edwards, Rebecca Broadway,
Burns, Taylor Cudd, Tony Brittney Ellis, Meghan Kimberly Bumgardner,
Davis, Camden DeVane, Etters, Jacob Everson, Macey Sharif Burris, Vincent x
Button, Anthony Capotosta,
Jordan Childers, Charles A
Christenbury, Kristin i
Cogdill, Brandon Davis, ay
Randy Deal, Erika Dover,
Austin Durham, Megan
Ellis, Courtney Falls, Avan
Fields, Nicholas Furr, Laura
Gaffney, Courtney George,
Joseph Gibson, Blake Glass, *
Brianna Green, Justin
Gsellman, Brittany Hale,
Maggie Hall, C. 2
Haraszkiewicz, Courtney
Hartgrove, Justin Heinbach,
Deanna Humphries, Maya
Ingram, Erica Jackson, Jaye
Jackson, Crystal Johnson,
Sigourney Johnson, Hollie
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Kirby-Wood, Katelyn
Latham, ]J’Lisa Littlejohn,
Jessica Lockhart, Marshia
Meeks, Earren Mercer,
Caitlin Mezey, Steven
Montgomery, Justin Moore,
Asia Parker, Haley Peeler,
Brianna Pharr, Cory Phillips,
Jonathan Quinn, Kyle a
Richards, Jeffrey Robinson, :
Teddyra Roseboro, Heather
Rudnick, Jessika Rutherford,
Carmen Scism, Brittney Self, |;
Bradley Setzer, LaChrista
Shull, Troy Sisk, Antonio ~~ .!
Sloan, April Smith; Terry
Smith, Kiosha Stewart, Sara |;
Stone, Katie Swafford,
Jonathan Thamlansy,
Desman Thompson, Joshua
Vassey, Bridget Vouthivong,
Kassia Walker, B.D.
Whittington, Cristin Wyatt,
John Young.
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for the KM Middle School
7th and 8th grade bands will ,
be Tuesday, May 11 and the
KM High School 9th grade
and Symphonic Blazer
bands on Thursday, May 13.
Both events will be held at
7:30 p.m. in Barnes
Auditorium. Admission is
free and open to the public.
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