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Bethware end of ye Bethware Elementary School recently held its end of the year awards day. The following awards were pre- sented: Third grade: Archer - Reading Anna Cerjan, math Brianna Kendrick, writing Taylor Crotts, improvement awards Brittany McPurdy and Taylor Stump, Character Education Students of the Year Daisy Carcamo and Corbin Berryman. Bolt - Reading Adam Mooneyham, math Amber Braswell, writing Cierrah Brooks, improvement awards Kaylee Truett and Ebonee Hunter, Character Education Students of the Year Madison Ramsey and Caitlyn Vestal. Hambright - Reading Katelynn McKinney, math Jacob Sneed, writing Lyndsey Barnes, improve- ment awards Ryan Hamrick and Trevor Capotosta, Character Education Students of the Year Eula Wilson and Pablo Ramirez. Leonhardt - Reading Adam Rogers, math Kayla Penner, writing Lindsey Herndon, improvement awards W.T. Sheppard and Kaylan Thompson, Character Education Students of the Year Brandon Hamrick and Monica Crawford. ~ Scoggins - Reading Dylan Graham, math Luren Ferrell, writing Sabrina Inthisarath, improvement awards Ashten Wray and Brook Hollifield, Character Education Students of the Year Heather a Hamrick and Jasmine Windham. Fourth grade: Anderson - Reading Jacob Kahler, math Hunter Presnell, writing Taylor Thrift, improvement awards Carson Deninger and Matthew Jones, Character Education Students of the Year Katie Bieker and John Randle. Blalock - Reading Lauren Lawson, math Will Clay, writing = Jamaica Steele, improvement awards Donna Vess and Savannah Earls, Character Education Students of the Year Hannah Maples and Douglas Edgerton. Griffin - Reading Taquisha Smith, math Brooke Dover, writing Katie Ellis, improve- ment awards Angel Bridges and Alyssa Greene, Character Education Students of the Year Henry Gilmore and Brandon Watts. Johnsonbaugh - Reading Austin Pearson, math Cameron Bullock, writing Megan Woodall, improve- ment awards Derek Gann and Tori Chase, Character Education Students of the Year Brett Bledsoe and Mellisa Maples. Mullinax - Reading Blair Hollifield, math Donnie Malaythong, writing Brianna Bowman, improvement awards Makenzi Vinesett and Cody Clemons, Character Education Students of the Year Abbey Bragg and Cynthia Carcamo. Special Area - Star students K.DUCATION - Alicia Reid and W.T. Sheppard; Reading awards Trevor Capotosta, Tichina Parcher, Shateara Hopper and Antonio Wilson; art awards Lindsey Herndon and Jamaica Steele; music awards Katelyn McKinney and Kelton Stone. Kindergarten: Gibson - Reading Hunter Blanton, math Micah Randall, writing Skyler Smith, improvement awards Quincy Grier and Cameron Johnson, Character Education Students of the Year Cailey Sheppard and Tre’ Crocker. Cannedy - Reading Makensi Corn, math Billy Virapanya, writing Jada Roberts, improvement awards Morgan Lanier and Cherlissa Barnes, Character Education Students of the Year Chasty Bowen and Ryan Moore. Ozmore - Reading Frank Stump, math Holden Bullock, writing Bryan Davis, improvement awards Phithamae Perry and Serita Pegram, Character Education Students of the Year Emilee Cloninger and Trey Allen. Webb - Reading Khye Machado, math Jordan Chapman, writing Ame Hall, improvement awards India Patterson and Alissa Bouttavong, Character Education Students of the Year Haley Spurlin and Peyton Green. Wright - Reading Travis Wright, math Paloma Dettloff, writing Shannon Bethware final gra ~ Bethware Elementary ‘School recently presented ‘awards for the fourth nine ‘weeks grading period. Recipients were: = Top Buccaneers: - Pre-School/Head Start - Joshua McGinnis, Trevor Sisk, Timothy Sisk, Brooklyn Bowen, Morgan Brickey, Mckenzie Easler, Ethan Vess, Bryson Armstrong, Janie Pope. Kindergarten - Hanna Akers, Beatriz M. Pacheco, Drew Mueller, Tori Brooks, Maurissia Springs, Autum Whitman, Ame Hall, Harley Bradley, Natalie Hammett, Robert Pope. ) First grade - Reg Wells, Alexis Conner, Cassidy Rudnick, Emily Parker, Sierra Crocker, Evelyn Mayes, Hunter Cody, Summer Clark, Taylor Degree, Hannah Postelle. Second grade - Carly Barnes, Courtney Teague, Kenneth Williams, Autumn Pace, Francisca Verruggio, Alexis Short, MaryFaye Dodson, Carly Hammett, Dalton Hullender, Bailee Hutchins. Third grade - Anna Cerjan, MILY WEAVER eweaver@kingsmountainherald.com Attendance in the County Auditorium was sparse at the Cleveland County School Board Meeting on Monday night, as many teachers and students are now on summer vacation. But as the summer allows a time for relaxation to students and teachers, scholarly decisions still have ‘to be made. The hot topic for board members at the meet- ing, was their strategic plan for finding the right man or woman to fill the shoes of Superintendent Gene Moore, who is retiring and relocating to Lancaster, SC this summer. - Allison Schafer from the North Carolina School Board Association (NCSBA), returned from last meeting to guide the board into making decisions on their deadline, application and surveys for the Superintendent search. u y { Ryan Perkins, Summer Wooten, Trequawn Torres, Kaylee Truett, Caitlyn Vestal, Katelynn McKinney, Kayla Hoyle, Roxy Vess, Dashawn Springs. Fourth grade - Matt Yarbro, Hannah Maples, Nicholas Chanthavong, Travis Dunbar, Taylor Blanton, Blair Hollifield, Spencer Burton, Chelsea George, Taylor Halvorson, Casey Horton. Special areas - Dakota Stacey, Tyler Sheppard, Kayla Skidmore, Dejona Hill, Sydney Shaver, Matthew Jones. Terrific Kids: Kindergarten - Landon Skidmore, Michael Grisson, Timothy Bolen, Quintia Grier, Alexander Chanthavong, Steven Terry, Staylen Callahan, Katie Knight, A’Kira Duncan, Shannon Phouvanay. First grade - Traci Stewart, Orlandus Gamble, Anna Blanton, Christian Parsley, Karly Floyd, Brian Jenkins, Elliott Mann, Joshua Jackson, Roman Byers, Kosta Hambidge. Second grade - Seth She handed board members a new packet of information including a revised timeline, advertisement, application and surveys. Online adver- tising for the position is sup- posed to begin this week. It will be linked onto the Cleveland County School Board's website at www.clevelandcoun- tyschools.org, the NCSBA website at www.ncsba.org, and possibly a few other free sites. They agreed to pay $500 to advertise on NCSBA’s website for 8 weeks. After some debate, the Board unanimously approved the timeline that holds an application dead- line of August 23rd, which Schafer said gives them “the most time to advertise.” “The more you advertise, the longer you have for the word to get out there,” she said. They looked at the adver- 2 Ortega, Sheri Davis, Kyra Cole, Dylan Stiles, Jaden Allen, Chris Roseberry, Juan Bertolini, Brandon Walters, Churail Hopper, Megan Wall. Third grade - Austin Henderson, Xavier Johnson, Jordan Hammett, Baylee Stroup, McKenzie Gibson, Adam Mooneyhan, Anthony Poston, Kayla Skidmore, Janiah Matthews, Tevin Robertson. Fourth grade - Alicia Reid, Alex Roy, Angel Bridges, Kristen Cansler, Donnie Malaythong, Cynthia Carcamo, Lannie = Cooper, Jordan Camp, C.J. Philbeck, Everett Laude. A honor roll: Second grade - Tyler Randle, Jeremiah McClain, Sara Mayes, Tanner Davis, Cheyanne Sanders, Nathaniel Vickers, Morgan Arrowood, Carly Barnes, Jourdan Brickey, Victoria Spencer, Autumn Pace, Dylan Sims, Justin Buchanan, Alyssa Proctor, Beth Jennings, Rodjanee Brown Taylor Wade, Promise Conner, Carlee Degree, tisement in their packet next. The Board decided to make a slight change to the text on the ad before voting to approve it. Members then moved to the application, making few changes to the questions. Board Member Tommy Greene asked Schafer if she has found the application, in the past, to be thorough. “It’s very thor- ough and sometimes candi- dates say it’s really thorough. It’s a lot of work for them but it gives the board a lot of information to look at so you can make an informed deci- sion,” she replied. After some discussion, members unani- mously agreed on the revised application. Then, Schafer directed the Board to look at the surveys she had provided in their packets. Members Richard Hooker and Mary Evans expressed the need for ask- ing the community what The Kings Mountain Herald Phouvanay, improvement awards Caleb Smith and Natalie Hammett, Character Education Students of the Year Abigail Petree and Justin Watkins. First grade: Bennett - Reading Alex jenkins, math Cassidy Rudnick, writing Liliana Hambridge, improvement awards Anna Blanton and Adriam Tirado, Character Education Students of the Year Alex Jenkins and Emily Parker. Harris - Reading Ashton Withers, math Carmen Henwood, writing Austin Mosley, improvement awards Octavio Perez and Johnny Lopez, Character Education Students of the Year Zachary? MacDougall and Tamara Adams, Owens - Reading Abigail Morehouse, math Reg Wells, writing Destiny NeeSmith, improvement awards Mikayla Pearson and Brandon Ball, Character Education Students of the Year Tina Chanthasone and Isaac Caron. Smith - Reading Brooke Patterson, math Darren Burns, writing ~~ Jacob Merchant, improvement awards Kaitlyn Morrow and Matthew Scoggins, Character Education Students of the Year Kassidy Gann and Dylan Thrift. Wyte - Reading Jessica Dulin, math Diamond Wesley, writing Levi Johnson, improvement wards Darin Guffey and Ww, ar awards Cody Wright, Character Education Students of the Year Kaylee Medlin and Melissa Maples. Second grade: Bowman - Reading Beth Jennings, math Alyssa Proctor, writing Ashley Falls, improvement awards Kenneth Williams and Humphries, Character Education Students of the Year Elizabeth Martin and Alex Greene. Falcone - Reading Carmryn Pearson, math Morgan Arrowood, writing Carly Barnes, improvement awards Jennifer Sanders and Ethan King, Character Education Students of the year Jourdan Brickey and Victoria Spencer. Lee - Reading Tyler Randle, math Alexis Short, writing Emily Patterson, improvement awards Jaden Allen and Katelyn Terry, Character Education Students of the year Tyler Randle and Alexis Short. Norris - Reading Dalton Hullender, math Gage Kornegay, writing Taylor Wade, improvement awards Churail Hopper and Tyler Sheppard, Character Education Students of the Year Michael Conard and Autumn Reese. Ware - Reading Tanner Davis, math Sara Mayes, writing Cheyanne Sanders, improvement awards Jerry Hooper and Juan Bertolini, Character Education Students of the Year Kassie Horn and Tatiyana Hopper. Austin June 15, 2006 Special area: : Sight word recognition - Cody Wright, Grayson Carter, Nigel Sadler, Katelyn Terry. Most improved reading - Octavio Perez, Megan Allen, Anna © Blanton, Deveon Gamble. Best attitude and effort - Tina Chanthasone, Chelsea Wray, Juan Bertolini, Cody Wray. Most improved compre- hension - Traci Stewart, Ryan Randle, Darian McClain, Michael Conard. Most improved fluency - Cameron Camp, Kayla McClain, Hidi Greene, Brandon Walters. Most responsible in CORE classroom - Alyssa Fletcher, Adrian Tirado, Alexis Conner, Ethan King. Start students - Megan Wall, Kaleb Furr, Jaques Williamson, jerry Hooper. Art - Skyler Smith, Austin Hughes, Esabella Virapanya. Music - Paloma Dettloff, Jacob Merchant, Bailee Hutchins Bethware Leadership Award - Abbey Bragg. DAR Good Citizen - Mellisa Maples. Bethware Good Citizens - Brandon Proctor, Shakiyah Stephens. Bethware Fair Queen - Spencer Burton. Buccaneer Spirit Award - Nicholas Chanthavong. Principal's Award - Travis Wright, Ashton Withers, Tyler Randall, Brittany McPurdy, Katie Bieker. ing period awards Dalton Hullender, Bailee Hutchins, Cloud Jones, Gage Kornegay, Tynesha Merriman, Autumn Reese. Third grade - Anna Cerjan, Baylee Stroupe, Adam Rogers, Londsey Herndon, Ashley Drake, Adam Beason, Ashley Curry Courtney Johnson, Summer Wooten, Kayla Penner, Cassie Morton, Hannah Mosley, Lauren Ferrell, Daylan Graham, Heather Hamrick, Sabrina Inthisarath, Tichina Parker, Josh Randle, Austen Russell, Austin Anthony, Lyndsey Barnes, Matthew Edge, Johnna Scism, Jacob Sneed, Emily Ruff, Amber Braswell, Cierrah Brooks, McKenzie Gibson, Adam Mooneyhan, Kaylee Truett. Fourth grade - Savannah Earls, Garrett Herndon, Lauren Lawson, Katie Bieker, Hunter Presnell, Taylor Halvorson, Taylor Thrift, Taylor Blanton, Brianna Bowman, Abbey Bragg, Cynthia Carcamo, Cody Clemons, Blair Hollifield, Donnie Malaythong, Makenzi Vinesett, Cameron Bullock, Tori Chase, Keeneh Demitros, Austin Pearson, kind of leadership they should look for to find a fair and impartial superintend- ent that feels comfortable among the county’s diverse ethnicity. After some addi- tions and changes, the board approved the survey. A link to it will be available on the CCSB website and hard copies will be available at the public libraries and central offices for those who would like to mail their comments in. Schafer said that the sur- veys will be totally anony- mous unless the public chooses to identify them- selves. “Also, just so you know, we cannot go back in and change the surveys. We have a block on there. So if they enter something with a typo or it’s grammatically incorrect, we will not be able to fix it,” she said. “That keeps the integrity of the sur- vey. We don’t change any- Calan Sherrin, Katie Ellis, Taquisha Smith. AB honor roll: Second grade - Alexis Short, Damon Heath, Emily Paterson, Esabella Virapanya, Katelyn Terry, Alex Singleton, Francisca Verruggio, Hunter McPherson, Brandon Walters, Carly Hammett, Cirara Mackey, MaryFaye Dodson, Sara Carringer, Sterling Taylor, Tatiyana Hopper, Camryn Person, Courtney Teague, Sheri Davis, Ethan King, Brenner Martin, Ashley Falls, Aiyanna Grier, Kenneth Williams, Kyra Cole, Alex Greene, Tiana Roberts, Dylan Sims, Michael Conard, Churail Hopper. Third grade - Taylor Crotts, Brianna Kendrick, Brittany McPurdy, Ryan Perkins, Corbin Berryman, Sydney Shaver, Taylor Stump, Daisy Carcamo, Trequawn Torres, Cody Stewart, WT Sheppard, Alex Keesee, Jordan Hammett, Jordan Bullins, Jessica Watkins, Jarrid Helms, Roxy Vess, Brianna Gamble, Brook Hollifield, thing.” She also said that there is another feature on their system which only allows one survey to be com- pleted for each e-mail address. People with multi- ple e-mails could fill out the surveys multiple times. But people with one e-mail address would only be able to fill it out once. After all of the small changes were made to the advertisement, appli- cation, and surveys, the board unanimously agreed to get the ball rolling in hopes that the next one who picks it up may be their new superintendent. Also during the meeting, David Lee produced an overview of a “Request for Proposal” process that is underway in regards to the school district's banking services. New policies were briefly discussed to be acted on at the next school board meeting. The policies were: Will Austin, Jasmine Windham, Trevor Capotosta, Fernanda Gonzalez, John Gordan, Katelynn McKinney, Kaitlyn Perez, Brandon Proctor, Pablo Ramirez, Eula Wilson, Daniel Barrett, Tory Dover, Courtney Hamm, Ebonee Hunter, Lance Long, Brandon Meeks, Madison Ramsey, Dakoyta Ross, Lisa Self, Caitlyn Vestal. Fourth grade - Will Clay, Katie Jackson, Ernest Kokofu, Hannah Maples, Beth McAbee, Rayvonn Pegram, Jamaica = Steele, Donna Vess, Matt Yarbro, Hannah Christenbury, Kelsey Gray, Jayna Sananikone, Kayla Dills, Adrienne Green, Casey Horton, Jacob Kahler, C.J. Philbeck, John Randle, Dylan Jonson, Kimberly Webber, Timothy Hedrick, Ray Shaw, Shakiyah ' Stephens, Sarah Adams, Brett Bledsoe, Spencer Burton, Chelsea George, Rebekah Sherrill, Megan Woodall, DeAnna Barnes, Nicholas Chanthavong, Brooke Dover, Travis Dunbar, Austin Short, Kelton Stone, Allen Williams. August 23 deadline for superintendent applications No. 4245, the Use of Seclusion and Restraint, allowing school personnel to employ reasonable restraint or seclusion techniques with students to promote the safe- ty of others in school; and No. 4320, Head Lice, which outlines the notification, treatment, and responsibili- ties that are needed when an elementary student is found with lice. Kim Greene, from Shelby Middle School, and David Walker, from Burns High School, earned their doctorate degrees and were rewarded at the meeting with a certificate. Superintendent Gene Moore announced a change to the personnel actions. He requested that the principal of Burns High, Dr. Collette Deviney, continue her work there, expressing that she is greatly needed in the Cleveland County schools. She has agreed to stay. t ¥