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April 3, 2008
The Kings Mountain Herald
Page 19
EDUCATION
Schools receive $1.66 million grant for American History
Congressman Patrick
McHenry (R-NC-10) today
announced that Cleveland and
Rutherford: County Schools
have been awarded a $1.66 mil-
lion grant over five years from
the U.S. Department of
Education to enhance American
History education for local stu-
dents.
“As the saying goes, those
who forget history are doomed
to repeat it,” said Congressman
McHenry. “It is important that
our students have a solid
understanding of the great his-
tory of this nation, and this
grant will give our teachers the
tools they need to make that
happen.”
The funding comes from the
Department of Education's
Teaching American History
grant program. Over the next
three years, $999,483 of the
grant will be distributed to
Cleveland and Rutherford
County Schools. The remainder
of the grant will be awarded
over the following two years,
and is contingent on the success
of the program.
“This grant gives us a power-
ful opportunity to introduce
traditional American history to
elementary and middle school
teachers, which will allow them
to explore a lot of the hands-on
history that we've been able to
provide our high school teach-
ers. We hope the end result is
increased student achievement
and appreciation for American
history,” said Robert Brown, a
Crest High School social studies
teacher and Teaching American
History Grant Director.
The funding will be used to
provide intensive training for
elementary and middle school
history teachers in Cleveland
and Rutherford County schools.
Approximately 30 teachers in
these school districts will be
Courtney Tate on Chancellor’s List
at University of South Carolina Upstate
Courtney Fern Tate, daughter
of Jerri and
Dexter Tate
of Kings
Mountain,
was recently
named to the
President’s
Honor Roll
and to the
Chancellor's
List at the
University of
So uit h
TATE
Carolina Upstate.
In order to merit the distinc-
tion of President’s Honor List, a
student must earn a 4.0 grade
point average while carrying a
minimum of 12 credited semes-
ter hours. Tate, 18, is a sopho-
more at Upstate. She is major-
ing in Chemistry with a minor
in Biology and plans to contin-
ue her education in the pre-
pharmacy field.
Tate graduated as valedictori-
an with a 4.8 grade point aver-
age from Kings Mountain High
School in 2007. She was also a
star on KMHS’ softball team.
Tate continues her softball
career at USC Upstate as an out-
fielder.
Carpenter’s Club to hold open house
The Carpenter's Clubhouse
Preschool at Central United
Methodist Church in Kings
Mountain will have Open
House April 10 from 5-7 p.m.
The Carpenter’s Clubhouse
Preschool uses the High Reach
curriculum, which encourages
children to discover his/her
abilities and interests while
preparing them for
Kindergarten. Children will
learn the alphabet, numbers,
colors and shapes, language
development, beginning phon-
ics, weather, motor skills, and
Bible, which includes a weekly
Chapel time. The teachers are
highly skilled, state certified,
and committed to making
everyday a happy and produc-
tive one for each child enrolled.
They strive to help children
learn about themselves, their
friends, the love of God, and the
world around them.
The Carpenter's Clubhouse
also offers many special pro-
grams, such as fitness, music,
Spanish, computer, and science,
as well as taking many field
trips throughout the year.
The preschool operates
Monday — Friday from 8:30 a.m.
- 12:30 p.m. for 3 and 4 year old
children and offers parents the
opportunity to customize their
schedule by choosing 3, 4, or 5
days a week. For more infor-
mation, call (704) 739-2471 ext.
12.
chosen each year to participate
in two-day seminars featuring
history education experts from
across the country. The pro-
gram is designed to provide
teachers with new knowledge
and techniques to advance his-
tory education, and culminates
in a week-long trip to various
important historical locations
for on-site training.
This is the third such grant
awarded to Cleveland and
Rutherford County Schools in
the last four years. They
received an $866,441 grant in
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2004 and another
$999,387 in 2006.
According to Mr. Brown, the
students whose teachers have
participated in this program
have demonstrated extraordi-
nary academic achievement to
date.
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