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August 21, 2008
The Kings Mountain Herald
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SOCIAL BRIEFS
Students start first days of
early college high school
EBECCA PISCOPO
rpiscopo@kingsmountainherald.com
On Monday August 11
Cleveland Early College High
School opened its doors to its
inaugural freshman class of 50
students. The school is located on
the campus of Cleveland
Community College.
Raising the bar over traditional
high schools, 76% (38) of the stu-
dents are first generation colle-
giates. To put that number in per-
spective that’s almost an entire
class in a school facing teacher cut-
backs.
Since Cleveland's program is
one requiring more money,
CECHS received a planning grant
from the New Schools Project
helping politicians, community
college faculty, and teachers plan
further along.
“Cleveland Early College High
School is a partnership among
Cleveland County Schools and
Cleveland Community College.
Teachers will use research-based
instructional strategies and
engage students in problem-based
learning, collaborative learning,
problem solving, and work-based
educational experiences,” stated a
press release from Governor Mike
Easley’s office.
In other words students receive
hands-on experimentation and
greater vocational knowledge.
During their first week of school
kids created their own websites
which they will use as a tool in
presenting themselves first to their
classmates and later to employers.
“Power Point's old hat for them
because they do that in 8th grade.
We decided to do a webpage to be
dynamic and they could continue
to add to that throughout their
five-year career,” said the school’s
Principal, Dr. Anita Ware.
Fourteen of the kids who will
graduate in the school’s first class
‘ with an Associates Degree and
high school diploma came to
CECHS from KMMS. Principal
Ware said that most of the appli-
cants came from Kings Mountain.
One of her staff, Jo Rountree,
who is the Expeditionary
Learning Instruction Guide for
CECHS, is a Grover native and
had taught at KMHS for 25 years.
The former AP European
History teacher, who had instruct-
ed Dr. Ware, is part of one of the
school’s features - active learning.
Friday, for example, the students
involved themselves in the explo-
ration of the “Silence of the Bees.”
~ “Aformer member of the school
board, Jerry Blanton, spoke
Friday. He said, ‘The questions
your kids asked were the best,
most sophisticated,” Rountree
stated.,
In the kids’ 8304 p.m. school
days they come to CECHS on
high school classes to begin their
high school-college courses. Dr.
Ware revealed that in the students’
third year they will take college
courses outside the CECHS
parameter and return from 2:30-4
pm. for their remaining second-
ary core.
“Our kids will have an intern
requirement and senior project to
graduate. For all our kids, there
are no wasted course hours,” Dr.
Ware said.
As told by Rountree, the school
in its first six days has had perfect
attendance. He claims that thatis a
big reflection on what the kids
think of the school. CECHS will be
recruiting from middle schools
again next spring.
McHenry visits CECHS
Steve Thornburg, President of
Cleveland Community College,
welcomed Congressman Patrick
McHenry on campus Monday
where he presented the school
with a Title Il Grant from the
U.S. Department of Education
worth $1.9 million. Thornburg
claimed that the significance of
the grant was that very few
schools succeed in being award-
ed a Title III their first time apply-
ing.
McHenry addressed an audi-
ence mixed with the Cleveland
Early College High School's first
class, administrators, teachers,
and members of CCC's Student
Government who accepted the
$1.9 million check.
AT&T also wrote a $25,000
check to CECHS for a full wire-
less network environment.
Barber shop to give away
300 free bookbags
Saturday 7
Boyz II Men Barber Shop, 501
E. King St., will be giving away
300 bookbags packed with
school supplies at 12 noon
Saturday, August 23, 2008.
The backpacks will be given
out for free on a first come, first
serve basis.
For more information, call the
shop at 704-730-8090.
KM Woman’s Club to
host yard and bake sales
August 23
The Kings Mountain
Woman's Club is sponsoring a
Yard Sale and Bake Sale on:
Saturday, August 23rd from
' 7:30-noon at the clubhouse, 109
E. Mountain Street.
Items for the sales will be col-
lected until August 23rd.
Proceeds from the sales will
benefit the $1,000 Sallie
Southall Cotton Scholarship
which is awarded to a Kings
Mountain High School senior
each year.
To order a cake, pie, brown-
ies, or anything sweet send an
email to lorirs@bellsouth.net or
call Lori Sutherland at (704)
739-2292.
Quilts and needlework
exhibit at KM Museum
This is the last week of the Kings
Mountain Historical Museum's
exhibit, “A Stitch in Time: Quilts
and Needlework Pre 1960.” The
. Carolina’s -
exhibit will run through August 24
with Sunday hours from 1-4 p.m.
The exhibit features decorative as
well as utilitarian quilts dating from
the 1840s. Needlework examples
include embroidery, crewel, crochet
and needlepoint.
The Museum is located at 100
East Mountain Street. Hours are
Tuesday — Saturday 104 p.m. and
Sunday 14 p.m. For more informa-
tion call 704-739-1019, E-mail kmh-
museum@bellsouthnet or visit
www.kingsmountainmuseum.org
Mauney Library offers
programs for adults
Mauney Memorial Library is
offering the following classes for
adults:
Saturday, Aug. 23 - Tom Shytle,
author of “Carolina Roots: From
Whence I Came” will do a brief
presentation and book signing on
his new book about life and events
that shaped our nation and N.C. in
the past 75 years, at 10 am on
Saturday, August 23rd.
Monday, Aug. 25th - Dr. Tom
Hanchette, historian from The
Museum of the New South in
Charlotte, will present a program.
Tuesday, Aug. 26th - 6:30 p.m. -
Dr. Jay Majors will give a round
table discussion on hormones,
health and happiness in the com-
munity room.
Aug. 16-Sept. 27th - “Rhythm of
the Factory” exhibit will be offered
at the library during normal busi-
ness hours. The exhibit will feature
the “Life and Labor in North
Textile Mill
Communities.”
For more information, call
Margot Plonk at 704-739-2371, ext.
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BACK2SCHOOL
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North Elementary
900 N. Ramseur Street
704-734-5663
Principal Lynda Stewart
Principal’s email:
Istewart@clevelandcoun-
tyschools.org
School day: 8-2:40 p.m.
Est. enrollment for 2008-09: 228
West Elementary
500 W. Mountain Street
704-734-5693
Principal Brian Hunnell
Principal’s email:
bhunnell@clevelandcoun-
tyschools.org
School day: 8:05 a.m.-2:45 p.m.
Est. enrollment for 2008-09: 320
New additions this year:
Heather Walton, former teacher
at Grover Elementary and
author of the children’s book
“Do you see the miracle?” joins
the staff at West as a fourth
grade teacher
Kings Mountain Intermediate
227 Kings Mountain Boulevard
704-734-5658
Principal Henry Gilmore
Principal’s email:
hggilmore@clevelandcoun-
tyschools.org
School day: 8:10-2:50 p.m.
Est. enrollment for 2008-09: 701
Kings-Mountain Middle
1000 Phifer Road
704-734-5667
Principal Aaron Allen
Principal’s email:
adallen@clevelandcoun-
tyschools.org
School day: 8-3 p.m.
Est. enrollment for 2008-09: 717
New additions this year: Aaron
Allen joins the staff at KMMS as
the new school principal. A
graduate of KM schools, UNC-
Chapel Hill and Temple
University, he has served as the
assistant principal at North
Lincoln High and, most recent-
ly, as the principal at West
Lincoln Middle. He looks for
this year at KMMS to be the best
one yet. g
Kings Mountain High
500 Phifer Road
704-476-8330 -.
Principal Ronny Funderburke
Principal’s email: refunder-
burke@clevelandcoun-
tyschools.org
Assistant ~~ Principals: Jon
Fleisher, Dave Greene, Dianne
Dooley
School day: 8-3:10 p.m.
Est. enrollment for 2008-09:
1,247
New additions this year: In
addition | to the» new Freshmen
Academy, KMHS notes the
addition of nine new faculty
members to its staff: Maggie
Butler will be teaching PE,
Candice Fleming - athletic train-
er/PE., Beth McGraw - math,
Brad Melton - business, Traci
Morrison - drama, Candice
Scott - science, Maegan Spicer -
english, Daniel Wydo - science,
Lauren Yatko - history.
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