Wednesday, November 27, 2013
SSSR
: SCHOOL NEWS
The Kings Mountain Herald | www.kmherald.net
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KMIS students above collected food and donated it to the Kings Mountain Crisis Ministry.
KMIS students exceed
canned food drive goal
The Kings Mountain In-
termediate School recently
held a canned food drive
sponsored by the student
council. Students collected
1,590 cans, topping the orig-
inal goal of 1,500. The
canned goods were donated
to the Kings Mountain Cri-
sis Ministry.
The most cans collected
in homeroom classes were:
Mrs. Weaver’s sixth-grade
homeroom class, which col-
lected 218 cans, followed by
Ms. Beam’s fifth grade
homeroom class, which col-
lected 200 cans. The Crisis
Ministry was astonished and
grateful when they saw how
many cans had had been
brought in, according to stu-
dents involved in the food
drive.
50s Day at West
On November 5 West Elementary School celebrated the 50th day of school. Students and
staff dressed up in poodle skirts and white t-shirts with rolled up jeans. There were lots of
Pink Ladies and T-Birds in attendance. Students and staff were treated with ice cream and
soda.
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Certain people make a difference in
our community by affecting the lives of
others —
4 This Thanksgiving the staff of 238
Ie Cherokee Grill is honored and thankful to
& work beside and for Mr. Robert Bolin.
UN Robert had made, and continues dail vy, to
3 make a positive difference in the lives of
the staff at 238 Cherokee Grill.
¥ We Give Thanks *
to you Robert!
Robert met the love of his life 29 years
ago, Lane Tesseneer Bolin. Robert enjoys
spending his free time on his farm, as well
as fishing and hunting. He is a savvy
{entrepreneur with an
incredible sense of humor. 4
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Lt. Steve McKee gives 9th grader Chandler (Bryce) Vouthivong and KMHS teacher Margot
Plonk a police escort to the Do the Right Thing luncheon last week in Shelby that honored
three outstanding students in the Cleveland County Schools.
Students “Do the Right Thing’
Dave Blanton
dave.kmherald@gmail.
com ;
While other students
were cramming for tests, en-
joying a long lunch or sleep-
ing in on the weekends,
Chandler Vouthivong arose
early on Saturday mornings
and volunteered at the
Foothills Farmers Market in
Kings Mountain and helped
struggling students with
their math studies during the
Kings Mountain High
School’s SMART lunch.
It’s that selfless spirit that
recently won the 9th grader
Do the Right Thing honors
along with two other Cleve-
land County Schools stu-
dents.
Vouthivong, who goes by
Bryce, joined Eli Roberts
and Mary Claire Ware as
honored guest at the quar-
terly Do the Right Thing
luncheon sponsored by The
Shelby Star, Shelby Rotary
Club, Cleveland County
Sheriff’s Department,
Carmike Cinemas and
Shelby Savings Bank.
The program honors
“young people in our com-
munity who distinguish
themselves by their com-
mendable actions.
These
students have exhibited out-
standing attitudes, accom-
plishments and efforts that
make them positive role
models for their peers.”
The students and their
nominating teachers got po-
lice escorts from their re-
spective schools to the
Shelby Country Club for a
lunch last Wednesday.
Ware, a Sth grader at
Shelby Intermediate School,
used part of her lunch hour
on many days to help her the
school counselor and a
teacher create role modeling
videos for students at the
school with autism.
“Many students and
adults have difficulty relat-
ing to an understanding stu-
dents with autism, but not
(Mary),” the nomination let-
ter read. “She embraces our
kids and looks beyond their
disabilities to see the indi-
vidual.”
Eli Roberts, a 4th grader
at Springmore Elementary,
is described in his nomina-
tion letter as “a true example
of a good citizen and some-
one who does the right
thing.”
His teacher Natalie Con-
ner said Roberts has made
On November 9, kindergarten and some staff members at
West Elementary school teamed up to hold a Muffins for
Mom celebration. Kindergarten moms (dads or grandparents
were invited if moms couldn't attend) visited the school and
completed a craft with their students. All were served
muffins and juice and parents were given reading activities
to use at home with their kindergartners.
an extra effort throughout
the school year to help a fel-
low student with disabilities.
He helps the other students
with assignments, sits with
him at lunch.
For Vouthivong, his good
deeds didn’t stop at tutoring
other in math and pitching in
at the local farmers market.
The Farmer Foodshare «
has donated over 500
pounds of food to Central
United Methodist Church’s
Community Kitchen, who
feeds two meals a week
(about 800 plates a day) to
the hungry.
“Bryce has also volun-
teered at the Community
Kitchen and help prepare to-
go plates and has worked the
serving line on Thursdays
after school,” said Margot
Plonk, ' who teaches
Vouthivong earth science
and wrote his Do the Right
Thing nomination letter. “He
has seen this food go full cir-
cle — from the farmer do-
nating it, to the Farmer
Foodshare donating it to the
Central United Methodist:
Community Kitchen, Com-
munity Kitchen staff cook-
ing it, and then helping
to serve it to the needy.”
“Adams graduates
basic training
Army Pvt. Joshia N.
Adams has graduated from
basic combat training at Fort
Jackson, Columbia, SC.
During the nine weeks of
training, the soldier studied
the Army mission, history,
tradition and core values,
physical fitness, and re- ,
ceived instruction and prac-
tice in basic combat skills,
military weapons, chemical
warfare and bayonet train-
ing, drill and ceremony,
marching, rifle marksman-
ship, armed and unarmed
combat, map reading, field
tactics, military courtesy,
military justice system, basis
first aid, foot marches and
field training exercises.
Adams is the son of
Stacey Adams of Kings
Mountain.
He is a 2011 grade of
Kings Mountain High
School.
Jones graduates
basic training
Army Pfc. Justin A.
Jones has graduated from
basic combat training at Fort
Jackson, Columbia, SC.
During the nine weeks of
training, the soldier studied
the Army mission, history,
tradition, and core values,
physical fitness, and re-
ceived instruction and prac-
tice in basic combat skills,
military weapons, chemical :
warfare and bayonet train- |
ing, drill and ceremony,
marching, rifle marksman-
ship, armed and unarmed
combat, map reading, field
tactics, military courtesy,
military justice system, eo
basic first aid, foot marches
and field training exercises.
Jones is the son oftKen-
neth Jones of Shelby.
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