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Wednesday, November 26, 2014 Two selected _Caroline Crawford, Kings Mountain Middle School Chorus Director Sherri Young and Evan Rogers, left to right, are pic- tured after Caroline and Evan's selection to participate in the 28th annual Middle School Honors Chorus performance Nov. .8 and 9 in Winston Salem. Students from 75 middle schools in the state participated in the choral event. Caroline Crawford and Evan Rogers of Kings Mountain Middle School were among 168 Middle ‘School students from 75 “schools in the state to par- ticipate in the 29th annual Middle School Honors Cho- tus Nov. 8 and 9 in Win- ston-Salem. -.. Caroline is the daughter _of Shane and Renee Craw- ford and Evan is the son of Karen Rogers, all of Kings Mountain. Caroline and -Evan had to audition at one ‘of the regional audition sites for honors chorus A total of 1,027 middle school students auditioned across North Carolina and the two were the stu- dents selected from Kings Mountain. After making the honors chorus, Caroline and Evan spent time with their chorus director Sherri Young learning the music that would be performed in Winston Salem... - + On November 8 the stu- dents spent about 10, hours rehearsing and an additional four hours on Nov. 9 prior to the performance at Ste- vens Center. The Kings Mountain Herald | www.kmherald.com Page TA Career-Technical Students recently. On Thursday, Novem- ber 6, Cleveland County Schools held its induction ceremony of the National Technical Honor Soci- ety at Malcolm Brown Auditorium for 213 high school students. NTHS recognizes the achieve- ments of outstanding stu- dents in Career-Technical Education. Crest, Burns, Shelby, and Kings Moun- tain High Schools inducted new members and awarded honor cords to seniors. Tony Fogleman, Ca- reer-Technical Director for Cleveland County Schools, provided opening and clos- ing remarks. NTHS, pres- idents from each school led the candle lighting cer- emony. Principals from eaclt high school read the names of the inductees. i The ceremony was attended by parents, Career-Techni- cal Education teachers, and Cleveland County Schools’ administrative staff. Membership in NTHS is by invitation only. Students are nominated for member- ship by a Career-Technical Education teacher. They must be a junior or senior who has demonstrated aca- demic excellence and good character, must have taken four or more courses within one of the North Carolina career clusters (one being an advanced level course), and maintained a required GPA." There are many benefits for NTHS members. Stu- dents receive a certificate of membership, a decal, a tassel, membership pin, and a seal that is placed on honored for achievements - Career Technical students at the four high schools in Cleveland County, pictured, were honored for their achievements their high school diploma. They also have an oppor- tunity to apply for scholar- ships offered only through NTHS. Students may re- ceive up to three letters of recommendation from the National Technical Honor Society to be used when seeking employment, col- lege admission, or scholar- ships. These students will again be recognized during each high school’s awards day and graduation cere- monies. NTHS members will wear their purple and white honor cords at grad- uation. The officers for the KMHS chapter of NTHS* for the 2014-2015 school year include: President, Tiffany Harris; Vice-Presi- dent, Mackenzie Smith, and Secretary/Treasurer, Sarah Bradshaw. KMHS-NTHS Advisor is Robin Spicer. NTHS members include Austin Anthony, Devin Ayscue, Robert Baker, Zoe Barnette, Sarah Bradshaw, Cole Clampett, Noah Cole- man, Gibson Conner, Ash- ley Curry, Mary Dellinger, Andy Dula, Collin Foster, Zachary Funderburke, An- drew Estridge, Tiffany Har- ris, Bradley Hodge, Sabrina Inthisarath, Kaylen Led- ford, Alexis Lowe, Alex Martin, Marcus McKee, Erin Neisler, Tichina Parker, Trenton Ploeger, Arrick Rithiphong, Miles Robinson, Johnna Scism, Eric Setlock, Mackenzie Smith, Victoria Smith, Logan Stevens, Brittney Tarbush, Heaven Terry, Joshua Tucker, Jacob War- ren, Peter Zheng. to make the honors chorus. rrr CORRS h oe : Editor BPD 2 EE, | 3 How Seniors Can Quit Smoking with the Help of Medicare and Other Tools Get Help Studies have shown that you have a much better chance of quitting if you have help. So tell your friends, family, and coworkers of your plan to quit. 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