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Mission Statement:
Preparing All Students to Succeed
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"School of Distinction"
DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Seven 8th Graders Make All-County Band
Seven 8th grade students will be participating in the All-County Honor band this year at Porter Ridge High School. This event takes students from all the schools across the county and puts them into three different bands: Middle School, 9/10, 11/12. The students in these ensembles are the best from their schools. The students then practice from 9am -5pm Friday with conductors from around the state. They practice three more hours Saturday morning and then give a concert Saturday afternoon. The music they play is all new to them and they put together an amazing performance after only a day and a half of practicing.
The students are:
Abstinence Education Forms due!
These forms were sent home to students taking Health this 12 weeks!
Teens 4 Jeans Drive
The Student Council is sponsoring this year’s “Teens 4 Jeans” drive. Students will bring in new or gently worn jeans to donate. They may also take their jeans to Aeropostale and receive a 25% discount on a new pair of jeans.
They will get one ticket for each pair of donated jeans. They will bring the receipt from Aeropostale as proof of donation if they choose to take them there.
100,000 pairs of jeans will go directly to Haiti with Aeropostale matching that with 100,00 new pairs for a total of 200,000 pairs of jeans heading to Haiti!
Student/Faculty Basketball Game
Friday, Feb. 26 3:30 - 5:15 pm (Have rides here by 5:15!)
Cost per person $3.00. Proceeds will go to Relay for Life.
Concessions will be sold at the game.
Support Piedmont's Relay for Life Team
Piedmont will once again have a team in the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life on May 7 at Sun Valley High School. Donating to this worthy cause is only a click away!
Piedmont Receives Carolyn White PEP Grant
Piedmont Middle was one of the middle schools in Union County awarded the PEP Grant this year. Piedmont will be receiving over $30,000 worth of Fitness Integrating Technology Lab equipment this year. Staff development is also a large part of this grant. Physical Education teachers will have the opportunity to attend conferences and workshops.
Kelly Gallagher Wins "Bright Ideas" Grant
Ms. Kelly Gallagher, 6th grade science teacher, wrote and received a $1000 Bright Ideas Grant for her “Around the World in 180 Days” globalization project. The grant provides funding for the purchase of 10 computer video cameras for video conferencing with schools in other countries around the world. Piedmont plans to host “Global Nights” in the near future for students to network directly with their global peers in England, France, Germany, Senegal, East Uganda, India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia with Skype and other communication methods. Her students were there to cheer her on as she accepted her “monster” check from the Union Power Cooperative officials. Congratulations, Ms. Gallagher!!!
Junior Beta Club's PDMS for CFCS a Success
In December the Junior Beta Club sponsored PDMS for CFCS. Each homeroom competed in donating the most canned foods items, coats or shoes. The winners were 8th grade Mrs. Wike's homeroom, 7th grade Mrs. Meggs' homeroom, and 6th grade Mrs. Medlin's homeroom. Winning homerooms were treated to a Bojangles breakfast. Overall the school collected a room full of items for the needy. Thanks to everyone who was involved.
Congratulations Margaret!
Margaret was also recently featured in the winter issue of Pen & Palette.Read article (Scroll to page 10) . Margaret has illustrated many published childrens' books including: Houghton-Mifflin's New Riverside edition of Call of the Wild, The Anchor by Blonnie Wyche, Cecila by Blonnie Wyche - Jack Brame Publishing, Fire in Her Hair, Thank You Moses, Thank You Paul, Thank You Hannah, and Glass published by The Glass Press.
Margaret is a member of the following organizations: Society of Children's Book Writers and Publishers, North Carolina Watercolor Society, Charlotte Art League, Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, and the National Art Education Association.
Career highlights include: Fashion Illustrator Belk Store Services, Design Instructor: Charlotte Art Institute, Freelance illustrator & graphic designer,
and Owner of Harlequin Originals Gallery.
Message from the Superintendent: Piedmont Cluster Forum
Weed Killer Application Schedule for 2010
Needed Immunizations
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