Southside High School News (April 24, 2012), Part II | Eastern North Carolina Now

For Immediate Release:

   These latest announcements from the Southside High School, via the Beaufort County School System, reminds us that schools are a focal point of activity.

Once Again It's About Character

    Ashone Carswell was honored as Southside High School's nominee to the Beaufort County Board of Education for this character trait, part of the Beaufort County Schools' character education program, included Ashone Carswell, Will Mumford, Jalynne Ramsey, Nick Stokes, David Rowe, Shantique Mozelle, Lori-Catherine Ball, Augustin Garcia, Celeste Jones, Tijanna Moore, Valerie Ruffin, and Aaron Redmond.

    Southside faculty and staff also recognized students for being on time and on task, part of the SOAR initiative under the PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies) program. These students included Zoila Lopez, Luke Meyers, Stephen McLawhorn, Anthony Adam, Tijanna Moore, Tristan Rowe, Cody Ingalls, Tiffany Woolard, Dylan Tripp, Austin Jordan, Chad Johnson, Rosiland Clark, Megan Gaskins, Timothy Woolard, Quadijah Albritton, Jametta Jones, Tiayah Brown, Joshua Wilson, Kyle Reiter, Trey Elks, Nick Blount, and Tiffany Philbeck.

All nominees were honored at a reception at Southside on March 30

Students who were recognized for cleanliness included (first row, left to right) Shantique Mozelle, Tijanna Moore, Valerie Ruffin, (back row, left to right) Augustin Garcia, Nick Stokes, David Rowe, Ashone Carswell, Aaron Redmond, and Will Mumford. Beaufort County Now is not responsible for the quality of this picture.
Students who were recognized for being on time and on task included (first row, left to right) Megan Gaskins, Quadijah Albritton, Tijanna Moore, Tiffany Philbeck, Stephen McLawhorn, (second row, left to right) Timothy Woolard, Tiffany Boseman, Tiayah Brown, Tristan Rowe, Trey Elks, Chad Johnson, (third row, left to right) Anthony Adams, Austin Jordan, Nick Blount, Cody Ingalls, Kyle Reiter, Joshua Wilson, and Dylan Tripp.

Twenty-two Students from Southside High School Visited East Carolina University

    In commemoration of Women's History Month, which is observed in March, twenty-two students from Southside High School visited East Carolina University on March 30.

    Young ladies from the freshmen, sophomore, and junior classes with at least a 3.0 grade point average were exposed to non-traditional fields such as engineering, a field in which men outnumber women six to one at ECU. The math and science curriculum was the emphasis of the day.

    In addition to an admissions session, campus tour, and lunch in the West End Dining Hall, students experienced an afternoon with engineering students and toured the Cisco Programming Lab and the Robotics Lab. Students received purple and gold book bags from the admissions staff and were able to enjoy bowling and billiards in the Student Union.

    The trip was sponsored by Sophisticated Ladies of Southside High School. The host was Tarrick Cox, Senior Associate Director of Admissions at ECU.
Pictured left to right are (front) Kendedra Williams, Danita Gibbs, three ECU ambassadors, Shondasja Grimes, Alexis Jenkins, (back) Mary Moore, Ka'Shauna Harvey, TaKeyra Harris, J'Asia Norfleet, Shelby Patterson, Tameka Smith, Rosalind Clark, DeAndria Purdue, Madison Armstrong, April Olds, Courtney King, Taylor Hathaway, Shayonti Barua, and Urias Hernandez.


    Southside juniors Kylson Blount, Chelsea Moore, and William Norfleet attended the Rotary Youth Leadership Award Program (RYLA) March 30-April 1. The conference was held at the N.C. 4-H Environmental Education Center in Columbia.

Stephen McLawhorn digs Star Wars ... Gets a Cool T for his Effort

    Southside High School students enrolled in the Microsoft IT Academy wrote and mailed letters to businesses. Students were instructed to select their favorite business and to write a goodwill letter explaining their reasons for selecting that business. Some students enjoyed the assignment so much that they wrote multiple letters.

    Local business favorites were Hibbetts, Andy's, Down on Main, and McDonald's. Many of the businesses responded with coupons, and several businesses indicated they were posting the letter in their employee lounge for their employees to see. Stephen McLawhorn wrote to LucasFilm Ltd. about how much he enjoyed their films and the products that they produce. He received a very nice reply from the company along with a T-shirt.

    This assignment gave students an opportunity to write an original letter in the correct business format and generate an envelope automatically using Word 2010. After students revised and corrected any errors, they learned that they must sign business letters with blue or black ink. They then learned how to properly fold a letter and stuff an envelope. Bill Lake and Kathy Clark are Microsoft IT Academy teachers.
Stephen McLawhorn: Above.Beaufort County Now is not responsible for the quality of this picture.

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    Sarah Hodges
    Public Information Officer
    Beaufort County Schools
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