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TCS Science Fair/Expo
Congratulations to the following winners of the 2018 Transylvania County Schools District Science Fair/Expo that was held January 23-25 at the Transylvania County Library:
SENIOR DIVISION
All of these projects are from Brevard High School:
Biological Science A
1st Place - John Nguyen, Nicole Rideout and Matthew Bailey: Antimicrobial Activity of Endophytes Isolated from Transylvania County Spray Cliff Plants
2nd Place - Ingrid Findlay: Evaluation of Fermented Beverages Produced by Yeast Isolated from Bee Bread
3rd Place - Emily Trusler and Cullen Duval: Isolation of Entomopathogenic Fungi From Mosquito Larvae and Evaluation of Potential for Mosquito Contro
Honorable Mention - Bain Brown, Hannah Lenze and Carly Tabor: The Isolation and Identification of Entomopathogenic Fungi from Megacopta cribraria in Transylvania County
Biological Science B
1st Place - Chase Bishop and Fritz Ruppert: Novel Method for Determining Culex quinquefasciatus Behavioural Response to Acoustic Stimuli Through a Split-Tube Design
2nd Place - Candace Britt: The Effect of Music on Working Memory in High School Students
ELEMENTARY DIVISION
Rosman Elementary:
Biological Science A
1st Place - Rebecca Queen and Tristian Powell: Color Changing Carnations
Black History Month
The month of February is celebrated as Black History Month in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Classrooms everywhere have activities throughout the month to commemorate the important people and events of the Civil Rights movement and the contributions and accomplishments of African-Americans in every area of endeavor in history.
National School Counseling Week
National School Counseling Week 2018, “Helping Students Reach for the Stars,” was celebrated during the week of February 5-9 to recognize the unique contribution of school counselors within our nation’s schools. Join us in celebrating our skilled and dedicated school counselors for all that they do to help students explore their potential and achieve success in school and beyond.
“Love the Bus” / School Bus Driver Appreciation Week
Nationally, February is “Love the Bus” month; and in North Carolina, February 13-17 was proclaimed by the Governor as School Bus Driver Appreciation Week. School bus drivers must complete rigorous training and certification standards, and student safety is their top priority. In North Carolina, more than 800,000 students board over 13,000 school buses each day. Nationwide, school buses represent 25 percent of the miles traveled by students, but they account for fewer than 4 percent of the injuries that occur during students’ commutes to and from school. We thank our bus drivers for all they do to keep students safe. Parents, teachers, and children are encouraged to visit the American School Bus Council’s website http://www.americanschoolbuscouncil.org/love-the-bus/stories-from-the-road to share stories about their favorite bus drivers and make interactive or printed valentines to give to their bus driver.
2018 Taste of Transylvania
The seventh annual “Taste of Transylvania” will be held on May 1, 2018 to raise funds in support of the Transylvania County Schools Education Foundation (TCSEF) mini-grant program, a competitive process that awards money each year to classroom and enrichment projects. For the 2017-208 year, the TCSEF awarded $18,000 in competitive grants to TCS teachers.
CompTIA Security+ Certification
Congratulations to Chris Lambert, WAN engineer, for earning CompTIA Security+ certification. With the massive amounts of data transmitted and stored on computer networks, it is essential to have strong security practices in place. CompTIA is a globally recognized credential that serves as the benchmark in industry and government IT risk mitigation. Mr. Lambert attended a week-long training class and put in countless hours studying for the certification exam.
RHS Health Science Teacher Among Top in State
NCDPI Health Science Education Consultant Ashley Orr recently recognized Stephanie Ramsey at Rosman High School for being one of the top health science teachers in the state. Her students scored in the top 3 for the region in 14 of the 25 course standards for first semester. Congratulations to Ms. Ramsey for her outstanding work!
Standard 2.02, Understand the functions and disorders of the circulatory system
State: 48.32; Region: 50.22; Ramsey: 77.14
Standard 2.07, Remember the structures of the digestive system
State: 46.45; Region: 49.18; Ramsey: 82.14
Standard 3.02, Understand the functions disorders of the nervous system
State: 49.72; Region 49.81; Ramsey: 66.33
Standard 3.05, Remember the structures of the integumentary system
State: 33.63; Region: 35.37; Ramsey: 67.86
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