03. Good News Report
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Submitted by jenny_hunter on Fri, 03/04/2022 - 11:24am
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Honoring the BHS Cross Country Team
As reported at the November 15 board meeting, the Brevard High School Men’s Cross Country team took team and individual honors at the 2A Men’s State Championship on November 6 in Kernersville, NC. Senior Knox Witherspoon won the men’s individual state title, and the Brevard men won their first state championship team title in the school’s history. The scoring five included Witherspoon, Townsend Dierauf, Abdi Green, Eli Snowden, and Noah McLauchlin. McLauchlin also won a NCHSAA and NC Farm Bureau Insurance Sportsmanship Award. In the Women’s 2A State Championship, Brevard High Junior Lucy Murray won Brevard’s first women’s individual cross country title since 1997. Murray also helped lead the women’s team to a fourth-place finish in the team competition. Team members have been invited to come and be recognized by the board. Our congratulations to the following athletes and coaches for their outstanding achievements:
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Brevard High School Blue Devils
2A Men’s Cross County
2021 Mountain Foothills Conference Champions
2021 NCHSAA Regional Champions
2021 NCHSAA State Champions
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Max Bailey
Townsend Dierauf
Trey Galloway
Abdi Green
Ezra Greene
George Hensley
Noah McLauchlin
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Leo Murray
Jesse Phillips
Eli Snowden
Ezra Stubbs
Knox Witherspoon
Coach Ben Morgan
Coach Jackie Witherspoon
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Brevard High School Blue Devils
2A Women’s Cross County
2021 Mountain Foothills Conference Champions
2021 NCHSAA State Champion
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Lucy Murray
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National Board Certifications
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) offers National Board Certification as a way to 1) recognize the accomplished teaching that is occurring in North Carolina’s classrooms, 2) develop and retain accomplished teachers, and 3) generate ongoing improvement in schools nationwide. It is the most respected professional certification available in K-12 education. The certification process evaluates teaching practice through performance-based assessments and is based on rigorous standards that represent what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do. Teachers who earn the certification are eligible for significant pay increases. Congratulations to the following teachers who recently earned NBPTS certification:
Caroline Morrison, Brevard High School
Kristi Clark, Pisgah Forest Elementary School
Maggie McLauchlin, Brevard Elementary School
Andrew Lindsey, Brevard High School
National Read Across America Day
Wednesday, March 2, 2022 was National Read Across America Day in schools and libraries across the country. Established by the National Education Association in 1998 to help get kids excited about reading, the day occurs each year on the birthday of beloved children’s author Dr. Theodor Seuss Geisel, known to all as “Dr. Seuss.”
National School Breakfast Week
March 7-11, 2022 is National School Breakfast Week. This year’s theme, “Take Off with School Breakfast,” helps remind parents and stakeholders that a healthy school breakfast can help students “take off” and reach their goals. Studies show that children who eat school breakfast are more likely to achieve higher levels in reading and math, score higher on standardized tests, have better concentration and memory, and be more alert and maintain a healthy weight. Reach out to your child’s school nutrition staff and say “thank you” for their great work in supporting healthy kids.
School Social Workers’ Week
The week of March 6-12, 2022 is National School Social Workers’ Week, and a time to celebrate the hard-working professionals who go above and beyond to provide help for students’ mental health issues, behavioral challenges, emotional well-being, and academics. School social workers help develop education policies, work with crisis interventions, and identify and report child neglect and abuse. Our school social workers are Abby Ammons, Beth Branagan, and Shanaia Powell. Please join us in showing appreciation for the important work they do.
Arts in Our Schools Month
March is “Arts in Our Schools Month.” Arts Education in North Carolina includes dance, music, theater arts, and visual arts—each with its own body of knowledge and skills. The arts are everywhere in our lives, shaping our experience daily and adding depth and dimension to the human journey. Arts Education contributes to students’ development through heightened skills in listening, creativity, understanding human experiences, creative problem solving, adapting to and respecting diversity, communicating effectively (verbally and non-verbally), reading, self-expression, imagination, self-confidence and self-reliance. Over 95% of all students enrolled in NC public schools have access to Arts Education courses. We urge all citizens to celebrate Arts Education as an essential part of every student’s education.
Brevard Middle School - 2022 Western District Band
The following Brevard Middle School students represented Transylvania County Schools in the 2022 Western District Bands last month. They submitted their audition videos in January, which consisted of a required solo and scales/rudiments. Band directors, college professors, and professional musicians from across Western Carolina judged the videos. The top-scoring students were placed into either the Symphonic “top” Band or the Concert Band. The students traveled to Cullowhee for two days of rehearsals and a concert on Saturday, February 26, 2022 in the Bardo Auditorium at Western Carolina University. Band director Donnie Mulligan stated, "With COVID protocols shutting down most outlets for bands to perform over the past two years, I am still amazed and thrilled that these kids are staying motivated and working hard." Everyone is incredibly proud of the hard work these students continue to do.
Symphonic Band:
Ella Higgins - 4th chair flute*
Jenna Berry- 7th chair flute
Naila Small- 2nd chair bass clarinet*
Jake Grosvenor-1st chair trumpet*
Tori Brown- 1st chair french horn*
Jonathan Hatter- 3rd chair baritone
Concert Band:
Camden Jenkins- 17th chair clarinet
Kell Arbogast- 4th chair Trumpet
Garan Littleton- 4th chair trombone
Leif Harrod- 9th chair trombone
Tyler Studt- 4th chair snare drum
*Higgins, Small, Grosvenor, and Brown scored high enough to audition for the All-State Band on March 5, 2022 in Winston-Salem.
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