September 2007
National Literacy Month
Library Card Sign-up Month

       

  • 18        Early Release day
  • 17-21  Constitution Week
  • 21        International Day of Peace
  • 23        First Day of Autumn
  • 24        School Desegregation Order Enforced
      • In 1957, nine African-American students attended the previously all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas

 

National Library Card Sign-Up Month
September is national library card sign-up month. All Guilford County residents are eligible for a free library card that is good at seven library branches throughout the county. Please take the time to get a card for yourself and your children, if you do not already have one. For more information click here


Wachovia’s Best in Class
Who will be the 2007-08 GCS Principal of the Year and the Teacher of the Year? We’ll find out on September 26, 2007 at the Wachovia “Best in Class” awards which will be held at Embassy Suites. This year’s Principal of the Year committee members include Dr. Doris Henderson, Lewis Ferebee, Gay Citty, Dr. Gilda Scott, Susan Poindexter and Linda McDougle.

 

 


                                                        

 

 


GCS Principal of the Year finalists:

  • Valerie Akins – Vandalia Elementary (currently at Aycock Middle)
  • Laverne Bass – Frazier Elementary
  • Lori Bolds – Welborn Middle
  • Revonda Johnson – High Point Central High
  • Darcy Kemp – Morehead Elementary
  • LaToy Kennedy – Bluford Elementary (currently at Wiley Elementary)   
  • Grenita Lathan – Washington Elementary
  • Pam Misher – Alderman Elementary (currently at Pearce Elementary)
  • Bill Stewart – Northwest Middle

GCS Teacher of the Year finalists:

  • Kristal Britton – Dudley High
  • Janice Clark – Aycock Middle
  • George Eckart – The Middle College of Entertainment Technology at GTCC
  • Carolyn Hiatt – Hunter Elementary
  • Michael Joncas – Summerfield Elementary

We look forwarding to honoring and celebrating the accomplishments of these outstanding educators on September 26.    

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