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April 4, 2014
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Nick Kirby, Daniel Rust, Logan Griffin, Wyatt Jernigan and Madelyn
Gatchel represented New Bern High School on February 8, 2014, at
the Pam Pack regional math competition held at Washington High
School in Washington, North Carolina. The team won first place in the
Math 3 category.
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Analise Benitez and Ethan Chirico auditioned and made a spot in the East Region Jazz Bands. Analise was 2nd chair
Alto Sax in the "A" Band and Ethan was 1st chair Tenor Sax in the "B"
Band. The auditions were held in January and jazz musicians from the East
Region converged to audition for forty available seats. After hours of practice and rehearsal, these two Havelock High School students represented
their school and their district very well. They had a great concert on Saturday, February 15th and the
music faculty at UNC Wilimington were great hosts.
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Congratulations to WCM 7th grade student, Katherine Gaskins for winning the 101.9 KISS FM Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. essay writing contest! Katherine submitted the essay she wrote during success block in
February based on the writing prompt "In your opinion, has Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream of equality
been achieved in America?"
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On March 11th, Culinary Arts Students from New Bern High School assisted with the set up and service
of the 11th Annual Taste of Coastal Carolina, a fund raiser for the Neuse River Keeper Foundation. Dozens of restaurants were providing ticket holders with the opportunity to try their outstanding cuisine. Students were able to help restaurants prepare their tables for the event, greet and serve guests,
and make connections for employment. Many students were able to see restaurateurs at work that they
might otherwise never see. We are so proud of their hardwork!
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The Refugee School Impact Program at GCF and NBHS provides refugee
students with quality educational opportunities and weekly tutoring. Walt
Hall, April Hall, and Leah Huttlinger believe it is important for these students to receive support, encouragement, and inspiration to attend college. The students toured the ECU campus, ate lunch in the dining hall,
and attended a Pirate basketball game. GCF students, Kai Oo and Kin Kin,
were excited to share their experience with their friends. Kin Kin said “ I
love ECU basketball games!” These students are learning that college is a possibility for everyone .
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On Sunday, March 9th, two teams from New Bern High School competed in the Moody's Mega Math
Challenge. This is a national competition sponsored by SIAM (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics). The students were given a problem in the morning and had until 9pm to submit their solutions
online. These are real-world mathematical problems involving multiple variables and complex solutions.
We are very proud of the following students that volunteered and submitted solutions for this challenge:
Team 1: James Altman, John-Michael Caskey, Tala Done, Quinn Gross, and Christian Rust
Team 2: Charlie Doty, Garrett Rhodes, Parker Smith, and Parker Staton
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On March 15th the Region 10 Science Olympiad competition took place at Lenoir Community College in
Kinston. Craven County was well represented with New Bern High, Craven Early College, Early College
East, West Craven High, and West Craven Middle all having participating teams. West Craven Middle
(metals in 15 events) and West Craven High (metals in 14 events) placed in the top three schools in their
division and are going to the state competition April 25 and 26.
Grover C. Fields Middle School Band wrote two grants through Donors
Choose this year and raised $1000 dollars. There first project was funded to
purchase two new music chair carts to help move equipment for concerts. The second project that they were blessed to have funded was for a
new music stand cart that also will aid in the task of moving equipment to
the auditorium for their concerts throughout the year. Thank you to all who helped with these projects!
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The Havelock High School Vocal Ensemble received a Superior Rating at the Eastern Large Choral Music
Performance Adjudication. This rating is significant because it marks the twentieth consecutive year that
the Vocal Ensemble received a Superior Rating at the event. Congratulations to the Vocal Ensemble and
to director, Missy Murphy who has been the director of the group for 22 years. The Havelock Women's
Chorus also received a Superior Rating. Only four groups received a Superior this year.
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On Thursday, March 13, students and parents attended Math Fun Night
at Oaks Road Elementary. As they explored stations on various topics,
the tools were piling high! Students won prizes and parents accumulated
many good tools for helping their child to succeed at home. Students in
grades 2 and 3 attended the Read to Achieve Station where they learned
all about the new Read to Achieve legislation and what it means for student promotion. Ty’von Williams won the estimation jar (filled with 193
CHOCOLATES) by making the closest estimate.
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On March 8, a group of 2nd-4th graders from Arthur Edwards, Bangert,
James W. Smith, Trent Park and Vanceboro-Farm Life Elementary Schools,
took a field trip to Raleigh. They attended a performance at Meymandi Hall
of the NC Symphony. It was especially designed for children about music,
noise, and silence. Students also got to play instruments at the instrument
zoo. The trip was a fantastic time of learning and fun!
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Mrs. Greene’s 4th grade Social Studies students at AH Bangert have been studying North Carolina’s important statues, buildings, monuments, and places that
are associated with our state’s history. As a culminating activity to the unit, students were given a project to make a replica of the NC State flag. They were not
allowed to turn in a printed flag from a computer. The flag had to have texture
and much of the grade came from originality and creativity. The students were given three weeks to
bring in their flag and they did an outstanding job! Each flag was unique and beautiful.
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The New Bern High School Naval JROTC unit recently embarked
on a three-day trip to Philadelphia. On this journey, the groups
made their first stop at Washington, D.C., where they visited the
Washington monument, the Vietnam War Memorial, Lincoln
Memorial, and the Korean War Memorial. After that the group
visited the U.S. Naval Observatory, which is one of the oldest
scientific agencies in the country. On the second day they went
to Philadelphia and took a tour around the city visiting sites including Benjamin Franklin’s house and his grave. After the tour
the group went to see the famous Liberty Bell and took another
tour in Independence Hall.
After a long day the group got a chance to sit down and listen to a bus tour guide give more information
about the city. One of their routes included the famous steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art seen in
the Rocky movies. After a long day, the group proceeded to complete their Philly cheesesteak challenge.
Cadets walked through the Italian Market in South Philly and were given the choice to order “steaks”
from the famous rivals Geno’s and Pat’s.
On their final day, the cadets had a long ride back home but not before stopping at the National Museum
of the Marine Corps. At this museum the group learned a lot about the many wars our nation’s servicemen fought in and how the Marines came to play in many of them.
The JROTC cadets stayed at the Staybridge Suites hotel they stayed at in Mt. Laurel, NJ. They received
compliments on how well behaved they were. All in all, the trip proved a great experience for the JROTC
group with no setbacks and great fun for all.
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The Brinson student council recently visited Croatan Assisted Living Center. The
students interviewed residents to learn what life was like for them when they were
younger.
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“Have you ever been convicted of a felony?” “Do you have any
siblings?” “Do you have any immediate family members whose
occupations rely heavily on commission?”
During the last week of February at Craven Early College, sophomore students lined up in a mock jury selection process
(conducted by student attorneys) to determine who would serve
jury duty for a trial taking place right down the hall. Sophomore
and freshman students lined the halls to wait until court was in
session in Room 106.
Presiding was an honorable judge, complete with academic dress and gavel, who swore in each witness
called to testify with a right hand in the air and a left hand upon the script of Death of a Salesman. “Do
you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you Arthur Miller?”
What evoked this trial, you may wonder? The qualm raised by the junior English class at the conclusion
of Death of a Salesman, a drama by Arthur Miller. The seemingly unanswerable question at hand: Was
protagonist Willy Loman responsible for his own death? Or were there others who should share the
moral responsibility for his suicide? The result . . . may not be what you expect.
Underclassman audiences and jurors heard lengthy testimony from characters major and minor, witnessed examination and cross examination by the junior attorneys, and deliberated for themselves the
fate of the defendant.
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On March 13th Havelock Elementary School’s ECP classes presented their Ecosystems Unit Project. The
students have been working for the last month learning about forests and oceans. They had multiple art
projects including cutting out shapes to make trees, collecting plants to build an ecosystem in a jar and
painting waves and fish. Mrs. MacIntosh’s class focused on forest and pond animals, having on display
their representations of the frog life cycle. The students also enjoyed exploring different textures in a
sand/beach table, water/ocean table and a forest table created by Ms. Fabian. For their presentation,
students invited parents and other classrooms to take an ecosystem tour, exploring the different sensory
tables and learning fun facts with the assistance of augmentative communication devices.
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On Friday, March 14th, Early College EAST's Freshman students visited the facilities of Fleet Readiness Center East on Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point , North Carolina. Four groups of students
were given tours by Engineers employed by the facility and were able to take a "behind the scenes" look
at what exactly happens at the Fleet Readiness Center. Fleet Readiness Center East is one of the community partners of Early College EAST which is beneficial to the school due to the engineering and STEM
affinities of the school.
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What a mess the 1st and 2nd grade classes arrived to find in their classrooms on St. Patrick’s Day at JT Barber Elementary. The leprechauns had
been in and raided their rooms, searching for gold treasure and snacks.
Desks were turned, sparkles covered the floor, notes were left and center
boxes and manipulatives were spread across the floor. The students in
these classes seemed happy to clean up the messes but complained that
they hadn’t caught any of the mischievous Irish fellas with their handmade
leprechaun traps. To top off the morning, a real LEPRECHAUN stopped by
each class. Mr. Jay Valentine, dressed as a leprechaun to celebrate the day,
volunteers at J.T. Barber. He loves coming to work with the students and
the students are always happy to see him come. What a nice leprechaun he
turned out to be!
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WCHS FFA participated in the FFA Seashore Federation Event. We have
some exceptional students who competed very well and deserve congratulations. Melissa Parrish placed 3rd in Extemporaneous Public Speaking; Kaylyn
Siegel-King placed 2nd in Prepared Public Speaking (shown) and will compete
at regionals. Natalie Dudley placed 2nd in Creed Speaking; Jared Arthur, Dillon
Drake, Jonathon Smith, and Kenny Hofmann placed 1st as a team in the Tool
Identification Competition. The public speakers will advance to regional competition at Wayne Community College in May and the tool team automatically advances to state competition in June. WCHS is proud of these students.