School News

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Published: October 17, 2008

Dixon-Smith Middle School

The following students were elected as Dixon-Smith Student Council Association officers for the 2008-2009 school year: President - Emily Quintana; Vice-Presidents: Nicole Thorne and Billy Howell; Secretary: Katie Brandon; Treasurer: Nick Storm; and Historian: Darby Smith.

The fall dance for the sixth grade will be Nov. 7 from 3 to 5 p.m. The seventh- and eighth-grade dance will be Nov. 14 from 3 to 5 p.m.

Art work created by the following seventh grade students is currently on display at the Ferry Farm McDonalds: Marissa Gutierrez, Elizabeth Brownell, Stephen Robbins, Kendall Parker,Rachael Dawson,Juan Alvarez, Linda Bushey, Madie Osleger and Brooke DeBernard.

The Scholastic Book Fair will be in the Media Center from October 9-17, from 7:50 am to 2:50 p.m. Family night will be Oct. 8 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. 

The Lady Bulldog Field Hockey team remained undefeated following their Oct. 7 game against A.G. Wright Middle School. The final score was 2-0 with Hannah Lowery and Brooke Walters scoring for Dixon-Smith.

—  Stephanie Pettengill

Garrisonville Elementary

The Garrisonville Kindergators are really in the swing of school. They have begun to read books for the Red, White and Blue. Each child votes on whether they liked their book or not. The children have been practicing their letters and sounds. They have also practiced their counting and identifying shapes. They have learned about fire safety and soon they will learn about flotation. Second-grade students are investigating weather in October. Students are participating in experiments, led by their questions. They are creating models of the water cycle and acting out evaporation, condensation and precipitation in poems and songs.

In Tom Harris’ art class, third-grade students are working on creating artwork featuring the community citizenship word of the month. Maria Green’s class is focusing on “responsibility” while Veronica Childs’ class is focusing on “honesty.” Mary Jo Hiles’ class is featuring “kindness” and Shannon Zardezed’s class working on “courage” through their pictures.

Fifth-graders have recently started their Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) classes. Under the instruction of Deputy Wally Johnson, the students are learning strategies to help them make better choices as they get older. 

The GES Fall Festival is Oct. 25.

— Amy English

Head Start School News

Students and staff will board buses at 8:45 a.m. on Oct 20 for a Pumpkin Patch field trip to Cows-N-Corn in Midland. At 5 p.m. that evening Family Literacy Night will begin. A light dinner will be served at 6 p.m.

The Disabilities PRISM meeting will take place Oct. 21 at 1 p.m.

On Oct 22 at 8:30 a.m. the October Men’s Event will be a parent workshop on Organizational Dads and Spending Time with Your Child.  All dads, grandfathers, brothers, uncles and other significant male family members are invited.  At 9:45 a.m. that same day Head Start will conduct a tornado drill.
Students of the Week were:  Mateen Abdi, Patricia Amaya-Hernandez, Julissa Alston, Dianne Aguilar-Zurita, Angelina Boling, Elizabeth Adams, Ayesha Ahmed, Damian Aponte-Cardenas, Saad Abbasi, Bernard Artiles, Jaanai Brown and Roberto Arellano-Salome.

Rock Hill Elementary School

Student Council officers for the 2008-09 school year are Riana Chan, president; Corie Maguigad, vice president; Katey Mooney, secretary; and Eric Rosales, treasurer. 

Tanner Givler, Brian Marigny, Kaelan Rodgers and Alondra Soto are recent Artists of the Week, chosen by school art teacher Nicole Brooks. Their artwork is displayed in the front lobby of the school and they receive a certificate.

Bus Driver Appreciation Day is Oct. 22.

Winding Creek Elementary

The Winding Creek Elementary School SCA has elected its officers and representatives. The following students are the elected member of the SCA: Chase Blanchard, Keegan Chaney, Jennylynn Johnson, Jackson Leake, Kayleigh Light, Anna Maupin, Mary Stanford, Isabelle Burke, Trey Irish, Michael Johnston, Cole Quinn, Taylor Schaeffer, Abigail Stanford, Brian Anderson, Catherine Brooks, Jasmine Crowder, David Leroy, Ilene Mitchell, Connor Rogan, Sabrina Orsi, Camryn Curry, Madison Nichols, Kushal Parbadia, Camerson Scovell, Sarah Yakulis, Jake Sanchez, Mack Shank, Connor Walls, Rachel Ransom, Jacob Pilz, Joshua McCormack, Ricky Golden, Jillian Parkyn, Carlos Ford, Deacon Laurita, Catherine Camden, Chase Laurita and Jackson Dremann.

— Martha Ross