Page 9 - Friday Gram, March 2, 2018

Tonya McCullough, Clifdale Elementary School
teacher, is the recipient of four DonorsChoose
grants “Seeing First Hand How Plants React to
Habitat Changes”, “Books for Engaging Read
Alouds”, “A Home for our Class Pet”, and “Snacks
to Keep My Third Graders Brains Moving – Part
2.”. Her class has also been accepted to join the
UNICEF Kid Power Program for the spring of
2018.

Mary Camp, a teacher at Pacolet Elementary
School, was selected to present her research at
the South Carolina Educators for Practical Use
of Research conference in Columbia. The title of
her presentation was “Multiplication: Just the
Facts!”

Kyla Jeter, District Technology Coach and advisor for Pacolet Elementary School’s Tech
Club, is the recipient of a DonorsChoose grant, “Student Created Video Games = New
Wave of Digital Storytelling.”

Carmen-Rebekah O’Dell, Cowpens Middle School teacher, is the recipient of three
DonorsChoose grants entitled “A Book a Day: Reading at Home and School”, “Sounds that
Soothe: Sensory and the Arts”, and “#RealWorldProbs: Life Skills Instruction”. She was
also selected as one of 25 finalists for the Amazon DonorsChoose grant. For this, she
received $100 towards her project. She is also the recipient of a Tenmarks Education
Grant and Google Coding in the Classroom Grant.

Lisa Silver, Cowpens Middle School teacher, has been selected to be a lead teacher at the
2018 Science P.L.U.S. Institute held in June at the Roper Mountain Science Center.

All In Awards - The All In Award honors those
who exemplify the district motto: All in. Every
child, every day, whatever it takes. The award
is given out twice a year, mid-year and end of
year. Mid-year recipients of the All In Award
are as follows: Cannons Elementary School -
Lisa Dunagin; Clifdale Elementary School -
Shanon Turner; Cowpens Elementary School -
Jenny McNeely; Pacolet Elementary School -
Barbara Hardy; Cowpens Middle School -
Nicole Hill; Middle School of Pacolet - Holly Jones; Broome High School - Janet Linder;
Daniel Morgan Technology Center - Hollie Pennington; District Staff - Donnie Elder.