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West Smithfield Elementary Shaping Up in Art Art class at West Smithfield with Mrs. Radulescu was all about the shapes. Fifth graders from Mrs. Beasley’s class enjoyed making patterns to make different objects. The purpose of the assignment was to use geometric shapes and make a live figure. Students used seven pieces of construction paper, cut into triangles, squares or other shapes. The project was also called, 7 Pieces of Cleverness, to see how they could use their imaginations. A few of the masterpieces were trees, houses, sailboat, dancer, puppy dog, swan, bird, and other fancy projects. The Chinese tangram brought lots of excitement into the classroom. Daniel said, “The project was creative and fun.” Aziza and Jordan said, “They enjoyed learning more about isosceles, parallelograms, angles and other geometry facts.” Araselys said, “She had fun using her imagination.” Mrs. Radulescu was very proud of the students and their hard work in class.  Read More ...

Creech Rd Elementary Johnny Appleseed By Stephanie Dixon Mrs. Mitchiner’s kindergarten students at Creech Road Elementary sat on the carpet while listening to details about Johnny Appleseed. Next, they would work on the spatial concepts lesson. Each student had a worksheet with pictures of leafs filled with words. The focus of the day was all about the beginning and the ending letters in a word. After listening to the teacher pronounce the word, it was time to get those pencils out and start circling. Students worked hard to sound out the words and focus on the directions. Mrs. Mitchiner had the class attention as she walked around the classroom and helped.  Read More ...

Clayton Middle School Honors In Art Three students at Clayton Middle school participated in the 2010 Women’s Club of Clayton’s Student Art Festival. The first place winner, Lissette Flores, 8th grader had a North Carolina Landscape Fabric collage, Joy Alford, 7th grader had 1st place for her value versus contrast design and Natasha Johnston, 8th grader place 1st with her graphic name design. All three students will move on to the regional competition.  Read More ...

Powhatan Elementary Mrs. Smith’s Class Celebrates Being Healthy  Mrs. Hannah Smith’s K-5 Classroom at Powhatan Elementary celebrated being healthy! Recently, students ate a variety of healthy food including grains, vegetables, fruits, and dairy as well as participated in various activities to experience what they have been learning this month. Eating nutritious and keeping fit leads to a fun and healthy lifestyle!  Read More ...

Riverwood Middle School Lady Ravens Continue Incredible Unbeaten Run By Chris Gosek On an afternoon that began with each eighth grade player saluting their parents at mid court, the Riverwood Lady Ravens Middle School basketball team managed to continue their improbable undefeated roll, upending Archer Lodge 38-15. Riverwood came out in this game pumped up and ready to go from the opening whistle with a tenacious defense and a lightning quick offense that was just too much for their opponent. Jenna Harris was a spark plug for the Lady Ravens both on defense and heading to the basket and Tajah Clark was a key to Riverwood successfully operating in the offensive zone. The combination of Ali Orringer and Denneshia Goodman were a force around the basket, pulling in rebounds on offense and keeping the Archer Lodge shooters off balance around the hoop. Taisha Murphy was a threat in the paint on offense and played scrappy defensively as well in the victory and Ashley Murphy showed hustle on both ends of the court. Also contributing to the victory and the Lady Raven undefeated season are, Alexus Stancil, Kaylee Morgan, Amber Caudle, Caitlin Davis, Sarah Jackl, Rachel Maness and Denneshia Goodman. The group of eighth graders taking place in the pre game ceremony has not lost a single game in their two years of play at Riverwood. With just two road games remaining in the regular season at Smithfield and McGee’s the Lady Ravens will certainly be looking to not only repeat as league champions but to do so with a perfect record as well.  Read More ...