Macon County Schools
Great News for Macon County Schools!

February 27, 2013

It’s great news for Macon County Schools! Three Career and Technical Education Programs in Macon County Schools received their Business and Industry Certification—Business Management and Administration at Booker T. Washington High School (Mrs. Marilyn Renfroe, Instructor); Computer Essentials at Tuskegee Institute Middle School (Ms. March Knight, Instructor); and Cosmetology at the District Career Tech Center (Mrs. Cynthia Brown, Instructor). Excellent comments and kudos were given by the review team, and no deficiencies were noted in any area.
--Albert J. Nelson, Principal, Booker T. Washington High School
--Rosemary Wright, Principal, Tuskegee Institute Middle School
--Melvin Lowe, Coordinator, Career Technical Education
--Lelia Frank, Director, Career Technical Education and Federal Programs
Keep up the great work!!! And, everyone, spread the good news about Macon County Schools.


NHS Football Coach Lucas Honored!

February 26, 2013

It’s great news for Macon County Schools! Head Football Coach at Notasulga High School, Mr. James Lucas, was recently honored by the Alabama High School Athletic Association as State of Alabama, 1A Football Coach of the Year. We are pleased with the hardwork that Coach Lucas is doing to bring positive athletic and academic accomplishments to the young people at Notasulga High School. Congratulations to all players, assistant coaches, community supporters, faculty, staff, and administration.
----Principal: Mrs. Brelinda Sullen


Number One!!

February 26, 2013

It’s great news for Macon County Schools!  Tuskegee Institute Middle School 8th Grade Student, Alexis Hunter, wins 1st Place in Alabama State Superintendent’s Visual Arts Contest! Congratulations to Alexis and her teacher, Ms. Sharon Williams, who frequently has state winners in Alabama State Superintendent’s Visual Arts Contest. 

----Principal:  Mrs. Rosemary Wright

Keep up the great work!!! And, everyone, spread the good news about Macon County Schools.


Macon County Males Meet Scientist

February 21, 2013

An Out-of-This-World Experience

Macon County’s students were invited to attend a Black History Program in Birmingham on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 and had the awesome opportunity to meet Rocket Scientist Angelia Walker. This year’s theme is “At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality: The Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington”.

When the offer was extended to Booker T. Washington High, Notasulga High and Tuskegee Institute Middle Schools, principals quickly determined the excursion would be a great opportunity for male students. Each school selected 20 students who represented Macon County well. While there, the young men had the honor of participating in the program by leading the Pledge of Allegiance along with the Birmingham Federal Agencies Partners Veterans and two other local schools. During the program, the students had an opportunity to ask the Tuskegee University graduate questions.  Afterwards, Ms. Walker took time to hang out with students and participate in a photo shoot. 

A special thanks to Mrs. Debra Pippen Johnson and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Birmingham Federal Agencies Partners for coordinating the event and extending the invitation to 60 deserving students.

Tuskegee Institute Middle School Students and Scientist Angelia Walker

Notasulga High School Students and Scientist Angelia Walker

Booker T. Washington's Students Standing to Be Recognized


TIMS Students Present at Board Meeting

February 21, 2013

Black Scientists and Inventors:  Not a Topic of the Past

Kendall King and her sister, Kirsten, stood before an audience at the regularly scheduled Board Meeting and made a presentation on behalf of Principal Wright and Tuskegee Institute Middle School. The presentation was made in front of a table filled with inventions recreated by students at TIMS. Among the Black scientists and inventors mentioned were Benjamin Banneker, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, George Washington Carver, Percy Julian, Dr. Charles Drew, Elijah McCoy, Lewis Latimer, Granville T. Woods, Madame C.J. Walker and Garrett Morgan, to name a few. Impressed by the recreations, Dr. Elaine Harrington invited the students to participate in the annual George Washington Carver Arts and Crafts Festival tentatively scheduled for Saturday, May 4, 2013.

 


Optimist Club Oratorical Essay Contest

February 20, 2013

 

"Why My Voice Is Important"

1st. Place Kanesha Burnett-$25

2nd. Place-Daniel Bettis-$15

3rd. Place-Aaliyah Pitts-$10

4th Place-Tiyonna Dillard-Optimist Bag

Presenters:

Mr. James Adams-Chair of the Youth Clubs for Al.-La.-Ms. Districts

Judge Aubrey Ford

Mr. Willie Haygood

 

 


Character Education Curriculum

February 18, 2013

Macon County Partners with Character@Heart

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “Intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character -- that is the goal of true education.”  State legislators confirmed their support of this statement in 1995 when Act 95-313 was enacted. It was then that the Alabama Legislature mandated that character education is taught a minimum of ten minutes per day in our classrooms.

Funding has never been provided to support character education programs, so school systems have had to find creative means of funding character education. Thanks to local school administrators and teachers that students have been able to participate in many character building activities outside of the classroom. Currently, Macon County has partnered with Character@Heart to find some relief. Deborah Cannon Wolfe, George Washington Carver Elementary, Notasulga High and Tuskegee Public Schools will benefit from opportunities offered by Character at Heart.

Character@Heart is a non-profit organization in Montgomery that provides character education curriculum to elementary school children throughout the state. Character@Heart was recently awarded a grant from the Daniel Foundation to assist in a new project to spread “Character Across Alabama”. The grant has enabled Character@Heart to offer its curriculum to three additional counties and/or school systems, including Macon. Character@Heart has developed a curriculum which covers the 25 mandated character traits and provides books that correspond to every trait as well as activities. The 25 mandated character traits are listed below:

Cheerfulness Courage Generosity Patriotism School Pride
Citizenship Courtesy Honesty Perseverance Self Courage
Cleanliness Creativity Kindness Punctuality Self Respect
Compassion Diligence Loyalty

Respect of Environment

Sportsmanship
Cooperation Fairness Patience Respect Others Tolerance

Dr. Brooks affirms that Macon County Schools’ administrators and staff strongly support character education and realize that building character in our students means building children who grow to become productive adults.  As a result, a district team recently attended a training for Character Coordinators. Mr. Asberry, Ms. Williams, Mrs. Hooks, Mrs. Eula Marshall and Dr. Venesia McClaney received an overview of the Character@Heart curriculum, and a set of books was provided for the district coordinator to use while providing training to others.

For more information on Character@Heart, you may visit www.characteratheart.org. Staff includes Pam Morgan, Executive Director; Brenda Blount, Director of Development; Peggie Ennels, Administrative Assistant/Technology Coordinator and Lisa Powell, Program Support and Training.


Valentine's Day @ CAVHCS

February 15, 2013

On yesterday, February 14, BTW Teen Outreach Program students visited the CAVHCS  in observance of National Salute to Veterans. Students made cards to hand out to Veterans while visiting various wards on the VA Campus. They also prepared a collage to be posted at the VA for Veterans. They had a chance to meet and interact with veterans who shared "tear jerking" moments with the students. It was evident that our students helped maked this day a special one for many Veterans. They also attended a short program and the VA director shared with them his experience as a Veteran and talked about what an honor it has been to provide service with compassion to those who serve our country. The students had a remarkable visit and are looking forward to next year.

 


Students to Meet NASA Scientist

February 12, 2013

Macon County Students to Meet NASA Scientist

Macon County’s students have been invited to attend a Black History Program in Birmingham on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 and have the awesome opportunity to meet Rocket Scientist Angelia Walker. This year’s theme is “At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality: The Emancipation Proclamation and The March on Washington”.

While there, students from Booker T. Washington High, Notasulga High and Tuskegee Institute Middle Schools will have the honor of participating in the program by leading the Pledge of Allegiance along with the Birmingham Federal Agencies Partners Veterans and two other local schools.

During the program, the students will have an opportunity to participate in a Question and Answer session with the Tuskegee University graduate.

Leader, Engineer, Mentor, Rocket Scientist and Safety Guru are some of the references used to describe Ms. Walker. She has worked more than 24 years with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Marshall Space Flight Center in numerous progressively responsible positions in the Safety and Mission Assurance (S&MA) and Engineering Directorates, such as: the Spacecraft and Vehicle Systems Chief of the Systems Engineering and Integration Division where she led 135 System Engineers in the development design integration, and system analysis of the United States’s next heavy lift capability launch vehicle that will carry humans and cargo into deep space and beyond. These missions are targeted for locations such as asteroids, the moon, Lagrange points and Mars.

Currently she is Deputy Director of Safety and Mission Assurance.

Before the retiring of the United States Space Shuttle, she supported the hardware propulsion elements readiness for flight for twenty years. She was NASA’s first African American female Quality Engineer for the Solid Rocket Booster and Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) Elements as well as its first African American Female to serve as the Space Shuttle Propulsion Elements Deputy Chief Engineer.

Ms. Walker earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Tuskegee University; is a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute; and a 2005 Fellows graduate of Harvard University School of Business Executive Managers Development Program. She also attended Columbia Theological Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia.

Excerpt from http://alafricanamerican.com/aug.html

A special thanks to Mrs. Debra Pippen Johnson and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Birmingham Federal Agencies Partners for coordinating the event and extending the invitation to Macon County’s students.


District Spelling Bee

February 08, 2013

The 2013 District Spelling Bee was held at George Washington Carver Elementary on Friday, February 8, 2013 at 1:00 PM. 

The participants were Tamera Paris (4th grade) and Jalicia Trotter (5th grade) from DCW, Amatallah Saulawa (3rd grade) and Nyela Etzioni (2nd  grade) from GWC, Markendrick Ware (7th grade) and Keonnia Smith (6th grade) from NHS, K'dayjah Council (7th grade) and Shakayla Howard (7th grade) from TIMS and Jamari Hooks (6th  grade) and Hannah White (4th grade) from TPS.

After a rousing welcome featuring Kendarius Ivey (6th grade, TPS), the audience was led in the Pledge Of Allegiance by Kamron Samuel, a kindergarten student at GWC.  "Our Deepest Fear", a poem from Akeelah and The Bee, was read by Mackayla Estes, a third-grader at GWC.  The GWC 3rd Grade Choir sang "Can You Feel The Love Tonight"

Dr. Camile Floyd, District Bee Coordinator introduced the Bee Officials.  The rules were spelled out by Dr. John Curry, Jr.  District Technology Coordinator.

The Spelling Bee went swiftly, with a shoot-out between two participants,  Amatallah Saulawa and Jamari Hooks. They both challenged each other and answered each other's challenge until Jamari Hooks finally won the top prize. 

The Final Results were:

2nd Runner up - Shakayla Howard -7th Grade - TIMS

1st Runner up - Amatallah Saulawa - 3rd Grade - GWC

2013 Spelling Bee Winner - Jamari Hooks - 6th Grade - TPS

After a presentation of the awards to a very deserving group, School Board President Theodore Samuel offered the closing remarks. 

Congratulation to all the Spelling Bee participants and job well-done to the Spelling Bee Coordinators!

Lksa Thomas-Cannon - DCW

Gloria Clinkscales - GWC

Saniqua Rock - DCW

Angela Baker - TIMS

Cherry Owens - TPS

Dr. Camile Floyd, District Spelling Bee Coordinator

 

 

 




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