20112012AnnualReport.. - Henderson County Public Schools

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OfficeMax’s “A Day Made Better”
Clear Creek Elementary third grade teacher, Anna Holloway, had her
day made better on October 5, 2010, when a team of OfficeMax
associates visited her classroom and brought $1,000 worth of
classroom supplies. She was one of 1,000 teachers at 1,000 schools
across the country honored in the “A Day Made Better” event.
The supplies included a digital camera, printer, swivel chair, and
large box containing essential classroom supplies. Ms. Holloway
is a National Board Certified Teacher and was the Clear Creek
Elementary 2010-11 Teacher of the Year.
“A Day Made Better” is a national cause event
founded by OfficeMax and the nonprofit organization
Adopt-A-Classroom to lead the fight to end teacherfunded
classrooms. Annually in October, more than
3,500 OfficeMax associates surprise and honor more
than 1,000 teachers at 1,000 schools across the
country with $1,000 worth of classroom supplies.
Nominated by their principals, teacher recipients
receive this honor for their exceptional contributions
as educators. A large majority of the selected schools
are Title I schools, defined as an “in-need school”
with 40% or more of its student body on the Federal
Free or Reduced Lunch Program.
Our Guiding Principle
The success of a child is the result of a collaborative partnership of school, child, parents, and community.
Rotary Club of Hendersonville,
Third Graders, and Dictionaries
Members of the Rotary Club of Hendersonville visited the Henderson
County Public Schools and distributed dictionaries to all third grade
students across the county on September 17, 2010. The students received
the dictionaries as part of the Club’s annual “Sky Polega Gift of Knowledge”
project. (Sky Polega was a graduate of Hendersonville High School and Duke
University’s School of Engineering. She died at 25 of a brain hemorrhage
while on an educational trip to Alaska.)Henderson County Public Schools’
Superintendent David L. Jones and School Board Chairperson Ervin W.
Bazzle assisted Rotary Club members as they distributed the dictionaries
to the children at Clear Creek Elementary School. As the picture portrays,
each child was thrilled to receive her/his own dictionary.
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