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18a The Butner-Creedmoor News, Thursday, October 29, 2009
Bright Star Children’s Theatre
The Granville Education Foundation awarded Kelly Maxson of G.C.
Hawley Middle School a $5,000 grant to purchase new
technological equipment for the classroom. The grant was made
possible through the Flextronics Foundation and Johnston
Controls, Inc. Pictured above, left to right: John Mainey of
Flextronics, Pamela Huff of Bridgestone Bandag Tire Solutions
and Kelly Maxson, teacher at G. C. Hawley Middle School.
The Granville Education
Foundation recently welcomed
the Bright Star Children’s
Theatre to Granville County as
part of a larger Arts at School
series. The 2-man theatre
troupe performed for third,
fourth and fifth grade students
across the county. The material
in the show, Jack’s Adventure
in American History, is based on
the state curriculum guidelines
for elementary school. The show
is an explosion of American
history with lots of humor and
student interaction.
The Foundation has
scheduled cultural arts
performances at schools for
every student elementary and
middle schools in Granville
County.
“The Foundation is
delighted to provide an
enhancement to education in
Granville County Schools’ said
Allison Capps, a member of the
Board of Directors and
Assistant District Attorney for
the 9th District. “Our
organization is dedicated to
student achievement and
bringing the arts into schools is
just one way we work to
accomplish that goal.”
The Arts at School initiative
includes fairy tales, dramatic
performances, storytelling,
music and physical comedy. The
Granville Education
Foundation has spent nearly
$15,000 bringing professional
artists in from all over the
country to perform for students.
Events scheduled this fal
include the following:
Pre-K - grade 2- Bright Star
Children’s Theatre November
G ail
16-19
Grades 3-5- Bright Star
Children’s Theatre - October
19-22
Grade 6 -Storyteller Andy
Offutt Irwin- November 17-18
Grade 7- Blues Guitarist Scott
Ainslie- September 3-4
Grade 8- Doug Berky “No
Show” -November 9-10
The Granville Education
Foundation is a non-profit,
community-based organization
working to improve the quality
of education for all students in
Granville County.
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The Foundation is
independent of the Granville
County schools, but works in
collaboration with many
business and community
partners to provide funds to
enrich and enhance educational
opportunities provided by the
schools. Their mission includes
funding for literacy, technology
and cultural arts initiatives.
To find out more about the
Granville Education
Foundation, please contact
Executive Director Shields
Blackwell at (919) 693-7047.
Chamber Luncheon
On Tuesday, November
10th, at 12:00 noon, the
Granville County Chamber of
Commerce's Women In
Business group will celebrate
their third anniversary at the
Oxford Baptist Church’s
Family Life Center.
The guest speaker will be
June S. Atkinson, North
Carolina's Superintendent of
Public Instruction. She has
served as the North Carolina
State Superintendent of Public
Instruction since August 2005
and was re-elected in 2008. Dr.
Atkinson is the first woman
elected to the post of State
Superintendent.
Chamber member Simply
Delicious Catering, of
Creedmoo, will be preparing
lunch for the event. Lunch
reservations are due Tuesday,
October 27th to one of the
Chamber's offices: $15
Chamber members; $18 nonmembers.
For reservations, you may
call Wanda Garrett at 693-
6125 or email
granvillechamber@embarqmail.com;
or you may contact Theresa
Haithcock at 528-4994, or
email theresa@granvillechamber.com.
Nomination forms for
“Outstanding Businesswoman
of the Year” are available on
the Chamber's website,
www.granville-chamber.com,
or at one of the office locations.
For more information
about this event, visit
www.granville-chamber.com
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