NCSA TEACHER WINS AN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
Sherri Andrews, a science teacher at the N.C. School of the Arts is a winner of the 2001 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, U.S. Rep Richard Burr announced yesterday.
“I commend Ms. Andrews for being recognized for her commitment to excellence in science education,” Burr, R-5th, said. “Her award reinforces the community’s shared belief that the School of the Arts not only offers an exceptional education in the performing arts, but is committed to providing their students with a quality general education.”
Andrews, a teacher in the school’s general-studies division since 1996, received a $7,500 grant for the school and a trip to Washington.
Four teachers from each state received the award, administered by the National Science Foundation. There were more than 600 nominees.
Spelling bee will be held
Sunday at Joel Coliseum
The Winston-Salem Journal Regional Spelling Bee will bring spellers representing school systems from Northwest North Carolina and southwest Virginia to compete this Sunday.
The annual spelling bee is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. in the assembly room of Joel Coliseum.
This will be the 62nd year that the Journal has sponsored the bee. The winner will go to Washington in May to compete in the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee.
The top prizes in the regional bee include an all-expense paid trip to Washington, a Merriam-Webster’s Third International Dictionary and a $100 savings bond.
Fire destroys mobile home in
Davidson County; no one hurt
DENTON – Fire destroyed a mobile home yesterday evening on U.S. 64 in Davidson County, officials said.
No one was injured, said David Smith, the assistant fire chief with the Silver Valley Volunteer Fire Department.
Van Hicks, who lived in the home at 10619 East U.S. 64, was displaced and is living with his father in the area, Smith said.
No one was home when the fire was reported at 7:10 by someone who drove by, Smith said. The fire appears suspicious and the cause is under investigation, he said.
Utility commission’s finance
panel plans budget meeting
The City-County Utility Commission Finance Committee will hold a special meeting at 7:30 a.m. Friday in the conference room of Utilities Administration, Suite 131, City Hall South to discuss the proposed budget for the 2002-03 fiscal year.
Anti-tax groups plan rally
to start meetings around state
A series of “Tar Heel Tea Parties” across the state will begin April 1 in Winston-Salem with a rally at Corpening Plaza sponsored by two conservative, anti-tax groups.
“This needs to be a statewide conversation,” said John Hood of the John Locke Foundation, which with Citizens for a Sound Economy will sponsor outdoor rallies next month in Winston-Salem, Wilmington and Raleigh, and smaller meetings in other cities.
The Corpening Plaza rally will start at 5 p.m. Meetings are also scheduled for noon April 4 at the Hook and Anchor Restaurant in Marion; 7 p.m. April 4 at the Civic Center in Wilkesboro; and noon April 12 at the Gateway Best Hotel in Hickory.
