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On Tuesday, January 24, 2012, fifteen students from Newton-Conover Middle School attended a day of leadership building with the Urban League of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.   The students received the invitation from Keith Grandberry, president and CEO, and they learned about the philosophy and goals of the Urban League.  Students participated in activities on personal goal setting, 21st Century Leadership and service to their community.  The highlight of the trip included meeting Bob Brown, a Civil Rights leader and activist who worked with Martin Luther King, the Kennedy's, and helped Richard Nixon promote and encourage African-American opportunities in government and employment.  Mr. Brown encouraged students to excel in math and science and to be a visionary as they set personal goals.  Students were treated to lunch at the Piedmont Club in High Point.  Adults attending this event with the students were Patrick Nelson, principal, Marilia Carter, and Billy Ray Ramseur.  Mr. Grandberry is a graduate of Newton-Conover High School and attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. 

Student applications are now being accepted for the Future Engineers Summer camps held in Hickory.  There will be 4 camps this summer so that more children will have the opportunity to participate.   The application is available at http://nccet.appstate.edu/future-engineers-camp. The week-long camps will be held in Hickory at the North Carolina Center for Engineering Technologies (NCCET).  The camps are led by licensed teachers and the curriculum is provided by The Engineering Place at NCSU. A complete student application includes a statement written by the student explaining why he/she wants to attend camp and a letter of recommendation from their teacher.  A large part of the review and selection is based on these two documents.  A limited number of need-based scholarships are available for students. The deadline to apply is Friday, March 9.  Any applications received after that date will be considered only if all spaces are not filled. 

Congratulations to Darvinash Chandra Mohan, the 2012 District Spelling Bee winner for Newton-Conover City Schools!  To prepare for the contest, Darvinash said that he started studying the packet of words supplied to spellers in December 2010 and continued studying until the district meet held Friday, January 20, 2012.  The word that Darvinash spelled correctly to win the meet was philosophize.   This is his first district win even though he competed in grades 4, 5, and 6.  The studying paid off and now as a Newton-Conover Middle School eighth grader, he is the district champ and will represent Newton-Conover at the next level.  Darvinash is a native of Maylasia and came to the United States five years ago and entered Shuford Elementary School as a fourth grader.  While he likes spelling, his favorite subject is math.   Darvinash plays baseball and basketball.  Even though he has not yet chosen his college, Darvinash has plans to be a plastic surgeon.

Kindergarten Screening for 2012-13

School	Date	Principal	Phone Number
Thornton	March 9	Tammy Brown	828-464-2631
Shuford	March 30	Shane Whitener	828-464-1973
South Newton	April 20	Julia Styers	828-464-4061

There will be a Roundabout on County Home Road to help with traffic at the new Newton-Conover Middle School.  Key facts are:  Roundabouts reduce accidents by 40%, reduce injuries by 80% and reduce fatalities by 90% when they replace traffic lights.  Please click on the articles below to help to answer questions and/or concerns about the new traffic pattern.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-05-22-traffic-roundabouts-indiana_n.htm
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-06-23-roundabouts_N.htm