Policy change derails swimmer's career
Audrey Deras, a Cleveland High School swimmer and Johnston's Virtual Academy student, becomes ineligible after Johnston County Board of Education bans specialty school students from competing for traditional high schools. The change follows an NCHSAA rule tied to eight classifications next year and a feared impact on athletic competitiveness.
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Audrey Deras
Cleveland High School
Johnston
Virtual Academy
County Board of Education
Deras
N.C. High School Athletic Association
North Carolina High School Athletic Association
Terry Tippett
Johnston School Board
Nchsaa
Tippett
Parents Press for Innovation Academy Stay in Johnston Co
At a Johnston County Board of Education meeting on November 12 parents urged keeping Innovation Academy open and housed where students can access its unique teaching methods. They argued the program helps diverse learners, noting their children progressed to achievements like Eagle Scout and A B student. Some urged local space for Choice Plus Academy without diluting Innovation’s approaches.
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Smithfield
Innovation Academy
Johnston County
Brewer
East Carolina University
Jennifer Kinnebrew
Kinnebrew
Selma Middle
Johnston
Patrick Doran
Johnston toy drives bring holiday generosity to youngsters
Nathalia Parrish of the Johnston County Department of Social Services describes the Angel Tree Project. Local businesses host trees with children’s names and wish lists, and sponsors pick cards to provide clothing, shoes, and gifts. Social workers collect each child’s needs and wishes for Christmas.
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Nathalia Parrish
Johnston County
Department of Social Services
DSS
Angel Tree
Parrish
Angel Tree Team
Modified calendar drew little support in local survey
SMITHFIELD Parents and teachers favored traditional or condensed calendars over a proposed modified year round schedule. Only 29.9 percent chose modified, which would start around Aug 1, while 54.3 percent preferred condensed and 46 percent traditional as a second choice.
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Talso
Wake
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