Fourth grade teacher helps students make transition to elementary school
February 28, 2012
Filed under Elementary, Features
Moving up to fourth grade can sometimes be a big step for students moving from primary to elementary. The fourth graders have to learn schedule changing and that’s where the teachers come in place. Mrs. Marcia Aylett is a fourth grade Math and Science teacher. She believes that hands on activities... Read more »
Scholarship opportunities listed
February 28, 2012
Filed under Features, News
*SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES* UPCOMING UNIVERSITY/COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINES: This is not a complete list! These are the most common schools that NHS students usually have an interest in. Some deadlines have already passed so they are not listed here. Arkansas Tech University –... Read more »
NJHS teacher discusses Nat’l Board Certification
February 28, 2012
Filed under Features, Junior High
Achieving National Board Teaching Certification was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. The goal of this program is to establish clear educational standards to help accomplish excellence in leading the regular classroom. This program required me to examine every aspect of my course... Read more »
Counselor Deb Wallis shares reasons for making Nashville permanent home
February 28, 2012
Filed under Features, Junior High
Counselor Deb Wallis was born and raised in Nashville. “I enjoyed living in Nashville because it was a wonderful living place,” she said. When I was in high school my favorite subject was history because I enjoyed reading and learning about our country and what was going on. She attended... Read more »
Local teacher presents at conference
February 28, 2012
Filed under Features
by: Kimberley Harrison Nashville Leader Staff Jaree Hall, music teacher at Nashville Elementary School, was recently invited to speak at the National Conference of the American Orff-Schulwerk Association in Pittsburgh, Pa., Nov. 9-12. Music teachers and college students from around the U.S., Canada... Read more »
Compromise Leads to an Adventure at Disney World
February 28, 2012
Filed under Features
by Silver Burton, Yearbook Editor and Staff Writer Junior, Ana Bran, ended up vacationing at Disney World for four days due to a “Great Compromise” between her parents and cousin from Maryland. Bran and her family were first going to travel to Maryland to visit her cousin, but they reached a decision... Read more »
‘Team Vive’ finds new ways to travel with parkour
October 12, 2011 • Sarah Motta, 12th grade Literary Magazine Editor
Filed under Features
“I can do this here on the ground, so why can’t I do this ten feet higher?” Junior Thomas Brown said, quoting one of his favorite tracuers, Ryan Doyle. Parkour, a method of movement focused on moving around obstacles with speed and efficiency, was originally used in the French military and is... Read more »
Bridgett Puente plans to dribble, pass her way to becoming a veterinarian
October 11, 2011 • Yeashi Xiong, 9th grade Staff Writer
Filed under Features
Dribbling, shooting, and stealing the basketball are what this girl hopes will qualify her to play for theUniversityofArkansas. She plans to become a veterinarian. This girl is Bridgett Puente, and she is thirteen years old. Puente was born inWindfield,Alabama, and moved toNashvillewhen... Read more »
Jia Heng Jia finds American schools much different than Chinese schools
October 11, 2011 • Kristen Hendrix, 11th grade Staff Writer
Filed under Features
Jian Heng Jia is attending theNashvilleHigh Schoolthis year as a foreign exchange student fromBai,China. Being enrolled in as a tenth grader here sets her back from her Chinese graduation two grade levels, but she says she is enjoying every bit of life inArkansasandAmerica. “The classes [in America]... Read more »
Jisoo Park, Korean exchange student, becomes Scrapper after Delight High School closes
October 11, 2011 • Ashley Fatherree, 11th grade Staff Writer
Filed under Features
Learning about new cultures, being away form your family and friends, and having all kinds of new experiences is all part of being a foreign exchanged student. JisooParkis a foreign exchanged student all the way fromSouth Korea. She wanted to be a foreign exchange student because... Read more »
