Accomplishments
· NPE was selected as a nominee for the Blue Ribbon Award
· Jodi Wright and Jeremy Darby received their M.Ed. in Administration from Converse College
· April Seymour, Gayle Elrod, and Briana Wright are participating in the Instructional Coaches training
· Teachers hosted student teachers
· Teachers presented at the SCIRA Reading Conference
· K-4-Grade 1 teachers held Common Core workshops
· Denise Humphries and Deana Rollins are being trained in Reading Recovery
· 13 students are served in Reading Recovery
· Sarah Chastain, Foxworth and Beth Kennerly received Donor’s Choose Grants
· NPE received $200.00 from Give With Target
· Gayle Elrod was named NPE Teacher of the Year
· Phillipa Haynes was named Reading Teacher of the Year
· Julie Smith was named Support Staff of the Year
· Peggy Edwards retired from NPE after 10 years of service but with a total of 43 years in education
· Provided an afterschool tutoring program for at-risk students
· Americorp students from Chapman and Landrum High school assisted students in math and reading instruction
· Students earned 46,812 A.R. points with 91 % average
· Annalee Byrd beat the school record for A.R. by earning 844.5 A.R. points
· Summer Reading Program “Wild About Reading” is a program where the media center is open for ten sessions for book check-out , storytime, and A.R. testing
· Camp-Read-A Lot was held four sessions during the summer in conjunction with the Summer Reading program for the first grade Reading Recovery students
· Third grade had 100% pass the Multiplication facts and receive medallions sponsored by Kiwanis and McDonalds
· Leela Gordon was selected as NPE Spelling Bee winner
· Parker Morin was Terrific Kid of the Year
· Students participated in the Regional Science Fair held at USC upstate
· 52 students are served in EXCEL in grades 3-6
· EXCEL participated in the Invention Convention
· 65 students were identified by the Duke TIP Program
· 6th grade went on a two night overnight field trip to Barrier Island Environmental Camp
· Honor’s Chorus performed at the Bill Drake Christmas Show, performed for JOY club, participated in the Veteran’s Day Parade
· 15 participate in our sixth grade beginner band and 6 participate in the string program
· Pieces of art work were displayed at the Chapman Cultural Center
· $1200.00 was raised for March of Dimes
· Over 200 children participated in the March of Dimes Reading Champions program and received a medal
· Students participated in B.A.R.K. (Books Are Really Keen) program and each child receives two books during the school year and each homeroom teacher receives ten books for their classroom library
· 100% of the faculty gave to the United Way
· Relay for Life raised $8514.00 Gold Level
· Relay For Life Best Campsite Award
· Relay For Life Best Spirit Award
· Ingles Tools for Schools raised over $2500 ranked no. 12 out of four state area
· Box Tops for Education raised $1609.80
· The School Mall Campaign raised $ 868.13
· NPE participated in Walk to School Day and won 3rd place for the county in the Golden Shoe Award
· Raised 2076 canned food items for the canned food drive in December 2012
· Offered an Afterschool Honors Chorus in addition to the regular chorus program
· Honors Chorus performed at Bill Drake Christmas show
· Honors Chorus performed for Wofford ballgames
· 8 Reel Art contest participants
· NCDA Poetry and Poster Contest was won by Sydney Strawbridge
· Six pieces of art displayed at Chapman Cultural Center
· Ten pieces of art displayed at Chapman Cultural Center for District One Show
· Two Reading Recovery Poster contest winners
· Developed Art Work for District One Christmas Card (Anna Thornton)
· Principal’s Art Gallery opened
· Over 35 participated in our 6th Grade beginner band and strings (65% of our 6th grade class)
· Piano Guild highest percentage completion of any school in North and South Carolina
· Two NPE students recognized for their perfect performance scores at Piano Guild
· NPE had the overall winner in North and South Carolina in Intermediate One, Robert Christie