Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012

School Notes

Child-care training goes online

Johnston Community College is the first college in North Carolina to offer Basic School-Age Care training online. The state requires BSAC training for child-care providers plan daily activities or supervise groups of school-age children in licensed child-care programs. BSAC training includes the elements of quality care, child development, positive guidance, age-appropriate activities, environmental design, health and safety, nutrition and state child-care regulations. JCC will offer the training Feb. 20-26, March 26-April 1, Apr. 23-29 and May 21-27. The cost is $18. For more information, call Heidi Harris at 209-2159.

Bank salutes Johnston teachers

Two Johnston County teachers have received $500 awards through RBC Bank's annual Tribute to Teachers program, which salutes teachers who demonstrate exceptional community leadership. They are Maritza Rosada, a teacher at Clayton Middle School, and Lauren Davis, a teacher at Smithfield-Selma High School. The teachers were two of 50 across the Southeast honored by RBC Bank.

Driver's ed meeting

A driver's ed meeting for parents and students is scheduled from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, in the cafeteria at Smithfield-Selma High School, 700 Booker Dairy Road, Smithfield. Students must be at least 14-1/2 years old, and a parent or guardian must attend the meeting. For more information, call Charles Woodard at 252-236-8669.

Students treat survivors to lunch

HOSA students at Smithfield-Selma High School recently treated nearly 200 cancer survivors to lunch. Among the students serving lunch were Miranda Harper, Emily Wood, Desiree Jones, Iris Paniagua, Sarah Cook, Brittney Johnson, Laura Aguilar, Renaldo Herrera, Courtney Foster, Ashley Poole and Teaonna Joachina.

HOSA is short for Health Occupations Students of America.

Ashlyn Smith wins contest

Ashlyn Smith, a fifth-grader at Polenta Elementary School, won the Storyworks "Vumpire" Contest. Students submitted their revisions to Calef Brown's poem "The Vumpire."

Wake Electric scholarships

Wake Electric is accepting applications for scholarships. All applications will be under consideration for one of the two scholarship categories. Students only need to submit one application to be considered for both scholarship programs.

Wake Electric will award one $2,000 scholarship called the Fred M. Alford Memorial Scholarship. Requirements for this scholarship are as follows:

Must be a child of or under legal guardianship of a Wake Electric member or live in a home served by Wake Electric.

Must be a high school graduating senior (cannot already be attending college).

Must pursue a four-year undergraduate degree at an accredited institution in North Carolina.

Wake Electric will also award 16 scholarships of $1,250 each. These scholarships are not limited to recent high school graduates and may be used at one of the state's community colleges, vocational or technical schools, as well as at a four-year college. The requirements for these scholarships are:

Must be a child of or under legal guardianship of a Wake Electric member or live in a home served by Wake Electric.

Must use these funds at a North Carolina college or university, community college, vocational or technical school.

Applicants can be a high school graduating senior or already enrolled full time in a university, community college, vocational or technical school.

To apply, visit www.wemc.com/scholarships.aspx. The deadline to submit applications is 5 p.m. March 30. Applicants will be notified of their status by the end of April.

For more information, email communications@wemc.com or call 863-6312.