CIS Students are up to the “Challenge”

A group of Southern Middle School students had an opportunity to experience a week at Camp Challenge this summer. Camp Challenge is sponsored by the North Carolina Bankers Association and is a summer camp experience for high achieving students who are entering the 6th, 7th and 8th grades. Students selected are members of the Communities [...]

SMS Students Participate in Camp Challenge

The Pilot – September 22, 2010 Communities In Schools of Moore County and five Southern Middle School students participated in Camp Challenge 2010. Camp Challenge, which is sponsored by the North Carolina Bankers Association, combines a summer camp experience and an academic setting with instruction in age appropriate personal financial skills. These students were nominated [...]

Community Involvement Makes Difference at Southern Middle

Published by The Pilot. – Friday, June 25, 2010 Southern Middle School has worked hard to build a bridge between community and school. This effort is reflected when approaching the school. Trees, pine straw landscaping, picnic tables and a pergola can be seen in front of the school. This landscaping is a result of the [...]

SOAR Newsletter for July

July Newsletters for the ‘SOAR’ After School Program in Aberdeen. Click here to view the July 2, 2010 Newsletter Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share on Linkedin Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend

COMPASS trip to the Coalition

On Thursday, July 8th, six students from the Communities In Schools of Moore County COMPASS Project kicked off their service project with a tour of the Sandhills Moore Coalition for Human Care. After a video presentation and a walking tour of the facility, the students left with an better understanding of what the Coalition does [...]

SOAR & COMPASS Newsletters for June

June Newsletters for the ‘SOAR’ After School Program in Aberdeen and Southern Middle School COMPASS Program. Click here to view the COMPASS Newsletter for June 2010 Click here to view the SOAR Newsletter for June 2010 Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share on Linkedin Tweet about [...]

AmeriCorps VISTA and Hospitality and Golf Program Update – February 2010

In preparation for the “Real World Event”, HG students participated in a career assessment workshop “Charting Your Future” held at Communities In Schools office.  Speakers for this event were Charlie McWilliams, Retired Vice President   First Bank, Southern Pines, N.C. and Kimberly Meade, Human Resources Manager, Power Distribution Operations – Americas Eaton Corporation.  The presenters gave instruction [...]

SOAR Program Update – February 2010

After just 1 month of operation, The Communities In Schools SOAR After School Program at Southern Middle School (SMS) has reached 50% of its maximum enrollment and has seen an average daily attendance of 83%.  SOAR is an acronym for Success through Opportunity, Academics and Recreation.  The ‘A’ is also interchangeable with “Arts” because there [...]

COMPASS II Program Update – February 2010

The COMPASS Project at Aberdeen Elementary School (or COMPASS II) is currently serving 39 5th graders at Aberdeen Elementary.  The students have covered 4 of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and will move on to the 5th Habit during the second half of February.  I am amazed by the amount of information the [...]

Communities In Schools of Moore County Students Participate in the Governor’s Page Program

RALEIGH – Communities In Schools of North Carolina today announced that CIS of Moore County students Angela Ritter, Dean Thomas and Stephanie Perryman participated in the Governor’s Page Program in Raleigh . The North Moore High School students spent the week in Raleigh learning about the roles and functions of state government. “The Governor’s Page [...]