The bulk of the meeting of the Lincoln County Board of Education on Tuesday, May 11, was spent recognizing students and staff members for their achievements.Â
Pierson Rickard, an eighth grade East Lincoln Middle School student, who was named seventh chair trombone in the North Carolina All State Band. He was the only Lincoln County student to make the All-State Band.
The East Lincoln High School Cheval Winter Guard competed in the 2021 Virtual Winter Guard International World Championships and received the rating of âoutstandingâ for their performance. They also received first place in their local competition, the Carolina Winter Assemble Association.
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Each year, the Board appoints one Batavia High School student to serve a two-year term as a Student Ambassador. Student Ambassadors represent the BPS101 student body at all regular Board Meetings and communicate the student body s viewpoint on issues before the Board.
Let s get to know Madalyn by asking her a few questions.
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Why did you decide to apply for the Student Ambassadorship? I decided to apply for student ambassador because I felt like it was a very good leadership opportunity and I want to know more about how the board of education works and how I can help better improve the education of the student body.
Coe-Brown Northwood Academy is located in Northwood. It served students from Northwood, Strafford and surrounding towns.
The Valedictorian for the Class of 2021 is
Kira Neal Burk. Kira is the daughter of Allison Neal and Jerry Burk of Barrington. Kira will attend Dartmouth College with an interest in Environmental Science and Environmental Studies with a Sustainability focus.
She would like to work in the area of sustainable policy and development or pursue climate change research. While at CBNB, Kira participated in Girl s Tennis Team, National Honors Society, National English Honors Society, Writing Center, all while working at Golick s Dairy Bar.
The 2021 Salutatorian is
John J. Tkacik, Jr. On Taiwan: The last half century of Taiwan’s ‘unsettled’ status
In the excitement over last week’s Biden-Suga Summit in Washington, it was easy to forget if you ever knew that April 28th is the fiftieth anniversary of a momentous but long-forgotten episode in the history of the United States’ public policy toward Taiwan. On that day in 1971, US State Department Spokesman, Charles W. Bray III, approached the lectern in the Department’s press gallery late in the afternoon, to resume where he had broken off earlier in the day to seek clarity on a Taiwan question.