ASHEBORO - As government officials consider the next steps for school systems nationally, Randolph County teachers and parents have mixed feelings on whether in-person learning should be permanent.
Mixed reactions came after an announcement of HB 90 proposed that Randolph County Schools and Asheboro City Schools roll back certain social distance guidelines and push for the option of more in-person learning for kindergarten through high school students for the rest of the 2020-2021 school year.
The House bill that is only signed by specific counties was created as a fail safe if Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed Senate Bill 37, the statewide bill that requires public school systems to offer in-person instruction this school year.
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ASHEBORO South Asheboro Middle School student Tanush Sriram won first place in the school School Science Fair for his project studying irrigation systems for basil plants. He ll be advancing to the Regional Science Fair on Feb. 25, where he ll be competing in the Technology category for his Arduino-based device.
Tanush discusses his project with the Courier-Tribune:
Describe your project.
Answer: My project is an Arduino-based automatic irrigation system. I compared the effects of localized and drip irrigation methods on the growth and development of basil plants. This project is a continuation of my last year’s project, where I compared Arduino-based automatic localized irrigation to manual irrigation. The automatic irrigation system was a success! This year, I wanted to see if I could improve my project by adding Arduino-based automatic drip irrigation to my setup and compare it to the Arduino-based Localized irrigation system to test which method of irrigation is more effic
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is rolling out vaccines for individuals working with children in prekindergarten to high school today, leaving many teachers hopeful for relief.
Since teachers and other child care staff are in public environments that make them susceptible to COVID, they are prioritized as the first essential frontline workers in Group 3 to be vaccinated.
Initially, the state set priority to healthcare workers and adults 65 and older, who may have an increased risk of getting COVID. When the first dose of vaccines came in December, healthcare centers and partnering pharmacies opened appointments for eligible individuals.
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In accordance with the national organization, Randolph County Schools will recognize Feb. 20-27 as âNational FFA Week.â Pictured from left are Amber Sanders, Dalton Swecker â both students from Tygarts Valley High School â and Lee Wright, vocational agriculture teacher and FFA advisor for TVHS.
ELKINS Each year, a group of young leaders are recognized by Randolph County Schools for their interest in agriculture.
During this week’s Randolph County Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Debbie Schmidlen signed a proclamation declaring the week of Feb. 20-27 as “FFA Week.”
Schmidlen praised FFA students in the county, adding the program at Tygarts Valley High School is large, has an active enrollment and “represents the school well.”
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