The Carrboro Citizen thursday, february 3, 2011 5 School Briefs Heels win as they grow Culbreth featured in magazine By Eddy Landreth last season, his prog- freshman is getting that and playing like that, we’re Culbreth Middle School Principal Susan Wells, Assistant Staff Writer ress has been steady comfortable and a much better team.” Principal Lynne Goodhand and UNC graduate student Helen and upward. On Jan. providing glimpses Barnes has handled a dif- Crompton published an article about the middle school’s iPod No team sits idle. 29 against N.C. State, of the talent Coach ficult situation as well as any Touch project in the February 2011 issue of Learning and Leading They are either moving for- Henson blocked (at Roy Williams saw coach could hope. No Carolina with Technology. ward in their progress or slip- least) seven shots, when he made 11 player ever came to Chapel Hill The article, titled “The Whole World in Their Hands,” de- ping. The ideal scenario is to scored 16 points and trips to Ames, Iowa, preceded by more expectations. scribes the one-to-one iPod Touch program that gives every stu- learn while winning, rather than grabbed 16 rebounds. to recruit Barnes. He was named an All-Ameri- dent at Culbreth access to the Internet. struggling to find confidence The young man gets Barnes hit the can before he attended a UNC The article is available online at www.learningandleading-dig- and learn while losing. better every day at g a m e - w i n n i n g practice, much less played in a ital.com/learning_leading/201102?pg=18#pg18 Entering Tuesday’s game using his amazing three-point shot game. Then when he struggled at Boston College (which was wingspan to his ad- against Miami and to perform with consistency the CHCCS featured played after the deadline for vantage and that of his team. then had the biggest day of his first three months of the season, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Superintendent Neil this column), Carolina was 15-5 UNC’s Tyler Zeller is a big young career so far by scoring 25 television commentators, other Pedersen are featured in an article in the winter edition of Educa- overall and 5-1 in the ACC man himself, checking in at 7 points on 10-of-16 shooting and members of the media and fans tion Executive Magazine. standings and in that enviable feet, but his wingspan is not quite 3-of-7 on three-point attempts around the country speculated The article, “Programs of Progress,” describes the school sys- position of finding ways to win that of Henson’s. Zeller enjoys against N.C. State. He also had on whether he is as talented as tem’s efforts towards creating a better learning environment for while growing. and admires the impact big John six rebounds, an assist and a steal projected. its students. Efforts include the Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate “That is a credit to how much is having around the bucket. Henson seemed to enjoy what The good news for Carolina Program, the dual-language program and the nutrition policy. potential we have as a team,” “John altered every shot, al- Barnes did as much as what he, fans is that Barnes and Henson The article is available online at nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/red- sophomore forward John Henson tered anything within two or himself, accomplished. are not the only talented players coat/eduexec_2011winter/index.php?startid=92#/94 said. “The way we’re winning, three feet of the basket,” Zeller “I love it,” Henson said. “He on this team, and that is why, I’m just waiting for that breakout said of Henson against the Wolf- told me he was going to be more barring catastrophic injury, Smith Middle School to hold game where we play really well. pack. “We just stayed in front of aggressive. He went out there Carolina is going to continue Performance Night We’re still trying to get that per- them and let John go block it. and did his thing. It was some- to improve until it runs out of The 10th annual Global Connections Performance Night cel- fect game, that great game.” He did a superb job also of get- thing that we have been wait- games to play this season. ebration will be today (Thursday) from 6 to 8 p.m. in Chapel Hill Henson is one of the main ting the rebounds.” ing for and it finally happened “Early in the season, I High School’s Hanes Auditorium. Tickets are $3 at the door. reasons the Tar Heels continue The player who is starting today. I just hope it continues thought the team was going to Students will share their talents that highlight cultures from to win. Ever since he moved clos- to emerge in dramatic fashion, for the rest of the ACC [sched- get better and better, and I still around the world. Performances include original music, choral er to the basket near the end of however, is Harrison Barnes. The ule]. With him shooting like think that,” Williams said. performances, poetry recitations, dancing and dramatizations. FPG holds read-a-thon Frank Porter Graham Elementary School students pledged Obituaries to read 650,000 minutes in the two-week period from Jan. 21 through Friday. Sue Ellington ing in the choir and teaching Meadows, in Chapel Hill, N.C., ess remains evident across the As part of the school’s 13th annual Read-a-thon, Chapel Hill Sue Fowler Ellington, 75, of Sunday School, Women’s Mis- on Jan. 19, 2011. state. He also loved hunting Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt, Carrboro Mayor Mark Chilton, for- Carrboro, N.C., died Saturday, sionary Union and serving on He was preceded in death by and fishing and enjoyed spend- mer UNC basketball player Eric Montross and others visited the Jan. 15, 2011, at her home, sur- many committees at Farrington his wife of 51 years, Mary Ann ing time at the Roanoke and Tar school as celebrity guest readers this week. rounded by her loving family. Road Baptist Church. She was Brewster Sheaffer, in 2006. River Hunt Club. Sue was the daughter of the late also involved in the Carrboro Charlie was born in 1926 Charlie received his medical CHCCS students named to band James and Clara Hobby Fowler Garden Club and the Chapel in Acton, Ind., to the late Earl degree and a master’s degree in Twenty-five Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools students have of Chapel Hill, N.C. Hill American Legion Auxil- and Mary Sheaffer. He was botany from the University of been named to the Central North Carolina Middle School All- Sue is survived by her hus- iary Post #6. preceded in death by his broth- Virginia and a bachelor’s degree District Band. band, Boyd McKinley Elling- The family would like to er, Robert Sheaffer, and sister, from Butler University in Indi- Students from Culbreth Middle School are Sam Blobe, tuba; ton; son, Rory Boyd Elling- thank Duke Home Care, Hos- Dorothy Fox. ana. He served on the admis- Ray Damron, trumpet; Katie Rose-Hand, trombone; Anna ton, and wife, Gwyn, of Beech pice and Nurse Care of North Charlie was a beloved pe- sions board at UNC-Chapel Smith, clarinet; Neel Herfarth, clarinet; Avery Logan, percussion; Mountain, N.C.; daughter, Carolina. Flowers are accept- diatrician in Chapel Hill for Hill Medical School and on the and Mia Morrell, alto sax. Hope Ellington Bristol, and able or donations can be made more than 30 years, and he faculty for many years. Students from McDougle Middle School are Evan Whisnant, husband, Rees, of Greensboro, to one or more of the following: was a pioneer and driving force Prior to his graduate studies, trumpet; Clare Heine, clarinet; and William Hamilton, clarinet. N.C; two wonderful grandchil- Baptist Children’s Home of in addressing child abuse in he served in the Navy during Students from Phillips Middle School are Yusheng Zhang, dren, Olivia Ellington of Boone, North Carolina, PO Box 338, the state. He worked tirelessly World War II. flute; Arnav Subramanya, flute; Jiyu Cheong, clarinet; David N.C., and McKinley Bristol of Thomasville, NC 27361-9989; evaluating and treating vic- Surviving are his four chil- Takamiya, clarinet; Tianyi Wang, clarinet; Leah Simon, clarinet; Greensboro; two sisters, Kay Duke Hospice, 4321 Medical tims. After retiring as a prac- dren, Beverly Sheaffer of Green- Victor Ding, bass clarinet; Grace Gelpi, alto sax; Rachel Cohn, Nielsen and her husband, Fred, Park Drive, Suite 101, Durham, ticing physician, he established ville, N.C., Debbie Sheaffer and tenor sax; Peter Bevington, trumpet; Blaise Whitesell, horn; of Marietta, Ga., and Betsy NC 27704; or Farrington Road a nonprofit organization to husband, Ron Earp, of West Amos Pomp, trombone; Brian Daaleman, trombone; Jordan McMillan of Burlington, N.C.; Baptist Church, 5936 Far- conduct pediatric medication- Linn, Ore., Chris Sheaffer and Cho, tuba; and Yize Dong, timpani. sister-in-law, Priscilla McFar- rington Road, Chapel Hill, NC effectiveness studies. wife, Cindy, of Winston-Salem, The All-District Band will perform at Eastern Guilford High land, and her husband, Harold, 27517-8607. Online condolenc- Charlie had become known N.C., and Mike Sheaffer of School on Friday and Saturday. of Carrboro; brother-in-law, es can be made at walkersfuner- fondly as the Bird Man since Asheboro; five grandchildren, BRMA coordinator joins National Richard Ellington, with wife, alservice.com in the obituaries moving to Carolina Meadows Kelsey Sheaffer, Nate Earp, Lo- Alice, of Carrboro; and many section in 2009. He carved and painted gan Yarnell, Mary Earp and Mentoring Summit nieces and nephews. Walker’s Funeral Home, countless birds, and his creations Dylan Sheaffer; and a host of Graig Meyer, Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate coordinator, Sue was a homemaker for 120 W. Franklin St. Chapel now adorn the entire facility. nieces and nephews. joined First Lady Michelle Obama as a participant at the first many years and worked for Hill (919) 942-3861, is assisting For years, Charlie was an Memorials may be made to National Mentoring Summit in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 25. the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City the Ellington family. avid gardener, and his abundant the Juvenile Diabetes Research Meyer spoke with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan about Schools and UNC School of Charles Sheaffer flowers and vegetables were a joy Foundation International, 120 BRMA’s success. The program was cited as an exemplary pro- Public Health, where she re- to many. He shared his knowl- Wall St., 19th Floor, New York, Charles Isaac Sheaffer, 84, gram that uses research-based best practices for high-quality tired in 1997. She was active in edge and skill with family and N.Y. 10005, jdrf.org or to a char- died at his home in Carolina mentoring. Carrboro Baptist Church, sing- friends, and his gardening prow- ity of the donor’s choice. To read Meyer’s account of his experiences, visit facebook. com/blueribbonmentors. To learn more about how to become a mentor in our community, visit www2.chccs.k12.nc.us/educa- tion/dept/dept.php?sectionid=5127. To see the first lady’s com- COMMUNITY RADIO Johnny’s ments on BRMA, visit youtube.com/watch?v=6aAxBHCHKqM When you aren’t reading your of Carrboro African-American Discovery Night Citizen, how do you know what’s going on in town? and McDougle Middle School will host an African-American Dis- covery Night on Feb. 10 from 5:30 to 7:30. Listen to community radio! Joey D’s The event will be held in the school’s cafeteria and will fea- WCOM 103.5 FM, your NY Dogs ture food, projects and performances that center around African- community radio station! American contributions. 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