One student overheard a visitor say that this would be the first Christmas she has been able to give her children in four years. Santa will be sliding down more Cheatham County chimneys this year due to the generosity of those contributing to Christmas Anonymous.
On December 12 & 13, the Cheatham County Central High School Beta and Key clubs volunteered at the Ashland City Civitan Christmas Anonymous store. The store provides a helping hand to Cheatham County residents who are faced with economic challenges. Not only did Cheatham County students help set up and take down the entire event, they also acted as personal shoppers (a.k.a. elves) for over 200 local families. The students were overwhelmed by the generosity of the community in equipping the store with wonderful gifts, coats, and books. More importantly, they witnessed true gratefulness in the hearts of the shoppers. One student overheard a visitor say that this would be the first Christmas she has been able to give her children in four years. Santa will be sliding down more Cheatham County chimneys this year due to the generosity of those contributing to Christmas Anonymous.
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Emily Williams (Pleasant View Elementary) was announced as the first grade winner in the State Fire Marshal’s poster contest.
According to officials, the Fire Marshal’s office received 280 entries this year from 103 different schools statewide. Each winner will receive a $50 prize check and a certificate of achievement signed by Governor Bill Haslam. The winning posters may be viewed here: http://www.tn.gov/fire/documents/posterwinners.pdf At its December 2014 work session, the Cheatham County School Board discussed the possibility of creating a "Citizen Advisory Committee." If you are interested in serving on this committee, please click on the following link to complete the interest survey: http://www.cheathamachieves.net/citizen-advisory-committee
Ms. Paige Brown's 5th grade RTI (Response to Intervention) class at Sycamore Middle School, designed movie posters for a book they read entitled Running Out of Time.
Students illustrated themes from the book, which contained attention-grabbing paragraphs designed to "hook" potential movie viewers. The Cheatham County UT Extension office recently held their On My Own reality simulation with 7th and 8th grade students at Sycamore Middle School.
Extension agent, April Glover, trained the students prior to the simulation. During their lesson, students were given a scenario, which included a job, marital status, and children. Students budgeted for housing, utilities, food, entertainment, transportation, and savings. Sycamore Middle School's Jr. Beta Club completed its annual Christmas Anonymous candy project on Friday, December 12. Students participated in this service project by donating candy canes and wrapping bags of candy, which will go to children in Cheatham County participating in the Christmas Anonymous program.
Sycamore Middle School has proudly hosted Christmas Anonymous for many years and the students look forward to serving their community through this endeavor. Cheatham County Central High School students rose to the challenge of raising money for Christmas Anonymous through a coin combat. According to Audra Fowler, dean of students, "The challenge was to put money in the teacher’s bucket you wanted to see pied. The kids knew the funds were supporting Christmas Anonymous." Fowler said by Wednesday afternoon (December 10), students met their goal of $200, but it didn't stop there. Coach Nicholson and Ms. Balthrop had a fierce combat going, each raising nearly $100. Officer Proffitt also accepted the challenge by raising $200. Through this friendly competition, CCCHS students donated $540.00 to Christmas Anonymous. School officials said they are extremely proud of their student body and wish everyone a great Holiday! #ccchsspirit |
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