CCS Teachers Achieve, Renew National Certification
Cabarrus County Schools congratulates the following teachers who have
achieved National Board Certification for the first time and those who have
recently renewed. The following candidates were confirmed by National
Board in January 2018.
First Time National Board Certifications
Rachel Berg - Northwest Cabarrus High
Leah Brown - Hickory Ridge High
Kelly Bumgardner - Northwest Cabarrus Middle
Kawandi Coleman - Mary Frances Wall Center
Jerri Crowell - Jay M. Robinson High
Margaret Cuthbertson - Charles E. Boger Elementary
Allison Egbert - Harris Road Middle
Julie Furr - Patriots Elementary
Kelley Haskins - Cox Mill Elementary
Amanda Kentfield - Weddington Hills Elementary
Paige Norris - Rocky River Elementary
Aaron Roach - Cox Mill High
Brandy Rollins - Weddington Hills Elementary
Tara Willis - Weddington Hills Elementary
National Board Certification Renewals
Heather Berger - Coltrane-Webb Elementary
Jason Bielinski - Hickory Ridge Middle
Wendy Biggers - Hickory Ridge High
Yolanda Blakeney - Cox Mill High
Melissa Brantley - R. Brown McAllister Elementary
Christy Burton - Hickory Ridge High
Amy Deford - Carl A. Furr Elementary
Stephanie Finlay - Cox Mill Elementary
Terri Griffith - Northwest Cabarrus Middle
Arona Haywood - Hickory Ridge Middle
Megan McNutt - Northwest Cabarrus Middle
Brian Miller - Harris Road Middle
Elizabeth Navel - Hickory Ridge High
Linda Palko - Patriots Elementary
Kelly Rouse - Patriots Elementary
Kellie Spears - Mount Pleasant Elementary
Robert Spencer - Harris Road Middle
Susann Spinell - W.R. Odell Elementary
Meghan Thinnes - W.R. Odell Primary
Todd Tinsley - Concord High
Lori Treiber - Central Cabarrus High
There are currently 265 National Board Certified teachers working in
Cabarrus County Schools. North Carolina leads the nation in number of
National Board Certified teachers with 21,480.
CMHS Athlete Named Gatorade NC Volleyball Player of
the Year
In its 33rd year of honoring the nation’s best high school
athletes, The Gatorade Company announced Cox Mill High School’s
Taylor Rowland as its 2017-18 Gatorade North Carolina Volleyball
Player of the Year! #GatoradePOY The award, which recognizes
not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards
of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated
on and off
the field,
distinguishes
Taylor
as North
Carolina’s best
high school
volleyball
player. This
is the second
year that
Taylor has
been selected
for the elite
title. She
is now a
finalist for the
prestigious
Gatorade
National
Volleyball
Player of the
Year award
which will be
announced later this month.
The 6-foot- 3 senior outside hitter led the Chargers to a 27-8
record and the Class 3A state quarterfinals this past season,
amassing 520 kills, 392 serve receptions, 227 digs and 55 service
aces in the process. As the state’s returning Gatorade Player of the
Year, Taylor concluded her prep career with 1,837 kills, 632 digs,
205 service aces and 86 total blocks.
Taylor is a force to be reckoned with on and off the court. She
helped organize the Be Bold for Gold Volleyball Day in October
to raise money to benefit cancer research. She also works with
children’s programs at her church in addition to coaching youth
volleyball. Taylor has maintained a weighted 3.45 GPA in the
classroom and has signed a National Letter of Intent to play
volleyball on scholarship at Auburn University in the fall.
The Gatorade Player of the Year program annually recognizes
one winner in the District of Columbia and each of the 50 states
that sanction high school football, girls volleyball, boys and girls
cross country, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer,
baseball, softball, and boys and girls track & field, and awards
one National Player of the Year in each sport. The selection process
is administered by the Gatorade Player of the Year Selection
Committee, which work with top sport-specific experts and a media
advisory board of accomplished, veteran prep sports journalists to
determine the state winners in each sport.
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