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4—Cleveland Daily Banner—Monday, January 4, 2016 www.clevelandbanner.com Schools rule! Larry C. Bowers Education reporter Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] Contributed photo Contributed photo TACKY SWEATERS were the rule of the day in the second-grade class of Mrs. Andrea Lessig at Yates Primary. This was how the students celebrated the Christmas holidays. THE SEVEN DWARFS at Yates Primary School have always had their Snow White around to lean on through the school’s existence of more than 20 years. That’s going to change at the end of this school year, with Principal Carolyn Ingram announcing her retirement. She is the only principal the school has ever had, and she has been the dominant person on campus throughout this time. Here, Ingram is shown in her “Snow White” costume after promising her students she would dress up if they sold more than $12,000 in Yates Primary’s fall fundraiser. She kept her promise for all their hard work during this year’s campaign. Director of Schools Dr. Martin Ringstaff made the announcement of Ingram’s plan at a recent school board meeting. She is the longest continually serving principal in the city school system. Ringstaff emphasized that more than 2,500 students have walked through the doors of Yates since Ingram first became principal. She has more than 40 years in education, and was principal of the old Blythe School for three years, prior to taking the job at the new Yates Primary. Contributed photo MRS SUSAN SHAVER’S second-grade class at Yates Primary dressed in tacky sweaters to finish out the 2015 year. Contributed photo THE WALKER VALLEY High School Beta Club collected 822 tubes of toothpaste to donate to a local jail ministry, Mercy Ministries. At the presentation were, from left, Gloria Murphy from Mercy Ministries and Beta Club members Trinity Sellers and Taylor Copeland. Contributed photos STUDENTS AT NORTH LEE Elementary School recently concluded the shool’s Science Fair for this year. Above, and below, are the winners of this year’s competition. Fourth-grade winners (in no particular order) include Jake Schalk (first place), Ashton Espinoza (second place), and Javan Bowe (third place). Winning fifth-grade awards were Isabel Moore (first place), Nathan Hanrahan (second place), and Ben Crox (third place). Contributed photo THE STUDENTS in Mrs. Cagle's class dressed in their “best” tacky sweaters to celebrate the holidays at Yates Primary. Mrs. Cagle is a second-grade teacher.