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Page 14 38002.com theview theview lakeland elementary school PTA Contest Winners The following students are not only Lakeland Elementary Winners, but they are also winners at the Shelby County Council Level for their hard work on the Reflections, Citizenship Literature, and Safety Poster Contests. Congratulations on a job WELL DONE!! The Lakeland PTA will be recognizing these students at the February 20th general assembly meeting. And the winners are.. Reflections: Madison Hughes Sophie Gilliland Emma Tran Citizenship Literature: Shanerika Draper Skyler Adler Safety Poster: Lyllian Bogue Hailey Harrison Rayce Whitaker Save the Date LES’s Annual Spring Auction LES-opoly! March 28 7:00pm Colonial Country Club Live auction, silent auction, dessert auction, teacher features, door prizes Tickets go on sale February 18th *If you have interest in sponsorship or donation of items to auction at this annual fundraising event, please contact Rebecca Fl oyd at [email protected] Lakeland PTA Recognizes Volunteer The January “Going the Extra Mile” Award recipient is Kim McKellar. Kim serves as the Vice President of Spirituality and Family for the LES PTA Board of Managers. Her main responsibilities include monthly collections and processing our Box Top and Campbell Soup Label programs which have raised thousands of dollars for our programs. Kim also had the enormous task of handling our Angel Tree project this December. This included determining what gifts to purchase and spending m a n y d a y s hunting t h e m down for the nine Lakeland kids who benefited from the program. In a seas o n , where it is hard enough to get everything completed for your own family, Kim went the extra mile to make sure these children had a holiday that they would never forget. Kim is the Mom of second grader, Connor and fifth grader, Samantha and works as a fitness instructor at Bartlett Rec. We are thrilled to have Kim on the board for the second year and we app reciate all of her efforts to make Lakeland Elementary the best of the best. barret’s chapel elementary school Myah Martin Wins BCES Geography Bee Barret's Chapel Elementary school hosted its annual Geography Bee on Tuesday, January 14, 2014. The longest Geography Bee in recent memory featured faculty members Mrs. Denman, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Adler, Mrs. Green, Mrs. Turner, and Mrs. Johnson as pronouncer, timekeeper, and judges. Mrs. Clemens organized a wonderful bee that was well-attended by par- ents, friends, and classmates of the fifteen participants from third through fifth grades. Questions up to the eighth grade level tested the students' knowledge of states, countries, and continents. Myah Martin, a fifth grade student, triumphantly won the Geography Bee, with Nathan Schultz, also in fifth grade, valiantly earning his second place title. February 2014 Celebrating National Reading Day at LES LES celebrated National Reading Day on Thursday January 23. Students and staff dressed as a favorite character from the many books they have read, including The Three Blind Mice (5th grade teachers, above) and Junie B. Jones (administrators, right). It was an exciting day to see so many different characters and how creative the amazing students at LES can be! Mrs. Crouch the principal, not only joined in the fun, but thanked everyone who made this day a wonderful memory for all our young readers!