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Arlington & Lakeland’s Community Newspaper
MicroPort and ACS
Partner for Hands-
On Learning
theview
March 2018
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WORLD CHAMPS!!
By Tyler Hill, Arlington Community Schools
Students from Arlington High School had
the unique opportunity this month of learning
hands-on at globally-known company
MicroPort Orthopedics.
MicroPort, a maker of artificial medical
devices like hip and knee products, is
headquartered in Arlington and employs more
than 500 people. On Thursday, February 15,
the company opened its door to 10 students
from AHS.
“The MicroPort Shadowing Day is part of
an on-going effort to give our students real-
life, hands-on experiences while they’re still
in high school,” said Todd Goforth, Arlington
Community Schools Academics Director. “K-
12 is no longer a system of just classroom
lectures and textbooks. We must find ways to
be innovative in our teachings, and partnering
with MicroPort is a perfect way to do that.”
Pairing each student with a MicroPort
professional in their field of interest is what
makes this shadowing opportunity stand apart,
Goforth said. Students were able to choose
from a variety of careers that spark their
interests,
including
manufacturing,
engineering, product development, sales,
logistics, accounting and human resources.
Aside from shadowing professionals one-on-
one, students also had the opportunity to tour
the facility and see how the products are
made.
“It gave me so much insight on what I need
to do during college to work in this field,” said
AHS senior Maraya Reaves – she’s attending
the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in
the fall to study biomedical engineering.
“The person I shadowed went into great
detail about what to study in college, what
careers paths I can take and how to land a job
in the field. Already, I have so many resources
and connections because I shadowed.”
Goforth said ACS plans to expand the
shadowing program to other businesses in the
near future. “We will continue to explore new
ways to provide the best opportunities for our
students.”
The Arlington Middle Dance Team competed at the UDA
National Dance Team Championship in Orlando Florida.
The girls competed in two days of extremely tough
junior high divisions. The AMDT’s outstanding
performances landed them in finals for both pom and
hip hop placing 5th out of 13 in junior high hip hop and
7th out of 17 in junior high pom. The AMDT went on to
compete in the World School Performance Championship
and was named World School Champions in junior high
hip hop.
Just 17, But She’s In Charge
By Brent Manley, Courtesy of Memphis Runners Track Club
In today's world, you have
to be a certain age to do some
activities. Registering to vote,
buying alcohol or cigarettes,
driving a car are some
examples.
Fortunately, there is no age
restriction for taking on the
responsibilities of directing a
road race.
If there were such a limit,
the Run the R-Word Out of
Town SK would have missed
out on a top-notch RD in the
person of 17-year-old Sophia
Kchouk.
The race is set for March
17 at Arlington High School,
where Sophia is a senior and
earning rave reviews for how
she has managed to get the
road race organized.
“She is on top of it,” says
April Flanigan, MRTC's
administrative
secretary.
Flanigan deals with race
directors practically every
Photo courtesy of Brent Manley
day, so she knows a gem
when she sees one.
Sophia
has
some
experience with running,
thanks in part to her father's
involvement with a fundraiser
known as Rylee's Run. Chekib
Kchouk, Sophia's father, owns
Menchie's Frozen Yogurt
store in Germantown. The
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Wasted, by McKenna Pegrim, Arlington High School
Gold Key, Scholastic Art Awards
Inside this edition...
Happenings, p.2
Business News, p. 4
School News, p. 8
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