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theview Page 10 .com September 2018 arlington high AHS Names in the News AHS Student Alyssa Stephens was the local chapter and state winner in the Daughters of the American Revolution Christopher Columbus essay contest. The DAR sponsors this contest with the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) in honor of Christopher Columbus. Each academic year, an essay topic is chosen and contest instructions are made available to students in grades 9-12. Essays are judged for historical accuracy, adherence to topic, organization of materials, interest, originality, spelling, grammar, punctuation and neatness. One winning essay from each participating chapter is submitted for judging on the state level Ti-Juana Perry, AHS Marketing/ Entrepreneurship teacher has been selected to serve on the Tennessee Department of Education Work-Based Learning (WBL) Regional Leadership Team, as a WBL Regional Lead for the Southwest region. WBL Regional Leads are designated as leaders of their Economic & Community Development regions. Regional Leads will guide WBL coordinators in his/her region through implementation of the current State policies and procedures. This means more strategic focus on high-quality WBL training and programs, business engagement, and greater collaboration between Regional Leads and WBL teachers/coordinators in each region. Arlington High School science teacher Curtis Herring will be one of 31 teachers statewide to serve on