Joe Childers, the principal of
Atkins Academic &
Technology High School,
has been elected president of the N.C. Association for Scholastic Activities.
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| Joe Childers |
Association members elected Childers at the association’s annual
meeting, which was held on Thursday, May 9 at Atkins. During the meeting, outstanding
students, educators, and schools were recognized for their contributions and
success in scholastic competitions.
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| Meredith Hemphill |
Atkins student
Meredith
Hemphill was named
High School
Student of the Year. Hemphill is a two-time state champion in The Quill, has
won the Hanes Young Writer Award, and earned second place in the Story Hatchery
Poetry Contest. She is also a two-time state champion in Science Olympiad and
won the Forsyth County Science Fair. Meredith has participated in the People to
People International Leadership Forum in
Washington
and holds the Bronze, Silver, and Gold awards in Girl Scouts. This is just a
small portion of her long list of accomplishments. She is currently No. 1 in
her junior class at Atkins.
Superintendent Don Martin presented the award. Jane Goins,
who is chair of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education, was also
on hand.
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