A standing room only crowd of students, staff and family members filled the Central Services board room Monday evening for the recognition of many Randolph County School System students for their accomplishments.
They included 11 STAR3 students, the last group of a total of 93 honored during the 2013-14 school year, plus Junior Federal Duck Stamp art competition and Career and Technical Education student organization state winners and the top Battle of the Books teams.
The Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest integrates art and science to teach environmental science and habitat conservation through art. The first-place national winning design is used to create a Federal Junior Duck Stamp each year. Proceeds from the sale of Junior Duck Stamps, which cost $5 and are available at the post office, support conservation education by providing awards and scholarships for the students, teachers and schools participating in the program.
Four high school students were honored for winning state awards which entitle them to participate in national competition.
Three won top awards in the the Future Business Leaders of America competition and will take part in the national event June 29-July 2 in Nashville, Tenn.
Jordan Perry of Southwestern Randolph won first in the Tools Identification division of the state SkillsUSA competition and will participate in the national event June 23-27 in Kansas City.
The winners of the Elementary and Middle School Battles of the Books were honored.
Randolph County Farm Bureau representatives were honored for the board’s donation of a copy of “The Beeman” to all 17 county elementary schools as part of its agriculture education mission. The book introduces students to honeybees and pollinators.
Donna Callahan was announced as the school system’s Outstanding Secondary Mathematics Teacher for 2014. She teaches sixth-grade math at Braxton Craven School.