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Achieving Milestones Together
Many people measure their lives in
milestones. A milestone is a significant point in
development; an important event; a turning point. Personal
milestones include births, marriages, and even deaths. Most
adults remember their sixteenth birthday as a major
milestone. Your first job is an incredible milestone. Some
milestones may seem insignificant to others but are turning
points for you personally.
Spring is always a time for milestones in
the lives of our students. Smiling Kindergarten students
march toward first grade, and eager eighth grade students
commence to their high school years with some trepidation
and lots of excitement. With joyful tears, our Haywood High
School seniors complete their high school experience and
reach for bright futures.
Regardless of your age or grade level,
graduation is a beginning, a new start. Almost 200 Haywood
High School seniors graduated on Monday, May 24 at L.Z.
Hurley Memorial Field in a beautiful ceremony. Graduates
with their proud parents and other family members were able
to celebrate their accomplishments and look toward a
successful future. To top off a wonderful evening, the
awards and scholarships totaled over two million dollars.
Our gracious Heavenly Father provided perfect weather for
this auspicious event.
This school year in Haywood County has been
a year filled with milestones. In HCS, we have welcomed new
employees and bid farewell to distinguished colleagues. Many
HCS employees have been assigned new responsibilities. On
the other hand, Haywood County Schools has faced
instructional milestones during the 2009-2010 school year.
While tackling rigorous standards of instruction, we have
successfully implemented benchmark testing in order to focus
instruction on areas of need. We have also instituted an
instructional impact team on each campus to gauge both areas
of success and areas of need. During the 2009-2010 school
year, instructional facilitators have tirelessly assisted
schools with instructional improvement. With each milestone,
we have been able to improve the educational experiences of
our students.
As your Superintendent of Schools, I look
forward to a future filled with milestones for Haywood
County Schools. Each new school year is a new beginning. My
staff and I will spend the summer evaluating the 2009-2010
school year and planning for the 2010-2011 school year. Our
goal is no secret. We want to partner with the home and
community to ensure a positive, safe learning environment
and to provide all students with the knowledge and skills
that will enable them to be lifelong learners.
Marlon D. King
Superintendent,
Haywood County Schools
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