Board Award of Excellence Recipients
The Moline Board of Education will recognize outstanding community, staff and student accomplishments at the beginning of its regular meeting twice each month. Honorees are given a certificate of recognition signed by the Superintendent of Schools and School Board President.
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SECME Teacher Recognition
The teachers who helped the students in the Science, Engineering, Communications, Mathematics, and Enrichment (SECME) program held on Saturday mornings were honored with a Board Award of Excellence. They are Chad Potter, Robert Carizey, Phil Blunt and Tom Slininger. The instructors helped the students advance to the National competition in Daytona, Florida and another group win 2nd Place in the regional competition.
SECME Student Recognition
John Deere students were honored with Board Award of Excellence for taking part in the Science, Engineering, Communications, Mathematics, and Enrichment (SECME) program held on Saturday mornings. Through this unique opportunity, the students learned about speed and design by building, testing and racing a car made out of a mouse trap.
The first group of students won the regional “mouse trap” races competition and advanced to the national competition in Daytona, Florida in June.
Those students are: Ross Hughes, Alyssa Ray and Olivia Ray. Also from John Deere Middle School are the students who won 2nd place in the regional competition. They are Holly Link, Rebecca Buckley and Caroline Anthony (not photographed).
Kerry Sullivan - Jane Addams
Kerry Sullivan, a custodian at Jane Addams Elementary School was honored with a Board Award of Excellence for his heroic efforts of saving a 5th grade student from choking by performing the Heimlich maneuver. We are so grateful, as is the family of the student, that your quick response saved his life.
2009 All State Musicians
Eights students have been awarded the highest honor by the Illinois Music Educators Association. Those winning the prestigious designation of All-State Musician are:
Stephanie Gibb-Clark, All State Chorus
Cassie Goodpaster, All State Honors Chorus
Kjerstin Hurty, All State Chorus
Nic Mizeur, All State Band
Hillary Pieper, All State Honors Chorus
Caleb Randol, All State Vocal Jazz Ensemble
David Spitzfaden, All State Chorus
Tim Strandlund, All State Band
Teachers:
Steve Schwaegler
Ron May
National Board Certified Teachers
Wilson Middle School teachers Siri Carius, Language Arts and Susan Smice, Literacy, have demonstrated their commitment to quality teaching by pursuing education's highest credential - National Board Certified.
National Board Certification is a rigorous process that involves four portfolios that showcase the teacher's abilities through student work evaluations and videotapes of their teaching practice and six tests that demonstrate the teacher's knowledge about their students and subject material.
MHS student receives prestigious national award
Nicholas Mizeur, a senior at Moline High School, has been selected as a National Merit Scholar. He is the son of Scott and Lisa Mizeur.
Nicholas’ high Selection Index score placed him among the top 50,000 of over 1.5 million students who entered the 2009 National Merit Program by taking the 2007 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
He is among 34,000 Commended Students nationwide who have shown exceptional academic promise. Only the 16,000 higher-scoring program participants who qualified as Semifinalists will continue in the competition for Merit Scholarship awards. However, his performance on the qualifying test was outstanding.
Nicholas is one of 15,000 finalists selected for scholarship consideration and may receive up to $2,500 for his studies. He is involved in Concert, Symphonic, Pep, and IMEA All-district Bands. In addition, he participates in track and is captain of the Cross-Country team. Outside of school, he volunteers at his church, Meals-on-Wheels, World Relief, and the Pittsburgh Project.
MHS student receives National Achievement Scholarship
Courtney Green has been selected as a recipient of the National Achievement Scholarship. She is the daughter of Terrie Green-Armstrong.
The National Achievement Scholarship program was initiated in 1964 to recognize outstanding Black American high school students. The process for selecting winners is the same as the National Merit Program. Courtney is among 3,000 honored and will be included on a published list of high academic achievers that is sent to 1,500 colleges and universities. There are 1,600 semi-finalists chosen by region based on their test scores.
Courtney is involved in Spanish Club, Key Club, Link Crew, tutoring, and is currently president of the National Honor Society. Outside of school, she is a volunteer at the Festival of Trees and Martin Luther King, Jr. Christmas Gift Drive, holds certification as a Red Cross babysitter and is a sales associate at the Rock Island Arsenal Commissary.
MHS students graduate from
Illinois Quad-City Chamber of Commerce Leadership Academy
Six Moline High School students have graduated from the Illinois Quad-City Chamber of Commerce Leadership Academy.
Students who graduated from the Academy are Jacob Ryan, Kelly Rogers, Kyle Randolph, James Jernigan, Brianne Forgie, and Chelsea Drummond.
The Chamber annually conducts a leadership academy for working individuals in the area. The Chamber Leadership Alumni Committee felt that a program would be beneficial to high school students in the community as a whole.
The Academy program addresses the following issues:
- Many high school students need to feel that the Quad-City area holds a challenge and opportunities for their futures
- Students need to learn more in depth information about the Illinois Quad-City area
- There needs to be more opportunities for students to develop leadership abilities to interact with adult leaders
- Students from different areas of the community have few opportunities to know one another
Upon completion of the program, students have a sense of the importance of volunteering and a better understanding of what the Quad-Cities has to offer.
Jacob Ryan received the top honor of the Academy. He won th e Karli Kell Leadership Award. He was selected by his peers for displaying the highest quality of leadership and service to the community during the program.