ATHENS DRIVE
• Congratulations to Dr. Jerry Markoch, ADHS band director, for receiving the Harris Teeter Teacher of Excellence Award for the month of May. He received a plaque and check and the school received a check for $1000.
• Kudos to ADHS Psychology teacher Tonya Hinton and her psychology classes for implementing another successful Psychology Fair, where students interpreted and conceptualized relevant psychological concepts.

HOLLY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
• The Holly Springs High School Class of 2009, their families and guests will hold their inaugural Baccalaureate Service at 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 13 at St. Francis United Methodist Church in Cary. Seniors participating in the program include Colin Neal, Kyle Pennington, Thomas Bass, Andrea Savoy, Katie Watson, Adam Dunn, Jackson Fambrough, Bart Kiley, Alex Carr, Quinn Eberle, the HSHS Chorus-Flight and the HSHS Dance Ensemble Seniors. Dr. Tony W. Cartledge from Campbell University is the guest speaker. This is an optional graduation event and all seniors and their families are invited to attend.
• The 3rd Annual Varsity Lettermen Awards Night was held Tuesday, May 26 at Holly Springs High School. The event is coordinated by the HSHS Athletic Department and is an opportunity for all of the school’s Varsity athletes to celebrate their successes on and off the field over the past school year.
Each team in 23 sports awarded their individual sport’s Golden Hawk and Outstanding Player awards. Grace Glembocki was named HSHS 2009 Female Athlete of the Year and Dan Collins was named the 2009 Male Athlete of the Year. The Golden Hawks Club also awarded their inaugural scholarships to three graduating Seniors. Sarah Brady, Kevin Groves and Grace Glembocki were each awarded a $1,000 college scholarship by Golden Hawks Club President, Cary Binz.

PENNY ROAD ELEMENTARY
• The school supply list for 2009-2010 is available on the school’s Web site at pennyroades.wcpss.net.
• The public and students are encouraged to continue saving box tops over the summer break. Box top collection forms are also available on the Web site.
• Save the Date: Sunday, Aug. 23 is set for the Open House and Meet the Teacher picnic from 4-6:30 p.m.

ST. MARY MAGDALENE
The students at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic School in Apex recently participated in a walk-a-thon to earn money for different charities. The students in the school, ranging from kindergarten through eighth grade, collected donations and walked laps to earn them. The Monarch Leadership in Service Ministry group (comprised of seventh and eighth graders) selected four charities to benefit from the donations. They raised approximately $8,000 and divided it among the following charities: Wake County SPCA, Habitat for Humanity, Embrace Uganda and Stop Hunger Now.

ST. MICHAEL
Second graders and fourth graders wrapped up the school year with an all-day “Read-In” on June 1. The second grade continued with their Accelerated Reader (AR) Celebration the next day. AR was rolled-out this year and is a computer-based reading management and motivational system designed to complement existing Language Arts curriculum. Second grade teacher Mrs. Tammy Krear summed it up best when she said that she likes AR because, “It gets them excited about reading for pleasure.” The students are looking forward to a summer of reading before AR is introduced to grades K-8 next year.