Sights and Sounds from Summer Odyssey...

Football Team Gives Back to Camp Toknowhim

Coach Shannon Felder, Coach Lamus McCombs and fifteen members of the football team traveled to Camp Toknowhim on Tuesday, June 7, to assist the camp with debris clean-up caused from the tornado on April 27. The team assisted with clearing trees and other items from access roads into various parts of the camp and around the lake area. The camp has been home to the football team’s pre-season camp for the past seven years. Coach Felder contacted the camp about assisting with clean-up as a way to give back to the community of Pisgah. We are proud of these coaches and students, and their commitment to serving others!

Three Seventh Graders Receive Recognition From Duke TIP Program

Seventh graders Chandler Collins and Mark Simmons who were recognized by the Duke TIP program for earning scores equal to or better than 90 percent of college-bound seniors who took above-level College entrance exams (ACT or SAT). Mark and Chandler were invited to attend the Grand Recognition Ceremony held on the Duke University campus on May 23. They were among 2,085 students who were invited from across the nation to attend this ceremony.  

In addition, seventh grader Max Garrett was invited to attend the State Recognition Ceremony for scoring equal to or better than half of the college-bound students who took the ACT or SAT. He, along with Chandler and Mark, was among 24,847 students to have been invited to one of the 34 state ceremonies in the 16-state Talent Search region.

The Duke University Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP) is an international leader in identifying and serving the educational needs of academically gifted youth. Through identification, recognition, challenging educational programs, information, advocacy and research, Duke TIP provides resources to gifted students, their parents, educators, and schools for the development of the students’ optimal potential.

www.tip.duke.edu