Monday, November 28, 2022

Starmount Middle Business Students' Latest Project

The 7th and 8th grade business students at SMS created a new energy drink for a particular target market. They were required to create a presentation, prototype of the bottle with their logo on a label, create a flyer from Canva, and create an audio or video commercial. One group went above and beyond by creating a website for their new energy drink.

























Field Trip to NC State University

Students from Mrs. Saddler’s Apparel & Textiles II class at Forbush High School toured the Wilson College of Textiles at NC State University.


























Mr. Cockerham's Students at Forbush High Complete Hands-on Activities

 Electrical Trades I students are learning to install single pole switches.


Technology Engineering and Design students are testing out their paper platforms they designed to hold as many textbooks as possible.  One tower supported 59 textbooks and was the winner.

Great work by Mr. Cockerham and his students!






























Microsoft Certifications

Students in Nicole Pardue’s Microsoft classes at Starmount High have earned Microsoft Office Specialist Certification in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint or Excel.

Congratulations to all on their accomplishments!





Monday, November 21, 2022

Forbush Students Visit the Historic Richmond Hill Law School

Mrs. Angie Funk’s Sport & Event Marketing students participated in a field trip to Richmond Hill Law School, which is located in Yadkin County, on November 18.

Over the last few weeks the class has researched both the history of the property and the current marketing practices being utilized to promote this local historical landmark. Currently, marketing opportunities are being underutilized. Our class will work toward generating new promotional ideas, along with presenting potential event opportunities for the future. 

Dr. Denny Key (FHS Principal), Lawanda Brown (FHS CTE FACS teacher), and Angie Funk (FHS CTE Business/Marketing teacher) accompanied the class to the property.  We were met by Eugene Brown, Board Member of the Richmond Hill Law School Commission.  Mr. Brown gave us a tour of the property, while he and Mrs. Brown shared with us historical facts and current marketing practices.

Thank you to Mr. and Mrs. Brown for hosting this informative experience for our students!

























Safelite Auto Glass Visits Starmount High School

Mark Triplett with Safelite Auto Glass visited Mr. Martin’s automotive classes at SHS.  During his visit, he demonstrated how to repair chips in a windshield and also replaced the windshield on the school's truck.  Some students even got a little hands-on practice!

Mr. Triplett also talked to students about different careers in the auto field. 

A big thank you to Mr. Triplett for spending time and sharing your experience with our students!


























Wednesday, November 16, 2022

FHS Technology Engineering and Design Students Build Towers

Below are pictures from Mr. Cockerham’s Technology Engineering and Design (TED) class Paper Tower Project.  Students had to build a paper tower that stood on its own for at least 15 seconds.  Each team had three pieces of 8.5"x11" copy paper and 18" of masking tape.  Minimum height was 40" for the tower.  The three young ladies that won were able to build a tower 95" tall.  The closest towers to that were both 84".  It was fun to watch them all work on their projects which became more of a competition than just a project. 

















Tulsa Welding Visits Forbush High

Mr. Shane McFall presented to Mr. Senter’s classes, along with other interested students, about Tulsa Welding in Jacksonville Florida. Tul...