Appalachian Educators Connection
December 3-8, 2018
All Aboard the Giving Express!
It's Shining Light week, get excited! There are lots of things going on this week, so please read this email thoroughly.
1. The Wrapping Party
- Wednesday, December 5th @6pm (after the App Ed meeting)
- We need all the help we can get! You don't have to be good at wrapping presents :)
- Feel free to wear comfy pajamas or holiday sweaters
- You don't have to sign up, just show up!
- You will earn service hours
2. Set Up
- Friday, December 7th @11am and 3:30pm
- Come for as long as you can- the more people we have, the faster it will go!
- You will earn service hours.
- Sign up at the link below.
3. The Party
- Saturday, December 8th @1-3pm
- Volunteers please arrive at 11am
- There are different ways to help out: carrying bags, helping with crafts, mingling, serving food
- Job descriptions and sign up are below
- Some, jobs only have a certain number of slots, please read instructions carefully
- You may donate food for the party (chips, cookies, drinks, nugget trays)
- You WILL earn service hours for volunteering at the party
- You WILL NOT earn service hours for donating food/drinks
- Sign up at the link below.
4. Clean Up
- Saturday, December 8th @3pm
- Volunteers please arrive at RCOE @2:45 pm
- You will earn service hours for cleaning up
5. General Reminders
- Please read all instructions on the sign up sheet carefully
- We will be in contact about the weather
- There are only a few bags left in the James Center to wrap before the party, so if you would like to help, come before they're all wrapped!
- We will be sending information out about taking gifts to schools that were not picked up at the party on Saturday afternoon.
- All sign ups are on the same sheet- use the tabs at the bottom to navigate
SIGN UP HERE: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dwvG5tSzPQSkbPFfGIjmZpNmmPxazzslZsfjpR8-FYQ/edit?usp=sharing
If you have any questions, please contact Mariann King (kingme4@appstate.edu) or Mary Pickhardt (pickhardtmk@appstate.edu)
Thanks,
Shining Light Committee
Remember this is the last week for service and PD opportunities! The requirement for AppEd members includes 5 service hours and 1 PD for each semester
Important Events this week:
Monday, December 3
- GAPP Meeting 6:00pm James Center Lounge
Tuesday, December 4
- PD Crucial Conversations in a Nutshell-Dealing with Difficult People 2:00pm RCOE #124A
Wednesday, December 5
- LAST DAY OF CLASSES-FALL 2018
- AppEd Meeting 5:30pm RCOE #124 B/C
- Shining Light Wrapping Party 6:00pm RCOE #124 B/C
Thursday, December 6
- Reading Day
Friday, December 7
- PD Making It Work: A Practical Guide to Mobile Apps 2:00pm RCOE#331
- End of Block 2 Celebration 4:00-5:00pm Rotunda (make sure to RSVP to your invitation and a special guest will make its appearance)
Saturday, December 8
- AppEd Shining Light Party RCOE 1:00-3:00 -we will keep you updated with the approaching winter weather
Duke Summer Session Opportunity
Are your students looking to improve their resume through a paid internship? Duke Summer Session may be the answer. Please share the information below with your students:
Dear Students,
Duke Summer Session is on the lookout for exceptional undergraduate and graduate students interested in improving the lives and educations of domestic and international high school students through a paid summer internship. Learn more out about the enriching residential, administrative, and instructional opportunities we are offering this summer by visiting our Employment Opportunities page.
Interested in applying? Submit an online application for the summer of a lifetime!
Staying in Boone over Winter Break? Come Help with the Science Fair on December 18!
Our region's Science Fair is on Tuesday, December 18 this year. We need help on that Monday and Tuesday with a variety of jobs that students could help with during this event:
- Set up Monday, Dec 17 from Noon to 4 PM
- Project Check-in from 4-9 PM Monday Night
- Project Check in and clean-up afterwards from 7:00 am to 4:30 pm Tuesday, December 18
- Any who want to can help judge from 9:30 am-2:30 pm on Tuesday.
We will have service hours granted for this event!
Local Studio K presents The Nutcracker NEXT weekend
Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018 - 1 p.m.--Emma Reese (Trisha's daughter) will be performing at this time!
Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018 - 7 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018 - 3 p.m.
Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts
$14 / $8-Buy Tickets HERE
If the music sounds sweeter than sugarplums, the dancers seem lighter than air, and the snowflakes sparkle more brightly than ever before, you are not dreaming, but you have escaped into the magical holiday classic ballet The Nutcracker, by Tchaikovsky. The holiday season would not be complete without this festive tradition performed by Studio K Youth Ballet Company.
The Nutcracker is a magical story of a young girl, Clara, whose toy nutcracker transforms into a brave prince and takes her on a journey into the Land of Snow and Sweets on Christmas Eve.
A cast of over 350 local dancers bring Clara’s dazzling holiday fairy tale to life. Throughout the show, the stage sparkles with playful mice, a court of soldiers, guardian angels, graceful snowflakes, waltzing flowers, precious bonbons, party guests, ginger kids, and sugar plums. It is every little (and big) girl’s dream to dance in The Nutcracker. The show is a wonderful way for families to start off the Christmas season. From the hundreds of glamorous costumes and colorful backdrops to the amazing growing Christmas tree and enchanting snowfall, this show takes the audience on an extraordinary journey to far away lands.
Director Cay Harkins thinks of the production fondly, as a labor of love, saying, “I am so very blessed to be surrounded by such passionate dancers. The entire company looks forward to returning to rehearsals in September and works tirelessly right up to opening night. It’s always very sad to watch the curtain close on the last performance. The Nutcracker is a wonderful tradition for Studio K, and as with most traditions, you need friends and family to share in the joy with. Our company is most definitely a family.”
Many of the ballerinas at Studio K cannot remember a Christmas without performing in The Nutcracker. Each year as the young ballerinas mature, they progress to the next level of corps de ballet beginning as little Bonbons and striving for the role of Sugar Plum Fairy. This year, we are excited to have several “third generation” dancers as well as mother/daughter pairs in the performance. We still have some of the original ballerinas who were in our first Nutcracker in 1985.
James Center for Student Success and Advising
Email: jamescenter@appstate.edu
Website: jamescenter.appstate.edu
Location: Reich College of Education 151 College Street Boone, NC #105
Phone: (828) 262-6095
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/appstatejamescenter/