By David Rogers. February 6, 2012. BLOWING ROCK -- Almost every week at Blowing Rock School is so "busy" that it is hard to keep up with the goings-on. To offer another resource for students, parents and community members, Blowing Rock News has assembled this report. Click on READ MORE to learn more about school news and calendar items.

NEWS

Basketball Teams Turn Fashion Plates

Both the boys and girls' basketball teams at Blowing Rock School got new team "sweats." Win or lose, the teams will be looooookin' goooood!

 

 

 

 

Corporate Donations to Blowing Rock School -- Driven by Community Members!

It takes only a little bit of extra effort, but members of the Blowing Rock community can help generate corporate contributions to Blowing Rock School by clipping product codes, saving beverage caps and sauce caps, and entering certain information online.  The best part? A lot of the products you use or consume every day qualify for credit!

Tracy Brown is serving as "Parent Volunteer" coordinator for the two programs.

Box Tops for Education

The Box Tops for Education program gives money to schools based on qualifying purchases at over 175 retailers and e-tailers, including names like Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Gap, Banana Republic, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Cabela's, Coldwater Creek, Dell, Disney, Eddie Bauer, Expedia, Godiva, hotels.com, Hotwire, hp, J.Jill,  J.C. Penney, K-Mart, Kohl's, Lands' End, Nike, Office Max, Old Navy, Patagonia, PetSmart, Ralph Lauren, Reebok, Sam's Club, Sears, Sony, Staples, Starbucks, Target, The Limited, Victoria's Secret, Vistaprint, Walgreens and many more.

To date, according to the program website, Blowing Rock School has earned $821 during the 2011-2012 academic year.

It's easy to sign up -- go to http://www.boxtops4education.com/ -- and start supporting the school with your purchases.  Since 2002, the school has earned $5,248 from the program.  The more people in the community that participate, the more relief our school receives from recent budget woes in Watauga County and North Carolina!

Labels for Education

Campbell's Soups has a program called "Labels for Education".  You just clip proofs of purchase from a wide variety of products and turn them into the school. The schools earn points with each proof, and when they accumulate enough points, they redeem them for merchandise in Arts, Athletics or Academics categories.  According to the program website, at July 31, 2011, Blowing Rock School had 14,896 points, and during this school year it has grown to 23,457 points.  That's enough for 24 full size basketballs, or 15 books for the library, or two camcorders, or two copiers/printers, or two desktop scanners, or 23 dozen ball point pens, or any number of hundreds of products the teachers and students might need or use.

To learn more, just got to www.labelsforeducation.com.  Qualifying products include not only Campbells' soups, but products from brand names like Pepperidge Farm, Goldfish, Prego, V8, Glad, Pace, Dannon, People Magazine, Emerald Nuts, BIC pens and markers, Pop Secret, and more.

Mrs. Brown says, "If you don't clip the proofs for the 'Labels' program or submit product codes for the 'Box Tops' program, that is money quite literally going in the trash that could be going to help Blowing Rock School purchase much needed supplies and equipment!"

Trish Kolasch of Blowing Rock Schools suggested to Blowing Rock News that people in the community wanting participate may drop the labels and box tops off at the school office, or simply mail them to: Blowing Rock School, P.O Box 228, Blowing Rock 28605.

Saturday Art Club @ BRAHM

The Blowing Rock Art & History Museum, in conjunction with the Appalachian State University Art Education Program, is offering a Saturday Art Club in the BRAHM Education Center, for children ages 8-14. Click HERE for a recent article appearing in Blowing Rock News, including more information.

 

IMPORTANT CALENDAR DATES 

February 10th

School Chorus Students to Sing National Anthem @ Watauga High Basketball Game, Feb. 10.  Watch for more details!

February 24 & 28th

Tryouts for "Shooting Stars" talent competition. See Mrs. Reis at Blowing Rock School for more information.  All acts (dance, song, musical instrument, whatever!) from Blowing Rock School must be screened by Blowing Rock School before an act can be turned in for the county auditions on March 24 at Farthing Auditorium, Appalachian State University. Important Shooting Stars dates:

• • April 17-19 -- Dress rehearsals at Farthing Auditorium
  • April 20 -- Shooting Stars Performance, 6:30 pm

May 23rd

Last day of school.

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