Downtown Greensboro, NC
Monday, February 28, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Monday, February 21, 2011
GCS Magnet Fair
As a fairly new resident to the Greensboro area, I had no idea what to expect from this annual event that provides Guilford County students access to all magnet schools at one time. Parents also have the opportunity to submit their child's applications to their requested school. This place was PACKED and a half hour before the fair opened its doors, the line was wrapped around the building. For someone who has severe anxiety, (ME!), it wasn't a pleasant experience. But it did surprise me to see so many parents devoted to obtaining the best possible education for their child. What suprised me even further, was that Guilford County Schools Superintendent, Maurice "Mo" Green, could be found just wandering the fair trying to get the perspective of the parents attending.
Thankfully, this SHOULD be our last HURRAH when it comes to the magnet fair, Adam is entering high school in the fall and as long as he gets into HIS requested high school, we won't need to return.
Flower Pot Lady
While out running errands the other day, I spotted this flower pot lady located outside a strip mall in Mcleansville. Pretty ingenious, if you ask me!
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Team Ra-Ras
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Dance like no one is watching.
Sing like no one is listening.
Love like you've never been hurt and
live like it's heaven on Earth." — Mark Twain
Dance like no one is watching.
Sing like no one is listening.
Love like you've never been hurt and
live like it's heaven on Earth." — Mark Twain
Monday, February 14, 2011
Birdhouse @ Reedy Fork Ele.
Reedy Fork Elementary School has these little birdhouses hanging from the trees at their front entrance.
I recently visited Reedy Fork Elementary School to volunteer, it was my first time there and I was pleasantly surprised. What I found was a great school, with great staff, nestled in the middle of the Reedy Fork neighborhood. Based on the articles that were hanging on the wall, Reedy Fork is a school that does some wonderful things for our children and our environment.
Reedy Fork has 85,856 square feet and includes classrooms for 725 students plus dining, multi-purpose room, science, art, music, computer, media center and administration facilities. The school uses a rainwater harvesting system to reduce water consumption throughout the school. Rainwater is collected from the roof area of the school and stored in a 45,000-gallon underground storage tank. The rainwater is then pumped from the tank to the school, filtered, chlorinated, dyed light blue and used for flushing each toilet in the school. By using rainwater for toilet flushing, the school is able to save over 767,000 gallons of water that would otherwise be purchased from the City of Greensboro, representing 94% of the water used for toilet flushing each year.
An article from the News-Record can be found here:
Friday, February 11, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Early College at Guilford
The Early College at Guilford is just one of the many options available to high school students within Guilford County. ECG was established in 2002 as North Carolina's first early college high school. Created through a public and private partnership between Guilford County Schools and Guilford College. ECG is among a growing body of early entrance schools across the nation designed to provide a seamless transition to higher education.
The mission of ECG is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by providing exceptionally challenging opportunities that support academic development at the highest standards.
Students take honors and AP courses in grades 9&10 and college courses in grades 11&12. Service learning and community connections are also a core element of the curriculum.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Wafco Mills
I couldn't find much history of Wafco Mills online ~ but now I'm intrigued and will head down to the Greensboro Public Library ~ but obviously, they produced cornmeal, feed and flour. This building is located adjacent to the Weaver Academy, a high school and in close proximity to UNCG and Greensboro College. Wafco Mills and its adjoining land is now home to 108 privately built condominiums. Hmmmm.......I'd love to live in a building like this ~ rich with history and dripping with ambiance!
News story about Wafco Mills
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