Fourth-Graders Present Biographies
HIGH POINT, N.C., Feb. 08, 2008 -- Our fourth-graders presented oral biographies on famous North Carolinians the morning of Feb. 7 in the library to a standing-room-only crowd. Under the direction of language arts teacher Barbara Crowell, the project was integrated with fourth-grade social studies teacher Jane Driver's curriculum as well.
"We chose to focus on people from North Carolina only this year - some famous and some not-so-famous - and I've learned just as much as the students have," said Mrs. Crowell.
Students participating were:
- Leila Abebe as Kate Smith
- Jack Argo as Conrad Reed
- Will Argo as Jim "Catfish" Hunter
- Mike Bauman as Charles Kuralt
- Ryan Beale as Charlie "Choo-Choo" Justice
- Monty Belk as Ronnie Milsap
- Tommy Boggis as Meadowlark Lemon
- Jacob Breece as O. Henry
- Christopher Buechner as Richard Petty
- Lillie Butterworth as Sen. Elizabeth Dole
- Jordan Cadier as "Aunt Bea" - Frances Bavier
- Liam Carlson as Sir Walter Raleigh
- Gracie Clinard as Anna McNeill Whistler (Whistler's Mother)
- Hardin Councill as Dean Smith
- Casey and Jack Crouse (twins) as Wilbur and Orville Wright
- Josh Evans as Billy Graham
- Laura Folk as Ava Gardner
- Taylor Freeman as Sir Walter Raleigh
- Drew Gibson as Henry Belk
- Emily Gilliland as Maggie Axe Wachacha
- Paige Hetley as Chief Justice Susie Sharp
- Logan Kahny as Charley Jones
- John Kirkpatrick as Thomas Harriot
- Connor Lowe as Ernie Barnes
- Evan McBride as Thomas Wolfe
- Curtis McClelland as David Brinkley
- Elliott Millner as Michael Jordan
- Kyle Niner as Edward R. Murrow
Westchester Country Day School, a college preparatory school, in High Point, N.C., seeks to educate each child toward moral, academic, artistic, and athletic excellence in a nurturing environment. As one of the Triad's leading K-12 private schools, Westchester boasts an expanding curriculum, strong fine arts program, and championship level athletic teams serving the needs of over 400 Triad-area students. The school is committed to enrolling young men and women of strong character and academic promise who come from families of varied social, economic, religious, ethnic, and racial backgrounds.
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