Friday, April 5, 2013
McNeeley is a teacher at Clarke Middle School.
By Anisa Sullivan Jimenez Clarke Middle School 8th grade English teacher Meghan McNeeley has been named the recipient of both The Spirit of Anne Frank Outstanding Educator Award, as well as Distinguished Educator of the Year, Middle School, for her work on Holocaust curriculum. “I'm thrilled to be recognized for my work in Holocaust education. I'm very passionate about the subject, but more importantly, I am so pleased that Holocaust education is recognized as an important and necessary aspect of education today,” said McNeeley. A U.S. Holocaust Museum Fellow, she was integral in creating a lesson titled “The Role to Auschwitz” that is used by middle and high school students in English and History classes across America. Last year, she was…
Thursday, February 9, 2012
This girl rocks!
One of the performers in the Lullabies for Lukas benefit at Hendershot’s Friday night will be 11-year-old Jordan Rhym. She’ll be the smiling girl on the drums, playing with friends of her older brother Chad in a band called Jordan and Two High School Dudes. Jordan, a sixth grader at Clarke Middle School, has been playing drums for a while, participating in Girls Rock camp and now studying drums at the Athens School of Music. But drums aren’t her only instrument—Jordan has taken piano lessons and also plays cello in the school orchestra. “I’m happy to have found orchestra,” she says. “It’s given me a chance to learn how much I love playing the cello.” Still, if she had to choose her favorite instrument, she says she would pick drums. And …
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
This Whiz Kid has more facets than a diamond!
Each week, Athens Patch will seek suggestions from readers for individual kids, youth groups, teens, and sports teams that wow us with their accomplishments. Name: Esther Cole-Conaway Age: 13 Grade: 8th School: Clarke Middle School Accomplishments: As a 7th grader, Esther took the SAT and rocked it, with a 4/5 on the writing portion and a 1600 on the test itself. Not bad for a 12-year-old! Key to Awesomeness: Esther is a 13-year-old 8th grader at Clarke Middle School who has a 97.7 GPA. This year, she's taking a 9th grade math class on-line. Her mom, Megan Cole, a school nurse at Burney-Lyons-Harris Middle School, says Megan "is really dedicated to her school work. She's a hard-working girl, driven." But academics isn't Esther's only …
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
With a kind heart and a giving spirit, this Clarke Middle School student lives an athletic and artistic life.
Each week, Athens Patch will seek suggestions from readers for individual kids, youth groups, teens, and sports teams that wow us with their accomplishments. Name: Mary Merritt Age: 13 Grade: 7th School: Clarke Middle School Accomplishments: Mary Merritt has been part of the Active Climbing team for a little over a year. She has already seen the benefits of this unconventional physical activity. “It takes a lot of endurance and a different type of strength than other sports have required of me,” said Mary during a recent spring evening. Training at the gym involves classes two days a week and team days are an additional two days. However, you can often find Mary at Active Climbing seven days a week, as the she enjoys the “whole vibe and …
Irene Budoff
1:31 pm on Friday, April 5, 2013
Thank you, Ms. McNeeley, for keeping such an important subject alive and interesting to your students. It has the same relevance today as it had 60 years ago. more ›