Graduates basic training
Pfc. Ross J. Dyer has graduated from U.S. Army basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. Dyer is the son of Brian and Shelbie Dyer of Emery Circle, and is a 2003 graduate of Bonny Eagle High School.
During the nine weeks of training, the soldier received training in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid along with Army history, core values and traditions. Additional training included development of basic combat skills and battlefield operations and tactics.
New students can enroll
Enrollment for new students at Bonny Eagle High School will be by appointment throughout the summer. Registrations are 7 a.m.-2 p.m. daily.
Documentation required at the time of enrollment includes proof of legal guardianship (copy of birth certificate and most recent court document, if applicable); proof of residency (two legal documents that have the parent or guardian’s name and physical address); grades (transcript or last report card); if transferring from home school, bring all course information and grades; if special services, take a copy of the last I.E.P or 504 plan, if applicable; and immunization record (if student has not had the chickenpox vaccine, a letter from the doctor verifying the child had the virus must be provided).
The school registrar can be contacted at 642-9080 or 929-3840.
New books, thanks to benefactor
Thanks to a grant from the Narragansett Number One Foundation, written by the district elementary librarians, all School Administrative District 6 students in Grades 4 and 5 have access to new, high-quality paperback books.
The books were stored in crates and each crate contained about 35 books. The crates circulated through the classrooms in each elementary school in the district.
Student pen pals
Eighth-graders at Bonny Eagle Middle School have been pen pals to students at H.B. Emery Jr. Memorial School and Frank Jewett Elementary School this past year, primarily fifth-graders. The idea is to promote writing and literacy, community service, and helping fifth-graders to make a smooth transition to the middle school.
Teacher Ethel Atkinson, whose class participated, said, “Fifth- graders can ask my students questions, or share their worries and concerns, and my students respond to their questions. We always try to culminate the year with student-produced projects and take the show on the road, allowing students to finally meet their pen pals.”
Among the projects were “Alice in Fairytaleland,” written by Brittney Cacace and irected by Emma Brooks and Thomas Vaughan; “and Jack and the …Goat,” written by Nate Youland and directed by Sarah Vickery and Serena Ferrall.
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