School News Creekland Wins Middle School Academic Bowl
Creekland Middle School’s team earned first place at the 2021 Cherokee County School District (CCSD) Middle School Academic Bowl. Dean Rusk Middle School’s team placed as runner-up at the event, which is organized by CCSD’s Office of Curriculum & Instruction and sponsored by the Cherokee County Educational Foundation. The bowl qualifies winners for regional competition, provides each middle school academic bowl team an opportunity for head-to-head competition to answer questions from all areas of knowledge, including history, literature, science, fine arts, current events, sports and popular culture. Creekland team members are: Captain Abigail Moore, William Brooks, Aaron Dickson, Ford Smith and Will Swanson. Eric Norris and Rob Moore are the coaches. Dean Rusk team members are: Captain Riley O’Neill, Matthew Chemmala, Owen Dickerson, Anjali Gavalas, Luke Griffies, Jack Johnson, Matthew Klucsarits, Ben Koster and Dahlen Roth. Courtney Jasman is the coach.
Ingrid Antontio Francisco, fifth grade, Hasty Elementary.
Declan Wright, fifth grade, Knox Elementary.
William Foreman, seventh grade, Teasley Middle.
Dolly Gabriel Mendez, fifth grade, R.M. Moore Elementary.
Ariel Strode, ninth grade, Cherokee High.
Thy Tran, fourth grade, Indian Knoll Elementary.
Holiday in My Hometown Art Contest Winners
Creekland Middle School Academic Bowl Team Captain Abigail Moore accepts the first-place trophy for her team from Chief Academic Officer Nicole H. Holmes. 48
AROUND CANTON | January 2022
Canton’s annual Holiday in My Hometown children’s art contest encouraged artists to pick any holiday between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day and to depict their culture. Entries were submitted by students from Cherokee High, Hasty Elementary, Indian Knoll Elementary, Knox Elementary, R.M. Moore Elementary and Teasley Middle schools. Each school selected an overall winner, and the winning pieces have been displayed on canvas at City Hall, and around the community, from Thanksgiving through the first full week of January. The overall winners were recognized at the Dec. 2 Canton City Council meeting. Each winner received a $100 Visa gift card and their artwork printed on canvas and postcards or bi-fold cards.
