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Brown earns rank of Eagle Scout
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Photo courtesy of BSA Troop 600 For his Eagle Scout project, Jeb Brown, 18, constructed this raised-bed garden at First Baptist Church of Kernersville; the garden will provide church members with the opportunity to grow their own vegetables on small plots.
OAK RIDGE – Jeb Brown, a senior at mulched pathway. All garden beds are Northwest Guilford High School and a constructed with treated lumber. member of Scout Troop 600, recently Fourteen volunteers spent more than achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. Brown 130 hours on the garden project. Max is the son of Catherine Ann Gardner served as Brown’s and Bill Brown of Oak Ridge, project mentor and Brown’s and the first member of his uncle, Alfred Waters, also profamily to earn the rank of vided guidance. Donations for Eagle Scout. the project came from church
For his Eagle Scout members. project, Brown constructed “I chose this project a raised-bed garden at his because my church has been church, First Baptist Church of an important part of my life, Kernersville. Jeb Brown and I wanted to give back,”
“The garden serves as a Brown said. “Also, my grandplace for church members to grow their father was a farmer all his life, and his own vegetables on small plots and is also love for nature has inspired my scouting part of community outreach,” Brown journey. I hope my garden brings the explained. “The garden is named First same joy to others that farming brought Fruits, and each bed is named after a to him.” fruit of the spirit.” For more information about Scouts
The garden features eight 4-foot x BSA Troop 600, visit www.scoutdude.com. 4-foot traditional beds and two easy-to- Troop 600 meets Monday evenings at access standing 4-foot-high beds with a Oak Ridge Presbyterian Church.
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Players, coaches cope been among the standouts so far, making with the uncertainty and challenges of it to the third round of the state playoffs before losing a close 3-2 match to Providence of Charlotte (17-0) last Saturday. participating in high “I’m just happy we were playing,” school sports in the said Northwest’s Coach Nancy Everett. midst of a pandemic Her team held its senior night early in the season “because I really thought it (the by MEREDITH BARKLEY season) would be canceled.”
In a year when high school sports Among the safety precautions her have endured uncertainty, delayed and team had to follow: taking their own balls shortened seasons, canceled games, for warmups at away games and changwearing face masks during competi- ing out game balls regularly so they could tions, frequent temperature checks and be sanitized. few spectators, Northwest Guilford and Northern’s cross country teams have Northern Guilford have fared pretty well. also had successful seasons, winning the
It hasn’t come without challenges, conference, placing third in the regionals though, as players and coaches have and heading to the state championships. scrambled to deal with a worsening coro- All seven boys’ and girls’ runners won allnavirus pandemic. conference honors, Coach Thanh Ngo
Northwest’s volleyball team (16-2) has wrote in an email. Senior Jack Dingman
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was voted by coaches as the male conference runner of the year and finished fourth in the region.
As of Jan. 20, Northern’s boys basketball team was undefeated at 5-0, and Northwest’s girls were also undefeated at 4-0. Northern’s girls were 4-1 and Northwest’s boys were 3-1.
“Everybody wears a face mask (on the court as well as on the sidelines),” said Northern’s boys head basketball coach, Kellen Parrish. They also have their temperatures checked and a North Carolina High School Athletic Association-approved questionnaire to fill out before practices and games, he added.
“We just do it because we want to play,” Parrish said.
Haley Hackett, Northwest’s girls head basketball coach, said of the face mask annoyance: “These girls understand it’s part of the equipment this year.” She noted that her team started practicing with masks before they were required because they saw it coming and wanted to be prepared.
Northwest’s boys team has tried out a couple different masks, said head coach Lee Reavis.
Northern’s girls dealt with an early bout of COVID and the resulting contact tracing, said head coach Kim Furlough, adding all that is behind them now.
Northern’s volleyball team finished at 11-3, which put them third in the Mid State 3A Conference. Their final game was a 3-1 win over conference leading, and until then undefeated, McMichael.
“It was a huge, huge win for us,” said Coach Audrey Hoffman. The 11-3 finish was the Nighthawks’ best in recent years. Ironically, it was also the only team in recent years that didn’t make the playoffs because of the limited number of teams invited due to COVID. She praised the efforts of seniors Aimee Pack with a team-high 106 kills, Bella Wooden with a conference-leading 32 blocks, Cassidy Spencer with a team-leading 246 assists, and libero Olivia Garofola. “I hope we can be a fall sport next year,” Hoffman said, referring to this year’s November-to-January schedule. The season is normally over by early November. Northern’s swimmers won their two early season matches, one of which was conducted virtually. In that one, the teams competed from different pools and compared times to determine where swimmers placed. “It’s worked out, but it’s been kind of a challenge,” said head coach Mary Caldwell. With only three scheduled meets, she worried some swimmers wouldn’t have enough opportunities to improve times to make regionals. They normally have at least seven meets during a season. Northwest’s swimmers were 1-1 in early season meets. COVID-restrictions forced the team to limit its size this season and, like other swim team competitions, to bar spectators. “Masks must be worn at all times unless in the water,” Coach Jennifer Lovato wrote in an email. “Safe to say, the swimmers do not like this rule but we do the best we can with keeping their masks on and dry.” Sports like basketball and volleyball are limited to 25 spectators and many teams reserve those tickets for parents. Teams like Northwest volleyball managed to expand those numbers by letting some parents volunteer as “essential workers” – line judges, drivers for away games, game bookkeepers and ball sanitizers. We offer one guarantee: 100% customer satisfaction Mitch Glover VP/GM of Greensboro Dan Rice President (336) 668-0091 • 312 S Regional Rd, Greensboro 11 locations open M-F 7:30-5:30 Emergency roadside 24/7/365 • Shuttle service within 8 miles www.piedmonttrucktires.com Full automotive repair & maintenance • Tune-ups Wheel & tire repair/alignment • NC inspections ASE certified technicians Piedmont Truck Tires Automotive Center& FULL-SERVICE SHOP
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