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Triad elementary school students design their own monster plushies
GRAHAM, N.C. (WGHP) — Some Graham High School students are on a mission. They are set to deliver some pretty precious cargo to their next-door neighbors. The kindergarteners at North Graham Elementary School. The art classes at the two schools collaborated on a special project and their delivery was the end result. Kathryn Combs, the Art Teacher at North Graham Elementary, says it all started with a book the class read. 'We read a book called Love Monster,' she says. 'It talks about finding people that connect with you and love you for who you are. And so we decided to replicate the monsters from the book.' And so, they did! The students enjoyed drawing their own monsters, which helped to create the ultimate art project. According to Combs, 'We started out by using elements of art. Lines, shapes and colors and the kids drew different lines, shapes, colors, all the monsters, and we used colored pencils to color them in.' Then those drawings were given to the high school art students who were tasked with bringing them to life. Makayia Foust, a Graham High School senior, said it wasn't easy. 'The drawings were really like complex,' she said But it was a challenge they were willing to accept because it was also a learning opportunity. 'There's a lot of creative problem solving in it,' says Doctor O'Donnell, the Art Teacherat Graham High School. 'They have to sort of translate something that might be like a scribble into something that might turn into a pattern or a shape. Some of them, they just immediately sort of knew what they were going to do. Other ones they really had to think hard and do sketching and kind of figure out. You know, how am I going to actually turn this idea into something 3D? So yeah, just a lot of creative problem solving along the way.' But they worked together, and it ended up better than they could have Said Foust, 'It just really made me feel really good because children don't really get to see what they create really come to life. So, me being able to do that really just made me feel great. ' And you can tell the younger students loved the results. They were laughing and cheering when they were delivered. 'It was just a great way for our High school students, a lot of them who I taught years ago to connect with the current students that I teach and just it's a great role model,' said Combs. 'And to show that what you're doing in elementary art can continue in middle school and in high school.' O'Donnell agreed. 'I think for my students this means a lot because it's a chance for them to connect with younger students in their community who look up to them and to just spread joy to use visual art to spread joy to people.' Joy was abundant in the room when the plushies were delivered. Said O'Donnell, 'Just getting to see them hug in and smiling and being happy and making somebody else happy with their artwork is just priceless.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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17-05-2025
- Climate
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School year will be a few days longer for some
tazewell, va. — Some area students will be spending a few extra days in the classroom next month. That's due to instructional days that were lost due to the weather. But it wasn't just a bad winter and snow that contributed to a loss of instructional days this school year. A February flood, and the remnants of Hurricane Helene last September, also caused school closures. In Tazewell County, days had to be added to the end of the school year to make up for the loss of instructional time due to the various weather events. The last day of school for students in Tazewell County will be Thursday, June 5, according to Tazewell County School Superintendent Dr. Chris Stacy. The last day for teachers is Friday, June 6. 'We missed some school for weather, flooding and a hurricane,' Stacy said. 'It was quite a weather year. This is the first I can ever remember us missing school in September.' The original school calendar for the 2024-2025 school year had school ending in late May. The remnants of Hurricane Helene slammed into the region on the morning of September 24, 2024, toppling thousands of trees and power lines across the region. It also caused localized flooding. Thousands across the area were without electricity for more than a week. Stacy said several schools in the Eastern District of Tazewell County, including Graham High School, lost electricity following the storm. In neighboring Mercer County, the last day of school for students is June 10 and the last day for employees is June 16, according to Amy Harrison, data and information specialist for Mercer County Schools. Although the school year will stretch into the first 10 days of June, the instructional days lost due to the weather were recovered during spring break, according to Harrison. 'We did not have to extend the school year because the number of snow days over our built-in days in the calendar were taken during spring break,' Harrison said. While some students will be in the classroom a few days longer, seniors will soon be graduating across the region. In McDowell County, graduation is set for May 22 for both Mount View High School in Welch and River View High School in Bradshaw. In Mercer County, graduation will be held May 30 for Montcalm High School, Bluefield High School, Princeton Senior High School and PikeView High School. In Monroe County, graduation is also set for May 30 for seniors at James Monroe High School. Contact Charles Owens at cowens@
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10-05-2025
- Sport
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Official: GHS stadium development will take time
bluefield, va. — While a conditional use permit for a new football stadium at Graham High School was approved last December, the development of the stadium is a process that will take time, according to school officials. Last December the Bluefield, Va., Town Council approved a conditional use permit allowing the Tazewell County School Board to build a stadium next to Graham High School. As currently proposed, the stadium would be developed at the site of the existing outdoor learning and sports facility at GHS. 'The track is there and the turf is there,' Tazewell County School Superintendent Dr. Chris Stacy said. 'In time we would add bleachers, home bleachers and a press box. It would not be all at once. We would do it in sections.' That process has not yet started, nor has an engineering firm been selected to oversee the development of aspects of the new stadium. 'The only updates is it is still in progress,' Stacy said. 'The next phase would obviously be trying to get some bleachers or lights in. It is still something that is a project and it is something we want to complete.' In the meantime, the G-Men of Graham High School would presumably continue to play their home games at Mitchell Stadium in neighboring Bluefield, which the high school has been doing for years. Stacy said the school system's contract with the city of Bluefield for the use of Mitchell Stadium is back up for consideration, adding that the contract will be presented to the school board next week 'It is our contract year,' Stacy said. 'The city will send me a contract and I'll present it to the school board.' Stacy said it will be up to the school board to decide where the G-Men play, adding that other options for home games include the football stadium at Tazewell High School. The Bluefield Board of Directors are scheduled Tuesday to consider stadium usage contracts for both Tazewell County Schools, Mercer County Schools, Bluefield University and Bluefield State University, according to City Clerk Anthony Heltzel. 'It is multiple counties,' Heltzel said of the stadium agreements scheduled to be considered by the city board Tuesday. 'It's Tazewell County. It's Mercer County Schools. It's the two universities.' Heltzel said Tazewell County Schools has been presented the contract that will be considered by the city board on Tuesday. The G-Men of Graham High School have been playing their home football games at Mitchell Stadium for years. The annual contest between Graham and Bluefield, which kicks off the football season in the region, typically draws a crowd of close to 10,000 at Mitchell Stadium. There is still no final cost estimate for the new stadium project at Graham High School. Stacy said those cost estimates will be determined as the school system moves forward with different aspects of the project. Stacy said the goal is to build the stadium in steps with cost estimates being determined individually for additions such as bleachers, lights, a press box and other necessary parts of the stadium. 'Again we will look for grant money,' Stacy said. 'We will pursue local funding. Any type of external revenues sources we can find.' The conditional use permit approved last December by the Bluefield, Va. Town Council included eight conditions that the school system must meet to operate the new stadium. During events when traffic could obstruct emergency services, the conditional use permit specifies that a traffic plan must be established and coordinated so emergency access to all the dwellings around and on school property will be maintained throughout the event. Other conditions address issues including noise, traffic and the stadium's lights. For example, Tazewell County Public Schools must meet with town officials and coordinate events requiring the town's support and/or any events that could produce noise or light disturbances after 10 pm. and before 6 a.m., according to the conditional use permit. These plans would include traffic control, emergency services cover and access, and reimbursement requests for police. Another condition addresses 'destructive wildlife' such as bears and raccoons that could be attracted by trash left behind by sports fans and people attending events at the stadium. According to the conditional use permit, the town would require Tazewell County Public Schools to clean the stadium immediately after an event and put trash in existing dumpsters. Billboards and scoreboards also would need to be located inside the stadium's grounds, plus they must face only inward and toward the people attending the stadium's events. Any signage facing outward would need to be coordinated with the town of Bluefield's zoning official, the conditional use permit said. Another condition of the permit addresses noise. For events on school property after 10 p.m. and before 6 a.m., the school system will be required to end noise disturbances within 30 minutes after the last official event and end light disturbances within 60 minutes after the last official event. Contact Charles Owens at cowens@
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17-02-2025
- General
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Ms. Becky Johannesen is our Educator of the Week!
ASHEBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — FOX8 honors Becky Johannesen of Graham High School. Congrats, Ms. Johannesen! If you know of an educator who is worthy of this nomination please fill out the nomination form here. Educator of the Week is sponsored by the North Carolina Education Lottery. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
