Maury River Middle School – 2008-2009 – Money to buy two camcorders for use in Spanish classes to create realistic video presentations that emphasize target conversational concepts and for use by the gifted and talented students across grade levels to create video clips of school-wide activities to be displayed on the school’s LCD screen at the school’s entrance. Additionally, all teachers will have access to these extra media resources which will generate new innovative objectives in all subject areas. The idea is to create an educational Maury River Tube.
Traveling Jones Theater
3 08 2008Maury River Middle School and Rockbridge County High School – 2008-2009 – Funds are provided to bring a traveling one-man show, “Edgar Allen Poe Comes Alive!”, to all 8th graders at MRMS, as well as to drama and forensic students at the high school. The presentation includes a performance and an acting workshop that serves as a springboard for student interpretation performances of literary selections.
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Categories : Fine Arts/Theatre, Maury River Middle School, Rockbridge County High School
Modern Groove Syndicate Music Performance
3 08 2008Maury River Middle School – 2008-2009 – In collaboration with the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the school’s PTA, funds will pay for one concert at MRMS and one concert at Rockbridge Middle, as well as a master class for band students taught by the musicians. This group specializes in a jazz style that also has influences of funk, R&B, and many other genres.
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Categories : Fine Arts/Music, Maury River Middle School
Success in Stages: Build Respect; Stop Bullying Site License Computer Software
4 08 2006Maury River Middle School – 2006-2007 – A three-year computer site license for bullying prevention gives all students three opportunities each year for three years to respond confidentially to questions designed to increase their awareness of the role each student plays in school climate. As the system has thousands of permutations based upon student responses, the program is interactive and allows students to learn more about good behaviors with each use whether they are bully victims, bystanders, or perpetrators. Information for parents, teachers, and administrators guarantee broad-base support and follow-up, and aggregate reports trace improvement in student positive behaviors.
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Categories : Maury River Middle School, Personal Growth/Development
Visual Presenters for Each Grade Level English Class
3 08 2006“Elmos” were purchased to allow teachers to showcase student work, to demonstrate directions for activities, and to show pictures and pages from literature with ease. They facilitate learning and increase student interest in peer editing, revising written work, etc.
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Categories : Fine Arts/Language Arts/Practical Arts/Technology, Maury River Middle School
Solazo Performance
3 08 2006Maury River Middle School – 2006-2007 – This performance for the entire student body, the public, and Rockbridge County High School Spanish Club members, funded jointly with the Virginia Commission for the Arts, will once again expose students in September, 2007, to multi-cultural music. Preparation before the performance through Spanish and world geography classes and English class writing assignments after the performance assures that learning is holistic.
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Categories : Fine Arts/Music, Maury River Middle School
Picture Me Scrapbooks
4 08 2005Maury River Middle School – 2005-2006 – Scrapbooks designed to highlight and preserve student accomplishments throughout their middle school years were purchased for all in-coming sixth graders.
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Categories : Maury River Middle School, Personal Growth/Development
Music Alive!
3 08 2005Maury River Middle School – 2005-2006 – This magazine subscription offers feature articles covering a wide variety of musical genres, styles, and history plus full lesson plans and a CD. It is designed to use music to inspire teenagers to be passionate about learning.
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Categories : Fine Arts/Music, Maury River Middle School
World Beat Workshop
3 08 2005Maury River Middle School – 2005-2006 – This performance for the entire student body, funded jointly with the Virginia Commission for the Arts, exposed students to history, geography, cultural background of American, South American, and African dance and music.
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Categories : Fine Arts/Music, Maury River Middle School
