Elementary Expands Programs B eginning new programs, expanding old ones and planning for the future characterized the year for Harding Academy's Elementary school. Physical activity was stressed through the construction of the 800 meter jogging trail and through support of girls' peewee sports. Though the girl's program is only two years old, they have still managed to capture the county track meet championship for the last two years. Educational quality was enhanced through the addition of new faculty members, Fantastic Fridays, Kindergarten Superstars, _a new music program, and new equipment. The elementary's faculty was expanded with the addition of Mrs. Marsha Harrell to the third grade and Mrs. Bandi Sansom to the sixth grade. Fantastic Fridays is an attempt to give students exposure to gifted and talented activities. The last Friday of each month is assigned a topic and professionals from the community come to discuss and demonstrate the concept to the children. Kindergarten Superstars, another new program this year is designed to let classmates get to know each other better by choosing one child each week to be spotlighted. In line with the Academy's commitment to all areas of education, a new music program was launched under the direction of Mrs. Jan Morgan. Students spend one semester in a traditional music class, but the other is spent in a pre-band program in which they learn to play the recorder and rhythm instruments. Through an outstanding performance in the Academy's annual jogathon and magazine sale (the elementary once again outsold the high school) the elementary was able to purchase new electronic equipment, including a new stereo for the music department and a new video recorder for classroom use. In the midst of so much change, the elementary did not turn its back on tradition. The Academy Safety Patrol, a well remembered institution which this year's senior class was the last to participate in was revived. At the "old building" sixth grade students conducted younger students across the two crosswalks Safety Patrol was abandoned at the new building because of the heavy traffic outside of the new building. The new safety patrol conducts younger students to their parents cars after school which removes the problem of having young children playing on the parking lot after schoo~ Mud in your eye. Jim Mark Nichols is transformed intoaghoul as the class Double take. Ch ristopher Knight breaks away from the rest of the class to have a look out of the door. . - photo by Michael Joiner. looks on. - photo by Michael Joiner. 350 Elementary Face to face. Robin Miller of Harding University faces off the fifth grade for a drama exercise. - photo by Michael Joiner.
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