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T h e C o m p o s e r P a g e 1 T h e C o m p o s e r T h e R o g e r B a c o n A c a d e m y , f o r
C h a r t e r D a y S c h o o l & C o l u m b u s C h a r t e r S c h o o l
Vo l u me X, I s s ue 4
Inside this Issue:
Maco Light Legend 5K/Fun Run
NASP World Tournament
CCS News
Webelos Win
AR Readers Rewarded
Judge Ola Lewis on Board
Pantano Goes to School
Katie Coleman
Town Hall Forum
Civil War Re-enactment
Vikings Cheerleading Champions
Vikings Football Winning Season
Brunswick Youths in National
Spotlight
CDS Test Scores
How To Run Faster Than A Ghost Cross-country race to be run on old
haunted train tracks in Leland, NC
Mr. Cramer on the old rail bed
where Joe Baldwin reportedly
searches for his head.
LELAND, NORTH CAROLINA:
November 13, 2010 - It‟s dark. Your heart
is beating fast, your adrenaline is pumping,
running as fast as you can… suddenly you
see something strange in the corner of your
eye. Was that the lantern light from ghost
Joe Baldwin? Did you just pass a hanging
skeleton? Are those 10 year-old goblins
nipping at your heels? Kick it into
overdrive.
That‟s what runners may experience at the
first annual Maco Light Legend 5K and
Fun Run.
Charter Day School recently announced
the Maco Light Legend 5k and Fun Run
will be held on Saturday, November 13,
2010 at 3:30 p.m. at the Charter Day
School campus in Leland, NC. Registration
on the day of the event begins at 2:30 p.m.,
but pre-registration is encouraged.
“Most people don‟t know but part of the
old Maco train used to run on the back of
our school property,” said Mark Cramer
Superintendent and CEO. “We thought
making it part of the race course would be
a fun way to encourage physical activity
with our students, parents and the
community.”
The Maco Light Legend 5K and Fun Run
is sponsored by The Roger Bacon
Academy, Coastal Habitat Conservancy
LLC, Banks Photography and is for
adults, children, family runners and
walkers. This cross country/haunted trail
race runs on the old train track known to
have the legendary Joe Baldwin ghostly
light. There will be a bonfire and party
after the race with vendor/sponsor booths,
hot dogs, refreshments, entertainment and
awards.
Participants can register online at http://
www.charterdayschool.org and sign up
for the 5k run or the Fun Run. The pre-
registration cost on or before Nov. 12th
for the 5k is $25 and $30 day of the event.
The pre-registration cost on or before
Nov. 12th for the Fun Run is $10 and $15
after. Registration forms and checks,
made out to Charter Day Booster Club,
can be mailed to Charter Day School,
7055 Bacon‟s Way NE, Leland, NC,
28451.
All ages are welcome to participate in the
5K and Fun Run. The first 200 pre-
registered individuals will receive a free t
-shirt. To keep runners and walkers well
hydrated during the race, the course will
provide Maco Light Legend themed water
stations.
The Maco Light Legend associates the
story with Joe Baldwin, a train conductor
who is said to have been decapitated in a
collision between a runaway passenger
car and a locomotive at Maco along the
Wilmington-Manchester Railroad in the
late 1800s.
According to legend, Joe Baldwin was the
sole occupant of the rear car of a
Wilmington-bound train on a rainy night
in 1867. As the train neared Maco,
Baldwin realized the car had become
detached from the rest of the train. He
knew another train was following, so he
ran to the rear platform and frantically
waved a lantern to signal the oncoming
train. The engineer failed to see the
stranded railroad car in time, and
Baldwin was supposedly decapitated in
the collision.
Shortly afterwards, residents of Maco
reported sightings of a mysterious light along
the railroad track. Word spread that Joe
Baldwin had returned to search for his missing
head. The legend became widely known, and the
site is still frequented by curiosity seekers.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maco_light
T h e C o m p o s e r P a g e 2 Vo l u me X, I s s ue 4
Student Launches Arrows of Outrageous Fortune
Middle school student wins
the world for The Roger
Bacon Academy in Leland,
NC
ORLANDO, FLORIDA: October 10,
2010
Stand eleven steps away,
check your stance, eye the center of
the target, pull the arrow back, feel
the tension of the compound bow,
take a slow breath, aim and…
release. Bulls-eye! For months this
has been the regimen for each
competitive archery student on The
Roger Bacon Academy‟s (RBA)
archery team. And that practice has
paid off big time on a global scale at
the National Archery in the Schools
Program® (NASP®) World
Tournament.
“We are so proud of the
accomplishments of all our archery
team students at the NASP® World
Tournament,” said T.J. Beamer
Archery team coach for The Roger
Bacon Academy, “but we are
especially thrilled with the „World
Champion‟ ranking of Hunter
Johnson.”
The archery team, only in its
first year, did well enough in the
National tournament to compete in
the NASP® World Tournament.
Held in Orlando, FL this weekend,
the tournament invites the best
competitive archers from around the
world in three divisions of boys
and girls competition: elementary,
middle school and high school. The
RBA team of twelve did well with
an overall ranking of 14th - making
all the archers on the team in the top
100 of world competition. But stand
out Hunter Johnson, a seventh
grader at The Roger Bacon
Academy‟s Charter Day School,
earned “World Champion” status in
the Middle Division by ranking 4th
out of al l middle school
competitors. His scores also were
good enough to land him with an
overall ranking of 11th out of 900
total competitors in all categories.
Total middle schools that have
competed to this point in the
NASP® are 3,700 archery teams.
The RBA Archery team was
sponsored for this trip by Quality
Deer Management Association
(QDMA), Windham Distributing,
The Roger Bacon Academy and
Coastal Habitat Conservancy LLC.
The Jostens Center at the ESPN Sports
Complex in Orlando, Florida
Front Row: Michael Eldridge, Leanne Applewhite,
Charly Fischl, Anica Rich Back Row: Jonathan
Blake, Lee Russ, Brandon Justie, Cameron Bebee,
Hunter Johnson, Will Britt, Isaac Bradshaw
Hunter Johnson (middle) receives 4th place
world championship award
The National Archery in
the Schools Program® brings the
sport of archery to millions of
students in schools across the
United States. Designed to teach
International style target archery
in physical education class 4th-
12th grades, core content covers
a r che r y h i s to r y, s a f e t y,
technique, equipment, mental
concentration, core strengthening
physical fitness and self-
improvement. Students shoot at
80 cm bulls-eye targets placed
before an arrow curtain in their
gymnasium or an outdoor range.
Equipment used is state-of-the art
and designed to fit every student.
Hunter Johnson earning world champion
status.
T h e C o m p o s e r P a g e 3 Vo l u me XI , I s s ue
Press Release
Roy Grimes, President
2010 NASP® World Tournament
Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
October 8-9, 2010
We were pleased once again to host many archers,
coaches, teachers, and parents from Saskatchewan, Canada.
These students are always a crowd favorite because of their
upbeat and friendly nature. For the first time the tournament
was joined by archers from South Africa and the top boy and
girl from New Zealand. The South African team linked up with
the Anderson County Kentucky team and coaches at hotels,
pools, and rumor has it for a few motorcycle try-outs! They got
along so well the Kentucky team has been invited to be guests
on tour at South Africa‟s national NASP® tournament next
April. What a treat this will be for some of these
Lawrenceburg, KY youngsters, some of which saw the ocean
for the first time at last year‟s world tournament!
Of course the big story behind the story is how these
archers, their teammates, and coaches were able to participate
in the world tournament. First of course the archers had to
qualify for the world tournament. To do this they had to
qualify for their country‟s national tournament by participating
in the state or provincial contest. Then they had to participate
in their country‟s national tournament. Finally, they had to
raise money for travel. Some teams had to raise $30,000-
$40,000 to make it to the event. A variety of ingenious ways
were invented to raise the necessary funds. The common
thread in nearly every case was strong community support for
the archery students to enjoy an exciting and educational
experience. As they grow older, very few of these world
participants will ever encounter anyone who has competed at a
national or world level.
RBA Archers Brandon Justice, Anica Rich, and Will
Britt during competition
Coach and New Zealand student with RBA students
and Coach Beamer
RBA students and coaches with students from South
Africa
T h e C o m p o s e r P a g e 4 Vo l u me XI , I s s ue 2
Columbus Charter School News
We are off to a terrific start again in
2010-2011. Our enrollment numbers have
gone from 354 children, and our staff num-
bers have climbed to over 50. We are very
fortunate to add the following employees to
our already awesome Columbus Charter
School staff. We welcome Ms. Rachel Toler
and Ms. Jane Coleman to Kindergarten. Wel-
come Ms. Susie Kliener, Ms. Crystal Bowen,
and Ms. Renee Batten to 1st grade. Ms. Vir-
ginia Tascone joined us in 2nd grade, and we
have added Ms. Paula Wagner to 3rd grade.
In 4th grade we have added Ms. Molly
McClamrock, and in 5th grade we added Ms.
Patti Allen. Mr. Wes Rose is our new music
teacher, and Mr. Aaron Yates conducts our
physical exercise program. Ms. Skye Gore
joined our front office, and Mr. Wade Hall
took over our maintenance responsibilities.
With the additional 132 children and
new employees, we are looking at making
2010-2011 our best year yet!.
In 2008-2009 Columbus Charter
School took its first ever End of Grade tests
and did remarkably well. We had a
performance composite score for reading and
mathematics of 82.3 percent and were
identified as a School of Distinction. In 2009-
2010, we increased our performance
composite score to 84 percent and was
identified with other school county areas in
the Southeastern Region of North Carolina.
Our teachers are working very hard
with our children today, and we are hoping to
obtain an even higher performance composite
in 2010-2011 as we add 5th grade science to
our testing cycle. Thank you to all the 3rd,
4th, and 5th grade students and parents for
helping us make this a very successful school
year.
T h e C o m p o s e r P a g e 5 Vo l u me X, I s s ue 4
Columbus Charter School Teacher of the Year
Reaching for the Stars at CCS
Mrs. Carla Fisher is selected as the
2009/2010 Columbus Charter School Teacher of
the Year. She will be representing Columbus
Charter School in Raleigh in November as she
competes for the North Carolina Teacher of the
Year. Mrs. Fisher has been working at our
school for the past two years and has
successfully taught over 54 children in 1st grade
preparing them for success in 2nd grade.
This year Mrs. Fisher is a 3rd grad
teacher and doing an excellent job. She recently
completed her Masters of Art Degree in
Teaching with Nova Southeastern University
and is a graduate of UNCW. Mrs. Fisher said,
“Not only is teaching fulfilling me on a personal
level, but I am also getting the opportunity to be
a positive force in many children‟s lives.”
Reach for the Stars is a reading
program that helps children read with their
parents for at least 30 minutes a night for
ten straight days and collect pledges for
books. Half of the money collected
allows the children to pick out Usborne
books for themselves and the other half of
the money collected allows the teachers to
purchase books for their rooms, the EC
program, and the Library.
At the end of the ten days, the
teacher turns in all the money collected
allows the teachers to purchase books for
their rooms, the EC program, and the
Library.
Over 400 of our 486 students
participated in the reading program and
collected over $17,000.00 for books. The
top readers in each classroom received a
medal and all children participating
received a reading certificate.
Webelos Win at Camporee
P a g e 6 T h e C o m p o s e r Vo l u me X, I s s ue 4
On September 25, 2010, Pack
705‟s Webelos II den participated in the
Fall Boy Scout Camporee. The boys
were joined by Webelos and Boy
Scouts from all over the area. The
theme this year was “Highland Games,”
with activities such as the caber toss,
shotput, knot tying, archery, (Yes! You
Go!) and BB gun shooting. Our boys
won 1st place overall in the Webelos
division by scoring the most points at
the various events. (The Boy Scouts
were competing in a different division.)
There was a Dutch oven
cooking contest in which they won 3rd
place in the Webelos cook-off with
their homemade sloppy joes.
Front Row: George Austria, John Britt, Braden Hartis Back Row: Tyler
Broyles, Braxton Hartis, Madison Crowder, Amy Britt, Benjamin Skinner
Sweet Treat Rewards Readers
We are so proud of our AR
readers! The Accelerated Reader
program encourages students to be
independent and self-motivated readers.
Those who met their goals (600 students
in all) enjoyed an ice cream party!
Special thanks to associates of Harris
Teeter at the Waterford Commercial
Center for providing the ice cream and
Walmart of Leland, store #4273, for
providing gift cards for the high readers.
T h e C o m p o s e r P a g e 7 Vo l u me X, I s s ue 4
Charter School
Gets the Gavel Superior Court Judge Ola Lewis
weighs in on Charter Day School
in Leland, NC
LELAND, NORTH CAROLINA:
July 30, 2010 “We are delighted to
have Superior Court Judge Lewis
on our Board of Trustees,” said
Mark Cramer Superintendent and
CEO. Charter Day School recently
announced the appointing of
Brunswick County Superior Court
Judge Ola Lewis as the ninth
member of its Board of Trustees.
"The addition of Judge Ola Lewis
to Charter Day School Board of
Trustees ensures our schools will
continue to benefit from a diversity
of knowledge and opinions. Judge
Lewis is a perfect fit for a trustee
because of her strong leadership
skills , extensive educat ion
experience, and proven track
New Charter Day School Board Member
record - especially in creating a better
community," said Donnie Norris, Board
Chair, Charter Day School.
Judge Ola M. Lewis has had an outstanding
career. First, she was the youngest North
Carolina District Court Judge, she was also
the youngest North Carolina Special District
Court Judge. She became the first female
African-American District Court Judge in
Brunswick county, and one of only two
female African-American Superior Court
Judges in North Carolina at the time of her
appointment to the Superior
Court bench in 2000.
Lewis grew up in a family
involved in education, her parents
were both public school
administrators. She continued her
education by graduating from
Fayetteville State University with
a d e g r e e i n B u s i n e s s
Administration in 1986, and
earned her law degree from NC
Central University in 1990.
“Charter Day School is a leading
educational institution in North
Carolina and a model for
preparing our youth to pursue
noble causes of global benefit to
their fellow citizens,” Judge Ola
Lewis said. “For this reason,
among many others, I am
extremely proud to join the Board
of Trustees at Charter Day
School.”
Pantano Goes to
School Candidate Pantano gets an
education about Charter Day
School in Leland, NC
LELAND, NORTH CAROLINA:
July 30, 2010 “I‟ve learned a lot,”
stated Ilario Pantano who is
running for U.S. Congress in the
7th district in the state of North
Carolina after volunteering to visit
the campus of Charter Day School
in Leland, N.C.
Candidate Pantano asked to be
taken on a walking tour of the tree-
l ined campus and visited
kindergarten, 2nd grade and 4th
grade classrooms. Students listened
intently and responded in unison to
watchful teachers as the candidate
observed during his classroom
visits. He also met at length with
administrators to talk about the
heavy road blocks to getting new
charters in North Carolina, the
importance of parental choice in
public education and the impact of
Candidate Ilario Pantano sits beside a CDS
student during reading class.
federal funding initiatives through the
Department of Education.
“As the father of two boys, age 5 and 8, that
are both enrolled in North Carolina public
schools, I am deeply impressed by what I
have seen today in meeting with the faculty,
the administrators and most importantly the
students at Charter Day School,” Pantano
said after his visit. “Choice and free market
competition have paved the way for
American prosperity and I believe that our
educational system benefits when students
and parents are given a choice. Charter
schools like Charter Day School
offer a compelling „performance
based‟ model. Judging by the
hundreds of children from across
five counties that are on the waiting
list, many parents agree.”
The 7th district, which Pantano is
vying to represent, covers Bladen,
B r u n s w i c k , C o l u m b u s ,
Cumber land , Dup l in , New
Hanover, Pender, Robeson,
Sampson and Scotland counties. To
further his charter school education
he plans to visit The Roger Bacon
Academy‟s Columbus Charter
School in the near future.
T h e C o m p o s e r P a g e 8 Vo l u me X, I s s ue 4
Little Person With Little People
Ms. Katie Coleman is an assistant in one of
our kindergarten classes. The following is her response
when asked about her time here at our school.
I have really enjoyed my experience here at
The Roger Bacon Academy. You know you are in the
right place when you get excited to come to school. I
am different than your average RBA teacher, I am the
same height as my kindergarten students, I am an
achondroplastic dwarf, also known as a “little person.”
I would not change being little for anything, it makes
me who I am. When I walk into the classroom, my
students greet me with “good morning Ms. Coleman.”
The students began the school year with questions such
as “do you have a mom?” “Do you live in a house?”
But after the questions cleared, one student said, “small
people are special people,” So from then on I have been
the students‟ favorite small teacher. Everyone here at
The Roger Bacon Academy has made me feel like a
great teacher and looked past my short stature.
Katie Coleman
New Math Tool To Help Students Succeed
Charter Day School has a new
Math computer program, called IXL, that
is available to every student in the school
and is used to enhance math skills from
the classroom. This program is practiced
in the computer lab at the school but can
be accessed at home also. The website is
www.ixl.com. Look for your child‟s
math assignments and encourage her or
him to do it at home. If you do not have
access to high speed internet at home,
you are able to use the library for access.
If you have not yet received a username
or password for your child, please get in
touch with your teacher or call Mr. Frank
at 655-3600.
Katie Coleman with her sister, mom, and dad
T h e C o m p o s e r P a g e 9 Vo l u me X, I s s ue 4
CDS Middle School Band
Tom Goolsby and Jim Leutze
Bill Rabon and David Redwine
A town hall forum was held on
September 14, 2010, in Wilmington to
help shed light on local and state
educational issues. One issue was how to
reduce classroom size without increasing
taxes or budget cuts.
Republican candidate Bill Rabon
wants to use existing funds to improve
classroom instruction so that “we don‟t
have to take millions of dollars to teach
college freshmen how to read, write, add
and subtract.” Democrat David
Redwine‟s suggestion is to “cut out what
isn‟t working or is no longer necessary.”
Mr. Rabon and Mr. Redwine are running
for election to the senate for the 8th
district of North Carolina which includes
Brunswick, Pender, and Columbus
Counties.
Candidates for the 9th district
which include New Hanover and
Brunswick Counties have this to say
about charter schools. Candidate Thom
Goolsby states that “the beauty of charter
schools is that they are held accountable.
If they don‟t produce they get closed.”
Candidate Jim Leutze is a “strong
supporter of charter schools but it is a
terrible time to raise taxes or take money
out of public school funds.”
Attendees of the town hall forum
were greeted with music from the CS
Middle School Chorus and Band.
P a g e 1 0 T h e C o m p o s e r Vo l u me X, I s s ue 4
Brunswick Booming Stresses Struggle
The anticipation causes you
to squirm, fingers in your ears,
mouth open, eye squinting, the gun
master to yells “fire” and…
BABOOM! The extremely loud
noise from the civil war era canon
makes you jump, laugh, giggle and
look around at everyone else
enjoying the gut wrenching blast.
That‟s the fun part. The scary part is
learning just what damage these
massive guns did to human lives in
our greatest national conflict, the
War between the States.
A reenactment group
camped at Charter Day School to
teach students what life was really
like during the 1860‟s. The group,
who represent actual Union and
Confederate troops who fought in
the Cape Fear area, marched
through campus for the morning
flag raising. They also recreated
authentic war camps for infantry,
cavalry and artillery regiments. The
enactors are genuine to the time
period with tents, supplies, clothes,
weapons and a huge artillery canon
that could fire a 6 pound steel ball
over a mile (although blanks were
used for demonstration). Students
learning about the War between the
States in the classroom were able to
hear heart-felt stories of what a
soldier‟s life was like, or ask
officers questions about war
strategies and tragedies, and walk
back in time into a tent and touch
the few personal items that soldiers
were able to keep with them.
“This is why we do these
reenactments, it‟s to keep these
stories and memories alive,” said
Deputy Del Routh, event organizer
and Student Resource Officer for
Charter Day School, “but we really
War Between the States re-enactors fire an American Civil War era canon.
enjoy teaching students
because everything is new to
them. These kids will get to
see and experience things
about the War between the
States that other children
may never have the chance
to experience their whole
lives.”
The children moved
throughout the day from
camp to camp to learn about
different perspectives of
those who fought and died.
The regiments represented
were Union troops, 88th New
York Infantry Irish Brigade,
and Confederate troops,
Company K, 20th North
Carolina Infantry, 4th North
Carolina Calvary and the
13th North Carolina Light
Artillery (Adams Battery).
“This experience,
I‟m sure, has left an indelible
mark on many of these
students minds,“ said
S u p e r i n t en d en t M ar k
Cramer, “these guys did a
great job of bringing that
period in history to life.”
The event was held in
the woods next to campus.
On Sunday, the enactors set
up their tents and gun
emplacements , cooked
dinners over camp fires and
spent the night in their tents.
Monday was spent hosting
the classes through the
encampments and teaching
about the equipment. Firing
the huge cannon was the
highlight for each class at the
900-student school. The
event was attended by
Sherriff John Ingram as well
as other Deputies and North
Carolina State Troopers.
Special thanks to the
enactors: Mike Munford,
Del Routh, Jacob O‟Brien,
Bryan Stanton, Hunter
Stanton, Ben Dolby, Jim
McKee, Randy Hines,
Derrick Smith and Daryl
Hayes.
P a g e 1 2 T h e C o m p o s e r Vo l u me X, I s s ue 4
RBA Vikings Cheerleaders Win 2010
Coastal Pop Warner Competition
The Vikings Cheerleaders are off to
an excellent start to the 2010 competition
season. The Jr. Pee Wee, Pee Wee and
Midget competition squads all won first
place in the Coastal Pop Warner locals
competition on October 25th held at Eugene
Ashley High School in Wilmington. Now
all three teams will travel to Charlotte to
compete in the Mid-South Regional
Competition. Cheer squads from eight states
will be competing during the Thanksgiving
holiday. Good luck to all of our
cheerleaders!
Vo l u me X, I s s ue 4 T h e C o m p o s e r P a g e 1 3
RBA Vikings Football Winning Season!
RBA Vikings Midget Team
As the leaves change colors
and begin to fall off the trees and
the temperature drops just enough
to remind us that winter is just
around the corner, the RBA Vikings
sixth season in the Coastal Pop
Warner Football League is coming
to a close. Much like the first five
seasons, it has been a roller coaster
ride for our five Viking football
teams, and a whole lot of fun!
“We‟ve ha our ups and
downs like every other season, but
it is always great to watch these
guys come together as a team, and
to see the players grow and mature
through the season,” stated Daryl
LaFave, Tiny Mite Coach and RBA
Vikings President. “It has been a
blast working with the smaller kids,
and it has been great for all of us to
enjoy the success of our Junior
Midgets team this year.”
The junior Midge team
competed on the last week of the
season in the Coastal Pop Warner
Championship game, falling just
short in a heart breaking loss 22-20.
“Our guys play with a lot of heart,
most teams would have just folded
after falling behind like that in the
first half, but they just kept battling
back,” said Head Coach Alex
Zsidisin. The Jr. Midget team
finished up 7-2, defeating most
opponents by 20 points or more.
They will enjoy one more game,
qualifying to participate in a post
season bowl game on November 6
in Swansboro, as our Vikings will
battle Eastern Pop Warner‟s
Newport Vikings.
The football program
also celebrated the national
recognition of a few Viking
a t h l e t e s f o r t h e i r
performance at off season
football camps conducted by
“Football University,” an
organization that conducts
yo u t h s p o r t s c a m p s
throughout the country.
Forrest Kelly, an RBA
seventh grader, was selected
from the many hundreds of
participants at camp to
participate in the East Bay
Youth All-American Bowl,
to be held in San Antonio in
January. Forrest has
emerged as a team leader for
the Vikings this year,
contributing by playing
many different positions, as
well as being the team‟s
leading scorer. Teammate
Isaac Zsidisin, Viking
linebacker and fullback,
was also recognized by
FBU, and has been invited
to the FBU National Youth
Combine to take place the
same weekend.
T h e s e y o u n g
athletes have certainly
given us much to cheer
about this football season,
and we are already looking
forward to season seven to
begin next August. Thanks
again to The Roger Bacon
Academy administration
and staff, and all of the
many coaches, parents, and
volunteers that have
contributed to another great
season. GO VIKINGS!
Coach LaFave
T h e C o m p o s e r P a g e 1 4 Vo l u me X, I s s ue 4
Brunswick Youths Break Through to National
Gridiron Spotlight
Seventh grade Leland student
selected to play in Nation Youth
All-American Bowl in San
Antonio, TX. Sixth grader to
participate in the National
Youth Combine.
Leland NC: October 18,
2010– Tough hits, challenging
plays, hard work and team effort
are not just skills exclusive to NFL
players. The next superstars in the
world of football learn these traits
very early in their career. Rarely
though are these young talents
h i gh l i gh t e d fo r n a t io n a l
recognition. “Imagine if you
could have seen Reggie Bush
when he was in eighth grade or
seventh grade and watched how he
developed,” said John Gallagher,
the director of the Football
University Youth All-American
Bow. By participating in a camp
sponsored by Football University,
two young players who play on
The Roger Bacon Academy‟s
Junior Midget football team will
get the chance of a lifetime to
show what they can do.
Charter Day School
seventh grader Forrest Kelley has
been selected to play I Football
University‟s National Youth All-
American Bowl to be held at the
Alamodome as part of the Alamo
Bowl weekend in San Antonio,
TX, January 8-9th, 2011.
Sixth grade stand out
teammate Isaac Zsidisin has also been
selected to participate in the National
Youth Combine developed by
Football University to held the same
weekend in Texas.
A jersey presentation and
commitment letter signing will
be held at a pep rally for The
Roger Bacon Academy football
teams.
“We are extremely proud
of all the players in our football
program,” said Coach Darryl
LaFave who heads up the football
program at The Roger Bacon
Academy, “And we are especially
delighted that these two young
men were noticed for their
outstanding playing ability. They
are good kids and real team
players.”
T he Ro g e r B ac o n
Academy‟s football team is
having a stellar season with
Forrest playing free safety on
defense, half back and quarterback
on offense and is the team‟s place
kicke4r. Isaac plays fullback on
offense, linebacker on defense.
The Vikings are winding down
their impressive season at 6-1 and
will play for the chance to win the
title of “Coastal Pop Warner
Division II Junior Midget
Champions” on October 30th.
If they win, they will enter the
playoffs, which will begin on
November 13th.
Football University
(FBU) is an invitation only, one-
of-a-kind football training
exper ience focusing on
developing and enhancing the
playmaking ability and skill of
elite-level athletics in 6th to
12th grade players. The training
is provided by the NFL‟s top
coaches. FBU was started by
the producers of the U.S. Army
All-American Bowl, televised
on NBC, which annually
showcases the nation‟s top preps
such as Adrian Peterson, Reggie
Bush and Tim Tebow. FBU
also produces the National
Youth All-American Bowl in
San Antonio‟s Alamodome that
features the nation‟s top 7th and
8th graders. Organizers see this
bowl as an event similar to the
Little League World Series.
T h e C o m p o s e r P a g e 1 5 Vo l u me X, I s s ue 4
Charter Day School Test Scores Our understandings of humankind and our universe are expressed and communicated through all of our arts and
sciences. Each method of expression- language, painting, music, mathematics, and science- has its rules and techniques for
effectively communicating these ideas and understandings.
These rules and techniques are bridges over which ideas must be communicated from one generation to the next.
Thus, the mission of Charter Day School through The Roger Bacon Academy is, for the next generation:
To teach the rules and techniques for effective expression and communication in the arts and sciences,
To communicate, by these arts and sciences, our understandings of the universe and our role in it, and
To instill a love of learning and discovery, justifying a life-long dedication to health, truth, and virtue.
Data equals the percentage of students that passed the 2009-2010 End of Grade Level tests.
Performance of Reading
District Overall Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
Charter Day 79.1% 79.8% 83.9% 76.4% 85% 63.6% 84.5%
State 70.1% 66.4% 71.6% 71.1% 75.3% 66.8% 69.5%
Brunswick 71.5% 72.6% 71.5% 74.4% 75.5% 67.5% 67.7%
NHCS 74.5% 70.5% 74% 75.8% 79.4% 72.8% 74.6%
Duplin 61.7% 59.7% 62.8% 59.1% 66.3% 57.1% 65.3%
Columbus 64% 61.6% 68.2% 64.2% 65.6% 66.3% 59.1%
Bladen 59.7% 55.9% 64.3% 59.5% 68.1% 54.8% 55.7%
Performance of Math
District Overall Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
Charter Day 90.7% 91.3% 90.8% 89.9% 88.8% 87.9% 95%
State 81.8% 81.9% 83% 81.2% 80.5% 80.2% 83.9%
Brunswick 82.2% 85.8% 82.2% 83.1% 79.2% 78.4% 81.7%
NHCS 84.8% 83.9% 84.1% 83.9% `83.7% 84.5% 88.6%
Duplin 78.6% 83.1% 78.1% 75.7% 75.2% 76.5% 83.3%
Columbus 76.3% 77.3% 77.5% 71.5% 71.3% 66.3% 79.5%
Bladen 59.7% 55.9% 64.3% 69.1% 76.8% 72.5% 77.7%
Performance of Algebra I Performance of Science
District Overall Grade 5 Grade 8
Charter Day >95% 78.7% >95%
State 77.8% 68.9% 72.8%
Brunswick 81.4% 74.9% 74%
NHCS 83.6% 77% 77.5%
Columbus 77% 62.5% 68%
Duplin 76% 61.8% 66.6%
Bladen 61.1% 65.6% 65.1%
T h e C o m p o s e r
To:
T h e R o g e r B a c o n A c a d e m y , f o r
C h a r t e r D a y S c h o o l & C o l u m b u s C h a r t e r S c h o o l
Genera l Schoo l In fo rma t ion S c h oo l : C h ar t er D ay Sc h o o l C o l u m bu s C ha r ter Sc h oo l
Fo u n d e d : 2000 wi th 65 s tuden t s in g rades K -2 2007 wi th 124 s tuden t s in K -2
C u rre n t ly : 2009 wi th 832 s tuden t s in g rades K -8 2009 wi th 363 s tuden t s in K -4
Aw ar ds : 2005 Hon or Sch ool of Exce l l ence , 2008-9 Sch ool of Dis t inc t ion , H igh Gr owth , AYP
Top 25 K-8 in NC, AYP eve r y yea r
C a m p us : 50 wooded ac re s , 12 minu te s wes t 100 ac re campus ,10 minu t e s nor th
of Wi l ming t on of f H74 of Whi tev i l l e of f O ld Lumber t on Road
Charter Day School
7055 Bacon‟s Way
Leland, NC 28451
Phone: 910/655-1214
Fax: 910/655-1549
Columbus Charter School
35 Bacon‟s Way
Whiteville, NC 28472
Phone: 910/641-4042
Fax: 910/641-9014
Dear Parents,
I hope that as you read this
edition of The Composer, that you are as
proud of our students as I am. In these
pages are the results o the NASP World
Tournament in which our archery team
participated. They had the wonderful
opportunity to meet kids from all over the
globe as they competed in Orlando.
You will read about how you
can also be a champion in our Maco
Light Legend 5K/Fun Run on
November 13.
You will see that CCS and
CDS earned the title of Schools of
Distinction due to our superior EOG
test scores.
Also, you read about how
proud we are to announce that Judge
Ola Lewis has joined our Board of
Trustees and we look forward to
working with her in our continuing
effort to achieve academic excellence.
There is so much more
within these pages such as our RBA
Vikings pages such as our RBA
Vikings Football and Cheerleading
accomplishments.
Ms. Coleman, a kindergarten
assistant at CDS, shares with us her
experiences as a little person
working with our students.
We are excited to have a
new computer program as a tool to
use along with our math curriculum
this year.
Within these pages are
examples of the success our schools
have experience this fall. Thank
you to all the faculty, staff, parents
and other volunteers who make all
of this possible for our children.
Best Regards,
Mark T. Cramer
Superintendent