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Essay Contest Winner
Jillian Menees, 5th grader at Black Oak, won second place in the state for the essay she submitted for the Farm Bureau-sponsored essay contest. She was invited to the Farm Bureau Women's Leadership Conference in Lebanon, TN on Saturday, April 23, where she was awarded with a certificate and a check for $200. Her mother, Misty Menees, accompanied her along with her ELA teacher, Mrs. Sarah McAlexander.
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Young Paleontologists
Mr. Michael Quinton, 2nd grade student teacher, shared many fossils with his students. The junior paleontologists sorted the fossils into categories as they used magnifying glasses to examine the fossils during reading class.
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Pluss Class Trip
Black Oak and Lake Road Plus classes, sponsored by Jolinda Gurien and Jennifer Robertson, recently attended an overnight field trip to Coon Creek Science Center in Adamsville, TN. The students spent the night and participated in a fossil dig and then learned how to clean and preserve what they found. Coon Creek Science Center is an educational study site for the University of Tennessee at Martin.
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Obion Co. Public Library Visits
Miss Ali's class enjoyed a visit from Mrs. Ashley and Mrs. Alex from the OCPL! They made a fun craft to go along with the theme of this year's Summer Reading Program! Be sure to check out their website, https://www.oclibrary.org/ and their Facebook page for more information on this FUN, FREE, and PRIZE FILLED program!
