Surry County’s Board of Education heard about “powerful partnerships” during a meeting last week at Dobson Elementary School.
Gentry Middle science teacher Jamie Mosley was selected as a Kenan Fellowship scholar last year. Mosley got a detailed look inside the corporation from ordering electric service to putting the pole in the ground and hanging the lines.
This “look inside” gave her the opportunity to bring what she had learned back to her classroom. Mosley created a classroom activity titled “Generation Transmission and Delivery of Power” and the entire seventh grade will participate in the project next month.
Surry Yadkin has invited the seventh grade on upcoming field trips to their office, the Fairview Solar Farm, and pole top rescue outing so students can see the day-to-day operations and learn about different aspects of the co-op.
A video created by Surry Yadkin and North Carolina Electric Membership cooperatives demonstrating the importance of making the connection between science, technology, engineering, and mathematics was shown to the board. This same video is on the system’s website and will be played before feature movies next month at Creekside Cinemas.
Cooperative Marketing and Economic Development Coordinator Adam Martin and CEO and General Manager and Executive Vice President Greg Puckett were recognized by the board for their efforts supporting the program.
“The holy grail of education is connecting the dots,” said School Superintendent Dr. Travis Reeves. “We’re preparing kids for jobs that don’t exist yet. We’re helping children connect their education to our future.”
Director of Teacher Quality and Information Sonia Dickerson told the board overall, student participation in the annual science fairs increased by more than ten percent. She said science fairs provide an opportunity for students, third through twelfth grades, to pursue their personal areas of interest and to display their research.
Students selected as winners in the Surry County School System advance to the NC Science and Engineering Fair regionals. The Northwest Region has the largest regional science fair in the state. Dickerson noted the competitive event takes place a month earlier for Surry County students than the other regions.
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