A rundown of recent accomplishments from the Cape Fear area:
2018 North Carolina Azalea Festival Youth Art and Writing Contest Winners Announced
The 2018 North Carolina Azalea Festival announced the winners of the Youth Art Contest and the High School Writing Contest. Winners were selected from over 375 entries submitted from 25 public, private, charter, and home elementary, middle, and high schools as well as one afterschool art program.
The first place entry for the Youth Art Contest K-2 elementary school category is Avni Choudepally from Cedar Fork Elementary, the first place entry for third to fifth grade is Julianna Dickerson from Blair Elementary, and the first place entry for the middle school category is Kate Spivey from Noble Middle School.
The first place entries for the high school art category and the high school writing poetry category went to Katherine Neilsen, an 11th grade student at Laney High School and the first place entry for the high school writing essay category is Hilary Batista, a ninth grader from Ashley High School.
Cape Fear Museum welcomes new Science Content Developer and Exhibits Coordinator
The Cape Fear Museum of History and Science welcomes Darcie Cook as its science content developer and Cordelia Norris as exhibits coordinator.
Cook earned her bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and her Ph.D. in immunology from Emory University. She most recently worked at the David J. Sencer CDC Museum as the historic collections associate where she accessioned objects and wrote exhibit content.
Norris earned her master’s degree in illustration from Savannah College of Art and Design and undergraduate degrees in studio art, art history and graphic design from the University of Washington in Seattle and Pellissippi State. In 2010, she founded Luna Creative, a design and illustration studio, and prior to moving to Wilmington in 2016 worked in Washington, D.C. designing graphics for the President’s Daily Briefing and for policy makers on Capitol Hill.
Dosher Hospital and medical staff raise money for two clinics
Physicians and providers on the Dosher Medical Staff are donating a combined $2,800 to New Hope Clinic, Southport and Shallotte, and Brunswick Adult Medical Clinic, Supply. Dosher Hospital is matching the donations, so each clinic will receive a total of $2,800.
“The Dosher Medical Staff recognizes the outstanding care and crucial benefits the two clinics provide throughout the year. We are proud to team up with Dosher Hospital to continue our longstanding support of their efforts to serve the people of Brunswick County,” Dosher Chief of Staff Dr. Domenic Palagruto said.
UNCW among select U.S. universities approved by the Chinese Ministry of Education for dual degree partnership
The University of North Carolina Wilmington has been approved by the Chinese Ministry of Education to establish a dual degree program between UNCW and Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences (CUAS) in Chongqing, China.
Beginning in the fall 2018, UNCW and CUAS will offer a 3-plus-1 degree program in mathematics to CUAS students. The students will spend three years at their home institution focused on mathematics and data science. They will begin their final year at UNCW, where they will continue their studies and sharpen their academic English skills. About 100 CUAS students are expected to participate annually. As part of the collaboration, UNCW students and faculty will have opportunities to study or teach at CUAS.
“Both CUAS and UNCW have talented students and strong professors. This is a great combination for this program in data science and other applied mathematics,” Wenli He, vice director of Chinese-Foreign Program Management Committee at Chongqing University, said.
NHCS students selected for NC Governor’s School
23 New Hanover County Schools students have been selected to attend the 2018 session of the Governor’s School of North Carolina. Governor’s School is the oldest statewide summer residential program for academically or intellectually gifted high school students in the nation. The program is open to rising seniors only with exceptions made for rising juniors in selected performing/visual arts areas.
Listed below are the names of the students who will be attending the 2018 session from New Hanover County Schools:
Ashley High School
- John Mallin, Natural Science
- Joseph Wenz, Natural Science
- Diana Winner, Choral Music (Soprano I)
Hoggard High School
- Dana Bumbalo, Social Science
- Rachel Collins, Choral Music (Soprano I)
- Ellie Joplin, Choral Music (Soprano II)
- Mikala Parnell, Social Science
- Anna Taylor, Natural Science
- Fletcher Williams, Choral Music (Bass II)
Isaac Bear Early College High School
- Hanna Azizi, Math
Laney High School
- Emma Bowman, Dance
- Cuauhtemoc Galindo, Social Science
- James Risley, Choral Music (Tenor II)
- Andie Roylance, Natural Science
- Kendall Scott, Math
New Hanover High School
- Alissa Boyette, Math
- Jack Canseco, Instrumental Music (Saxophone)
- Theory Ledbetter, Instrumental Music (French Horn)
- Catherine Schoettelkotte, – Natural Science
- Lily Smith, Instrumental Music (Violin)
- Grace Tippett, Dance
- Edwin West, Natural Science
Wilmington Early College High School
- Maya Palanza, Natural Science
NHRMC Receives Donation from House of Raeford
House of Raeford Farms FLOCK donated $25,000 to the New Hanover Regional Medical Center Foundation to support the needs of patients and families at the NHRMC Betty H. Cameron Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
“It is our honor to have been selected by House of Raeford Farms FLOCK to be the beneficiary of the proceeds from the annual Carolinas Classic basketball tournament,” Schorr Davis, NHRMC vice president of development and foundation executive director, said. “Their generous gift of $25,000 is a testament to their commitment to our community and to the health of our children and their families. We thank House of Raeford for bringing this tournament to Wilmington and for the impact they will make with this donation.”
Wilmington Contractors Association Presented Gift to Fund CFCC Construction Student Scholarships
Wilmington Contractors Association (WCA) recently presented Cape Fear Community College with a $4,500 gift to benefit the Wallace and Virginia West Endowed Scholarship fund and the Thurman Watts Book Scholarship.
“The Wilmington Contractors Association and Cape Fear Community College have maintained a strong relationship for many many years,” CFCC Foundation Executive Director Marty Richards said. “The Cape Fear Community College Foundation is especially pleased to have received a gift from the association to award eight deserving students scholarships that will enable them to complete their education and enter the construction industry.”
Robonauts overcome major challenge to place 2nd in statewide competition
Brunswick County’s Team Robonauts won second place in the FirstRobotics Competition at the University of North Carolina Pembroke.
Brunswick County’s Team Robonauts is now ranked 15th out of 66 in North Carolina and could be headed to the State Championship.
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