News from Langston Charter Middle School

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C-Span StudentCam Winners - Congratulations to Langston Charter Middle School eighth graders, Eleanor Burch, Amanda Royaards and Megan Martin, for winning an Honorable Mention award in the 2012 C-Span Student Documentary Competition which had over 1200 entries. This year’s theme was, “The Constitution and You.” The girls’ video entitled, “Preamble”, can be viewed at www.studentcam.org/Winners12.htm. If you have forgotten what the Preamble means to Americans, this video is a must-see. The Langston students were the only winners from South Carolina in this nationwide competition.  

Langston Student Awarded Hero of the Month by Greenville Hospital System – Langston eighth grader, Jenna Lannuier, was awarded the Kids’ Wish Network Hero of the Month Award by GHS Children’s Hospital.  She was nominated by Mitzi Privette, Child Life Specialist II of GHS Children’s Hopsital, because of her courage and positive attitude in the midst of difficult circumstances. Jenna suffers from severe scoliosis and syringomyelia (a disorder which affects the spinal cord). Her positive attitude while undergoing numerous invasive and painful procedures, and having to give up things very important to her such as playing the viola and running track, has served as an inspiration to the staff and other patients. The award ceremony was a complete surprise to Jenna, who thought she was going in for more blood work. She was very happy, but her initial reaction was to feel that she didn’t deserve the award because so many kids had much worse situations than her. She was reassured that those children were being taken care of, but it was because of that very attitude that she was chosen Hero of the Month. 

Stevie B’s Spirit Night – Langston’s Spirit Night is Thursday, March 22 at Stevie B's Pizza on Woodruff Road. Stevie B’s will donate $1.00 for each person who mentions Langston.

Honor Flight Benefit Concert at Langston…A concert featuring musician, Justin Hill, will be held March 24, 4:00pm - 6:00pm at Langston Charter Middle School. Admission is free, but donations will be taken for Honor Flight Upstate SC - a non-profit, volunteer-based program that is dedicated to honoring our World War II veterans and the sacrifices they have made by flying our World War II veterans to Washington, DC to see the memorial built in their honor and to experience recognition for their service that literally saved the world. This event is open to the public.

Blood Drive – A Blood Drive will be held at Langston Charter Middle School on March 26 from 2PM – 6PM. Parent volunteers are needed to assist with this event. Please contact Susan Druckenmiller 288-0029 with any questions or to volunteer.

Easter Food Drive at Langston – Non-perishable food items are currently being collected for God’s Pantry until March 30. Items may be dropped off in the front lobby or by the morning drop off door. Please contact Cheryl Kozmic at 864-236-7906 or cbkozmic@hotmail.com with any questions.

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