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Published 12:00 am Thursday, April 14, 2016

By Post Education

West Rowan Middle band booster club

The West Rowan Middle band booster club has started up again. The booster club will be holding a a Vendor Expo and Flea Market May 14 at the school for band students who may not be able to afford an instrument.

“Uncle Joe’s Place” at East Rowan

Tickets are now on sale for East Rowan High School’s Spring Musical “Uncle Joe’s Place,” playing Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7 at 7 p.m. Reserved seats are $15, VIP tables are $25. Proceeds benefit East Rowan Choral Boosters and Supporters of Education at East Rowan. For more information contact East Rowan High School at 704 279-5232.

Bloom Enchanted

Join Salisbury Academy Saturday, April 16 at the N.C. Transportation Museum for a memorable evening of dancing, food and drinks, and a live auction at the Bloom Enchanted evening gala.
In addition to being a time to connect with the community and see faces both old and new, Bloom generates support for causes and needs in the community. This year’s Bloom proceeds will help support:
• Providing scholarships for Salisbury-Rowan high school students to attend the Broyhill Leadership Conference, an educational opportunity for student leadership that will prepare young people for roles as future community leaders and expose them to new ideas for improving Salisbury and Rowan County.
• Summer camps by Footprints in the Community, a nonprofit organization with a mission of inclusion and a passion for ensuring that children with special needs are afforded opportunities for the typical offerings of the community in which their peers participate.
• Phase 1 of Salisbury Academy’s Outdoor Space of the future.
Tickets are $150 per person. Visit www.salisburyacademy.org/bloom.cfm for more information.
Sacred Heart to hold open house
Sacred Heart will be hosting a community outreach educational program on Thursday, April 21, at 6:30 p.m. on the Sacred Heart Catholic School campus.
Tamika Ruffin from College Foundation of North Carolina will present information for parents on how to pay for college. Ruffin will talk about ways to start planning and saving now so families will be prepared for the cost of higher education — especially if they have multiple children.
This will be a chance to learn what you can do now to help be ready to pay for college when your child graduates from high school.  The earlier you start to plan, the better. Sacred Heart encourages all parents — even with children as young as Pre-K — to attend.
Regional Quiz Bowl

The Davidson County Public Library System will be hosting the Regional Public Library Quiz Bowl competition on Saturday, April 16 at Memorial United Methodist Church in Thomasville at 11 a.m. The champions of local public library quiz bowl competitions from seven counties will be participating: Ledford Senior High School (Davidson County Library), Roanoke Rapids High School (Halifax County Library), Lee County High School (Lee County Library), Arendell Parrott Academy (Kinston-Lenoir County Library), South Stokes High School (Northwestern Regional Library), D.H. Conley High School (Sheppard Memorial Library) and Gray Stone Day School (Stanly County Library).

The academic competition is comprised of matches between high school quiz bowl teams in a double-elimination format. Quiz Bowl questions come from a wide range of subjects, including literature, religion, math, science, history, geography, politics, current events and the arts.

This is the final level of public library quiz bowl competition for the year. There has been no state final contest since 2006 when the N.C. State Library ceased its sponsorship of quiz bowl competitions. Directors of some of the public libraries across the state are continuing the quiz bowl tradition by hosting local tournaments and rotating responsibility for hosting regional events to allow for an advanced level of competition.

The public is invited to attend. Call 336-242-2941 for further information.

NC A & T 125 hours of giving campaign

In continued recognition of its 125th Anniversary, North Carolina A&T State University is providing an opportunity for its patrons and community of supporters to showcase their “Aggie pride” by making a financial gift to the university during its 125 Hours of Giving campaign to support student scholarships.

For 125 hours, beginning at 7 p.m., Sunday, April 17 and concluding at 11:59 p.m. on Friday, April 22, supporters should go online to make their donation. In honor of the 125th anniversary, contributors are encouraged to give $125 or their best gift amount to help the university reach its goal of $1.25 million in scholarships. In addition, the community is encouraged to spread the word through the following ways:

• Share the news about the 125 Hours of Giving campaign with online friends via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram social media accounts.

• Use the hashtag #ncat125give in order to connect with and engage other social media users in support of N.C. A&T

• Connect with N.C. A&T on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram via @ncatsuaggies

The 125 Hours of Giving campaign is one of several commemorative events and activities that have been planned to celebrate the university’s milestone accomplishment during the 2015-16 academic year.

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