September 1 8, 2017 SEA-Tech and other N ew H anover County s chools
are doing.
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Social Media Isn’t J ust CFCC Fair
For Teens Anymore by Thomas J ones
by Abby Stevens a nd
Sage Ransom Cape F ear Community C ollege recently hosted a
fair, exploring career pathways. SEA-Tech students
Mr. W allin i s SEA-Tech's were s ome o f the many that a ttended. T he f air
Program Development consisted o f e verything f rom the b eloved cotton
Coordinator, w ho has a n candy stand to t he Chem Techathon b ooth where
obsession w ith T witter. He participants could s pin a wheel of f ortune for a
likes to c atch students and chance t o w in a variety of prizes from lip b alm to a
staff when they least expect popsicle.
it. He l urks everywhere f rom
the t op o f the s tairwell to t he Speaking o f fairs, several students would like to
four c orners o f a ny r oom. host a Sea-Tech Fair where a ttendees w ould b e
From your most able to sell a v ariety of i tems. T he fair w ould n ot
embarrassing m oment to
your most spectacular
victory, he will c apture it a ll.
His tweets a llow y ou to learn
about student a ctivities such
as f ield trips and outside
lunch activities.
Mr. Wallin is n ot the only p erson in the school
system t hat uses T witter to c ommunicate. Twitter,
Instagram, a nd F acebook a re all really good
resources f or p arents t o find information on w hat
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SEA-Tech High S chool ~ 4500 B lue C lay R d, C astle Hayne, N C 2 8429
only h ave a number of stands b ut h opefully local makes i t harder t o survive with n o camouflage, a nd
entertainment, contests, a nd p erformances from they don’t s wim f ast.
school clubs. The idea, h owever, i s only in e arly
stages of d evelopment, a nd more information m ay The Sea Dragon was c hosen as the mascot b y a
be provided in a later n ewsletter. S tay s harp, student v ote, but t he Narwhal p ut up a g ood f ight. I t
Sea-Dragons! came in third behind the S tingray. When p eople
think of a Sea D ragon, we want them t o t hink o f a
The SEA-Tech S ea Dragons fierce, majestic, a nd f rightening c ompetitor.
by Miguel C unningham Our A thletes
The L eafy Sea Dragon gets i ts n ame f rom i ts leafy by Lawrence Newkirk
look. It is usually 6 t o 7 i nches long, a nd it i s a part
of t he S eahorse family. T hey are v ery slow and SEA-Tech offers s ports t hrough e ach i ndividual's
can’t e scape from t heir p redators, so t hey h ide i n districted s chool, so that s tudents are still involved
their e nvironment. They can only survive in salt in public schools. The s tudents of S EA-Tech e ach
water that is 7 4 d egrees F ahrenheit o r warmer. have a h ome school w ithin t heir district. I t is a t t heir
home school t hat they are a llowed to p lay v arious
When they are looking f or a female t o mate with sports.These sports include: basketball, swimming,
and a nother S ea D ragon is with t hat female, they wrestling, lacrosse, t ennis, soccer, cheerleading,
will fight for the females. Once they w in t he f emale football a nd e ven g olf. T he following s tudents a re
over, the two w ill go i nto a period where they w ill t ry planning t o p lay sports this season: Jason D urgala,
to synchronize their movements. Once t hey Jordan Murphy, S usanna Herren, E lisha M cKoy,
complete their s ynchronizing period, t he female Lawrence Newkirk, O 'Shea N ixon, Larry S mith,
gives the m ale the e ggs. Sometimes t hey c an g ive Scotty G roves, Keashanti Judd, B randon Harrell,
200 eggs. T hen t he male m ust f ind a w arm a rea, Max R odriguez, D ominick Lentfert, Devin B utler,
since the w armer a n area i s the f aster i t t akes f or and R iley Neal. They will b e a llowed to p lay f or t heir
them to be born. I t t akes at l east 9 weeks f or a S ea home school u ntil SEA-Tech grows enough t o b e
Dragon t o h ave o ne carriage o f babies; h owever, it able t o host its own athletic p rograms. SEA-Tech
can have t wo c arriages. T he parents leave t heir plans to s upport e very student w ho d ecides to p lay.
children on their own to s urvive. The baby Leafy Brandon H arrell, #54, is c urrently playing f ootball
Sea Dragons are b orn without their l eaves so i t for H oggard High S chool. Brandon will be
supported by SEA-Tech staff a nd journalists
September 28th. W atch out B randon, h ere we
come!
http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/hoggard-vik
ings-(wilmington,nc)/football/roster.htm (To s ee
roster)
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SEA-Tech High School ~ 4 500 Blue Clay Rd, Castle Hayne, N C 28429
Outside The B ox - Q. D o you enjoy Drama Club?
A. I really d on’t k now y et. W e haven’t h ad o ur first
by Haya Odeh meeting.
Outside T he Box will be a Q. W hat is y our favorite thing a bout yearbook?
small a nd s hort 7 q uestion A. Taking t he pictures.
interview with a S EA-Tech
student appearing in e ach Q. W hat’s t he m ost e mbarrassing yet funny
issue. This article will f ocus thing y ou’ve d one so f ar i n school?
on the m any t alents of A. W atering a f ake plant.
SEA-Tech students. This
month, the s potlight i s o n
Noah Presley.
Q. What activity do y ou participate i n outside of SEA-Tech C olors:
school? Aquamarine, R oyal B lue, Anchor G ray
A. I participate i n theatre a t t he Thalian A ssociation
Community T heatre. SEA-Tech C rest:
The students v oted for t he following i mages:
Q. W hat’s a hobby of y ours?
A. I l ike to make candles. My company is called, ● A K ey to r epresent P ower a nd K nowledge
“Hello My Name I s Candles”. ● A Crown to represent A chievement, Ideals,
Q. H ow do y ou feel a bout S EA-Tech? High G oals
A. It’s r eally great. ● A Fleur De Lis t o r epresent Leadership and
Q. W hat e xtracurriculars do y ou participate i n Determination
within school? ● Gears and T ools to r epresent W ork E thic
A. T here i s a d rama c lub and I’m their founder.
and Industry
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Dixie’s
Awakening
Dr. E dith S kipper
by Cynthia V illa
by Katelyn Green
On August 1 4, 2 017 w e and Noah P resley
met Dixie. D ixie i s a
magical purple u nicorn The beloved Dr. Skipper is
with b lue eyes that the principal o f our school.
represents o ur s chool b y We talked to her and a sked
saying t hat w e n eed to her some q uestions a bout
believe in ourselves. our new adventure t ogether.
SEA-Tech i s o bviously a school like no other;we Q: W hat d egrees d o y ou
are a ll different and w e c ome from different p laces. have?
In today’s society t here a re many people who are A: I h ave a B A i n Elementary Education, an MEd in
different and o thers don't always l ike t hem. I f w e Elementary Education, a n M Ed in S chool
don't believe in everyone a nd t hey d on't b elieve in Administration, and a D octorate in E ducational
themselves then w ho will? We n eed to stand out Leadership.
from others, j ust l ike D ixie d oes f rom any o f h er Q: W here d id you go t o college?
closely related horses. T hose p eople w ho wanted A: I a cquired a ll f our d egrees from U NCW. I did
something b esides a traditional h igh school a re t he spend a year at N C S tate and s ome t ime a t B laden
ones who believe that a nything c an h appen. They Community C ollege; however, I b leed teal.
believe t hey can create a h igh s chool like n o o ther. Q: What h as b een y our favorite memory a t
That i s why S EA-Tech was c reated. SEA-Tech a nd SEA-Tech so far?
Dixie a re s tanding o ut n ow. I t’s those w ho a re A: Opening day w as pretty magical, and s o was
different and b elieve in themselves who can d o open h ouse.
anything. Don't be afraid o f being d ifferent; be Q: Why did you d ecide to l eave Pender Early
afraid of b eing t he same a s everyone e lse. College for SEA-Tech.
A: I t w as so h ard. I l ove those babies, h owever t he
opportunity to open my own school was o ne I
couldn't pass u p a nd b eing on t he North C ampus
means I get to s ee many of m y Pender students.
Dr. S kipper i s a f abulous principal. S o p arents,
don’t worry. Y our b abies are in g ood hands.
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Field Trips Sketchup, w hich she likes to c all “ Minecraft o n
steroids”. S he gave a n inspiring speech a t t he e nd
by McKenzie Britt a nd H ayden G riffin of the trip and left us w ith t he w ords, “Mistakes
mean y ou're learning.”
What’s up w ith T hursdays at SEA-Tech? Each
Thursday, SEA-Tech students h ave the o pportunity Finally on September 1 4th we w ent to t he Electrical
to visit different departments at CFCC. E ach Lab to see Wesley Gubitz and W illiam Thompson,
department gives a p resentation o n t heir program the p rogram d irectors. W e also saw Fred Mills,
and c areer options. Where h ave we been so far? Electrical Systems Technology Instructor. On this
field t rip M r.Thompson e xplained t o us how h is
On A ugust 2 4th we met D aniel H endrickson, t he students learn h ow t o wire a house among other
program d irector for the Mechanical E ngineering things. T hanks to Mr. M ills, a fter all t hese y ears Ms.
class at C ape Fear Community C ollege (CFCC). Tompkins has f inally r ealized how the b and A CDC
The i nstructors f or t he M echanical Engineering procured their name!!
program are Steven B Garrett and Ann M arie W all.
On t his f ield t rip w e l earned t hat one p roject the Stay t uned to see what Thursday f ield trips have in
students h ave t o d o is w eld a motorized b icycle. store for the Sea D ragons.
According t o S age Ransom, “They were pretty
cool.” Mr. H endrickson emphasized that math is Students of the M onth:
important i n this field. I f math is y our t hing, most
mechanical engineers make $ 30-40,000 a y ear. by Riley N eal
On A ugust 3 1st w e visited the Interior D esign
program which is led by director Tammy Harrell During August D erek W orkman a nd Keshanti J udd
Powell a nd instructed b y C atherine Elizabeth Hood, have d one a n outstanding j ob r epresenting w hat
Karen P ierce, a nd V anessa K. Bricker. W e quickly respect i s all a bout. Some o f the w ays to
learned t hat the a rt of interior design i nvolves m uch demonstrate r espect i s b y r especting y our e lders,
more t han we s ee on Fixer Upper. R ight n ow t he holding t he doors f or people a nd being kind t o your
interior design i ndustry is “ booming”, so it w ould be classmates. How d o you win student of the m onth?
a great job f ield t o go into. You h ave t o b e a t the t op of your game.
When y ou win, you get a p rize a t lunch, a c ertificate
As f or m y personal f avorite, o n S eptember 7th w e of achievement, as w ell a s y our p icture posted in
visited t he Architectural Technology c lasses. We the o fficeateriaorium.
met the a mazing Janet V on K olnitz, the p rogram
director. S he s howed us how s he u ses h er different *officeateriaorium - when one r oom serves as
programs, l ike Revit a nd C ad. She uses AutoCad the o ffice, t he cafeteria, a nd t he a uditorium.
for her 2D d rafting ,which is her basic program. She
uses Revit for her 3D d rafting, or l ike s he s aid Traits for t he y ear are as f ollows:
“Advanced C ad S ystem”, j ust like t he i nterior
design program uses. A nother o f her f avorites is August: Respect
September: Organization
October: Responsibility
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November: Respect
December: Creativity
January: Optimism
February: Loyalty
March: Determination
April: Tolerance
May: Confidence
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