April 04, 2021
Students in Jamie Mosley’s seventh grade classes at Gentry Middle School recently completed enrichment activities that supported the unit they were studying, The Age of Exploration.
Mosley said the hands-on/mind-on Navigational Tools activity integrated goals from both science and social studies curriculum for her students. Each student independently undertook a series of tasks that led them to create navigational tools similar to those once used by early sailors.
Mosley said the activity enriched her students’ understanding of the importance of exploration, its global impact, and the technology and tools that were used during that time in history.
March 26, 2021
Judging by the looks of some local roadways, Mount Airy could use a good cleanup and two entities are partnering to accomplish exactly that during a first-of-its-kind community “litter sweep” in the coming weeks.
Mount Airy Parks and Recreation (through its Grounds Maintenance Division) and the Mount Airy Appearance Commission are trying to recruit individuals, businesses and others to actively participate in the three-week campaign scheduled this coming Monday through April 18.
“To my knowledge this is the first time we’ve done something of this large a scale,” city Parks and Recreation Director Darren Lewis said Wednesday regarding the scope of the sweep that seeks to engage everyone in the fight against litter.