Erwin MS Educator named most outstanding science teacher Tanya Payne, an eighth-grade


science teacher at Erwin Middle School, was recently named the most outstanding middle school science teacher for District 8.


Tis year’s North Carolina Sci-


ence Teachers Association Pro- fessional Development Institute was exceptional for many reasons. Not only did Buncombe County


Schools have four teachers present- ing at this year’s conference, the district also led the way with lead- ership and awards. Teresa Cowen of Charles D.


Owen Middle School was inducted as this year’s NCSTA president and will lead the organization to new heights during her tenure. Payne received her award from Owen Middle School teacher Robyn Shuster, currently serving as awards chairperson. Outstanding inquiry science


lessons were demonstrated in an informative presentation by Brian Maccarelli, Linda Walker and Brad Schmidt from Cane Creek Middle School. Also at the institute, Dr. Michael Bowman, 2007 PAEMST winner and chemistry/physics teacher from North Buncombe High School, presented an exciting program that demonstrated both modeling instruction and effective use of guided inquiry. After returning from the profes-


Tanya Payne, center, stands with Teresa Cowen, left, and Robyn Shuster after receiving her award.


sional development opportunity, Kay McLeod, Buncombe County Schools Science Curriculum Spe- cialist, said, “I feel very fortunate to have been able to attend this Institute and to share many presen- tations, meetings and the awards program with this great group of


Nuking Sandy Mush?


By Clint Parker If you look it up, Sandy Mush


is a township in both Bun- combe County and Madison County. The valley is situated about seven miles due north of Canton with the peak of Sandy Mush Bald to the northwest and Glade Mountain to the south. The valley is the head waters


for Little Sandy Mush Creek, Sandy Mush Creek, Willow Creek and Sugar Creeks which f low northeast to join Tur- key Creek and empty into the French Broad River. Most longtime residents just think of it as part of the Leic-


ester community, but might it become more synonymous with nuclear storage? Some think it might, and a re-


cent Blue Ribbon panel held in Augusta, Ga. on the nuclear fu- ture of the country heard from residents of the community and their concerns over turning the quiet, mountain community into a home for nuclear waste. The meeting in Augusta was not only about where to place nuclear waste, but according to the dcbureau.org, it was also about recycling nuclear waste. Many residents of the area


fear that the plan to widen N.C. Hwy. 63/New Leicester Highway is to make it easier for


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trucks carrying nuclear waste to get into the small, mountain township with their radioactive loads. According to an Augusta


Chronicle report, the Obama administration has abandoned using a facility the government has spent $13 billion in the Yuc- ca Mountains of Nevada to be the final resting place of the na- tion’s radioactive waste and has empowered this panel to find solutions for the “70,000 tons of waste” per year “from the nation’s 104 commercial reac- tors.” A nuclear storage facility in


Sandy Mush would mean lots of jobs for this Western North Carolina area that has been hard hit by the recession, but many are not willing to accept the dangers that such a facility might bring with it.


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