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Benchmark incentives earned by two NPS students April 25, 2008 - No reporter cited

Third graders Gabi Dougan and Kaleb Collier were the winners of a $50.00 Wal-mart gift card. Shirley Wright, Principal of Nashville Primary School, presented the Benchmark incentive to these lucky third grade students.

An assembly for third grade students and teachers was held prior to the Augmented Benchamark Exam expaling incentives for the students.

Four expectations were discussed: 1. Be in your seat at 8 a.m. 2. Be present all day

3. Give your BEST effort during the test 4. Display good behavior.

Classroom teachers were responsible for observing their students to determine if they met the daily expectations. A treat was given to the students that fulfilled the set guideline each day of the Benchmark.For every day the student reached the behaviors, their name was entered into a drawing for the grand prize. A drawing for the grand prize was held Friday April 18, as a conclusion to the Benchmark Exam.

Kaleb Collier and Gabi Dougan, pictured with Nashville Primary School Principal Shirley Wright, were awarded $50 Wal-Mart gift cards as part of an incentive program that encouraged the students to do their best when they took the Benchmark exams. Collier and Dougan’s names were drawn from all the names of the students who met the criteria for the incentive.

The art of four students was chosen as finalists for the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute of the University of Arkansas. Thier artwork went on to the competition and exhibition at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute on Petit Jean Mountain. The four finalists are Ashley Lancaster, Cameron Dougan, Kevin Nguyen and Tyler Tollett. The art of these students has been on exhibition at the Rockefeller Institute and will be judged as part of the statewide “Arts in the Air” contest. These finalists and their parents are invited to an awards ceremony and winners workshop on April 26.