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Gifted Gator Gazette

May 2023 edition

Gifted GatorGazetteMay 2023 edition

Student Celebrations! Student Celebrations!

Congratulations to our Art Show Winners!

Addison Martin 1st

Cora Suhrie 2nd

Jack Kelly 3rd

Lila Wells 4th

Kelsey McNamara 5th

Lucia Arbona Rosa 6th

Mastery Enrichment Opportunity beginning May 15! Check your email!

Traditional Mastery ends Friday 5/12. Beginning Monday 15 May, Ms. Mauk will be working with classroom teachers to enrich and extend student learning during Mastery while each grade level works through EOG review rotations. Look for an email soon from Ms. Mauk for invitations to these enrichment groups which will replace Mastery beginning May 15.

EOG Testing Schedule

Friday, May 26, 2023 - 7th Math, 8th Reading
Tuesday, May 30, 2023 - 8th Science, 6th Math
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 - 7th Reading, Make ups
Thursday, June 1, 2023 - 8th Math, Math 1 EOC, 6th Reading
Friday, June 2, 2023 - Make Ups
Summer Math Sessions with Mr. Su!
Please RSVP to Mr. Su if you plan to attend! jin686su@gmail.com

Deadline 6/13/2023 Deadline 6/13/2023

How to Enter

How to Enter

There are four steps to participate in the contest: 1. Review and research ocean issues, 2. Create an entry in one of 5 art categories, 3. Submit your creation through our online system, 4. Connect and Continue to share your work online and with those around you

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Summer Opportunities Summer Opportunities

2023-24 Middle School Battle of the Books List

Local Summer Camps

Cameron Art Museum

Code Ninjas Camps

Fort Fisher Camps

Hannah Block Creative Arts Camp

Sea Turtles Camp (teens)

SOLA Schools Summer Camps

Sweetwater Surf School

UNCW Marine Quest

Gifted Advisory Council 2023-24

Call for volunteers for the 2023-24 school year! The NHC Gifted Advisory Council is a community body made up of NHC employees, NHC Board member, family members, and community members dedicated to supporting and advocating for our gifted students in our schools and community. Time commitment is only ONE meeting each month with dates set In August for the rest of the year. This group works tirelessly to keep NHC's AIG program implemented and effective in our schools as well as making sure all the wonderful things that are going on in the NHC AIG program are shared widely. Please consider donating your time to stay updated on our AIG opportunities for your student and others! If you're interested, please email me. reagan.mauk@nhcs.net

Students can submit work for The Teen Scene over the summer by the 15th of each month. Students can submit work for The Teen Scene over the summer by the 15th of each month.

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Submissions for the Teen Scene section of Cape Fear Voices are due to Ms. Mauk each month by the 15th. You can create anything to be posted!


  • video game review
  • poem
  • artwork
  • short story
  • movie review
  • photography
  • much, much more!

Click the link below to see the online magazine and the different types of submissions that are accepted.

Parents' Corner
The links below will take you to different organizations, blogs, newsletters, etc. that provide support and resources for gifted youth and families.
National Association for Gifted Children |

National Association for Gifted Children |

Come for hundreds of education sessions on gifted children, opportunities to network with peers and heros, and inspiration to carry you through this school year and beyond. November 17-20, 2022 Indianapolis, IN

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Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY)

Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY)

The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded to identify the next generation's brightest minds and provide them educationally enriching, intellectually challenging, and socially rewarding experiences. We actively recruit and support students from all communities regardless of race, culture, gender identity and expression, twice exceptionality, or income level.

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Home - Gifted Guru

Home - Gifted Guru

I give you the information and expertise you need to master meeting the needs of gifted kids What can I help you with? Gifted Parenting If you've noticed that the typical answers to, "How should I...?" don't work, I'm here for you. Find out how to parent the children who broke the internet.

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Bright Now!
Byrdseed.com

Byrdseed.com

Welcome to Byrdseed! I'm Ian Byrd and I help teachers write lessons that get kids' brains sweating! This site is over 13 years old and is packed with 495 articles! The best way to dive in is through the mailing list. Get The Best Articles

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Lessons Worth Sharing

Lessons Worth Sharing

TED-Ed celebrates the ideas of teachers and students around the world. Discover hundreds of animated lessons, create customized lessons, and share your big ideas.

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Atlas Obscura

Atlas Obscura

Definitive guidebook and friendly tour-guide to the world's most wondrous places. Travel tips, articles, strange facts and unique events.

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Hoagies' Gifted Ed
ScienceFriday.com

ScienceFriday.com

Most Recent Episode How Bangladeshi farmers found a way to save massive amounts of water. Plus, how (and why) NASA successfully caused a collision between a small spacecraft and an asteroid. And how do you vaccinate a wild racoon? Hint: Fish-flavored candy, and a few helicopters.

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The School of Life

The School of Life is a collective of psychologists, philosophers and writers devoted to helping people lead calmer and more resilient lives. We share ideas on how to understand ourselves better, improve our relationships, take stock of our careers and deepen our social connections - as well as find serenity and grow more confident in facing challenges.

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Mensa for Kids

Mensa for Kids

Sponsored by the Mensa Foundation, Mensa for Kids provides free resources for teachers and parents of gifted youth.

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BRIAN HOUSAND, PH.D.

BRIAN HOUSAND, PH.D.

Brian Housand, Ph.D. | Gifted 360 - Creative Productive Giftedness in a Digital Age

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The Kid Should See This
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Ms. Reagan Mauk

Email: reagan.mauk@nhcs.net
Website: https://sites.google.com/nhcs.net/mgms-aig
Location: 910 Piner Rd, Wilmington, NC, USA
Phone: 910-350-2100 (74206)
Facebook: facebook.com/MGgators/
Twitter: @MyrtleGroveMS

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