Major Accomplishments

Achieved during 1998 ~ 1999

• Principal Jean Maness was named "Principal of the Year" by the Alamance-Burlington School System.

• Andrews students achieved exemplary status on the End-of-Grade Tests (EOG) for the 1997-1998 school year and was selected as a North Carolina Blue Ribbon School of Excellence

• Maintained a high rate of student attendance at 96.6%

• Increased the number of parents participating in PTA programs, parent nights, and other school functions

• PTA raised money for a communication broadcasting system which will be in place for the 1999-2000 school year

• R. Homer Andrews became a "Comer School" in 1995

• Students have become involved in various service projects, such as collecting food for the Emergency Food Program, making "We Care" boxes for the Family Abuse Center, collecting over $500 for the "Pennies For People" program, and were pen pals with US soldiers stationed overseas in Bosnia

• The "Battle of the Books" team won forst place in the ABSS competition in 1998

• Our "Red Ribbon" activities with Cox Toyota was featured in the August 1998 edition of People Magazin

• Our Memorial Day Program with our pen pal soldiers from Bosnia received television coverage, newspaper coverage, and was featured in the Tarheel Guardsman Magazine