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                                                       Political Views of Blowing Rock 

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                                                       Political Views of Blowing Rock 

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Democrat: 48.4%
Republican: 50.4%
Independent: 1.2%

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                                                                    Politics 

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                                                                    Politics 

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                                                                     Politics

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                                                                     Politics

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                                                                About Blowing Rock

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                                                                About Blowing Rock

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Population: 1,335
Median Resident Age: 62
46% Male
54% Female

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                                                                   Demographics

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                                                                   Demographics

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-95.9% White
-1.9% two or more races
-1.6% Hispanic
-.3% Black
-.2% Asian

-Shapes educational experience by not providing students with diversity
-This does not prepare them well for their future.

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                                                          Religion of Blowing Rock

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                                                          Religion of Blowing Rock

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Churches in Blowing Rock:

Blowing Rock Methodist Church

Blowing Rock Refuge Church (non denominational)

Faith Bridge United Methodist Church

First Baptist Church

Rumple Memorial Presbyterian Church

St. Mary of the Hills Episcopal Church

Youth Group:

Windy Gap - Young Life

Religion is valued in both the community and the school. Students wear retreat shirts and use Nalgene water bottles with Windy Gap Young Life stickers on them.

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                                                       Economy of Blowing Rock

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                                                       Economy of Blowing Rock

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Tourism drives the economy of Blowing Rock. Tax dollars affect the students at Blowing Rock School. The principal also writes grants to keep the school stocked with supplies because sometimes the money from the state is not enough to meet the needs of the whole K-8 school.

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                                                      Employment in Blowing Rock

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                                                      Employment in Blowing Rock

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                                                                        Sources

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                                                                        Sources

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www.liviablitiy.com
http://www.blowingrockncchamber.com/
www.census.gov
www.wataugademocrat.com
The Middle School Students 6-8

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                                                        Top Industries for Employment

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                                                        Top Industries for Employment

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                                                            Housing Statitistics

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                                                            Housing Statitistics

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                                                                 Home Values

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                                                                 Home Values

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                                                         Healthcare and Hospitals

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                                                         Healthcare and Hospitals

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                                                             Health and Doctors

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                                                             Health and Doctors

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                                                                     Education 

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                                                                     Education 

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North Carolina:
Educational attainment High school and higher: 85.4% (2010-2014)
Watauga County:
Educational attainment High school and higher: 88.3% (2010-2014)
Blowing Rock:
Educational attainment High school and higher: 94% (2010-2014)

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                                                      Education and School Ratings

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                                                      Education and School Ratings

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                                                  Public Schools in Blowing Rock 

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                                                  Public Schools in Blowing Rock 

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                                                             Recreation/Leisure

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                                                             Recreation/Leisure

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Hobbies:
-Hunting                                                                            -Video games
-Fishing                                                                              -Fiddling
-Swimming                                                                        -Hiking
-Chilling                                                                             -Rock mining
-Building trucks                                                                -Reading
-Drawing/animating                                                     -Camping
-Surfing                                                                             -Listen to music
-Cooking/baking                                                            -Youth Group
-Netflix/TV                                                                       -Photography
-Knitting                                                                            -Sewing
-Arts & crafts                                                                    -Musical instruments
-"Looking for reptiles"                                                    -Hunting
-"Watching dance moms"

Sports:
-Competitive dance                                                        -Tennis
-Basketball                                                                       -Weight lifting
-Track                                                                                -Swim
-"Foot bike"                                                                      -Mountain biking
-Soccer                                                                             -Lacrosse
-Softball                                                                           -Baseball
-Volleyball                                                                        -Football
-Cross country                                                                -Snowboarding
-Gymnastics                                                                    -Skateboarding
-Skiing                                                                              -Roller derby
-Golf                                                                                 -Horseback riding
-Water polo                                                                     -Gymnastics
-Wrestling

-Many students are very active in the school band and play instruments outside of school.
-58 out of 102 have actually been to Blowing Rock.

Social Development:
-Helps them find their identity/feel like they fit in
-Team building

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                                  Hiking and Camping Places that the 6th-8th grade Enjoy

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                                  Hiking and Camping Places that the 6th-8th grade Enjoy

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                                                        Lifestyles of Blowing Rock

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                                                        Lifestyles of Blowing Rock

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                                                 Been to the Actual Blowing Rock?

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                                                 Been to the Actual Blowing Rock?

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                                                                      Schools 

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                                                                      Schools 

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-Lack of diversity
-Individuals below poverty level- low
-Small town

Programs and practices:
-Sports
-Book Dedication Program
-Character Development Program
-Student to Student Project

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                                                  Subjects the Students Liked the Most

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                                                  Subjects the Students Liked the Most

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                                                                      Language 

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                                                                      Language 

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"YAAAASSSSS" (x4)
"Swaggie"
"Is it too late now to say sorry?"
"LOL"
"Whatever makes you sleep at night" (x2)
"I forgot."
"Watch me whip"
"Yassss, queen."
"Wait, what?"
"I'm hungry."
"That's bae."
"Good grief"
"Bruh-homie-dawg"
"Grab gears, and lets roll out."
"Werkkkkkk"
"Oh my gosh!"
"God bless America"
"Dab on em"
"Jello"

-Very few speak with any accent (i.e. southern)
-A few are learning German, French, Spanish, Swedish
-1 fluent in Romanian

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                                       How Many Languages can you Fluently Speak? 

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                                       How Many Languages can you Fluently Speak? 

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Spanish, French, Romanian, Swedish, Some Italian

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                                                          How do you like to dress?

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                                                          How do you like to dress?

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                                                            Appalachian State Influence 

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                                                            Appalachian State Influence 

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-Reflect Appalachian fashion fads:
--Bean boots
--Leggings
--Oversized sweaters
--High waisted jeans

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                                                                        Fashion

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                                                                        Fashion

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                                                 Expressing Identity through Logos

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                                                 Expressing Identity through Logos

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-Mostly logos on clothes
-Expresses identity through grouping:
-Popular kids
-Gothic/emo
-Country
-Classifies them according to wealth as well as cliques

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                                                    What Music do the Students Like? 

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                                                    What Music do the Students Like? 

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                                                                          Food 

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                                                                          Food 

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Favorite restuarant:
Makotos
Waffle House
Foggy Rock
Panera
Barberitos
Hokkaido
Moe's
Canyons
Dos Amigos
Noodles Company
Apollo's Flame
The Rock
Los Arcos
Mellow Mushroom
Bistro Roca
McDonalds
Town Tavern
CoBo
Vidalia
Zaxby's
The Gamekeeper
Comeback Shake (shake only)
New Public House
Hob Nob Cafe

-Most kids eat out multiple days a week.

-While students eat out regularly, majority of them value exercise more.

-From an outside perspective, most of them do not seem too concerned with body image or nutrition. They are mostly interested in just eating what tastes best to them: chips, fruit gushers, oreos, etc. These preferences probably come from parents and TV/media.

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                                                               Media/Technology

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Media used daily:
Snapchat
Tumblr
Facebook
Instagram
Facetime
Skype
Email
Texting
Musicglee
Wii chat

-Most of this technology is used for entertainment and communication purposes.

Number of gadgets in house:
-80% students say 6 or more

-7th grade uses Classroom DOJO website for classroom management and attendance.

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                                               Relationships: Why are They Important? 

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                                               Relationships: Why are They Important? 

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The most important relationships are:

Parent to student

Parent to teacher

Parent to administration

Student to teacher

Student to administration

Teacher to teacher

Teacher to administration

Community to School

If the relationships are not strong, then there is no consistency in the classroom. This can affect the students' performances. Some of the students may be going through a lot outside of school that is not stable, but to then have the classroom not consistent can really hinder their performance. Teacher to teacher is another really important relationship because if the teachers are not communicating, then the student can not succeed because the instruction is not delivered in the same manner.

-Student to student relationships were very fascinating.
-"Dating" in 7th grade