Dec 7

Dec 7 Greene Central was selected to take part of America Celebrates ornament program

As part of the nationwide program, 17 students from Greene Central High were chosen to participate in the annual America Celebrates ornament program.

According to an excerpt from the NC Public Schools Facebook page, “Greene Central High was selected as one of 58 schools representing the states, its territories, and schools managed by the Bureau of Indian Education and the Department of Defense Education Activity to create decorations for more than 50 smaller trees surrounding the National Christmas Tree as part of the America Celebrates ornament display. The trees will be available to view through Jan. 1, 2023. “

The students chosen from Greene County to represent North Carolina were Flabio Rubio, Dennis Contreras-Castro, Isis Carmon, Alexis Urrutia, Benjamin Lozano, Jordan Scott, Lucy Hernandez-Mendoza, Alena Lozano, Beth Jarman, Amiya Jones, Jakiyah Dixon, Kylie Bell, Sidney Ramsey, Joshua Alvarez, Josue Vega and Jocelyn Jauregui Tovar.

According to the National Parks’ website, “In partnership with NPF, CBS will broadcast the 2022 ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 11 (8 – 9 p.m., ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. The National Christmas Tree Lighting will also be available for the public to view at CBS.com beginning Dec. 12.”

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