Archive for January, 2016
Rehearsing for The Nutcracker
- Dancers are seen during rehearsal for the 2015 production of The Nutcracker at the Terpsichore Dance studio on Saturday, December 12, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
- Eighteen-year-old Lexy Metzger performs her solo during rehearsal for the 2015 production of The Nutcracker at the Terpsichore Dance studio on Saturday, December 12, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
- Owner and Director Kellye Parks works with her sugar plum fairies while the members with the larger-member pieces take a break, during rehearsal for the 2015 production of The Nutcracker at the Terpsichore Dance studio on Saturday, December 12, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
- Director Kellye Park’s younger students run through their various numbers during rehearsal for the 2015 production of The Nutcracker at the Terpsichore Dance studio on Saturday, December 12, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
- As dancers’ reflections are seen in a long mirror, a group of girls watch while sitting on the floor during rehearsal for the 2015 production of The Nutcracker at the Terpsichore Dance studio on Saturday, December 12, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
- Dancers span across the dance floor, performing their steps in unison, during rehearsal for the 2015 production of The Nutcracker at the Terpsichore Dance studio on Saturday, December 12, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
- Emrie Hawes stands near a window during rehearsal for the 2015 production of The Nutcracker at the Terpsichore Dance studio on Saturday, December 12, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
- Dancers wait for their cue to cross the dance floor, and fall into position, during rehearsal for the 2015 production of The Nutcracker at the Terpsichore Dance studio on Saturday, December 12, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
- In the middle of a fifteen-minute-break, a group of dancers are seen reflected in a viewing window as others continue with their numbers in the studio during rehearsal for the 2015 production of The Nutcracker at the Terpsichore Dance studio on Saturday, December 12, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
Newsmaker of the Year: Bob Grimesey
- Moore County School Board Superintendent Bob Grimesey was fired by the school board in a controversial vote, causing members of the community to rally for a recall election of the board members and ultimately move the board to reinstate Bob Grimesey only 4 days after his termination, and his story was selected as the Newsmaker of the Year for the Moore county community. In the aftermath of the controversy, Grimesey cares deeply for the students in his school system and makes a point to visit schools on a regular basis.
- Moore County School Superintendent Bob Grimesey walks the first grade hall at Vass-Lakeview Elementary School as on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 in Vass, North Carolina.
- Moore County School Superintendent Bob Grimesey takes a bite from his Thanksgiving style school lunch as he sits with members of the first grade class at Vass-Lakeview Elementary School on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 in Vass, North Carolina.
- Moore County School Superintendent Bob Grimesey looks to his teammates as he works on a math problem while spending time with students of the fifth-grade-class at Vass-Lakeview Elementary School on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 l in Vass, North Carolina.
- Moore County School Superintendent Bob Grimesey pauses to look over the math problem while working with his teammates while spending time with students of the fifth-grade-class at Vass-Lakeview Elementary School on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 l in Vass, North Carolina.
- Moore County School Superintendent Bob Grimesey sits with his teammates as he works on a math problem while spending time with students of the fifth-grade-class at Vass-Lakeview Elementary School on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 l in Vass, North Carolina.
- Moore County School Superintendent Bob Grimesey speaks with students while standing in the lunch line of the cafeteria as he spends time with students on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Vass-Lakeview Elementary School in Vass, North Carolina.
- Moore County School Superintendent Bob Grimesey walks to a lunch table in the cafeteria as he spends time with students on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Vass-Lakeview Elementary School in Vass, North Carolina.
- Moore County School Superintendent Bob Grimesey spends time with students, eating another school-lunch with students, in the cafeteria on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Vass-Lakeview Elementary School in Vass, North Carolina.
- Moore County School Superintendent Bob Grimesey dances with members of a kindergarten music class to the “What does the Fox Say” song as he spends time with students on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Vass-Lakeview Elementary School in Vass, North Carolina.
Backstage Prayer

Sarah Tellez (left) and Madalyn Miller (center) hold hands with their fellow choir members as the group recites the Lord’s Prayer backstage as they prepare to perform during the Holiday Concert in the Robert Lee Auditorium at Pinecrest High School on Saturday, December 12, 2015 in Southern Pines, North Carolina. The show was presented by the choral department featuring the Chamber Ensemble, Bella Voce, Concert Choir and the Holiday Madrigals.
Somber anticipation

Seventeen-year-old Pinecrest Junior Kylie Kreitlow holds a poster as she stands with other people in support of Chris Metzger, the head football coach of Pinecrest High School’s football team, during a peaceful demonstration outside of the Moore County Education Building off 15-501 on Friday, December 18, 2015 in Carthage, North Carolina.