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BS in Music Education MS in Elementary Education
Mrs. Helga Bogardus
Hello Cooper Family!
My name is Helga Bogardus, your Music Enhancement Teacher. This is my second year at Cooper Academy! I love teaching at Cooper because of the loving students and the family atmosphere!
I am originally from New York. I have one brother who still lives there. My mother was from Germany and my father was from Hungary but they met here in the United States. That makes me a first generation American! This past summer my whole family traveled to my parents´ homelands to see where they lived as children! That trip checked a box on my bucket list!
When I was in High School, I was in Chorus and the highlight each year was the annual musical. I loved it so much that I decided to go to college for music. If I wasn´t a music teacher I would have been a math teacher. Either way, I wanted to be a teacher.
I moved to North Carolina in 1996. I worked as a Director of Music Ministry for over 20 years in addition to part time teaching music in a private school. I am thankful to be working in public education where I can grow even more as a professional music teacher.
I have been married to my husband, Bob, for 34 years! We have 4 children. The oldest, ELizabeth, is a Chemistry Teacher and her husband is a Chemical Engineer. Sarah is our second daughter and she is a middle/high school Vocal Music Teacher and her husband is a middle school band director. Our youngest daughter, Abigail, works at the School of Theatre, Dance and Music at UNC Greensboro. Abigailล husband is a pianist. My son, Chris, is a Senior in high school plays tuba and sousaphone in the band. He is also active in the FIRST Robotics club at his school. He hopes to pursue mechanatronic engineering in college. We have a dog named ¨Dolce" which is the music word for sweet and she really is very sweet. My happy place is sitting in the recliner with Dolce on my lap! As you can see, my family revolves around music and education!
My greatest joy is sharing my passion for all things music, singing, playing instruments and dancing, with the students at Cooper Academy!
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Music Enhancement Schedule
Daily Schedule Duty 8:30-8:55 Duty 3:45 -4:15
School Announcements
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Order a Yearbook today - SOLD OUT!
All orders must be completed online. Order your yearbook now for only $25! To order, go to www.strawbridge.net *Click on order pictures & Yearbooks *Enter the school code: YB102382
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A HUGE thanks to our friends at the State Employee's Credit Union (SECU) for their ongoing support with educational programs, initiatives, and donations to local schools!
We are so thankful for their recent donation to support student initiatives here at Cooper Academy!
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Targeted Support & Improvement
We are sharing information with our families about the Targeted Support & Improvement State Level guidance for schools who have underperformed on state-wide assessments during the past few years. Of course, last year we did not have End-of-Grade testing in North Carolina due to COVID-19 school closures.
JCPS Announcements
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2022 Growth Needs Update
Johnston County Public Schools Chief of Facilities and Construction Brooks Moore presented the 2022 Growth Needs Update to the Johnston County Board of Education at their March meeting.
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JCPS to Utilize New Website for Bus Updates
Our district is launching a new portion of our website to further communicate bus delays and replacements with our families. We encourage those who have a student who utilizes our transportation to get to or from school to visit www.johnston.k12.nc.us/busdelays for updates on our school bus routes beginning Tuesday, January 18.
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JC Board of Education approves 2022 JCPS salary schedule
The Johnston County Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the 2022 Johnston County Public Schools salary schedule at their regularly scheduled Dec. 14 meeting.
Upcoming Events
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Wednesday
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Preschool Graduation
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May 27, 2022
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9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Preschool & Kindergarten Field Day / Classroom Awards
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11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 1st Grade Field Day / Classroom Awards
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1:30 PM - 2:30 PM 2nd Grade Field Day / Classroom Awards
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May 30, 2022