Interactive whiteboard boosts math engagement at local school
In Goose Creek, teachers use a Prometheus interactive board to display student work and allow collaboration. Students vote on answers with response devices, aiding quick assessment. Principal Ann Mullins notes higher math scores on Stanford SAT 10. The district’s COW laptops support ongoing projects and parent involvement.
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Sharon Sprayberry
Relatives testify as Saddam trial enters defense phase
In Baghdad relatives of two defendants testify disputing Baath Party ties to the 1980s crackdown on Shiites. Judge Raouf Abdel Rahman accuses Saddam Hussein and seven co defendants of crimes against humanity including killings torture and unlawful imprisonment. The charges hinge on prosecution evidence and carry possible death sentences for several defendants.
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Local 4-H Lamb and Showmanship Winners Announced
Fifty competitors entered lamb judging with awards across age groups. Jalyn Sedivec, a 15-year-old Ross S. Sterling freshman, won reserve champion with Oompa Loompa, while Highlands Junior sixth-grader Tyler Retzer took Grand Champion with an unnamed lamb. Stephani Walker, 13, earned Grand Champion Open Market Lamb Baytown Showmanship and Junior Open Showmanship, plus three awards. Shelbi Webb of Danbury claimed Reserve Champion Open Market Lamb, Chelsea Maddox of Sterling, 16, won Senior Open Showmanship, and Spencer Ware, 7, Highlands Elementary, took Pee Wee Open Showmanship. Goat results unavailable at press time. swine judging starts tonight at 6 p.m., cattle and steer judging at 5 p.m. Final awards Thursday at 8 p.m.
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Jalyn Sedivec
Highlands
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Stephani Walker
Baytown
Shelbi Webb
Danbury
Chelsea Maddox
Sterling
Spencer Ware
Baytown honors fallen officers with memorial service
During National Law Enforcement Week the Baytown Police Department hosts a memorial service at the Baytown Community Center to honor officers killed in the line of duty. The ceremony features bagpipes, a procession, a proclamation from Mayor Calvin Mundinger, and remarks by City Manager Gary Jackson and Police Chief Byron Jones. For details call 281-422-5152. A Baytown yard sale is set for Saturday at Bicentennial Park with booths from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Rental starts at $10. info at 281-420-6597 or baytown.org.
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Gary Jackson
Byron Jones
Studio Dance Class Begins at Baytown Center
A dance class for children aged 6 to 12 starts Saturday June 3 at Baytown Community Center. Over 10 weeks participants learn Jazz and Pom-Pom routines and perform in a recital at the center auditorium. For more information call 281-420-6598.
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Enron Prosecutors Accused of Manufacturing Case by Defense
In closing arguments Daniel Petrocelli contends prosecutors pressured Enron insiders into implicating leaders, saying the whole fraud case was manufactured after the fact to make an example of Enron. He accuses witnesses of pleading guilty to crimes they did not commit.
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