Monroe schools to acquire media equipment for Channel One
The Monroe County Board of Education approved a plan to equip Gap Mills Greenville Peters town Union High Schools with 19 inch televisions for 23 students each plus a 13 inch preview set, a fixed satellite dish and VCRs. Whittle Communications Educational Network will purchase and install all gear at no cost and handle repairs. Channel One will air daily 12 minute news casts with two minutes of ads limited to teen appropriate products.
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UNION
Monroe County Board of Education
Gap Mills
Greenville
Peterstown
Union High
Whittle
Channel One
Adult education programs funded in Monroe County
Monroe County Board of Education received seven thousand dollars to start adult basic education at Union Library Ballard School and Gap Mills. Ballard and Union classes begin January with instructors Sue Dowdy and Dale Ward meeting twice weekly in the morning. Contacts James Higginbotham or Connie Bowles for enrollment.
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UNION
Monroe County Board of Education
Union Library
Ballard School
Gap Mills
Ballard
Sue Dowdy
Dale Ward
James Higginbotham
Connie Bowles
Early Release Fridays Set For UNION-Monroe Schools
UNION-Monroe County Schools plan early release Fridays for faculty business with students dismissed at 12:30 p.m. on Dec 14 1990 Jan 11 1991 Jan 25 Feb 8 Mar 8 Mar 29 Apr 12 May 10 and Jun 14. Officials say times may be adjusted within state instructional time rules due to banked time for planning meetings and preparation.
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UNION
Monroe County
Craft Memorial Library Bookmobile December Route Schedule
The bookmobile schedule for Dec 11 13 lists stops at Montcalm High Montcalm Elementary Rock Montcalm Town Shields Chapel Athens Elementary Sun Valley Elementary Village Green Lashmeet Elementary Matoaka Elementary Stop & Go Mall Road Mercer County Schools menus for Dec 11 14 cover breakfast and lunch options per day with items like cinnamon rolls steak pizza fish nuggets spaghetti and more Wyoming County menus include French toast hot turkey and Italian spaghetti with varied sides.
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Craft Memorial Library
Montcalm High
Montcalm
Rock
Montcalm Town
Shields Chapel
Athens
Sun Valley
Village Green
Lashmeet
Mercer County
Education overhaul sparks morale worries in Virginia
A JLARC study criticizes the rapid reorganization of the Virginia Department of Education as poorly planned and morale damaging while noting it could still yield benefits. It found only limited cost savings of about 672,251 annually and that most employees face job reassignment anxieties as 60 positions were eliminated.
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Richmond
Virginia Department of Education
Legislative Audit and Review Commission
James W. Dyke Jr
Joseph A. Spagnolo Jr
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
JLARC
Spagnolo
Department of Education
Presbyterian musical set at Princeton Church Christmas program
The Junior Choir of Princeton Presbyterian Church presents its annual Christmas musical Rejoice at 7 p.m. Sunday in the church at 1809 West Main Street. The plot follows a child who learns the meaning of Christmas through scripture, with music including traditional and original pieces. Beth Kester plays the child. Milam directs and Milam also authored the script. Rachel Reed co wrote. Accompanists are Linda Peak, Dwight McCormick, and Amy Millsaps. a reception follows.
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Princeton
Princeton Presbyterian Church
West Main St
Rachel Reed
Mike Milam
Milam
Beth Kester
Linda Peak
Dwight McCormick
Amy Millsaps
Wilder Terry exits weaken VMI defense
A federal judge allowed Attorney General Sue Terry to withdraw from the lawsuit seeking Virginia Military Institute admit women. Gov Wilder opposes the male only policy, while an anti-discrimination bill to force VMI to admit women advances in the General Assembly.
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Roanoke
Generary
Terry
Virginia Military Institute
VMI
L. Douglas Wilder
Justice Department
General Assembly
Chamber
Elmon T. Gray
D-Sussex
Morris
Larry Sabato
University of Virginia
Government Department
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West Virginia College of Graduate Studies
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