December’s Extra Miler honors Mercer teacher Shrewsbury
Mercer County Board of Education honored Spanishbury High’s Lavada Rae Shrewsbury as December’s Extra Miler for going beyond typical duties. The meeting also featured Melrose Show Choir’s Opry performance and distribution of up to 300 grants from the West Virginia Education Fund to nine teachers for projects like aeronautics and mountain music. Local students won in regional competitions including a Tree Decorating Contest and Model United Nations awards, with top finishers in the VFW Voice of Democracy contest.
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Princeton
Lavada Rae Shrewsbury
Mercer County Board of Educaion
Mercer County
Pam Bailey
Shrewsbury
Spanishbury High
Bailey
Melrose Show Choir
Nashville Grand Ole
Cjudith Cotten
Mercer Elementary
Glenwood Park
Olynda Crotty
Montcalm High
Deborah S. Clark
Princeton High
Oharen Selvey
Silver Springs
Ryan McCoy
Straley
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Extension Services
Department of Education
Kristin Settle
Bramwell Elementary
Lauren Meadows
Whitethorn Elementary
Bluefield High
Model United Nations
Andy Bauer
Doug Conley
Bill Copey
WV students split on draft amid Middle East crisis
In Beckley and Athens students express mixed views on a potential U S draft if war erupts in the Persian Gulf. Woodrow Wilson High School AP Government class shows 12 of 13 favor war with Iraq by March if sanctions fail, while 11 favor college deferments. Concord College students differ, with one student supporting involvement and another opposing the draft. The Daily Athenaeum opposes drafting, noting no strong anti war sentiment yet. First called to serve would be those turning 20 during the draft year.
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Middle East
Stewart
Singleton Coles
Concord
Cole
Sean Wilson
Mercer County School Board personnel agenda summary
Mercer County Board of Education approved a December 18 meeting personnel agenda detailing resignations and new hires including Elva Clemons, Tina Bryant, and Leianne McCall. It covers central office supervisory recommendations, coaching contracts, extra-duty assignments, professional substitutes, transfers, leave, resignations, reclassifications of aides, and service substitutes across multiple schools.
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Mercer County Board of Education
Elva J. Clemons
Princeton Jr. High
Tina Bryant
Straley
Leianne McCall
Alley
Ball
Ms. Krout
Bluefield’ High School
Bud Steckline
Kirk W. Brown
Bramwell High School
Gary Gillespie
Glenwood Jr
Claude Henry
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Spanishbury
Oamela N
Ol.t. Helmandollar
Robert Jessee
Brushfork Elementary
Aeronautics and Navigation
Obernice F. Hall
Bramwell High
Persian Gulf
Ted
U.S
Coles
Daily Athenaeum
West Virginia University
Feh
Nelson's
Mercer Street
Mercer County School Board
Matoaka High School
Russell Mitchem
Wanda Mitchem
Oakvale High School
Carolyn Oxley
Princeton Jr. High School
Ronald Ball
Kenneth A. Rode
Matoaka
Drema
Carol Bailey
Barbara Blankenship
Deborah Clark
Judith Cotten
Clarence Esters
Barbara Ann Hale
Betty Keaton
Charlie Large Jr
Yvonne Reed
Irvin Mickey West
Frances Pauline Colabro
Bluefield
Elem
Jerry Cooper
Hinton
Norman Fletcher
Rock
Business
Willa Gammon
Voc
Kathleen Lusk
Sarah Shannon
Susan L. Spangler
Patricia Ann Shrewsbury
Knob Elementary
Vera Bowling
Athens Area
Lawrence Smith
Bluefield Area
Ronald Lynch
Oakvale
David Via
Donna Ford
Athens
Peggy Thompson
Leonard Thompson
Mariam Neely
Wade
Larry Heaton
Leonard Snapp Jr
Athens High School
Mark Sigman
Brushfork
Phyllis Lyle
Charles E. Eller
Transportation Department
Marvin D. Dixon
Glenwood Jr. High
James W. Sparks
Athens High
Sandra Hazelwood
Rebecca Hurt
Kenneth Rode
Bluefield Jr
Betty Sawyers
Knob
Willie Mae Moore
Wanda B. Borrer
Beverly Whittaker
Richard Earl Delp
Steven Dunn
Kegley
Larry Robert Horton
Robert Monahan
Cook
Janet G. Walker
Jewelry Express
American Express
Discover Evisa
Apoonet
Diamond Jewelers
FT. Henry Mall
Kingsport
the Mall
Johnson City
Teddy Bear
Mercer Mall
Ossoge
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