Grant will aid region teachers to sharpen math skills
About 75 teachers from Tazewell Buchanan Russell and Dickenson counties will take a two credit summer course at Southwest Virginia Community College funded by a 54000 Eisenhower grant. The program targets grades six through eight and covers probability statistics geometry measurement and algebraic functions with sessions at Garden High School Buchanan County Lebanon High School Russell County and SVCC main campus. Additional materials follow up sessions and resource centers will help spread training to other math teachers.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Curtis Cox
Volunteers to hear evidence on Meriwether Lewis death
In Chenwald Tennessee an undertaker named Richard Tate heads a coroner inquest to determine whether explorer Meriwether Lewis died by his own hand or was shot. Seven volunteers will hear testimony from historians pathologists psychiatrists and forensic scientists over two days at a National Guard armory near the burial site.
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Lewis
Charlottesville
Natchez Trace
Thomas Jefferson
National Guard
Bluefield High graduates urged to shape futures
Valedictorian William Roberts Steele Whitt told the Class of 1996 that graduation marks starting new goals while not facing the future alone. Phil Stephens of Bluefield Regional Medical Center urged graduates to vote, engage in communities, and adapt to fast changing work demands amid a history of global challenges.
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William Roberts Steele Whitt
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Phil Stephens
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
BHS
Vietnam
Stephens
Montcalm graduate inspires with dream theme at commencement
Samantha Myers Perry Montcalm 1985 Daily Telegraph lifestyles editor received Montcalm Hall of Fame honors during the graduation ceremony. Principal David Harvey presented the plaque as Perry urged graduates to pursue three D's drive determination and dependability and to follow their dreams. Valedictorian Nikki Wilhelm reflected on friendships and teachers, thanked peers, and announced plans to study engineering at Virginia Tech.
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Perry
David Harvey
Montcalm Hall of Fame
Nikki Wilhelm
Wilhelm
PikeView Graduation Addresses Past and Future
Meadows praises graduates of the Class of 1996 for mentors and sacrifice. She notes graduation as a rite of passage and urges writing new chapters in life. Salutatorian Alison Martin encourages staying connected, pursuing goals, and embracing future opportunities.
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Alison Martin
Martin
Forest restoration ideas bloom at INTECOL symposium
Dr Akira Miyawaki urged broad eco system protection beyond planting trees in Shikoku as he showcased forests revitalized over 18 years to withstand fires typhoons and earthquakes. Dr Rebecca Sharitz highlighted wetlands restoration in South Carolina with beaver and flood considerations guiding species choices. Panelists from Germany Japan and India explored land planning and cultural shifts shaping sustainable landscapes. The symposium continues in Kagawa with talks by Frank Golley and Valerie Brown.
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Hashimoto
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Intecol
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Savannah River
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Landschaftsokologie
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Ehime Newspapers Co
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Hiura Junior
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Matsuyama
Shinonome Junior College
Kenjiro Izumi
Shikoku
Ministry of Construction
Gerrit Schuurmann
Leipzig-Halle Gmbh
S. Ambashi
Banaras Hindu University
Kagawa Prefecture
Frank Golley
University of Georgia
Valerie Brown
The
University London
Princeton High Class of 1996 graduates look to future
Graduation remarks from Salutatorian Samir Masri and Valedictorian Jeremy Morgan recall challenges from current events and stress perseverance. Principal Ted Gillespie praises ongoing participation in quest for excellence and the Disney quote about dreaming and doing.
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Samir Masri
World Trade Center
Masri
Ted Gillespie
Princeton
PSHS
Jeremy Morgan
Morgan
Gillespie
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Disneyland
California
Roanoke weighs red star to mark traffic deaths
Roanoke City Council considers a Keep the Star White plan proposing a red star on Mill Mountain for 48 hours after every drug or alcohol related traffic death in the Roanoke area. The New Century Council and a local MADD chapter push the measure and it was sent to City Manager Bob Herbert for a report due at Monday's meeting. Beverly Fitzpatrick Jr. says coloring the star will focus regional attention on the issue.
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Mothers Against
Bob Herbert
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