Decreasing enrollment hits Brownfield schools districtwide
Brownfield schools lose about 100 students yearly due to decreasing enrollment, with total district enrollment down 95 from last year as of March 31. Colonial Heights up 27. Brownfield High down 52. Middle School minus 27. Oak Grove Intermediate minus 40, totaling 1,937 students this year from 2,029 last year.
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J. Merritt
Brownfield
Charles Harrison
Harrison
Colonial Heights
Brownfield High School
Oak Grove
Brownfield Independent School
Pride Awareness Committee Aims To Revitalize Brownfield
The Pride Awareness Committee of Brownfield, a volunteer group led by Glenn Waters, seeks to revitalize the town through community unity. Projects include a Brownfield Pride slogan contest, Clean-Up Brownfield on April 12, and plans to acquire the Alamo gym for a Civic Center with recreational space.
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Cerise J. Merritt
Brownfield
Glenn Waters
Lajuana Martinez
Alamo
Buddy Ball
Pride Awareness Committee
Brownfield Chamber Banquet Set for Saturday
The Brownfield Chamber plans a Saturday banquet at 6 30 p m in the BHS Commons with Eddie Ryburn as emcee. A 50s 60s theme features Betty Hamilton named Citizen of the Year, JD's Musical Trio providing music, ribeye steak dinner, and tickets 12 50 pre sale 15 at door.
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Brownfield
Eddie Ryburn
BHS
Betty Hamilton
Cactus Theater
Lubbock
Chamber
Brownfield School
Chamber of Commerce
Positive focus drives school partnerships effort
Kathy Henson says focus on the positive, nurture it as pride becomes contagious. Rhonda Duncan notes everyone can contribute while longer-range goals aim for active school involvement. Martinez and Justin Tuggle met with Charlies Harrison, Brownfield school superintendent, about starting a Partners in Education program linking local businesses and campuses to boost student learning.
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Kathy Henson
Rhonda Duncan
Martinez
Justin Tuggle
Charlies Harrison
Brownfield
Fog of War and News Personalities Clash in War Coverage
A columnist riffs on Peter Arnett Natalie Maines Geraldo Rivera and NBC CNN and NBC coverage of Iraq noting embeddeds departures and public reaction. The piece mocks sensationalism and questions journalistic ethics while tying pop culture to war reporting dynamics.
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Lynn Brisendine
Dixie Chicks
Peter Arnett
Roy McQueen
Snyder Daily News
Peter Amnett
Geraldo Rivera
Iraq
McQueen
Rivera
Natalie Maines
Lubbock
London
Bush
Maines
Annett
Natalie
Eddland
Hea Ds al
NBC
U.S
North Vietnam
CNN
Arnett
Sears
Geraldo
al Capone
Iragi Desert
MSNBC
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Pride Committee
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