Brownfield School Board Sets TAKS Improvement Goals
The Brownfield School Board adopted a District Improvement Plan led by Jerry Thomas outlining seven goals for 2002-03, including TAKS passage targets for special populations, 97 percent attendance, under 1 percent dropout, safe environment, professional communication, parent and community involvement, and prudent use of state compensatory funds. Campus plans share strategies, such as Brownfield High School voluntary after-hours TAKS tutorials before testing.
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Brownfield School Board
Jerry Thomas
BISD
Colonial Heights
Liz Ander
Son
Pamela Pence
Thomas
Brownfield High School
Jerry Jones
Holiday gift drive still accepting donations
Cerise J Merritt notes it is not too late to donate money or gifts to the Santa's Tree program also called the Angel Tree or Kids' Christmas. Coordinators Jerry Johnson and Terry County Sheriff say about 200 local children need gifts for ages one through 12. Donations accepted through noon Monday December 23 for the Christmas Eve distribution. The program began in 1989 as Angel Tree and was renamed Kids' Christmas in 1991 by Salvation Army and local CPS Advisory Board.
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Cerise J. Merritt
Jerry Johnson
Terry County
Jerry and
Jodi Johnson
Salvation Army
Johnson
Children’s Protective Services Advisory Board
Holiday schedules vary at Terry County schools
Brownfield ISD will dismiss Friday December 20 at 12 00 noon with classes resuming January 7 2003 a staff workday and student holiday on January 6 Meadow ISD will dismiss December 20 at 12 00 Wellman Union ISD will dismiss December 20 at 1 00 p m with classes resuming January 6 2003 Local parents are reminded of these dates for planning.
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Terry County
Brownfield Isd
Meadow Isd
Wellman Union Isd
Brownfield to discuss truck parking ordinance 1872
Brownfield City Council will hold a regular session at 7 30 p m Thursday December 19 with items including a public hearing on abandoning the 100 block of West Lake a briefing on wastewater plant capital improvements a bid for a wastewater department comminator a discussion of Ordinance 1872 about heavy truck parking in residential areas and an interlocal agreement for the 2003 group seal coat project an offer to sell 504 E Hill St and a resolution supporting regional volunteers in the Northwest Texas Museum Association Texas Plains Trail Association application.
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Brownfield
West Lake
Parkhill, Smith & Cooper
Seal Coat Project
E. Hill St
Northwest Texas Museum Association
Texas Plains Trail Association
Brownfield News sets holiday deadlines and schedule
The Brownfield News outlines Christmas week deadlines with a Dec 23 cut for the Dec 25 and Dec 29 editions. The office closes Dec 24 to 26, reopening Dec 27, and asks news and ad copy to arrive by 10 a.m. Dec 23. The Dec 25 edition will be in yards and on stands by the afternoon of Dec 24.
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Brownfield News
Reading list thoughts from Lynn Brisendine on Crichton and peers
This piece reviews The Salem Frigate and Crichton's latest Prey while noting other favorites such as Grisham Clancy Follett and DeMille. It critiques The Summons Bears and Dragons Red Rabbit and praises River Gods Pillars of the Earth Lonesome Dove Plum Island Up Country and non fiction Abraham A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths.
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Lynn Brisendine
Michael Crichton
Rey
Prey
Crichton
John Grisham
Tom Clancy
Ken Follett
Wilbur Smith
Larry McMurtry
Nelson DeMille
Grisham
Clancy
South
Memphis, Tenn
Follett
Plum Island
McMurtry
Call
McRae
Abraham
Bruce S. Feiler
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