NCA Evaluation Probes Jefferson High School Challenge
The North Central Association reviewed Jefferson High School in November, urging stronger vertical and horizontal coordination, concerns over student self scheduling and grading inflation, and calls for parental involvement in curriculum. Principal William Jacobson defended the self study and staged changes to trim courses while preserving essentials. A follow up is planned in about a year.
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Jefferson High School
North Central Assn
NCA
Cedar Rapids
Jacobson
Jefferson
96 Entries in Science Fair At Washington High
Ninety six entries, the highest in five years, compete in the Eastern Iowa Science and Engineering fair at Washington High School. Joseph Beach announces the 18th annual event with public viewing Saturday 1 to 5 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. Dr. Richard Schulz will speak at the awards ceremony Sunday at 3 p.m. The ceremony will name top winners and special awards from 17 organizations. Final totals may exceed 100 with additional entries from other fairs. Cedar Rapids students from Jefferson Harding Taft and Wilson join entrants from St Joseph’s Verno Linn Marion and towns including Monticello Anamosa Amana Alburnett Muscatine Wyoming Goose Lake Marshalltown and Dubuque.
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Joseph Beach
Washington High School
Beach
Richard Schulz
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson
Harding
Taft
Wilson
St. Joseph's
C.B. Vernon
Linn-Mar
Marion
Monticello
Anamosa
Amana
Alburnett
Muscatine
Wyoming
Goose Lake
Marshalltown
Dubuque
Coffee Day for Retarded Friday planned in Iowa
The Iowa Restaurant Assn annual fund drive called Coffee Day for Retarded Friday will be held across Iowa. In Linn County participating restaurants offer free coffee and request donations in special containers to support Camp Courage Jones County the Grant Wood area education agency in Washington and the Benton county center for the handicapped in Vinton. Linn county chairmen are Harold Stickney of Marion for the restaurant group and Joe Hernandez of Cedar Rapids for the Linn County Retarded Citizens group.
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Iowa Restaurant Assn
Joe Hernandez
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Assn
Big Ben Set to Resume Chiming Next Month
London officials report Big Ben should chime normally again next month after a 12 hour restart followed a crack in the cast iron frame last August. The 13.5 ton bell resumed hourly strikes though quarter chimes remain under repair by the Thwaites and Reed firm which maintains the clock.
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London
UPI
Thwaites and Reed
Comedy opens at Jefferson on gap in generations
Jefferson high school presents A Gap in Generations an Italian style farce about the old wanting to be young and the young wanting to be old. performances run Thursday Friday and Saturday at 8 p m in the school auditorium with slapstick acrobatics and improvised stock character roles and a cast of Jefferson students and townspeople directed by Robert Gender with percussion by Jody Spencer tickets at the door 1 50 adults 1 child call 398 2344 for reservations
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Jefferson High School
Jefferson
Arlechino
Tom Gorsuch
Pedrolino
Rick Dawson
Pantalone
Steve van Steenhuyse
Tofano
Steve Campbell
Colombino
Suzie Gaumon
Franceschino
Sue Burk
Lelio
Kurt Diers
Isabella
Barb Kepler
Flavio
Joe Sherman
Vittorio
Jan Jacobs
Dr. Graziano
Todd Abney
Capitano
al Henkel
Maestro
Mike
Robert Gender
Mary Hippen
Jody Spencer
Culture Kits Rotate Across East Central Libraries
A new batch of Mexican culture kits becomes available Thursday at Cedar Rapids and Iowa City libraries as rotation completes across East Central Regional Library. Kits, prepared by Iowa State University’s International Resource Center, travel among ten counties with distribution to Clinton and Grinnell libraries.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
East Central Regional Library
Elizabeth Donnan
ECRL
International Resource Center
Office of International Educational Services
Iowa State University
Clinton Public Library
Stewart
Grinnell
Benton
Cedar
Linn
Jones
Iowa
Johnson
Clinton
Jackson
Tama
Poweshiek
Harding Junior High Drama Presents Why Am I Afraid To Tell You Who I Am
Harding junior high stages a 7:30 p.m. drama in the school auditorium titled Why Am I Afraid To Tell You Who I Am. The program blends poems mime playlets and dance to explore identity and the games roles and communication among people. Admission is 1 for adults and 50 cents for students.
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Harding Junior High Drama Department
Food Service Leaders Named In Iowa School Association
Grace Petersen of Cedar Rapids Community School District was chosen president elect of the Iowa School Food Service Association at its Des Moines convention. Norma Martinez of Taft Junior High will be a district chairman for the upcoming term. The date notes Benito Mussolini founded a new political movement in Italy on this date in 1919.
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Grace Petersen
Cedar Rapids
Iowa School Food Service Assn
Des Moines
Norma Martinez
Taft
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Kennedy transfers Merchandise Mart ownership to family heirs
Thirty years ago Joseph P. Kennedy shifted ownership of Chicago's Merchandise Mart to his wife and eight children, reorganizing control among the Kennedy family enterprise.
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Joseph P. Kennedy
Merchandise Mart
Chicago
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Lauree Gerber
Norman Lipsky
Linn County Humane Society
Mt. Vernon Road
The
Humane Society
Big Ben
Donnan
Food Service Officers
Senior Citizen
Malloy Jewelers
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