Mount Vernon students publish then and now Christmas essays
Mount Vernon High School students and 12 senior citizens collaborate on a booklet contrasting Christmas memories from 50 years ago with present traditions. Edith Pray recalls cooking and radio carols in a turn of the century kitchen while JoAnn Zinkula describes family gift exchanges and coordinated presents shared by nine siblings.
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Mount Vernon High School
Sandra Bolton
Bolton
Edith Pray
Charles Dickens
Carol
JoAnn Zinkula
Jerry
Switzerland
Witwer Center
University of Iowa
U of I
McKinley Junior High stages Puppet Play premiere
James DeLong wrote Puppet Play for McKinley students. A cast of 33 plus a 20 member crew perform at 7 30 p m Thursday and Friday in the school auditorium. The musical explores teens tired of parental control and urges being oneself with preparation. Tickets cost 2 for adults 1 for students and seniors.
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McKinley Junior High School
James DeLong
10Th St. SE
DeLong
McKinley
Michelle Reed-Bernard
Katie Snyder
Guiding Light
Lisa Rickless
Jake Stigers
Grant Wood AEA expands film library with 1000 new titles
The Grant Wood Area Education Agency added 1 000 new educational films this year at a cost of 284 000 dollars. The purchases supplement the agency’s 9 000 film collection and 62 film rights, with the portfolio circulated over 408 000 times last year. A Film Consideration Committee reviews selections, aided by input from teachers and media specialists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Wood
Ehlinger
Mary Everhart
Amana
Sharon Wetherell
Cedar Rapids
Ann Lillis
Deep River-Millersburg
Judith Sealey
Iowa City
John Suffin
Linn-Mar
Edith Hetland
Mount Vernon
Sandra Lawrence
Solon
Elizabeth
Education Awareness Week Open House in Central City
Central City Community School District observes Education Awareness Week with open houses in all classrooms from 7 to 8 30 p m tonight. Community members and parents may join regular activities or give student presentations and should contact the school system at 438 6181 for details.
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Central City
Teaching the teachers via Hunter tapes on Cable TV
Parents can view California educator Madeline Hunter tapes on Educational Television Consortium Channel 10 next Tuesday and Wednesday as part of Cedar Rapids Community Schools Improvement of Instruction. The schedule covers modeling, motivation, brain halves, and classroom practice with Foley describing the tapes as watchable and rooted in 15 years of identifying controllable teaching elements.
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Cedar Rapids
California
Madeline Hunter
Educational Television Consortium
Channel 10
Hunter
Robert Foley
Foley
Education Roundup for Learning Disabled Students Tonight
Parents and professionals can attend a joint session by the Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities and the Council for Exceptional Children at Grant Wood Area Education Agency. Tips cover academics social skills self concepts and responsibility with open access for all interested. Nancy Johnson of Good Apple Workshops leads a gifted children talk at Peoples Bank and Trust Co. in Cedar Rapids for CRATAG.
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Grant Wood Area
Sixth St
Association For Children and Adults With Learning Disabilities
Council For Exceptional Children
Nancy Johnson
Cedar Rapids Association For Talented and Gifted
Cratag
Peoples Bank and Trust Co
Third Ave
Johnson
Good Apple Workshops
Carthage
Ill
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Japan
Decorah
Keystone
Central City A&m Garage Erickson Sport Center
Keystone Five
Toddville
Stoveshop Ltd
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