Hawaii teen elected to state school board headline impact
Ann Nakagawa an 18 year old University of Hawaii freshman becomes Hawaii's youngest elected official after defeating Democrat Jacob Pyo for a seat on the board of education. She ran on change with a $700 campaign, canvassed before class, and frames herself as the student voice on educational policy for Hawaii's public schools.
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UPI
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Hawaii Board of Education
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Student on school board vows reform and youth voice
Miss Nakagawa, 18, newly elected to the school board, argues that student insight improves education reform. She plans a monthly column in a youth paper, favors on campus smoking pilots, pupil evaluations of teachers, and more occasional training while addressing drug education and community scrutiny.
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Nakagawa
Presidential Fingers in Thanksgiving Date Pie
The article traces Thanksgiving origins from George Washington to Abraham Lincoln and Franklin D. Roosevelt. It notes Lincoln's 1863 designation of the last Thursday in November as a day of thanksgiving, Roosevelt’s 1939 shift to the first Thanksgiving week, and early proclamations and church notices shaping the holiday.
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Lincoln
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United States
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Holt
Protestant Episcopal Church
Job Seminar Opens Tuesday At Kirkwood College
In cooperation with the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics WIL spangor a three part seminar helps unemployed and underemployed professionals find work. The free seminar opens Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Kirkwood College with sessions on Nov 28 and Dec 5. Topics include career planning job search financial planning setting objectives morale resume writing and interview techniques. For information contact the Town state employment service at 365-9474.
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Kirkwood
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Wil Spangor
Kirkwood College
Overtime for Ghost Henry Ban Scares Surrey Print Factory
Workers at a Chertsey printing factory in Surrey ban overtime until management bans ish Henry a ghost from the shop floor. They say the specter opens and closes locked doors and refuses to stay in the building after dark.
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Chertsey
England
Surrey
Henry
Proposal to Increase Students Per Teacher Across Colleges
The article discusses raising student to faculty ratios to cut instruction budgets. It cites New York colleges, AED study results, and proposals like larger classes, closed circuit teaching, flexible enrollment, probationary credits, and fewer late-year courses to save money while preserving quality. It notes managers report educational outcomes remain strong with higher ratios. Dial 398-8234.
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NEW York
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Alvin C. Hurich
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Altardale
Altrusa Gifts Kirkwood College Scholarship Fund
The Atttuga club of Cedar Rapids provides a $2,000 annual grant to Kirkwood Community College for a full-time student scholarship and a $200 yearly gift for student tours. The funds will support the Kirkwood student financial aid office for five years, creating a permanent loan fund with a total of $1,000 in loans after five years. Initial $400 gift received from Mrs Binger and Florence Masters, with Jim Grabehon accepting for the college.
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Cedar Rapids
Wituayy Atudenta
Kirkwood Community College
Forrest Blige
Attrugs
Kiviowood
Dannual
250 Sacks of Trash Removed from Belfry
Prague residents restore the bell at SS. Vitus cathedral after removing 250 sacks of bird feathers, bones and droppings. Workers haul waste up 500 bell-tower steps as part of the restoration effort.
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