Fifth graders adjust to new Bernadine Sitts Center
Students at Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center begin a transition day to move from single classrooms to multiple classes. Fifth graders Ivonne Gonzalez and Amanda Mcguire express excitement and nerves about meeting new teachers and navigating a large building as staff like Hauschild Linenberger work to ease the first week.
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Sitts Intermediate Center
Hauschild
Ivonne Gonzalez
Ivonne
Amanda Mcguire
Amanda
Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center
Kevin Linenberger
First-Year Struggles and Welcome at GCCC Campus
GCCC welcomes about 260 freshmen including Jenny Ryman from Elkhart who faces homesickness and campus unfamiliarity. Orientation, counseling, and Bernadine Sitts address worries while Student Activities charts 20 events for the semester to help students settle in and make friends.
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Jenny Ryman
Elkhart
Ryman
Penka Building
Ryan Ruda
Ruda
Kate Covington
Covington
Eric Bailey
Hoyt
Dane Hernandez
Student Activities Council
Student Government Association
GCCC
Hernandez
ACT scores rise national high since 1991
The ACT results show gains across many states with double-digit increases in several, as Florida Delaware Vermont and New Hampshire posted notable rises. Reading led with 22.3 in Kansas, while averages for math English and science edged up. Racial gaps persist with Whites at 22.0 and Asian Americans at 22.3. Girls outscored boys slightly, and about 36 percent took the optional essay.
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Tennessee
Connecticut
New Jersey
Florida
Delaware
Vermont
New Hampshire
Michigan
Illinois
Colorado
Kansas
ACT
Ferguson
Kansas shifts as Hispanic population grows across state
Kansas officials note demographic shifts as Hispanic immigration changes communities especially in southwest towns like Garden City where Hispanics exceed 40 percent. Experts say growth will continue, potentially lowering median age and challenging views on inclusion, while politics frame immigration as a major issue ahead of November elections.
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Kulesar
Kansas
Don Stull
University of Kansas
Garden City
Stull
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Latin America
Harvard University
Samuel Huntington
Jim Barnett
Lius
Barnett
Diplomats plan UN force for south Lebanon
Top foreign diplomats planned dispatch of a 15,000 strong international force to enforce a cease fire in southern Lebanon. Lebanon split over Hezbollah disarmament while Hezbollah promised to aid reconstruction. France pledged UN peacekeeping troops though numbers undecided. Israeli withdrawal continued as Lebanese army prepared to move across the Litani River. UNIFIL to bolster forces with 2,000 peacekeepers already in place.
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Lebanon
Hezbollah
Israel
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Litani
Gin
U.N
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Ras Naquara
Douste-Blazy
Syria
Mark Regev
Parker's charge cut to involuntary manslaughter
Court hearings centered on Parker facing involuntary manslaughter instead of murder after evidence suggested Young's death could stem from a fall triggered by Parker slapping him. Testimony and defenses argued about alcohol level and lack of physical evidence to prove intent to kill beyond reasonable doubt.
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Young
Lee J. Davidson
Kansas
Davidson
William Graybill
Graybill
Stevens County
Ted Heaton
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