New Garden City High Studio Ribbon Cutting Debut
Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce marked the opening with a Monday ribbon cutting. GCHS principal James Mireles praised the project as unmatched in technology and potential. Students, staff and officials attended a showcase including orchestra, forensic performances, fashion show, jazz and modern show choir, plus art, photography and culinary displays.
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Tara Butler
Garden City Area
James Mireles
GCHS
Mireles
Scott Glass
Modern Show Choir
City Commission seat in Garden City up for interim appointment
One applicant has delivered to the city clerk for the vacant Garden City commission seat formerly held by Doll who resigned effective Jan 2. A majority of the remaining four commissioners will decide the appointee by Jan 2 with potential interim term through April 2013. Filing for April elections closes Jan 22 with two mayoral and commissioner seats up.
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Doll
Garden City
Cess
Randall Grisell
Chris Law
City Commission
Mexico leader vows to press drug fight despite legalization
President elect Enrique Pena Nieto said Mexico will continue combatting marijuana and all illegal drugs, focusing on reducing violence rather than toppling drug lords. He outlined reforms and said education, fiscal, social security, and energy changes would advance within a year through broad consensus.
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Mexico City
Enrique Pena Nieto
Mexico
U.S
Associated Press
Pena Nieto
Washington
Colorado
Felipe Calderon
Luis Videgaray
Congress
Elba Esther Gordillo
Kansas education panel eyes efficiency with district flexibility
The panel suggested centralizing some district functions and purchasing while preserving district flexibility to incentivize change. Governor Brownback urged focusing resources on classrooms and trimming nonteaching costs. KNEA lamented exclusion from the task force as teachers warned of larger class sizes and reduced supports. Kansas spends over $3 billion annually on public schools and faces a $295 million 2014 shortfall, tied to January tax cuts.
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Kansas National Education Association
Karen Godfrey
Topeka
KNEA
Godfrey
Kansas
Legislative Research Department
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