Recess battles grow as districts cut play time
Parents like Lauren Kincaid in Omaha push to restore 30 minute lunch breaks with 15 minute recess and seek longer 40 minute lunches. Experts say recess helps hyperactive kids release energy and spots social isolation, while districts cite time on task and tighter schedules. Across Atlanta Chicago and Detroit districts push optional or no recess, some schools without playgrounds.
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Garden City officials resist cutting school recess time
Local educators oppose reducing recess amid time constraints and state rules. USD 457 director Julie Ford notes mandated 1116 annual contact hours and a six hour forty minute day. At elementary level two to three recess periods exist, while middle school lacks formal recess beyond PE.
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Virginia schools face mandatory recess breach amid standards push
State education officials defend daily recess after fears that new standards in Virginia push schools to cut play time. About 97,000 pupils in 82 elementary schools reportedly return to class after lunch without a play period. The school board responded by embedding recess requirements into accreditation standards.
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Eateries close after KDHE inspections in Kansas
KDHE inspector notes say El Parasito Taqueria owned by Baltazar Beltran will not reopen until violations are fixed after cooling beef stored at 53 F. unlabeled cleaner. no hot water. improper handwashing. mouse bait and drugs near sink. raw beef and pork handling concerns. Los Primos, run by Jose and Lorena Herrera, cited for bare hand contact, improper meat storage, improper utensils sanitation, undersized sink, and sewage pumping nearby. owners plan 14 to 30 days for corrections and will close until reinspection.
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Budget strains hit counties with tax hikes and cuts
County leaders brace for higher taxes and reduced services as a looming budget pressures spin into local talks. Klotz warns of mounting heat on commissioners while Laura Howard of SRS says federal transition drives contract talks more than this year's budget.
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Garden City HS to honor two alumni at weekend events
Garden City High School to induct Dr. Jeffrey L. Boone of Englewood Colorado into its Hall of Fame at 7 p.m. Saturday in the school cafe. Alumni Craig will speak Sunday at graduation. Boone, a 1969 graduate and Iowa MD, founded a Denver preventive medicine center and advised the Denver Broncos on heart health. Tours of the school are 5:30 p.m. Saturday, buffet dinner at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria. reservations required. cost 12 dollars.
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Graduates Celebrate Ceremonies Across Three High Schools
Cimarron High School holds a 7 p.m. Saturday commencement in the gym with about 60 seniors, featuring dual salutatorians Jody Wulf and Danae Doubek, valedictorian Karody Stucky, a remembrance for Donn Wright, a rose class flower, silver blue and navy colors, and the motto about growth. South Gray High School in Montezuma adds 29 seniors, a World War II veteran diploma, performers Robert Hollingsworth, Amber Loucks, Barry Ward, and keynote salutatorians with royal blue silver and black colors, white daisies with blue accents, and an Irish prayer motto. Syracuse High School awards 38 diplomas with valedictorian Julie King, salutatorian Craig Kilpartrick, a senior video, choirs, and two songs, colors black and silver, tigerlilly flower, and a motto about endings and beginnings.
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Deerfield High School
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Luke Johnson
James Beaudry
Kara Grauberger
Luis Monez
Buck Reist
Lakin High School
Erika Meisel
Lisa Painter
Juanita Wiseman
Scott Community High School
Holly Helmers
Angie Krist
Andrea Kasper
Suzanne Ryan
Paula Parkinson
Julius Caesar
Multiple Area High Schools Prepare Class of 2001 Graduations
Haskell County and several towns list commencement details for 38 to 76 seniors at Haskell, Sublette, Deerfield, Lakin, Dighton, Healy, Scott Community, Johnson, Hugoton, and Wichita County high schools. Ceremonies feature valedictorians and salutatorians, speeches by local officials and students, musical performances, colors, flowers, and mottos reflecting each school's traditions.
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Pilot Smith, acrobatic instructor, dies in crash
Snow says Smith loved to fly and was a certified acrobatic instructor. He had no children or wife, but a girlfriend in Scott City. Sheriff notified next of kin. NTSB investigating the accident.
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