College of the Mainland Receives $5,000 Education Grant
A $5,000 grant from the U.S. Office of Education was awarded to College of the Mainland for acquiring resource materials. The funds will enhance the Black History course, career planning resources, and materials for the nursing program, aiding counselors, students and instructors amid evolving technology demands.
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U.S. Office of Education
College of the Mainland
Robert P. Shinn
Shinn
Elinor By CLAUDIA TAYLOR Times Staff Writer
The article highlights Elinor Wyatt a journalism instructor at La Marque High School as a guide for young writers and photographers. It stresses that training under rules of media writing is essential and the earlier it starts the better for aspiring journalists.
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Claudia Taylor
Elinor Wyatt
la Marque High School
Wyatt Teaches Journalism to About Eighty Six Students
Wyatt guides about 86 students in journalism instruction. She teaches headline writing, copy editing, and the basics of reporting. Students cover beats, choose newsworthy items, and learn from professionals through guest speakers and occasional films.
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Wyatt
Niebuhr Receives Chartered Life Underwriter Designation
Niebuhr, an agent with Southland Life Insurance Company, earned the Chartered Life Underwriter designation on September 7 during the American College of Life Underwriters conferment in Philadelphia. The college notes the designation requires passing exams and meeting ethics and experience standards. more than 2,300 were honored this year, bringing total recipients to 30,090 since 1927.
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Jim Niebuhr
Southland Life Insurance Company
American College of Life Underwriters
Philadelphia
C.L.U
Niebuhr
Southland
Presidents Club
Beard Policy Sparks Safe Insurance Feature in Texas City
In La Marque and Texas City a local tale highlights Lightin' His Pipe who bought a fire policy on his beard. The piece notes his 1968 Outstanding Young Men of America listing, 3 years on the Texas Freshman/ Sophomore Baseball League board, church membership, and family life at 2606 Magnolia with Mary and their five children. The C L U program promotes professional education for life and health insurance providers, covering fundamentals, group and health plans, pensions, law, trusts, taxation, economics, finance, business insurance, and estate planning.
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Texas Leaders Round Table
TLRT
Texas
University of Texas
la Marque Jaycees
la Marque
Texas City
First United Methodist
VICA Leaders Attend TEA Conference In Dallas
Kathy Thompson of La Marque High School represented VICA at the thirteenth annual leadership development conference sponsored by the Texas Education Agency at the Royal Coach Inn Dallas. Sessions covered brainstorming business procedures and communications with highlights including Six Flags. Area X plans a October gathering in Clear Lake with about 65 chapters.
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la Marque High School
Texas Education Agency
Royal Coach Inn
Dallas
Kathy Thompson
District X
Vocational Industrial Clubs of America
Six Flags
Area X Leadership Conference
Clear Lake
College of the Mainland offers two police training courses
The Law Enforcement Education Division will offer Forensic Photography LB 234 and Identification Technology LE 236 this fall. Courses run evenings and require 3 credit hours each. Instructor Joseph H. Cornelius teaches photography and Joseph T. Bonzelet leads identification operations. Registration is underway with a Sept. 6 start.
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College of the Mainland
Joseph H. Cornelius
Texas Education Agency
Joseph T. Bonzelet
Forensic Laboratory
Texas
THURSDAY PUBLICATION INFO FOR LA MARQUE TEXAS EDITORS
Publication details list La Marque Texas weekly issues. Subscriptions priced 4.80 per year in Galveston County and 5.50 per year outside. Names Anna Marie Black Claudia Taylor Jerry Nucker Maxine Johnston appear as publisher and editors in charge with staff roles.
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Galveston County
Anna Marie Black
Claudia Taylor
Jerry Nucker
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