West Junior High News Highlights and Activities
West Junior High features Teacher Appreciation Day with cookies, a Campbell soup labels drive, and new West T-shirts in the StuCo store. A writers club meets Wednesdays under Barbara Thomas, with round-robin style stories. Ninth graders complete future-focused reports taught by Eilene Lawrence. Spanish and German classes explore culture with hands-on projects and a planned Germany trip. Basketball intramurals start with clinics for about 45 girls and a free throw event upcoming. The Lawrence Youth Symphony invites selected West students for Saturday practice. Spring cheerleaders begin at basketball games with a pep assembly on January 27.
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Maury McNellis
Jenny Huntsinger
Jodi DeHoff
Pam Hettner
Carol Falen
Assembly honors MLK at South Junior High School
An all-school assembly at South Junior High School honored slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Natalie Harris led the concert choir in All My Trials arranged by Lozeski and Penny Lui accompanied. Ang ie Bowie presented a Langston Hughes poem I Dream a World. Aretha Gomiller introduced Bob Davis who spoke to students. Planning committee members named included Monica Adair Angie Bowie Rita Fulton Aretha Gomiller Natalie Harris Jackie Pennington and Toni Williams.
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Rita Fulton
Jackie Pennington
Toni Williams
Central Junior High hosts two week law enforcement seminar
Lawrence police officer James Frink led ninth grade social studies classes in a two week seminar on law enforcement. Douglas County Council on Drug Abuse representative Leroy McDermott spoke on alcohol and tobacco effects. Highlights included a mock trial cuffing demo and officer self defense training.
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Leroy McDermott
Douglas County Council On Drug Abuse
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