District weighs ninth grade move to Lawrence High School
Lawrence school board plans a 7 p.m. discussion at 110 McDonald Drive on reconfiguring grade levels to place ninth graders in the high school. Teachers note benefits including extended time for graduation pathways while students worry about crowded hallways and space in the building.
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Lawrence High School
Charlie Lauis
Lawrence
Lawrence School Board
McDonald Drive
Louis
Josh Russell
Lauts
Charlie Lauts
Keenan Wycoff
West Junior High students envision future Baracoa city
A group of eighth graders from West Junior High displayed a future city concept at KU's Great Plains Future City Competition. Their Baracoa Cuba vision included brain implants for device control, sun powered rotating container buildings, and sugar cane stalk roadways, built from recycled materials with a $100 budget. The team placed third among 65 groups. judges, mostly engineers, evaluated the models and explanations.
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Addison Bollaert
Caleb Ledbetter
Abby Schletzbaum
David Glauner
Noah Kenn
Baracoa
Cuba
Kansas Union
Kansas University
Great Plains
West
Abby
Market Square
Pamela Simpson
Noah
Aaron Frits
Kansas Department of Transportation
Goering
Vascular disease spotlight at LMH event
Dr. Tapas Ghose urged early detection of peripheral vascular disease at Lawrence Memorial Hospital's annual meeting. He noted one in three adults over 65 will have the disease and described it as damaging, urging awareness and earlier treatment to improve quality and length of life. The Hearts of Gold Ball in May will support cardiovascular services at LMH.
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Tapas
Joey” Ghose
Lawrence
Ghose
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Endowment Association
Association
LMH
Maine
Kansas professor learns from Harvard writing program study
Kansas associate professor Marsha A. Hayes of Independence Community College led a small group to Harvard in Cambridge to observe freshman expository writing and library research instruction. The trip aimed to see if Harvard methods could adapt to a rural community college setting and enhance their own writing courses.
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Cambridge
Mass
Marsha A. Hayes
Ms. Hayes
Harvard University
Independence Community College
Kansas
Community College
Marcel A.Q. LaFlamme
Brenda J. Sanchez
Matthew T. Haven
Peggy L. Forsberg
Harvard
Lamont Library
Mr. Bartley
LaFlamme
Independence
Daniel Bain
Hayes
Rural Community College
Pittsburg State University
New Mexico
Clovis Air Force Base
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