Area Schools Fight Dropouts with PRIDE Pin Program
DeSoto High School promotes a PRIDE pin for students with no unexcused absences and limited tardies plus GPA gain or 4 to 6 hours of community service. About 100 pins were earned last quarter as the state reports show DeSoto dropout rate dropping from 5.1 to 3.7 percent. similar trends and concerns are noted at Eudora and Baldwin High Schools with various interventions.
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DeSoto High School
Joe Novak
Novak
DeSoto’s
Watts
Baldwin High School
Baldwin High
Joe Gresnick
LHS Dropout Rates Improve at Directed Studies
Gaffen reports 24 considered dropping out before, only one after Directed Studies implementation. GPA rises of at least 0.5 points observed in 20 students. Lawrence Alternative High School at Holcom Park retains more students, with 104 served this year and 22 lost. Director Judy Juneau cites probation for new attendance problems and teamwork in fostering retention.
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Gaffen
Lawrence
Holcom Park
LAHS
Judy Juneau
Juneau
Rattlesnake Roundup Splits Kansas Town and Scientists
In Sharon Springs Kansas a weekend rattlesnake roundup drew students and biologists from Lawrence and beyond to assess an event promoters call educational but critics deem wasteful. Organizers say the town earned up to 10 thousand dollars while experts warn of ecological harm and warn against animal cruelty. Local officials and wildlife staff monitor population data and safety concerns as opponents advocate nonlethal wildlife work.
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Sharon Sprincs
Lawrence
Kansas
Wallace County
Judy Whithers
Kansas Herpetological Society
Texas
Oklahoma
Sharon Springs
Joe Collins
Kansas University Museum of Natural History
Center For North American Amphibians and Reptiles
Collins
KHS
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Kansas Department of Wildlife and
Larry Dawson
Kansas Wildlife and Parks Conservation
Stan Roth
Lawrence High School
Dan Donovan
Tribune
Small town hosts rattlesnake roundup in Kansas
The Sharon Springs event features belly dancers from Colorado, a non poisonous bull snake, and a Colt Diamondback raffle. Organizers tout education while locals debate its impact, with visitors from Kansas and nearby states noting mixed enthusiasm and town hopes for future prominence.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Shajara
Texas
Snake hunt and carnival yield meat skins profits and doubts
In Sharon Springs James White's Fangs and Rattlers shows drew about 100 watchers each, while butchers Thad Vincent Larry Townsend and Charles Jayne demonstrated snake processing. Buyer Bill Eccles from Colorado Springs pays four to six fifty per pound, with annual sales of snake products around a quarter million dollars. KDHE official Jerry Vornholt warned potential health violations if meat went uninspected.
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Thad Vincent
Larry Townsend
Sharon Springs
Charles Jayne
Wichita
Tidbit Cafe
James White
Bill Eccles
Colorado Springs
Colo
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Eccles
Jerry Vornholt
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
KDHE
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Granbury
Tex
White
Waynoka
Okla
Waurika
Scott
Susan Sitton
Colby
Susan
Raven Horning
Terrea Hanavani
Wal- Mart
Horning
Wal-Mart
Schemm
Mary Baker Eddy
Church of Christ, Scientist
Massachusetts
Photo Courtnay
Homer Frank
Biscuit
Eisath
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