Take Your Daughters to Work Day At Odessa School
Special to the Odessa American recounts Cassie Watson eighth grader and Julie Watson first grade teacher at Odessa Christian School inviting Cassie to observe and help in class on Take Your Daughters to Work Day. Cassie helped with an ocean unit crafting fish while gaining insight into teaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teresa Carrasco
Alisha Carrasco
Donna Carrasco
Julie Watson
Odessa Christian School
Cassie
Ector Junior High
Julie
Odessa High School
Fifth graders push to drop state tax on kids books
A Mary M. Walsh Elementary class advances a bill to remove the 5 percent sales tax on children's books. In five months the group gathered 3200 supporters including the Springfield Library and Museums Association, Oprah Winfrey, Bill Cosby, and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. State Rep. Paul Caron filed the measure and the children plan to lobby lawmakers, with no floor timing set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary M. Walsh
Springfield Library and Museums Association
Oprah Winfrey
Bill Cosby
Edward M. Kennedy
Paul Caron
Springfield
Student Viking ship replica sails to cross country exhibit
A 21 foot wooden Viking ship replica built by Minersville Area High School students travels to Kalamazoo for a major medieval scholars gathering and may be featured in a Smithsonian summer exhibit in Washington. Sixteen students worked about 300 hours each over four years on the class project guided by Norse blueprints and a Norwegian professor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smithsonian
Minersville Area
State Capitol
Kalamazzo
Mich
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C
Edward Eisenhuth
Norway
Frederick Lutkus
Rayman 2 The Great Escape Dreamcast Review
William Schiffmann notes Rayman 2 The Great Escape on Dreamcast blends cute visuals with solid platforming. The armless hero battles Admiral Razorbeard’s Robo Pirates, collecting lums to unlock new worlds while managing puzzles, combat, and traversal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ubi Soft
Wonder
Razorbeard
Rayman
Allen Iverson
Private college offers room service with no extra charge
Manhattanville College now delivers full meals to dorm rooms up to three times per semester at no cost. Tara Eliason and Heather Singleton received hot burgers, fries, salad and beverages in bed while classes loom and finals near. Deliveries average five to six daily, rising in rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenny Jones
Manhattanville
New York City
Ray Mulligan
Flik International Corp
Alma Mojica
Eliason
Singleton
Honolulu
Flik
Global Compass Group
Chartwell’s
Mulligan
University of Miami
Southwest Texas State University
Manhattanville’s
Also Mentioned on This Page
Odessa
Kara Turskey
Quick Takes
Shy
William Schiffmann
THE
Associated Press
College
Mojica
Richard Berman
Financial Aid
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!