Summer camps tighten security after school year of threats
After a year of shootings and threats, summer camps plan stricter measures. Overnight camps urge parents to pack bags to block weapons, and directors vow harsher searches and student removals. ACA leaders cite Columbine lessons as they urge safety reviews and updated weapon prohibitions.
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Columbine
Bob Schultz
American Camping Association
Littleton
Colo
Martinsville
Ind
Estes Park
Rodger Popkin
North Carolina
Blue Star Camps
ACA
Popkin
Jeff Solomon
National Camp Association
Sul Ross State University Wins 150000 Grant
Sul Ross State University receives a $150,000 Higher Education Technology Advancement Grant from the Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund board. The grant aims to expand Internet access and support distance learning, with project starting July 1 and a required 10 percent funding match. The TIF Board has distributed about $202 million in telecommunications grants since 1995.
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Sul Ross State University
Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board
David Cockrum
Sul Ross
TIF
Texas
Plan to end social promotion faces tough choices
In Chicago Morse Elementary Hudnall leads efforts to reduce retentions as Lighthouse after school and summer programs offer a path for failing students. National debate grows as districts weigh educational triage and costs amid looming mandatory summer schooling and federal policy pressure.
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Susie Collins
Morse Elementary
Chicago
Tacarla Tribble
Lighthouse
Morse
Northwest Side
Leon Hudnall Jr
Hudnall
Clinton
Linda Lenz
Catalyst
Los Angeles
NIE honors local teachers with accolades in Odessa
Five local teachers were recognized at a Newspapers In Education reception for literacy dedication. Lucy Chavez received the Marble Apple award and a literacy plaque, with four others named honorary literacy mentors. Students in Chavez’s bilingual fifth and sixth grade class showcased strong essays and perfect attendance, earning 17 student victory trophies.
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Lucy Chavez
Freedom Communications
Odessa American
Richard Ramirez
Gonzales
John Ballew
Andrews High School
Lee Hernandez
Permian High School
Elaine Stephens
Bonham Junior High School
Chavez
NIE
Area students receive UTPB financial aid
Twenty two Odessa high school students were selected to receive UT Permian Basin scholarships for fall 1999. Odessa High School graduates Jarred Cronenworth Gina Lampert Christina Davis and Jennifer Johnson qualified for Partners Presidential Scholarships worth 6000 dollars for eight semesters. Amber LaCroix and Debbie Villareal earned 1600 dollar Freshman Merit Scholarships. Freshman grants of 800 dollars for two semesters were awarded to numerous Permian and Odessa High School students including Marissa Alvarado Kessley Baker David Barlow Steven Blanco Kimberly Combs Socorro Garcia Shannon Hanchey Brandi Pettus Stephanie Thurman Miranda Moore Jamie Tucker Amanda Giddens Melody Hargrove John Glenn Mata Tom Pineda and Kody Randall.
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Odessa
University of Texas of
Permian Basin
Jarred Cronenworth
Gina Lampert
Christina Davis
Jennifer Johnson
UTPB
Amber LaCroix
OHS
Debbie Villareal
Permain
Marissa Alvarado
Kessley Baker
David Barlow
Steven Blanco
Kimberly Combs
Socorro Garcia
Shannon Hanchey
Brandi Pettus
Stephanie Thurman
Miranda Moore
Jamie Tucker
Permian High School
Amanda Giddens
Melody Hargrove
John Glenn Mata
Tom Pineda
Kody Randall
Buena Vista students win scholarships to University of Diana and UTPB
Diana Mandujano earns the Partners Presidential Plus Scholarship covering tuition and housing for eight semesters at University of Texas of the Permian Basin. Zachary Braden qualifies for the UTPB Freshman Grant providing 800 dollars toward tuition and fees for two semesters. Scholarships are funded by donor contributions to the university.
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Buena Vista
University of Texas
Permian Basin
Diana Mandujano
Utpb Partners
UTPB
Zachary Braden
Lazy Man in Laos Finds Fortune Then Flies Into Trouble
A carelessly idle Laos man, famed for avoiding work, earns a large jar of rice after a week’s labor. He boasts of his fortune but, resting under a tree with his prize, his extraneous pride and laziness set the stage for a fable about consequences.
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Nce
China
Laos
Lazy Man
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Marilyn Clement
Katie Leatherwood
Jourdan Richey
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