Blackshear Elementary Field Days and Blood Drive Schedule
The school notebook lists May 19 to May 23 events for Blackshear and Blanton Elementary. Field days by grade run Monday through Thursday with times, plus a Be a Hero blood drive and a Per mian Basin String Quartet performance for upper grades. Blanton notes daily pledges and to see notebook on page 2B.
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Robbie Brazelton
Rachel Gladden
Yvatte Stone
Thirdrade
Feld
Bill Thrasher
Permian Basin
Blackshear Spirit Day
Meet Kristine Adams Teacher Spotlight at Lamar Early Center
Kristine Adams teaches general education at Lamar Early Education Center in Odessa. She grew up in Richmond Wisconsin and studied at New Mexico Junior College and the University of Texas at Austin. Adams aims to spark love of learning, guiding each child to gain confidence and pride while making school a fun, meaningful experience.
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Kristine Adams
Lamar Early Education Center
Odessa
New Mexico Junior College
University of Texas At Austin
Elusband
Herman
Keisha
Jerimiah
Clarissa
Kristela
Clara
Lamar E.E.C
Mini-Minstrels Jazz For Milam Magnet Kids
Jersain Hermosillo an 8 year old from Milam Magnet Elementary leads his after school Mini Minstrels choir of 51 peers. The program favors vocal technique over reading music and aims to build confidence through performances.
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Jersain Hermosillo
Milam
Sain
Michelle Keast
The
Minstrels
Keast
Amy Wilson
Rachel Hi
Faith Becker
Thomas Santana
Jaelynn Hignojos
Milam Elementary
California districts face NCLB sanctions in education push
In Thermal and Coachella Valley Unified, Las Palmitas Elementary and 19 of 21 district schools miss four yearly performance benchmarks under No Child Left Behind. The district now faces sanctions, with state oversight growing as California tops now failing districts nationwide. District leader Pensis notes the challenge of closing the achievement gap amid poverty and language barriers.
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Thermal
Calif
Las Palmitas
Coachella Valley Unified School District
Everybase
Fodh “Tut” Pensis
NCLB
California
Kentucky
Gap
Pensis
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Blackshear
Blawjon Elementary
Blanton
Lamar Early Elementary Center
Richmond, Wis
Joshua Scheidejolissa
Kindergar
Sacher Amy
To Music
Milam Magnet
Nesly
Joshua Scheide
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