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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1998

Page

8

School Notebook on hiatus until 1998 fall

The School Notebook column will pause until the start of the 1998 fall semester. Gale Pond Alamo Elementary events will continue to appear as short briefs.

Gale Pond Alamo

Lessons in fear in American classrooms rise with violence

In a nationwide view, teachers and counselors say student anger, declining civility, and street violence have grown, citing a recent Oregon high school killings case as part of a troubling trend. Educators describe eroding authority, deeper anger, and a fear for safety in classrooms across socioeconomic lines.

Dallas Oregon Beverly Sharp Dixon Texas Sharp Larry Mankoff Denton Public Schools Jayne Arris Boston

Weekly activities set at Gale Pond Alamo

Activities planned at Gale Pond Alamo Elementary School this week include a holiday on Monday with no school. Tuesday through Friday feature APRENDA testing for K 2 bilingual students, a firemen visit on Wednesday, and continued testing on Thursday and Friday.

Gale Alamo Gale Pond Alamo Elementary School

Student earns second place in national conservation poster contest

Tyler Fankhauser 12 won second place and a 75 dollar savings bond in the National Association of Conservation Districts poster contest for the 1996 97 school year while at Gonzales Elementary. His "backyard stewardship" themed poster followed wins at local Sandhills Soil and Water Conservation District and regional levels.

Tyler Fankhauser National Association of Conservation Districts Tyler Gonzales Sandhills Fankhauser Joe Hurt Sandhills Soil and Water Conservation District

Simurg the Magical Bird and Zal's Destiny

An ancient tale tells how Zal, a prince’s son born with white hair, is hidden on a mountain. The magical simurg finds him, teaches him the language of beasts and nature, and raises him as her own. In time Zal returns to the world while the bird sacrifices a feather to guide his future.

Simurg Persia Zal

ECISD Career Center Graduation Celebration Opens

Daena Anaya smiles through a gym window at Odessa College Sports Center as about 200 students participate in the first ECISD Career Center Graduation Celebration Sunday afternoon.

Odessa College Sports Center Daena Anaya

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