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Comment on Grace Episcopal Church Hosts “Family Fun Night Fundraiser For Famine” by Dwight Brown

Dwight Brown — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:35:08 +0000

The Family Fun night really will be fun, with a super dance band coming, moon bounce, bingo (with some great prizes), a magic show and more. Do come and enjoy. The Food packaging on Saturday is also fun to do, and of great service to starving people. Do come and help, anytime between 10:00 and 2:00–stay as long as suits.
Thank you! Rev. Brown

Comment on Clarke County Sheriff’s Office Responds to Stabbing at Watermelon Park by River Watcher

River Watcher — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:03:49 +0000

8/26/2010 LOCKES MILL RD GANG UNIT ACTIVITY

Comment on Letter to the Editor: Clarke County Band Association Fund Raiser Denied by Right Winger

Right Winger — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:31:58 +0000

One more thing, Don. You’ve known me long enough that it’s not a GOP thing with me, it’s doing what’s right. I have evolved a bit, my friend!

Comment on Letter to the Editor: Clarke County Band Association Fund Raiser Denied by Right Winger

Right Winger — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:30:44 +0000

Didn’t know the volleyball uniform thing was several years ago, it was just brought up in this thread, so I wrongly assumed that it was recent.

This was all brought up because an injustice was perceived. From what I’ve heard, the band finally is allowed to do some kind of fundraising at the football games. It’s a shame they even had to make this public, but at least something got done!

That’s what stirring the pot does, it causes people to act.

BTW, the money that is collected for the play/musical pays for all their stuff they need to put on the production. They don’t get the stipends that the football team receives. And when was the last time you paid to see the band concerts at CCPS? They are always free, because sadly, the only folks that would show up would be the parents.

Comment on International Baccalaureate Registration Tomorrow by Right Winger

Right Winger — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:39:23 +0000

The district stopped funding the tests because it was too expensive. I’d still like to see the results of all the tests taken, how the students scored, how many tried the IB diploma prgram versus how many that actually received the diploma.

I don’t buy for 1 second that the main reason for the drop in test takers was the cost. I’d say the main reason was that the students didn’t feel they were prepared well enough to successfully pass the test.

Comment on International Baccalaureate Registration Tomorrow by Right Winger

Right Winger — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:28:33 +0000

But how can IB credit be given when the instructor for the IB course does not have the IB accredidation to teach the course?

Comment on Inadequate Progress Spurs School Plan by Lies and more Lies

Lies and more Lies — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:03:59 +0000

Since Teddy Kennedy was one of the main writers of NCLB I do not think it was based on what the State of Texas did or did not do. Nice revisionist history though.

Comment on International Baccalaureate Registration Tomorrow by Robina

Robina — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:07:07 +0000

Concerning the school division’s decision in FY09, due to budget cuts, to stop paying the fees for both IB and AP, please note that the division continues to pay the fees for students from economically stressed families, and also that there is an active community group (the “CCCC” – Clarke County Concerned Citizens for Education) that has been involved in very successful fund-raising and working closely with the division, resulting in their donating sufficient funding to pay for all students taking the IB/AP tests, upon request by their families.

We can confirm that no student is refused the opportunity to participate in advanced courses because of an inability to pay for the tests.

Robina

Comment on Inadequate Progress Spurs School Plan by Fly on the wall

Fly on the wall — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:32:40 +0000

Jeane, if you want a “GOOD retort for a touche,” serve up something of substance to respond to, instead of the weak gruel you serve up which is nothing more than ham-handed sermonizing and crappy parables.

You don’t know what the home life for those students might be; you don’t have any answers with any sort of context. All you have are statistics, which you use to berate the school division and the administrators and teachers who work in it.

My child came out of Kindergarten with stats showing a reading level of beginning-3rd Grade. Hit 1st Grade? Well…not so much…more like below age-appropriate. Weird, but we buckled down and got to work. By 3rd Grade, because of the efforts at home and of those hard-working teachers in a division you love to malign, the gap had risen considerably. My child left 5th Grade truly on a middle-school reading level. But…it took a concerted effort at school AND at home to get my child there. That’s the point you don’t wanna accept.

Do all kids have such a support network? Nope. Will the best efforts of the schools fall short? Yep, for they deal with human beings, who display at least one of several characteristics: fallible, lazy, challenged (and/or challenging), distracted, etc. Should they still try to reach every kid? Absolutely, and they are.

Your muckraking and demoralizing attacks serve no good purpose, though.

Comment on Cap-and-Trade Concerns May Be Behind Cypress Creek Power Station Delay by Fact Checker

Fact Checker — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:12:31 +0000

News Flash to Sarge. The cost of electricity will increase no matter if Pee Wee Herman is President. The energy lobby could care a whit who is in “charge” when they are actually in charge.