| Longview not meeting education benchmark
Longview School District is one of 30 state school districts that could face sanctions for not meeting federal learning requirements, state education officials announced Friday.Longview School District failed to meet "Adequate Yearly Progress" guidelines outlined in the federal No Child Left Behind Act.Specifically, the district failed to meet several targets:� Elementary and middle school special education students performed inadequately in reading and math;
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Thursday, August 30, 2007
Lewis Edward Braden, 74, of Harrison, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Aug. 12, 2007.
Mr. Braden was a very special man that was loved by so many and he will be truly missed. He was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church and a member of Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 43.
He is survived by his wife, Clarice Braden; daughters, Debbie (Scott) Hedden, Brenda Campbell, Sherry Forgey, Patricia (Jeff) Armstrong, Robin (Larry) Morrison and Mandy (Michael) Broome; and a son, Steve (Pat) Hamil; brothers are Bill (Saundra) Braden and Carl (Kate) Braden; and several grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Services will be held on Friday, Aug. 17, 2007, at 11 a.m. in the Highway 58 Chapel with the Rev. Mike Steele officiating.
Interment will follow in Hamilton Memorial Gardens.
16-year-old heads to college
Sam Ferguson is filled with anticipation as well as a few mixed emotions. While his former classmates are entering their junior year at Blythewood High School, he will begin his freshman year at Simon�s Rock College of Bard in Great Barrington, Mass.
August 21 is the kickoff for incoming freshmen at Simon�s Rock, a college of the liberal arts and sciences designed for students who have completed tenth or 11th grade. As the first day of college approaches, Ferguson is diligently wrapping up his Eagle Scout project and he has started packing his bags. Although he�s excited about settling into the freshman dormitory, he admits he will miss his parents, Leland and Aline, his younger sister, Amy, and her horse Alphie, and of course �Pup�Pup� the family dog.
Sixteen�year�old Ferguson is at ease knowing that there will be frequent breaks throughout the school year when he can come home to Blythewood and visit with his family.
Register and School Bells Ring
When the holiday weekend is over, school starts. Cash registers are ringing along with school bells. The National Retail Federation says it expects families to spend 6.9 percent more this year than last year on back to school merchandise. The NRF predicts total spending will reach 18.4 million dollars. "Binders, spirals pens, pencils, paper, folder, shirts and pants and hoodies and stuff," Kendra Everts named the items on her back-to-school list. "Mostly my cell phone, some clothes come in handy, but I like my cell phone," high school junior Andrea Marcera said. The list for every student is different, heading back to class means making one last stop at the mall. For parents it's all about the necessities. "I try to get what she needs to start off school," Andrea's mother Lori Marcera said.
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