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Jean Priest’s alternative English class partnered with a kindergarten class from Laura Macarthur elementary school for 6 weeks in a reading skills exchange. Mrs. Priest’s students first introduced the kindergarten students to Denfeld High School by giving them a tour of the building. Next they went to the elementary school and read to them and had some of kindergarteners read to...
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Joseph Michael "Joe" Acaba (born May 17, 1967) is an educator, hydrogeologist, NASA astronaut and Florida service-learning practitioner. In May 2004 he became the first person of Puerto Rican heritage to be named as a NASA astronaut candidate, when he was selected as a member of NASA Astronaut Training Group 19. He completed his training on February 10, 2006 and is currently...
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In December, Middleton High School’s Leadership class held our annual Christmas Drive. We adopted 22 families, and with the help of MHS students, faculty and community members we were able to provide them with food and clothes to help give them a one-time boost out of their economic situation during the Christmas season. For a family to become adopted, they must undergo an interview and...
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Murtaugh School District, nestled in an agricultural area in southeast Idaho, is located off Highway 30. As a way to invite visitors into town to explore what Murtaugh has to offer, the students have chosen to create a community entrance, as part of a service-learning project, which will be attractive and inviting to passerbys on the highway. The students have worked closely with the Idaho...
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The worst thing about being bullied isn’t the abuse itself, but the feeling of helplessness. Striking back physically isn’t a good option and no one wants to be labeled a tattletale, so what is an embattled young person supposed to do? Wear a sumo wrestler costume to school? Hire a bodyguard? As a group of young people in New York City proved, a particularly resonant rhyme...
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Lewis & Clark County historic preservation commission at work on "Old #3". Local historical groups and Capital High School are working to restore part of the area’s transportation history. In a couple of years, they hope to finish work on an old trolley car and they are looking for help in completing that job. This story began in 1909 when a new vehicle was delivered to...
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K-12 teachers unveil student-created local history websites Over the past two years, 25 teams of teachers and students from across Massachusetts, working with local museums and historical societies and the Hampshire Educational Collaborative (HEC), have researched and published local history narratives and source materials on the web. The results of these Windows on History projects are...
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It’s lunchtime at Heritage High School and the teachers are in the staff room discussing their upcoming weekend. Gwen Thompson, the school’s advanced placement chemistry and physics teacher, expresses frustration that she can only buy fuel for her new biodiesel car in Portland, Oregon, at a few scattered filling stations, which is a good ten miles from Vancouver, Washington where...
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S.A.V.E. In Action - 2005-06 Cleaned up Knotty Oak Cemetery & re-flagged veterans’ graves Created anti-vandalism signs, bookmarks & bumper stickers for grades K-12 and visited schools Put in $6000 worth of donated landscaping to beautify our school Created Power Point presentation to educate students and communities about vandalism Taught classes at school’s...
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Kerry McManus stands behind the ninth grade Windward student as she leans down to collect a water sample from the Schell Ditch Basin. "Make sure you take the sample from the middle, not the edge," Kerry coaches the student. "You don't want sediment in your sample." Kerry is the Education Coordinator at the Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (NSEA) a community-based...
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