| A different Desserts of Amelia
Volunteers needed The Boys and Girls Miller Club on Nassauville Road is looking for volunteers for its Hand in Hand after-school program, held from 3 p.m. onwards. Volunteers can help in a variety of ways and can choose their own schedule. One of the areas emphasized is homework completion at the club so it doesn't fall completely on the parents at home. Volunteers also assist in the computer lab and with arts and crafts, music and sports activities.For more information call the foundation office at 261-8666.Scholarships for girls Each year the Woman's Club of Fernandina Beach offers $1,000 scholarships to three Fernandina Beach or Yulee High School senior girls. Applications are available in the schools' guidance offices and should be turned in to them by March 24.The Woman's Club is asking for $10 donations and your name will be placed in a drawing for golf for four at the Golf Club of Amelia including cart fees, golf for four at one of the courses of Amelia Island Plantation or a $100 gift certificate at Amelia Island Plantation for dining in their public restaurants.
Banking activity tells a tale in murder case
She last used her debit card at the Berkeley Bowl grocery store Sept. 3, 2006, Morasch said, the day she vanished after dropping off her children at Hans Reiser's Oakland hills home. Her last Patelco check was dated Aug. 28, 2006, and was made out to Adventure Time, her children's after-school program at Joaquin Miller Elementary School, the auditor said. The account is now "dormant" and has a balance of about $4,500, Morasch said. In the days and weeks before she disappeared, Nina Reiser registered her car with the state Department of Motor Vehicles, paid for her utilities and her next month's rent, Morasch said. Hans Reiser's Patelco account, meanwhile, showed a dramatic increase in cash withdrawals after his wife disappeared, including one for $5,000 on Sept.
Deadline looms for high school open enrollment
Parents only have a few days left to submit applications if they want their high school students to attend a school other than their neighborhood campuses in the 2008-09 school year. The Antelope Valley Union High School District offers two options for nonstandard placements - Open Enrollment or School Choice. Parents can choose to apply for one or the other, but not both. Early this month, the high school mailed out information packets about the programs to the homes of current eighth-grade public school students and to the principals of charter and private junior high schools, district officials said. Open Enrollment is the district's standard system for allowing students to choose their own campus within the district. Since most of the district's schools are severely overcrowded, a limited number of Open Enrollment spaces will be available for 2008-09 school year, officials said.
Report looks at schools' success with Moodle
A new report from the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) aims to introduce educators to Moodle, an open-source software program for managing courses online. "While the Consortium for School Networking is vendor-neutral and tries to help inform technology decision-making in K-12 environments by focusing on the choices available, there are times when examining a specific product can be very helpful," says the report, called "Moodle: An Open Learning Content Management System for Schools." "Such, we believe, is the case with Moodle. While this report is technically not vendor-specific (since Moodle is 'open-source' software, it does not require going through a commercial vendor), we believe that the widespread and often enthusiastic response to Moodle by K-12 institutions creates a need to briefly define what Moodle is, to [suggest] what it can do, and to give some specific examples of how it is being implemented." Moodle enables teachers to develop online curricula and lesson plans, administer assignments and quizzes, and participate in professional development activities from home.
St. Charles Borromeo students score big on standardized tests
While the 80-year-old St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School may only be home to nearly 100 students, the diminutive number hasn't stopped the school from bringing in high scores on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills this year. Principal Kel Kissamis says the tests, which are given in the second month of the school year at St. Charles Borromeo, can't be attributed to any one factor; he credits a combination of positives coming together. "We have a high percentage of bright students and a small student-to-teacher ratio which allows us to work more with advanced skills and meld into programs that have higher order thinking skills, somewhat like an academy," Kissamis said. He also said he sees students taking ownership of their education and believes there are a lot of things going on at home to encourage the student body.
Aspiring police officers to get high school in 2009
Come fall 2009, teenagers eager to investigate homicides, keep the peace in crowded jails, or prosecute bad guys for a living will be able to choose a high school created just for them. Police, city and school administrators gathered in a scrubby open lot next to Miami police headquarters Thursday to break ground for a criminal justice-themed Senior High School for Law Studies, Homeland Security and Forensic Sciences. The new high school, which will accommodate 500 students, is part of a program devised by Miami-Dade Schools Superintendent Rudy Crew to create schools devoted to particular career fields. It would function like magnet schools, with interested students from across the county invited to apply. LONG-HELD BELIEF Crew told the audience Thursday that he and Miami Police Chief John Timoney first discussed the idea for a law-enforcement high school over a decade ago when they both worked in New York City.
City Council delays decision on Promenade Specific Plan
Fontana has been named one of the top cities in the United States for young people.America's Promise Alliance, the nation's largest alliance dedicated to children and youth, in partnership with Capital One, said that Fontana has been named a winner of its 2008 100 Best Communities for Young People (100 Best) competition.The 100 Best competition recognizes the 100 outstanding communities across America -- large and small, rural and urban -- that are the best places for young people to live and grow up.More than 300 communities in all 50 states applied for the honor this year. The 100 winning communities span 37 states.Fontana was selected as one of the 100 Best in part because of the Smart Kids program. A partnership between private business, public sector and non-profits, Smart Kids enables 3,000 Fontana public school students to stay after school for homework assistance, activities, sports and a healthy snack.The Smart Kids program helps at-risk and latch-key children with their educational, social, physical and emotional needs.
Bush asks for action on sagging economy, patience on Iraq
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