BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) —Striking teachers have reject-ed the latest offer from theschool boards in southwestVermont, in the third round ofnegotiations in three days.
The two sides failed to reachagreements in two prior meet-ings Tuesday and Wednesday,prompting teachers to go onstrike Wednesday morning.
The Southwest VermontSupervisory Union and theunion representing teachersstarted meeting againThursday morning but theunion said in the afternoonthat the negotiators rejectedthe board's latest offer, callingit insulting.
The union represents 270teachers.
The issues separating the twosides include salaries, healthinsurance and time spent withstudents.
First nine week honor roll12th grade
Honor Roll A — Mayra Fabela andLesielie Ramos
Honor Roll B — Lyzette Cervantes;Matilde Garcia; Mayte Navarrette;Savanna Ragain; and Jacob Reed
11th GradeHonor Roll A — Kaitlyn Komar and
Devin Miles
10th GradeHonor Roll A — Cecilia SegoviaHonor Roll B — Elijah Marquez;
Jacob Miller; Adrian Rodriguez; andAbigail Sagarnaga
9th GradeHonor Roll A — Adrianna Cole;
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Honor Roll B — Tessa Hathcox andJasmine Ramirez
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Report CardsReport cards will be distrib-
uted to all students on MondayENMU Senior DayEastern New Mexico
University will host SeniorPreview Day Nov. 12 in theCampus Union BuildingBallroom. Registration dead-line is Nov. 9. Students needingovernight accommodationsare welcome to use housing ina residence hall. Reservationsmust be made by calling 575-562-2985 or by email [email protected].
Recruiting visitsTexas Tech University repre-
sentatives will be in the HHSLibrary at 1 p.m. Thursday,NMSU will be in the libraryfrom 9:30-10:30 a.m. Nov. 5 andUNM will be in the library at 1p.m. Nov. 16. Seniors shouldsign the registration sheet inthe counseling office if inter-ested in or visiting with thesecollege representatives.
Stress Excellence to yourteen, not perfection
As a parent, you want yourteen to do his or her best.That’s different than demand-ing that she be the best. Tryingfor excellence is healthy andmotivating. Insisting on per-fection is unrealistic andstressful. It can also be harm-ful. Whether you or your teenis a perfectionist, it’s not toolate to relax a little. Try some-thing new together. Above all,have a realistic attitude about
mistakes. Mistakes don’t meanyou’re a failure. They meanyou’re human. They also canmean that you are trying tolearn something. If your teenhas a hard time believing shecan ever improve through trialand error, show her improve-ment over the years withscrapbooks and photographsor videotapes of her earliestattempts at a sport. Point outthe kind of book she read twoyears ago, compared with whatshe can do now.
Source: P.L. Benson, J.Galbraith and P. Espeland,What Teens Need to Succeed,Proven Practical Ways toShape Your Own Future, 1998(Free Spirit Publishing, Inc.)
Attendance – key tostudent success
Research shows that atten-dance is the single most impor-tant factor in school success.Students who are in schoolmost of the time do better onstate tests and those who areabsent more often score loweron state tests.
Being late for school hurts astudent’s learning too. A stu-dent who is 10 minutes lateevery day will miss 30 hours ofinstruction during the year.Students can copy notes ormake up an assignment, butthey can never get back what’smost important: the discus-sions, the questions, the expla-nations by the instructor andthe thinking that makes learn-ing come alive.
For more informationregarding attendance and its
effects on student learning,contact your school counseloror truancy office.
HHS Reminders� Registration Deadline for
Dec. 10 ACT is Nov. 4. You cansign up online at www.actstu-dent.org.
� Registration deadline forthe Dec. 3 SAT is Nov. 8. Youcan sign up online at www.col-legeboard.com.
October tasks for highschool seniors
� Take the SAT and/or ACT.� Work on your admissions
essays.� If you haven't already done
so, attend college planningand/or financial aid informa-tion nights and college fairs.
� Visit your top school choic-es. If possible, make appoint-ments with faculty, staff andstudents.
� Complete applications forevery scholarship for whichyou may be eligible.
� Meet with your guidancecounselor to develop a collegeadmission and financial aidapplication plan.
� Make a folder for each ofyour college choices.
� Contact the schools' finan-cial aid offices to determinewhich forms they require.Some schools may require spe-cial forms.
� Finalize portfolios, audi-tion tapes, writing samples orother evidence of talent ifrequired for admission.
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Jefferson fifth-graders portraying American patriots loadup in a prop "boat" Thursday that will cross the Potomac aswell as play a key role in the Boston Tea Party. The stu-dents, who have spent a week rehearsing parts in a colo-nial America drama, will perform at the school today at 9a.m. and at NMJC at 1 p.m.
HOBBS SCHOOLS PHOTO
Student to student learningHobbs High School senior Josh Ward explains the complexities of the French horn to stu-dents at Will Rogers on Tuesday morning. Ward was one of two HHS students - the otherbeing Jeremiah Zamora - who performed with the Southwest Symphony for third andfourth-graders districtwide. Prior to the performance, members of the symphony conduct-ed a mini-workshop at the city's elementary schools.
Hobbs Counselor’s Corner
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FOR THE NEWS-SUNSan Antonio, Texas, Internet-based publica-
tion The Best Colleges recently released its top10 online master's in counseling programs rat-ings and listed University of the Southwest atnumber four for its mental health counselingprogram.
In its description of USW, The Best Collegesstated: “This small, private New Mexcio schooloffers an affordable online masters in counsel-ing with intimate class sizes and a faith-orient-ed perspective.”
The ranking can be seen at www.thebestcol-leges.org.
The Best Colleges publication, according to itswebsite, bases its rankings on publicly avail-able data evaluated according to several differ-ent criteria, including market reputation,
accreditation, student satisfaction, ratio of stu-dents to instructors, and tuition.
“It's exciting to see our mental health onlinecounseling program meet such high standardsand be recognized on a national level as a pro-gram of excellence,” said James Smith, vicepresident for academics and technology forUSW.
USW offers two distance education programsin counseling: mental health counseling andschool counseling.
University of the Southwest in Hobbs is NewMexico's only fully accredited Christ-centereduniversity. A full member of the Council forChristian Colleges and Universities, USWoffers face-to-face undergraduate degree pro-grams and fully online undergraduate andgraduate degree programs.
USW program honoredCounseling program ranked No. 4 in U.S. by The Best Colleges website
Hobbs SchoolsMonday – Red Ribbon Week begins;
Maddox Lecture Series presentationfor HHS sophomores, 2:30 p.m.Tydings; Snow White auditions forCoronado, BTW, Southern Heights,Mills @ HMS Training Center, 3:30p.m.
Thursday – Teacher AppreciationDay; Sanger TAPSS meeting, noon;Volleyball vs. Carlsbad, 6:30 p.m.,Tasker
Friday – Jefferson/Coronado AwardsAssemblies, 9 a.m.; Footballvs.Clovis, 7 p.m.
Saturday – Snow WhitePerformance, 3 p.m. Tydings; CityHalloween Carnival, 6 p.m.; LeaCounty Event Center
Lovington schoolsMonday – LHS choir fall concert,
Pannell Auditorium, 7 p.m.; LHSASVAB registration, counselingoffice, Noon; Ben Alexander SITECouncil meeting, 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday – Kagan workshop, Oct. 25-27; Zoo to You, Yarbro; LHS KeyClub meeting, Noon, LHS tech labclassroom; Jefferson Honor Rollassembly, 2:15 p.m.
Thursday – Native Pride Productions,Larry Yazzie; Llanno 9:30 a.m.,Yarbro 1 p.m.
Friday – Native Pride Productions,Larry Yazzie, Lea 9:30 a.m.,Jefferson 2 p.m.; Lea Cowboy DaysAround the World; Ben AlexanderFall carnival; Jefferson Communityof Readers; Llano Fall carnival.
School calendars
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) —Illinois will request a waiverthis February from certainrequirements of No Child LeftBehind, state education offi-cials said Thursday as theyannounced the state is fallingbehind in meeting the increas-ingly strict performance tar-gets set by the federal law.
"We need a realistic, measur-able accountability systembased on growth and individ-ual student progress ratherthan an absolute, unattainablegoal handed down fromWashington," Illinois StateBoard of Education chairmanGery Chico said.
President Barack Obamaannounced last month thatstates will be allowed to askthe Education Department tobe exempted from some of thelaw's requirements if theymeet certain conditions. Theyinclude enacting standards toprepare students for collegeand careers and making teach-ers and principals moreaccountable.
Results of assessment datefor 2011 in Illinois show thatmore than 2,500 schools, or 65percent, didn't meet theprogress standards that NoChild Left Behind requires.Data show the same for 695, or80 percent, of Illinois schooldistricts.
Just eight of 656 Illinois highschools met the standardsbased on 2011 test results, stateeducation officials said.
"That's just crazy," Chicosaid. "We know that there aremore than eight high schoolsdoing a fine job educatingtheir students."
Vermont teacher strike enters second day
Illinois toseek waiverfrom No ChildLeft Behind
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