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Marysville School District prepares for new school year | SLIDESHOW
MARYSVILLE — The first day of school for students started Wednesday, Sept. 4, but Marysville School District faculty and staff have been returning to their schools since at least Thursday, Aug. 29, and many of them began getting ready well before then.
At Cedarcrest Middle School on Aug. 29, while paraprofessional staff gathered in the auditorium to discuss such subjects as the legal procedures of harassment, intimidation and bullying reporting, the school's educators went over both the new Common Core State Standards of Washington and the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) college-readiness system which has been adopted by 47 states, including Washington.
"Common Core focuses on student learning and growth over time," said Dr. Sheila Gerrish, principal of Cedarcrest Middle School. "If they're not learning, the question becomes, what do we do to adjust the instruction to meet their needs?"
While AVID has already been implemented in Marysville schools such as Totem Middle School and Marysville Getchell High School's Academy of Construction and Engineering, this school year will mark its first year of full implementation at Cedarcrest Middle School.
"We have students who have GPAs in the 2.0 to 3.5 range, but their test scores are really strong, so we're looking to address that disconnect," said Gerrish, who explained that AVID is being offered as a seventh-grade elective, but Common Core is being implemented school-wide. "It's all about intentionality. Before, we were very focused on academic achievement, which measures how students are doing at one point in time, but now, we know the direction we want our kids to be heading in, and we can see if they're making it along the way, and if they're not, we ask ourselves what we can do so that they can meet their learning targets. We continually conduct assessments as we go."
Gerrish commended her teachers for their commitment to their students, noting that many of them had already been coming to school for a few weeks, preparing their rooms for the arrivals of their new classes.
"Our staff demonstrates the highest levels of professionalism and dedication," Gerrish said. "They care tremendously about middle school kids."
Eighth-grade algebra teacher Colleen Thomas has cared about the students of Cedarcrest Middle School enough not only to stick around for 17 years, but also to train up over the summer on new lessons and instructional techniques to incorporate into each year's classes.
"This summer, I was part of the STEM Teacher Externship Program for the Washington Association of Better Schools for three weeks," said Thomas, who has also received AVID training outside of school. "I put all of that back into the classroom. The new math and agile minds stuff is great, but it's new, so it's an adjustment."
Thomas spends not only time but also money on gearing up for each school year, this year by purchasing a tablet for the classroom with her own money in addition to the regular assortment of school supplies that she already pays for out-of-pocket.
"It's because of the hopes I have for these kids, as our future," said Thomas, a National Board Certified Teacher. "I always wind up doing something new each year, but you need to be passionate about delivering a rigorous, high-quality education. There are those kids who come into middle school and think they can just blow it off and then step up their game in high school because that's when it supposedly starts to count, but what we as teachers need to do, and what these kids' high school and college mentors need to do, is pass onto them that, if they blow off middle school, they'll either be taking high school for five years or dropping out. We have to be accountable."
Lynn Dykgraaf teaches world history to sophomores, U.S. history to juniors and a senior elective class in psychology at Marysville-Pilchuck High School. After he and his fellow M-PHS teachers received their own training on Common Core State Standards on the morning of Aug. 29, Dykgraaf was visited teachers from the Marysville Arts & Technology High School that afternoon, who came to see him about implementing their own psychology elective class.
"The new state and federal guidelines have been unending for the past 15 years," said Dykgraaf, who's taught at M-PHS for 31 of his 32 years in education. "This has been a bigger year than usual for those types of changes, because of the new teacher evaluation system, but the whole social studies department piloted that program last year."
Dykgraaf's fondness for teaching young people has not only given him the motivation to make such transitions at M-PHS for more than three decades, but it's also why he founded the Everett Rowing Association and still devotes two to three hours of each weekday afternoon training kids through that organization.
"You've got to love kids to do this job, and social studies has become an especially relevant subject in the past 15 years of real-world events," Dykgraaf said.
M-PHS Principal Andrew Frost elaborated that the Common Core training for teachers puts them through their paces in studying the material in the same ways that their students will be expected to do.
"When those kids read assignments, they'll be analyzing and breaking down the material on deeper levels than they were ever asked to do before," Frost said. "If our teachers practice doing the same, they'll understand better how to make that shift."
Frost sees this style of education as corresponding with M-PHS as a "professional learning community," in which teachers learn from one another.
"We've got a great team that's very excited about the new school year," Frost said.
While the first day of school occurred after this issue's press deadline, you can read about it in the Sept. 11 issue of The Marysville Globe.
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Boylston, NY -- Emergency responders are at the scene of a rollover crash on county Route 17 near county Route 13 in Boylston, an Oswego County 911 supervisor said.
A mail carrier stopped at a nearby home to say there had been an accident and called 911 at 2:13 p.m., officials said.
State police, Redfield and Lacona volunteer firefighters, and Northern Oswego County Ambulance crews rushed to the scene. Paramedics had not transported anyone from the scene 45 minutes after the crash was reported, 911 officials said.
County Route 17 was closed to traffic while state police investigated the crash. A minivan that rolled over has been towed from the scene and state police have reopened the road.


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Penn State may be bowl eligible next season.
Its four-year postseason ban, established three years ago in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky scandal, may be lifted before the 2015 season, according to a report by The Sporting News.
Two sources within the NCAA says Penn State, if it continues to 'reach and go beyond' benchmarks set by the NCAA in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky scandal, will have a 'strong case' to get its final year of postseason probation lifted," The Sporting News reported Wednesday.
If that's the case, it is doubtful that Penn State would become bowl eligible sooner. The Nittany Lions, under first-year head coach James Franklin, open the season Saturday against UCF in Dublin, Ireland. Following their home opener next Saturday against Akron, they open their Big Ten schedule on Saturday, Sept. 13, at Rutgers.
The NCAA eased Penn State's scholarship restrictions last September, but did not address the postseason ban. Penn State was permitted to award 20 scholarships this academic year -- an increase of five -- and have 75 players on scholarship. In 2015-16, it can award 25 scholarships and have 80 players on scholarship. Beginning in 2016-17, it can award the 25 scholarships and have 85 players on scholarship, the full amounts allowed by the NCAA.
George Mitchell, Penn State's athletic integrity monitor, is expected to release his second report on the state of the university's athletic programs soon, according to The Sporting News. Mitchell's first report last year "reached well beyond expectations," a source told The Sporting News, leading to the increase in scholarships this year.
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OCEAN CITY — In honor of Hope, an eight-month-old cat found dead earlier this summer, the Humane Society of Ocean City organized the Silver Whiskers program.
The Silver Whiskers program places senior pets and special needs animals in foster homes. Any medical costs for the animals will be completely paid for by the Humane Society.
"This program is designed to find a permanent environment for animals that need a loving home, and to provide companionship to people who are willing to open their hearts to an animal that has lots of love to give," said Kevin Fischer, animal control officer at the Humane Society.
"It will also help to open shelter space for animals who may have been abused or abandoned and are in need of care."
Sen. Jeff Van Drew was with the Humane Society during its press conference about Silver Whiskers, and he also sponsors bills enhancing penalties related to animal abuse.
These bills include S-928, which that enhances animal cruelty status to make it a criminal penalty; S-931, which increases animal fighting penalties, and S-1984, which enhances the penalty for harming animals owned or use by law enforcement agencies.
"You can judge a society by the way it treats its most vulnerable: The very young, the very old and also innocent, helpless animals," Van Drew said.
"While the crime committed against Hope is an absolute outrage – and like me, many of our residents have expressed anger and disgust regarding the incident – I have been heartened by the outpouring of support from the community," he added. "With the launch of the Humane Society's Silver Whiskers program, it is clear that Hope's death will not be in vain. I have no doubt that the residents of Ocean City and the surrounding areas will support this great cause."
Police found Hope's body on June 20 after she was dragged by a vehicle through the street. Hope's body still had the cord tied around her neck used for the dragging, and over 50 percent of her body was skinned to the bone from friction, according to authorities.
"This was a senseless and depraved act," Van Drew said. "We are asking anyone who may have information about this incident to come forward, The fact is, this is not normal behavior. While we know the individual or individuals who are responsible for this crime are an absolute threat to animals, we have every reason to believe they are also a threat to residents in the community."
The Humane Society of Ocean City has offered a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest of the individuals responsible for Hope's abuse. Money for the reward has come from the organization, local veterinarians and private residents.
"The person who committed this horrible crime in Ocean City is still out there," said Bill Hollingsworth, executive director and chief animal control officer at the local Humane Society.
"We don't want this person to get away scot-free. We want to make sure people know that we are still looking for information pertaining to this incident and that we have not given up. It is still very much an ongoing investigation."
For more information about the Silver Whiskers program, call the Humane Society of Ocean City at 609-399-2018.
Anybody with information concerning animal cruelty should call the Animal Control Services of Ocean City at 609-398-4500 or the Ocean City Police Department at 609-399-9111.


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Artist: Insane Clown Posse (ICP) feat. Project Born
Album: Miscellaneous
Genre: Hip Hop/Rap
Insane Clown Posse (ICP) feat. Project Born
Insane Clown Posse (ICP) feat. Project Born
I C P the wicked clowns and Project Born
Serial Slaughtering mutha fuckas in the graveyard
Tick to the mutha fuckin tock Nigga the click from
Project Born and ICP are here to rock
Nigga trippin in the graveyard
Just don't try to play hard It will be your ass up on the black one
Out there pullin carcass J will be the
Barrier 2 Dope will be the Carrier
And Project Born is Sworn to put a bullet in your derriere
It's time to wake the dead and dead and move
And then they woke up a lot of souls
And hope to hell with the Nitty folk Cuz
I be dreamin I'm dead and gone
And on the fuckin tooth
I miss Mr. Nitty 74 to 94 took two
to the head tryin to be hard to get you there
Punk ass nigga do your hair six mutha fuckas will carry you there
It'll side your fate, if I'm movin I be hurtin ya
I'm puttin on way to much drinks so it is curtains for ya
Bitches I'm a blast and the bitches are never after
These punk ass thinks he's tryin to throw the casket on the masta,
I'm fasta You should of tried to beat me to the ticker yo
I don't give a fuck if Mr. Nitty bein hoe
Don't risk your neck from the brother on the boulevard
G-r-a-v-e-y-a-r-d bitch it's the graveyard
Stop into the graveyard been chillin here for days
Workin the graveyard shift diggin up all the graves
Sellin all the stiff to the Dead Body Man
one came back to life so then I began to ran
The decrepit mutha fucka was followin right behind
I don't know what to do, I think I'm losin my mind
Right then the corpse came jumpin out a tree
Way out a tree And fallin on top of me Back on my feet
As I began my face Put my hands around his neck and
tried to put it in a brace But a nope, that's not how
the shit goes His head popped off and started nibblin at my toes
I got dead bodies to the right I got dead bodies to the left
I thought the carry one, but what about the rest?
Tie me up with some veins dragin me into the tomb I knew I had to be doomed
Cuz I can hear the loons in my
head It was dead, echoin through my brain
Tellin me somethin's wrong then I felt the pain
It was knockin down my flesh by the pound
But that's what happens when you be fuckin around in the graveyard, dawg
Come to the graveyard now you see what's goin on
You scareder then a muther fucker shouldn't of brought your ass along
Ain't no place to hide, and really no place to run
And plus I pack a bible, a shovel, and a shot gun
Don't you point your finger though ICP don't ride a horse
You think it's over now, but now it's gonna get much
worse Deadly sour paid a gang, nothing else can fuck with that See you wanna don't
know what you got, you better duck with that
The dead will come alive and decapitate your fuckin head Now
I gotta wake the dead Sleepin on the death bed
Mr. Nitty gonna great the bitch, to you aint no fuckin bitch
I'm stealin for the broken hoe Suck on my dick you rich hoe
Your daddy got a job and he treat me like a bum But
I'm a let his ass know, he can come and get some
And he ain't mean shit to me Commin from the PJP
The Project Born Is slassin but you best be watchin me Cuz
I'm diggin graves, graves is what I'm diggin
I can't believe this shit, this niggas still liven
So why you gonna play hard? Brother blow your hole card And
I'll go slap your ass with the shovel in the graveyard
My name is
Violent J and I be sleeping in a coffin Deep underground
Never to be found Then my body rots as I'm sleepin in peace
Cuz nobody dares to ever wake the deceased
But who is this mutha fucka knockin at my tomb?
Disturbing the worms that are trying to consume,
my body It better be somebody worthy, bastard, oh, he he,
it's the Ringmaster Giving me orders to awake from the dead
My body is decade I need to find a new head And a new leg,
but then I'll be straight
To crawl from the dirt And put in some work
One O'clock one thirty, two in the mornin
Wicked Clowns ICP and Project Bornin
At the graveyard I got the whole wide world in my hands
Cuz I'm the Dead Body Man Wicked, Wicked Jokers, Wicked Jokers,
Wicked Fun Eiffel eye and T and Southwest become one
And in the name of the dead you got dealt yet another joker card
Straight from the graveyard (repeat)
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I made these earlier in the week but felt they needed reworking a little, so I remade them this morning and they turned out better than before. They're not too sweet, but nice and fruity, with a hint of difference provided by the basil. Its a good combination and don't be put off by the thought of basil and strawberries!
Strawberry and Basil Scones
Makes 8 - 12
1 C plain Soymilk
1 t Apple Cider Vinegar
3 T Strawberry Jam
1 t Strawberry Essence
2 T Sugar
3 T Oil
1 T fresh Basil - finely chopped
2 1/2 C Plain Flour (or sub some WWPF)
1 T Baking Powder
1 t Baking Soda
1/2 t Salt
3/4 C fresh Strawberries - finely chopped
- Preheat your oven to 375F and grease a baking sheet.
- Mix the soymilk and ACV in a large bowl, stand for 5 minutes.
- Whisk into the soymilk the jam, essence, sugar, oil and basil.
- Sift the flour, BPowder, BSoda and salt into this bowl. Add the strawberries and mix with a wooden spoon until just combined.
- Now either - Shape into a 6" disc on your baking tray and score into 8 triangular pieces (like you would a pizza) and bake for 25 - 30 minutes
- or - using 1/3 C size measure scoop 10 - 12 scones onto your baking sheet and bake for 20 -25 minutes.
- Brush tops with a little soymilk before baking if you like. and to be honest use whatever size measure you like to scoop - just keep an eye on the cooking time.
Obviously these are better as the strawberry season goes on and the berries get sweeter. I hope all of you lucky enough to have strawberries in a garden make at least one batch of these sometime this summer!


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|By Trolley_5204 (Trolley_5204) on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 01:16 am: Edit
(Subject should read: Anyone going to college for a reason other than MONEY later on/down the road?)
Survey question; please keep it friendly.
|By Geniusash (Geniusash) on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 01:18 am: Edit
I want to learn.
|By Magoo (Magoo) on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 01:20 am: Edit
i want to experience my culture...meet new people in a new area...learn tools to make it (yes i guess for money)...and to be in washington because i like politics.
|By Kwtortoise (Kwtortoise) on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 01:31 am: Edit
Meet people with similar interests, learn, feel a sense of accomplishment, complete some goals, be able to work in an exciting career, and yes, money too.
|By Zero (Zero) on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 01:33 am: Edit
to be able to move to the west coast and have my parents pay for it.
|By Magoo (Magoo) on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 02:36 am: Edit
also i feel like this is the best way for me to grow...instead of just leaving and starting out (which is highly unpractical) im easing my way out into the world by moving out, living 3,000 miles away from home and meeting new people...it should be great!!
money a necessity to live the typical modern life...however its not everything...im not living and going to school just to make money for what...to say hey look i have money guys...no im going to learn skills so im able to help people in a broad arena...bigger than my small community/high school....
sorry i ruined ur poll...just had to give me 2 cents.
|By Legendofmax (Legendofmax) on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 02:36 am: Edit
I want to learn as much as I can, meet new people, gain friends with similar interests, and hopefully just become a better person and grow.
Mind you, college does not guarantee financial success
|By Magoo (Magoo) on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 02:44 am: Edit
Mind you, college does not guarantee financial success...I TOTALLY AGREE...i know someone who went to YALE...AND THEY ARE FLAT BROKE...ITS UP TO U!!!
|By Magoo (Magoo) on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 02:45 am: Edit
TROLLEY: what is ur position...where do u stand?
|By Legendofmax (Legendofmax) on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 02:48 am: Edit
If you don't know how to apply your skills or work hard, you won't get anywhere. As Doctor Octavius said in Spider Man 2 (along these lines): "I hear you're brilliant, but lazy... brilliance alone does nothing, you have to work hard to get what you really want".
|By Anglophile (Anglophile) on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 04:20 am: Edit
I'm going to college for lack of a better idea.
|By Haithman (Haithman) on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 04:48 am: Edit
Sadly Iam going to college to make money . Oh well....
|By Poison_Ivy (Poison_Ivy) on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 08:22 am: Edit
Honestly, to flee from my family and so one day I can live in London to work for BBC as a foreign correspondent.
There is no way I'm taking advantage of Bright Futures!
|By Skiowad (Skiowad) on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 12:39 pm: Edit
Going to college to become hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt. I think the money question is comppletely out of it.
|By Geniusash (Geniusash) on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 12:43 pm: Edit
Yay for scholarships and debt free college! hahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Sorry, I need to go confess this now.
|By Gidget (Gidget) on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 04:40 pm: Edit
Going to college to learn everything about the backstage art of theatre, so I can have a career doign the thing I love most and get up everyday to be excited to go to work not dreading a day at a desk. - Belive me if I am in it for money- it's the wrong profession.
|By Smhop (Smhop) on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 09:56 pm: Edit
Also going far in debt for college-- prob about 60k. I am going because I want to finish what I started, and I want to be able to fulfill some intrinsic goals (money is not one of them.)
|By Philntex (Philntex) on Wednesday, July 21, 2004 - 10:51 pm: Edit
I wanna learn SOMEthin'!!! Yeah, 'cause high school just isn't doing the trick for me. Seriously, I want to be challenged BIG time in college, so that's why I'm going: to be challenged both academically and socially.
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SYDNEY — Have you spotted a large, ugly looking pothole recently? The Canadian Union of Public Employees want your photos.
Streets in Ashby are riddled with potholes, but there are sections on Royal Avenue that are particularly hard hit, making for a bumpy drive down the hill. Chris Shannon - Cape Breton Post
CUPE and its union locals representing inside and outside workers, as well as school crossing guards in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, launched its campaign on Facebook Friday.
The point of the contest — a winner will receive an iPad Mini — is to highlight the fact there has been no municipal infrastructure work in the CBRM last year and none so far this year.
CUPE national representative Wanda Power said the campaign had been planned for some time, but the union decided to move forward with it a couple days after the CBRM council finalized a $142.7-million operating budget with staff reductions and service cuts.
"We're trying to put pressure on the politicians, who will in turn feel pressure, hopefully embarrass them somewhat, and put pressure as well on the province just to get this work done for the community," she said.
CBRM deputy mayor Kevin Saccary said council worked its "butts off" over the last several months to come up with a budget that saved jobs and avoided any tax increases.
The budget resulted in the loss of 29 unionized and management positions through attrition, including nine crossing guards, Transit Cape Breton's operation was slashed by one-third, and Citizen Service Centres in Sydney Mines, Glace Bay, New Waterford and Louisbourg will be shut down.
Saccary said the union's tactics disappointed him and that he was hoping CUPE could work with the municipality as the changes take place instead of setting a "nasty overtone" using this campaign.
"It's very unfortunate that we have less jobs but we just could not find the money to keep those jobs," he said.
Power said the union is still working on the details of the contest, including a final deadline before choosing the best photo, but people are now able to upload pothole pictures to its Facebook page at any time.


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I was trying to find more places that carried remnants of soapstone in my area. I called a few places in Lancaster, Pa. this morning. There are two places there that carry soapstone remnants. The one place is called Natural Stoneworks. They say they have some remnants and the one is 30"x27". Ken said that piece for that remnant would cost 50.00. If it has to be cut, which it would be for my home oven, then the price would be 75.00. I am thinking about having a piece cut for my home oven and the extra used for my BBQ grill set-up or for use in my 1/4 size convection oven at market. If anyone is in this area their number is 717-393-5818. I asked Ken how the soapstone would be cut and he said it needed to be cut with a bridge saw, that had a diamond studded blade.The other place that carries some remnants is Banta Tile and Marble. They are checking on prices for remnants. Their number is 717-393-3931.I will let anyone know, that is interested if I find out more.Maybe I soon will have some soapstones or a soapstone for my home oven or other oven set-ups to get better results, when making pizza. Norma
soapstone bug strikes again
The oven looks nice but one worry would be the weight of the stone? can the shelves hold it without dropping? It looks sturdy enough but only you will know for sure.
Norma, does the unpolished side feel soapy/talcy/silky/powdery or does it feel rocky? The banta stone looks perfect, and, from a distance, the other stones look great too, but, the yellow streaks... yellow is not typically found in high heat/high talc soapstones. As we've figured out with Straybullet (Mark), there's many different types of soapstone. It doesn't seem like a ton of yellow streaks and the gray parts look perfect, but I'd still run your hand across the non shiny side and make sure it feels talcy- as talcy as the banta stone.
Norma, maybe it's the lighting, but the streak on the upper right corner of the bottom photo looks a little yellow to me.


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