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Bunting
nominated for KASB post
USD 373 Board of Education member Barbara
Bunting has been nominated as a candidate for the office of
president-elect of the Kansas Association of School Boards. A
former teacher and school counselor, Bunting has an extensive
education background, including five years of service on the
Newton Board of Education. In addition to her professional
experience in education, she has also worked in the field of
non-profit marketing and development.
Bunting is
also a dedicated community volunteer, having served on many
local boards and committees, and currently serves as the chair
of the Leave A Legacy Steering Committee. She faces two other
nominees for the KASB position: John Cleek, of Louisburg, and
Mary Anne Trickle, of Salina. KASB voting delegates will vote
on the position at the Delegate Assembly prior to the KASB
Annual Convention, to be held December 1-3, in Wichita.
Newton students
named National Merit Semifinalists
Newton High School seniors Allison Isaac
and Megan Davies have been named semifinalists in the National
Merit Scholarship program for 2007. The two will advance to
the next level of the competition and have the opportunity to
compete for a share of some 82,000 scholarships totaling $33
million, which will be awarded next spring. Approximately 90%
of the semi-finalists are expected to attain finalist standing
and approximately half of those will earn the Merit Scholar
title and accompanying scholarship funds.
Finalists are selected from a pool of 1.4
million students form nearly 21,000 schools who enter the
program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit
Scholarship Qualifying Test. The named semi-finalists
represents less than 1% of U.S. high school seniors and
includes the highest scoring entrants in each state.
The National Merit Scholarship Program is
a not-for-profit organization that operates without government
assistance. Scholarships are awarded from the organization’s
own funds which are supplemented by approximately 500
businesses and higher education institutions that share the
organization’s goals of honoring the nation’s scholastic
champions and encouraging the pursuit of academic excellence.
Newton author
returns to roots:
Newton High School graduate Brad Sneed
returned to his roots this week, visiting the Newton Public
Library to share the story of his work as a children’s author
and illustrator. Sneed addressed classes from Newton Public
Schools and St. Mary’s Academy in the Library’s Florence
Bessemer room on Tuesday, relating his journey from budding
high school artist to big city book illustrator, following a
propitious visit to New York to show his artwork to a
publisher. In the photo, Sneed draws a character for Santa Fe
Middle School students from one of his books, “Deputy Harvey
and the Ant Cow Caper.”
Dillon’s School
Supply Donation:
North Dillons store manager Debbie Schauf
and South Dillons store manager Sheryl Henderson recently
delivered two large boxes of school supplies to the Newton USD
373 district office. Store employees and customers donated
supplies during the month of August to be distributed to
students who might not otherwise be able to purchase them. The
supplies were eagerly welcomed by the schools and will be
distributed as needed throughout the school year.
Applesauce Making at South Breeze
Kindergarten
students at South Breeze Elementary got in touch with fall by
making applesauce this week. Pictured are Wyatt Lehman,
Nicolas Ybarra, Le Damion French, and teacher Lori Weaver. The
event was held in conjunction with the class’s animated
literacy curriculum, in which the students were introduced to
their vowels through a song entitled "Apples and Bananas". The
students enjoyed cutting the apples with the teachers’
assistance and then the apples were allowed to simmer for
several hours before each person received a bowl. The children
enjoyed the delicious applesauce, along with the wonderful
aroma that filled the room. The students performed writing
activities, math activities, and were introduced to vowels
with this song/activity.
Eby students
seek items for troop care packages
Students at Eby Learning Center on the
Youthville Campus are collecting items to be assembled into
care packages for troops stationed in Iraq. The public is
invited to donate items for the packages, and can deliver them
to the Youthville main office or Eby Learning Center office.
The students have set a goal of sending out at least one
package a month. The packages will contain many items, for
more than just one soldier, and will be opened and distributed
to groups of soldiers at a time. The students have addresses
for army and marine troops stationed in Iraq and a letter will
be placed inside each box so that soldiers who wish to may
correspond with the students. The school is requesting
non-perishable items that will fit inside a large shoe box.
Suggested items include hard candy, soap, deodorant, shampoo,
toothpaste, bug repellant, socks, playing cards, batteries,
CDs, and any other items that a person might miss when away
from home. For more information call 283-1950, ext 130.
Santa Fe Book
Fair
Santa Fe Middle School will be hosting a
Scholastic Book Fair September 18-29, in the Shakespeare
Conference Room. Students will be previewing the books
September 19-21, and the Book Fair will be open during
parent-teacher conferences on Sept 18 and 25, from 6:00 p.m.
to 8:30 p.m.
Homecoming Week
Schedule
Newton High School will celebrate 2006
Fall Homecoming during the week of September 25 – 29. This
year’s theme is an international one titled “Where in the
World is NHS?” The week-long activities will include:
Monday, September 25 – Wear your warm-ups
to school day.
Tuesday, September 26 – Wear your
sombreros to school day.
Class Float Building at the 4-H building: 4:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 27 – Wear your
travel shirt to school day.
Homecoming Parade followed by a Bonfire at the High School and
a Pep Rally in Ravenscroft Gymnasium. The Parade will begin at
7:00 p.m. and will start at Main and 7th Streets, heading
north to 12th Street, and ending at the High School parking
lot. The parade route will run north this year due to detours
around the Broadway Street construction project.
Thursday, September 28 – Dress your best
day.
Friday, September 29 – School spirit
day—wear black and gold.
Homecoming Dance 10 – 12 midnight. |
