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Band Concert
Stamford elementary, jr. high and
senior high bands will be
performing a conceit Thursday,
May 29 at the SHS auditorium.
Central
Conference
Bible Conference will be held
Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
May 14,15 & 16 at 7 p.m. and 11
and 6 on Sunday.
hospital, there is no greater element
more crucial than the valued men
and women who staff medical fa-
cilities.
To celebrate Hospital Week,
Stamford Memorial Hospital is
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Jimmie Wilhelm said. “Every cus-
tomer will have the opportunity to
get curt) delivery in the near future.'*
The reasons for the promotion of
curbline delivery is more efficient
service, cost, guaranteed mail
pickup every day, mis-delivery of
mail is virtually eliminated and mail
sional-quality documents.
Three semester hours each of
college credit can be obtained for
successfill completion of BCA I,
Editor’s Nott: The Stamford
American no longer will be
running the TV listings
because of lack of a sponsor. If
your business would like to
sponsor or help sponsor the
listing, please contact the editor
^at 773-3621. »
or students who have questions
about this program can contact
Cyndi Heam or Thelia Lisle at 773-
2701.
packages in business today, Word
Perfect, Lotus and Base IV.
11th Grade: Business Computer
Applications II. Students learn ad-
vanced concepts and skills related
School Board Meeting
To be Thursday at 7 p.m. in the
board room.
NHS Induction
National Honor Society willhave
induction ceremonies Monday
at noon in the SHS auditorium.
Cheerleaders to Give Shopping
Spree
Jr. Varsity and Varsity
Cheerleaders (93-94) will be
selling chances for a two minute
shopping spree to be given away
on Friday, May 21 with the spree
to be Sat, May 22. Contact any
cheerleader, Cindy Ford, Carol
McKee at 773-2701 for your
tickets. Watch for more details.
News and
advertising
deadline
Uiesday,
10 a.m.
Classified ad
deadline 5 p.m.
Tuesday.
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Cisco Junior Colli
Regional Jr. College,
773-3496.
Cowboys will be available for the
handling and feeding of the cattle
until the sale on May 18. The cattle
will be placed at the red bam south
of town on the old Harrison estate
(the old confederate reunion
grounds.)
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Single Copy
Price
is protected from rain, sleet, snow,
etc.
In order for the postal service to
keep the cost of stamps from rising
so fast, we seek better methods of
delivery at a lower cost to the cus-
tomer.
REMEMBER,
NO SCHOOL
FRIDAY
(BAD WEATHER DAY)
IS
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The Pink Ladies Thrift Store on the North side of the square received quite a bit of damage due to the recent storuM
that passed through this area. The roof had a leak and the ceiling tiles were saturated causing water to be damped over
merchandise and causing the floor to be soaked. The store wig be dosed the rest of the week and bopefhiywii be open
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level. These courses are:
9th Grade: Microcomputer Ap-
plications-an introductory course
emphasizing keyboarding skills the
first semester and giving students level of Tech Prep course. Parents
an overview of word processing,
database management and spread-
sheet applications the second se-
mester using an integrated software
Jody Nix at Stagecoach
Jody Nix will be back for a return
play after cancelling during the
storm 2 weeks ago. He will be
here on Friday, May 14 from 8-
12. Derringer will play Saturday
night from 9-1.
that will make a valuable contribu-
tion to their resume after graduation.
There are fourcourses in the Tech-
Prep path and ideally (but not nec-
essarily) start with the 9th grade have access to the skills they need
by offering the Tech Prep program.
Students are in the process of pre-
registering for next year’s classes
and can sign up for the appropriate
Donations scanty for Cattlemen's
Roundup for Crippled Children
So far, according to W.B. Harrison,
III, there hasn’t been a full load of
cattle available yet to go to the
Cattlemen’s Roundup.
If you would be interested in do
. nating to the Spring Cattlemen’s
Roundup for Crippled Children
(livestock only), contact W.B. at
National Hospital
Week May 9-15
May 9-15 is designated National
Hospital Week. Hospital week be-
gin in 1921, a concept devised by a
magazine editorwhobelieveditwas
time to dispel the fears about hos-
pitals and heighten the community
awareness about these vital facili-
ties. Every year, Hospital Week is
scheduled for the Sunday through
Saturday surrounding May 12, the
birth date of Florence Nightingale.
This year the theme is “Caring
People, People Caring,” a message
organizers believe highlights the
importance of the people who make
up the hospital.
While it takes many tools to run a
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Noah Project to Meet
Noah Project-North advisory
committee will meet Friday, May
14,1993 at noon at the East Side
Baptist Church in Haskell. Each
member should bring a covered
dish for the potluck luncheon.
Stamford c^mericaiL
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the children of Oliver School and
Margaret’s Place for Tots. Prizes
for the winners are being donated
by Wal-Mart. ■
If you know someone who works
at our hospital, let them know that
you appreciate them and that they
are doing a good job. Ourhospitalis
necessary to the community and
your support is very important.
mmS
sponsoring a coloring contest for '
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Area FFA Convention
Will be held this weekend in San
Angelo. Call Larry Bills at SHS
Ag Department for more
information. Support our
students!
Congratulations...
to Jonathan Lammert, Justin Livengood and Rupal Sevak. These three make up the Mathematics
team that received 1st place at the UIL State Meet in Austin at UT on May 7-8. Jonathan Lammert
was also a double individual winner receiving 1st in Number Sense and 1st in Mathematics.
Jonathan is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Danny Lammert, Justin is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Steve
Livengood and Rupal is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.C. Sevak.
Curbline service available from postal service
The U.S. Postal Service has for
several years now offered postal
customers the option to receive mail
at the curb. The postal service fur-
nishes the curbline box, pole, and
installs these boxes at no cost to the
customer. “This is being offered at
this time in Stamford,” Postmaster
the challenge of change head on or
be trampled in the rush. Tomorrow ’s
occupations will require workers
who are able to integrate all their
skills effectively and that’s where
Tech-Prep comes in.
Tech-Prep is a course of study that software programs into profes-
prepares students for either direct
entry into highly-skilled occupa-
tions or continuation of education.
The guiding principle of Tech-
Prep is the application of theory to BCA II and BCA III. This tech-prep
the real world; bringing concepts credit can be applied towards a 2 or
and practices to life in a hands-on 4 year degree at any of the follow-
approach. The theory is based on ing schools:
real world situations where no single Cisco Junior College. Vernon
answerisnecessarilyalwayscorrect. Regional Jr. College, Temple Jun-
Stamford High School is one of ior College, Texas State Tech Col-
the pilot sites participating in the lege-Sweetwater, Abilene Christian
West Central Texas Tech-Prep University, McMurry College and
Consortium. The student is actually Tarleton State University.
earning high school credit, college Other institutions outside the West
credit and gaining a technical skill Central Texas Tech-Prep Consor-
tium may also be willing to grant
this credit.
Stamford ISD has accepted the
challenge to insure that our students
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Tech-Prep courses
offer students an edge
According to the SCANS RE- package. This course does not
PORT FOR AMERICA 2000, only qualify for advanced credit.
25% of the high school graduates 10th Grade: Business Computer
today go on to complete a four-year Applications I. This course intro-
college degree. For the remaining duces and develops basic compe-
majority of students, their success tencies in the use of the three most
in the world of work may hinge on popular commercial software
effective technical training and
skills. By the year2000,70% of the
jobs will not require a baccalaureate
degree, and 50% of these jobs
haven’t even been created yet!
Presently, 40% of the computer- to computer applications. They gain
related jobs in the work force did a strong foundation of skills using
not exist five years ago. Our world commercial software programs.
is changing at a fast pace and our 12th Grade: Business Computer
students must be prepared to meet Applications HI. This advanced
course is designed to insure that
students are proficient working in
the MS-DOS operating system en-
vironment and with presentation
graphics packages. Students will
also learn to integrate data between
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Gilbreath, Sharon. Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 13, 1993, newspaper, May 13, 1993; Stamford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1290934/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stamford Carnegie Library.