The Sealy News (Sealy, Tex.), Vol. 106, No. 42, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 27, 2003 Page: 8 of 16
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PAGE 8 ■ TUESDAY, MAY 27,2003
Education
Clauson, Cerny remain focused
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worked hard, and
SJHS announces UIL winners
A number of seventh grad- ' a third place, and Courtney professional development Shuffle, and Tree Factory.
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sawmill,
Institute (TCI) introduces Abitibi’s papermill and the
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screening
teachers to forestry in east
Texas-from seed to harvest
Sealy Junior High School
announced its district UIL
winners recently. A number
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place in Listening Skills.
Shannon Brune received a
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Although neither Cerny nor Clauson
had history teacher Wendy Machala for
an instructor, Cerny was grateful for
her leadership in National Honor
Society and as class sponsor, and
Clauson appreciated her dedication in
ment or self-help skills,
vision problems, or hearing
problems.
MONDAY
Ongoing Events:
Austin County Jail Museum tours
from 11 am-3pm. Call 865-9116
Eastman, second place, and
Kyle Thompson, sixth place,
in Ready Writing.
helping him perform
well in UIL Current
Events.
Cerny said he was
challenged to excel-
lence in academics
by his parents and
older brother
Jonathan, who had
the third highest
academic average in
his Sealy High
School graduating
class of 2000.
“Focused” would
probably be the
most apt descriptor
of the two young
men. They’ve
• Netional Hunger Awerenen Dey
• Netionel Toion Doy
May 27 - June 21
THURSDAY
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JUNE 1
• 1-5 pm - Historical tours at Stephen F.
Austin Park 885-3613
• 2 pm - Bellville Bull Blow Out - Fair
Grounds
• 2-5 pm - Tour of Texas German
Society Museum “Das Haus" in
Schoenau, Austin County, FM 1457
• Chidren i Awerenes Memoriel Doy
Netionel Cancar Survivort Dey
• Stand for Chidren Day
mic pursuits, but those who once teased
them realize Clauson and Cerny did the
right thing now.
These young men will speak at gradu-
ation ceremonies Saturday, May 31 at.
Tiger Stadium.
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• 6 pm - Free Yoga Class - Hill
Community Center. Bring mat. towel
and wear comfortable clothes
•8pm- Alcoholics Anonymous meeting
• St. John Episcopal Church parish hall
• Friday th 13th
SATURDAY
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• 1-5 pm - historical tours at Stephen F.
Austin Park 885-3613
• 11 am-1 pm - Chicken fned steak din-
ner freedom fries & baked beans -
Drive-thru only - Located in alley
behind First United Methodist Church
• World No-Tobacco Day
SISD special programs meet students' needs
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• 7 pm - Cat Spring Wildcats ACEEA •
St. John Lutheran Church, Cat Spring
• 7:30 pm - Bingo - Sealy KC Hall
• 7:30 pm - Sealy American Legion
#442 and Auxiliary meeting - American
Legton Hall •
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• 7 pm - Brazos Country City Council
meeting, Gordon Memorial Library
WEDNESDAY
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• 6:30 pm - W5SFA Radio Club dinner -
Johnson s outside Bellville, meeting at
7 pm. Call Dan at 865-0300 for info.
* Netiomal Senior Heelth and Fitnen Day
• Netional Speling Baa Finele (28-29)
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• Noon - American Association of
Retired Persons meeting - HID Center
in Sealy
• 7 pm - Sealy American Legion
Talent/Amateur Night - American
Legion Hall
14
• 1-5 pm - Historical tours at Stephen F
Austin Park 885-3613
• Family History Day
12
• 6:30 pm - San Felipe Lodge No 239
AF&AM dinner - San Felipe Masonic
Hall, meeting at 7:30 pm.
15
• 1-5 pm - Historical tours at Stephen F.
Austin Park 885-3613
- Fethe’s Day
• Femiy Aurerenens Day
10
• Noon - Sealy Rotary Club - Tony’s
• 7 pm - Sealy Area Historical Society
meeting - Liedertafel/Fireman’s Hall
• 7:30 pm ■ Bingo - Sealy American
Legion Hall
SUNDAY
Ongoing Events:
The road to recovery spon-
sored by the American Cancer
Society is designed to assist
cancer patients in getting to
doctor appointments and treat-
ments. If you can drive, you
can help1 To volunteer, call
865-2873.
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• 6 pm - Free Yoga Class - Hill
Community Center Bring mat, towel
and wear comfortable clothes
•8pm- Alcoholics Ai lonymous meeting
- St John Episcopal Church parish hall
* Shavuot (Feast of Weeke)
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• Noon - Sealy Chamber of Commerce
monthly luncheon - Tony’s - Call 885-
3222 for info
• 6:30 pm - Sealy Tiger Athletic Booster
Club meeting
• 7:30 pm • Lions Club meeting - Hill
Center
• 7:30 pm - Bingo - Sealy KC Hall
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• 1-5 pm - Historical tours at Stephen F.
Austin Park 885-3613
• Abused Women & Chidren Awereness Do
• Rooo Unity Doy
• Netional Hoy Wook (8-14)
TUESDAY
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• Noon - Sealy Rotary Club - Tony’s
• 7:30 pm - Bingo - Sealy American
Legion Hall
9
• 7 pm - Cotton Boll Quilters - Trinity
Lutheran Church
• 7 pm - Catholic Daughters of America
St. Elizabeth Court No. 1616 meeting -
I.C.C Center
• 7:30 pm - Sealy Veterans of Foreign
Wars Auxiliary and Post #5601 meeting
- Hill Center
• 7:30 pm - Bingo - Sealy KC Hall
- Netionel Little Loogue BomM Wook (9-15)
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• Noon - Sealy Rotary Club - Tony’s
■ 6:30 pm - Sealy ISO board meeting •
SHS library
• 7 pm - Sealy East Side Foundation
meeting - Hill Community Center
• 7 pm - SPJST Lodge 141 meeting -
Gordon Memorial Library
• 7:30 pm - Bingo - Sealy American
Legion Hall
tial for performing at remarkably
high levels of accomplishment
when compared to others of the
same age, experience and envi-
ronment, and who exhibit high
performance capability in an
intellectual, creative, or artistic
area.
The Optional Extended Year
Program provides students with
additional instructional time to
master the state’s challenging
content standards and student
performance standards. Students
■ SPECIAL PROGRAMS, page 9
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• 1-5 pm - Historical tours at Stephen F.
Austin Park 885-3613
• 5-8 pm - San Felipe VFD Bar-B-Q
Chicken & Sausage Dinner - Frydek
Youth Center
3
• Noon - Sealy Rotary Club - Tony’s
• 7 pm - Ladies Auxiliary of Cat Spring
Vol. Fire Dept meeting
• 7:30 pm - Bingo - Sealy American
Legion Hall
• 7:30 pm - Members of Peters Hall
meet at the hall
• 7:30 pm - Sealy Chapter of No. 285
meeting - San Felipe Masonic Hall in
Sealy
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A ndrew
L% Clauson is
—-valedictori-
an, and senior Chris
Cerny is salutatori-
an, of the Sealy High
School senior class of
2003.
Cerny attended
school in Sealy since
kindergarten, and
Clauson, since sev-
enth grade.
Both young men
said they are pursu-
ing engineering
degrees at Texas
A&M in the fall.
Thus, they are
Anyone knowing of a child Mathematics.Sage Brandt
that may need special ser- received a first place and
vices, please call the Austin Marty Jousan, fourth place,
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Texas Forestry Museum on
Tuesday. Their exploration
of the forest continues
Wednesday with a visit to a
harvest site and a Shelby
County family’s tree farm.
■ TEACHERS, page 9
third place in Oral Reading.
Annie Dickinson received
a first place in Ready
Writing. Hillary Griffin
received a fourth place, and
Josh Hartwick, sixth place
in Science.
Kyle Thompson received a to product to reforestation,
fifth place in Science. Lehron Monday, teachers learn
Brune received a first place, about wildlife ecology, envi-
and Cody Howard, third ronmental issues and tree
place, in Spelling. biology by participating in
trained in recognizing and work-
ing with language differences. It
provides intensive instruction
that develops oral and written
comprehension and reading and
writing in English.
The district has a shared ser-
vice agreement (SSA) with
Region VI in Huntsville for its
Migrant Education Program that
provides supplementary services
for children whose education is
interrupted as a result of a
mobile lifestyle.
The purpose of the district’s
appreciative of the w worked hard, and
pre-calculus and cal- Pictured from left, Chris Cerny is salutatorian for it‘s paid off. At one
culus instruction the class of 2003 and Andrew Clauson is vale- time, other kids
they received from dictorian. taunted them about
teacher Phyllis King. being keen on acade-
Education in Maps, Graphs and
FLAG DRY
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• 7 am - Lions Club meeting - Hill
Center.
• 1 -5 pm - Historical tours at Stephen F.
Austin Park 885-3613
• First Doy of Summer
* Baby Boomers Recognition Day
* Join Hands Day
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Krause, fifth place in Oral offered by the Texas Teachers will tour Nexfor’s
Reading. Lindsey Braentner Forestry Association. The OSB mill, Cai-Tex Lumber
FRIDAY
30
• 6 pm - Free Yoga Class - Hill
Community Center. Bring mat. towel
and wear comfortable clothes.
•8pm- Alcoholics Anonymous meeting
- St. John Episcopal Church parish hall
-Ak SEALY NEWS -(
Our schools
er also placed in the competiz
tion. Will Chaney received a
fourth place, Matthew
Thuessen, fifth place, and
Ashley Stilley, sixth place, in
Calculator Applications.
Kassandra Knapp
received a second place,
Rhealeigh Ortiz, third place,
and Amber Byars, fourth
place in Dictionary Skills.
they exhibit one or more of of eighth graders placed in
the following: a significant the competition.
delay in cognitive develop- Valarie Krchnak received
ment, gross or fine motor a second place in Calculator
skills, language or speech, Applications. Lauren
social/emotional develop- Machala reeived a first
received a third place in
Modem Oratory.
Melissa Michalke received
a second place, and
Christina Wilson, third
place, in Number Sense.
Leah Richardson received
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received a first place, Joseph Teachers’ Conservation Company’s
Cooperative office at (979) Charts.
885-2987. Interested parties Amanda Coggins received ’
should contact the coopera- a second place, Jamie Tipp,
tive office to schedule an third place, and Tammy
appointment prior to the Schmidt, fifth place, in
screening date. Number Sense.
Cami Stastny received a Jessica Fogle received a
first place, Sara Cerny, sec- - sixth place in -Impromptu
ond place, and Sarah Holub, *’ Speaking.- Lauren Frank
Dyslexia Program is to identify,
intervene, and support students
with dyslexia and related disor-
ders. Dyslexia is manifested in
children when they have difficul-
ty in learning to read, write, or
spell despite conventional
instruction, adequate intelli-
gence, and sociocultural opportu-
nity.
The purpose of the Gifted and
Talented Program, is to provide
an array of learning opportuni-
ties for students in grades K-12
who perform or show the poten-
The Sealy News/CATHY WITHERSPOON
SHS Students of the Week
The Sealy High School Students of the Week for May 5-9 are Roshanda
Cloud and Brandon Strayer.
SHS Cheerleading Mini
Camp registration
The .ealy High School July 21-25 from 10 a.m.-
Varsity and JV cheerleaders noon each day in the high
invite- anyone entering school gym. The cost is $25
kindergarten through sixth for the week or $7 a day if
grade to attend this sum- you can’t attend every day.
mer’s mini camp. T-shirts must be ordered in ,
Learn the latest cheers, advance this year.
chants, jumps and dances to Registration forms may
help support the Sealy he picked up at the high
Tigers for the 2003-2004, school, intermediate or ele-
season! mentary school offices.
The camp will take place Hope to see you there!!
Teachers offered study
of forestry in east Texas
Educators from all over award-winning activities
Texas will travel to the from Project WILD and
Piney Woods this summer Project Learning Tree, such
to participate in a week of as Oh Deer!, Habitat
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got
time and help provide a high
quality curriculum for all chil-
dren.
The Bilingual Education
Program is to help students with
limited English proficiency (LEP)
to master the state curriculum
and to teach English to all stu-
dents in the program. Academic
instruction begins in the stu-
dent’s first language and transi-
tions to English.
English as a Second Language
(ESL) is intensive English lan-
guage instruction by teachers
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in addition to a wide range of
course offerings, the Sealy
Independent School District
(SISD) offers programs designed
to meet the needs of special pop-
ulations of students.
One special program is the
Title I Schoolwide Program at
Selman Elementary and
Intermediate Schools. Its pur-
pose is to raise academic achieve-
ment for all students. Schoolwide
programs incorporate reform
strategies that increase the
amount and quality of learning
The Austin County
Education Cooperative
offers a preschool program
for children with disabilities
for eligible disabled 3- to 5-
year-old children.
Children eligible for this
class must be at least three
years of age and have a dis-
ability that might affect
future educational progress.
Eligible children with
severe visual and auditory
disabilities can receive ser-
vices from birth.
A screening involving
vision, hearing, speech and
language, intelligence and
motor coordination testing
is necessary to determine if
a child needs one of these
programs. Personnel from
the Austin County
Education Cooperative will .
screen children in Austin
County at Selman
Elementary School in Sealy
on Monday, June 2, from 9
a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Children from birth to five
years old may be eligible if
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• 6 pm - Free Yoga Class - Hill
Community Center Bring mat. towel
and wear comfortable clothes.
•8pm- Alcoholics Anonymous meeting
- St. John Episcopal Church parish hall
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