The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 45, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 16, 2018 Page: 1 of 10
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The Lewis-
ville ISD Board
of Trustees on
Monday approved
10 new courses
for the 2019-20
course guide.
Some courses
will be offered at
all high school
campuses - mul-
aders
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tivariable calculus and dual credit
world civilization.
Others will begin as cam-
pus-specific programs, though
students can enroll in the course
and commute to that campus to
participate.
Those courses are sports and
entertainment marketing 2, which
will take place at Flower Mound
High School, family and communi-
ty services (Hebron), sports media
principles of AAVTC/digital me-
dia (Career Center East and Dale
Jackson Career Center), Japanese
1 and 2 (The Colony) and college
transition (Lewisville). Korean
1 and 2 will be offered via virtual
learning.
The courses were recommend-
ed by the district leadership team,
■ See COURSES. Page 5A
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COURTESY OF GREG WEGHORST/LISD
Lewisville ISD will offer a course focusing on sports media, similar to the existing AAVTC/digital media class.
City encourages
proper recycling
CHRIS ROARK
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GOVERNMENT - PAGE 4
County
commissioner
honored for service
SPORTS - PAGE 7
Penees-.M go Policy changes going into effect halfway around
a the world at- makita proper reeveling even more
I important locally officials say.
8 The Colony is encouraine residents to pay atten-
1 To oAA tion to what they reeyele and how they do it since
• restrictions are making reeveling more costly
Robert Sloan, manger I operations at Republic
Services, has visited with some of its member cities
2 temothem aineghanges. He said new policies
9 "Ae implemented by China have been one of the biggest
0X Boess 2 ; drivers of the changes.
Kusus "Historically they were the largest importer of
"that recyclable goods," Sloan said recently. "Earlier this
• year in an effort to clean up their country they im-
FILEPHOTO posed some restrictions on what they would and
There is a renewed focus by Republic Services on proper recycling. • See RECYCLE Page 5A
■ Avoid recycling these:
Plastic bags
Grass clippings, brush,
or limbs
Household trash
Tires
Batteries
Paints or hazardous waste
Automotive/window
glass, ceramics, or china
Light bulbs
Styrofoam
Plastic toys
Wax paper/food
containers
Aluminum foil
Predicting
district
standings
them was
Nonprofit feeds
first responders for
Christmas across
six counties
“They believe in the vision and see
the beauty of just saying thanks
to these guys with something as
simple as a plate of food.”
- JIM SEARLES, FOUNDER OF FEED A HERO
LOW US ON
KELSEY
SAMUELS
ksamuels@star
localmedia.com
Feed a Hero the departments expected to re-
started with Jim ceive a meal this year are The Col-
Searles taking ony police and fire departments,
some meals to During the holidays, Searles
the fire station said many stations across North
in his Denton Texas receive cookies and cup-
community. And cakes as treats, but for the fire-
over the past four fighters, “they can’t run on sugar,
years, he’s tapped They need real food, and not a lot
into a community of stuff is open on Christmas now,”
desire to serve Searles said.
"1^11M FRIES
eras
public servants across North Texas. And when he was in law en-
On Christmas Day, volunteers forcement in the 80s and 90s, most
across Collin and Denton counties servicemen and women relied on
spend their Christmas mornings a 7-11 hot dog for their Christmas
sending barbecue lunches to fire dinner, he said. Through Feed a
and police stations across sixcoun- Hero, officers and firefighters re-
ties - Collin, Denton, Dallas, Wise, ceive a barbecue lunch of brisket,
GET INVOLVED
ONC TO 1
Parker, Tarrant and Cook. Among
■ See FEED, Page 2A
■ Residents can make all
donations through feedahero.
org or email JIM.SEARLES@
FEEDAHERO.ORG to get
involved. .
COURTESY OF FEED A HERO
Feed a Hero volunteers distribute
barbecue lunches to officer on
Christmas Day last year. 4
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McGathey, Liz & Roark, Chris. The Colony Courier-Leader (The Colony, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 45, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 16, 2018, newspaper, December 16, 2018; Plano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1622491/m1/1/?q=green+energy: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Colony Public Library.