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Thursday, October 21, 2010
www.thealbanynews.net
The Albany News
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FRom Nancy Smith
LEmENTARY
I LUNCH MENUS
October 25- 29
Monday - steak fingers,
mashed potatoes, green
beans, roll, gravy, apple-
sauce
Tuesday - tacos, tossed
salad, refried beans, pears
Wednesday - cheese
sticks, tossed salad, mixed
veggies, oranges
Thursday- enchiladas,
rice, pinto beans, apricots,
bread
Friday - chicken nuggets,
mashed potatoes, spinach,
roll, gravy, peaches
I PRINCIPAL'S POINTS
Pink Out
Real Lions wear Pink!
On Friday, October 22,
NSES will show support
for Breast Cancer Aware-
ness month by wearing
pink to school. The Al-
bany Lions have an open
date that week so we can
vary from our tradition of
wearing red on Friday.
Everyone in Albany is
encouraged to dress in
pink that day! Join us in
support of Breast Cancer
Awareness.
School Picture
Retakes
Lifetouch Photogra-
phy will be on campus on
Monday, October 25, for
picture retakes. Any stu-
dent who was absent on
the original picture date
or whose picture did not
turn out as well as hoped
may have retakes. Forms
should be completed by
the parent for retakes.
Red Ribbon Week
Red Ribbon Week
is October 25-29 for
Albany ISD. Students
are encouraged to get
involved during the week
by participating in the
special dress up days.
The special days in order
from Monday through
Friday are: Give Drugs
a Boot - Wear cowboy
boots; Don't let Drugs
cause a Disaster - Wear
mismatched clothes; Be
Smarter than Drugs
- Wear clothes repre-
senting your favorite
university team; War
on Drugs - Gear up in
Camo; Team up against
Drugs - Wear Albany
Red. Students will daily
learn information that
will assist them in the
fight against drugs.
6 COUNSELOR'S CORNER
Children develop
strong character by
learning to think about
and make sound judg-
ments about what is
right or wrong, good
or bad. These are not
always easy distinctions
for adults to make, much
less children.
For example, it can
be difficult for a child to
recognize the difference
between acting bravely
and acting recklessly.
As parents, we
can help by showing,
through what we do as
well as what we say, that
it is important in such
situations to think care-
fully and honestly about
what should be done,
carefully weighing how
others will be affected
by what we do.
Sometimes we get
into trouble because we
"just didn't think." We
let our emotions lead us
to actions that we regret
later. Making good judg-
ments requires skills in
monitoring impulses,
using reasoning to sort
through feelings and
facts, and thinking about
the consequences of our
actions.
Your child's ability to
think and make sound
judgments will improve
as she matures. If you
have helped her develop
strong habits of honesty,
courage, responsibility
and self-respect, your
childwillhavetheability
to see the flaws in her
reasoning and be able to
come to the right conclu-
sion about what to do.
Band earns good rating
The Albany High School
Ragin' Red Band brought
home a good rating from
the Lubbock Region March-
ing Contest held at Wylie
Bulldog Stadium, Abilene
on Monday, October 18.
The local band com-
peted along with other area
schools classified from A to
3A. This was Albany's ninth
year to compete in the Class
A division, which included
six schools. A total of 22 lo-
cal students marched.
A panel of three judges
awarded local band mem-
bers an overall rating of III,
or good, for their perfor-
mance Saturday morning,
with one judge giving the
II rating. There were no
class A bands receiving I
or II overall ratings.
UIL judges assign a
number rating to each
band that performs in
the contest, ranging from
one to five. A one rating is
deemed "superior" by the
judges, while a five rating
is considered "poor."
"We had some holes due
to grades that hurt our
balance," commented band
director John Stockdale. "I
thought the kids did the
best they could do, and
I was pleased. We're not
satisfied and know we can
get better."
Judges made positive
comments in all areas, ac-
cording to Stockdale. "The
kids did a great job, and if
we're doingthebest we can,
that's all anybody can ask,"
Stockdale concluded.
Final plans made for Fall Fest
With just over a week
remaining, final details
for the annual PTO Fall
Fest are currently being
wrapped up by coordinator
Jennie Bailey and local
room mothers.
The Parent-Teacher
Organization's 2010 fall
celebration will take place
on Saturday, October 30
on the campus of Nancy
Smith Elementary School.
Fall Fest hours have
been set for 5:30 until ap-
proximately 9:00 p.m. The
cafeteria, which tradition-
ally draws a large crowd,
will begin serving at 5:00
p.m. to accommodate those
who wish to eat early.
Diners will be enter-
tained by the annual cos-
tume contest, with winners
selected by age and grade.
Amy Kelly and April
Gardner will supervise the
lunchroom and volunteers
are needed to help prepare
food Friday evening and
during the day on Octo-
ber 30.
Albany High School ag
classes will again set up
Photo Provided By Nancy Smith Elementary School
Kindergarten students, including (l-r) Emma Shack, Chloe
Anderson, Cole Chapman and Zackary Waggoner, wrapped
up a unit on scarecrows last week, with a special dress-up
day getting them in the mood for next weekend's Fall Fest.
the framework for the Fall
Fest booths on Thursday
and Friday before the
event, eliminating the
need for parents to perform
the setup on Saturday
morning.
"This is a huge service
for them to set the booths
up," said Bailey. "That
means that volunteers can
come around 9:00 a.m. on
the day of the Fall Fest
to set up the games and
decorate the booths."
Volunteers Needed
The festival coordinator
added that parents should
have been contacted by
their room mothers by now.
"Every parent is needed
to help," said Bailey. "If
parents haven't heard from
someone, they should con-
tact their room mother. If
they aren't sure who that
is, check with the school
or your child's teacher,"
she added.
Bailey reminded, "Ju-
nior high and high school
classes have booths too.
Parents who have not
been contacted about booth
assignments need to call
their room mother or con-
tact me at 762-2814."
Mothers of freshmen
and seniors are reminded
that they are responsible
for bringing two desserts.
Freshmen mothers bring
two desserts each for the
Cake Walk, with senior
mothers providing two
pies or cakes each for the
cafeteria.
Funds earned by the
PTO function are funneled
back into the local school
system, benefiting both
students and teachers.
The group sponsors and
purchases items for Cub
Mart. In addition, the an-
nual fundraiser helps the
PTO give scholarships to
graduating seniors.
'Lion Academy' to get underway Oct. 11
A "Lion Academy" for
all students was approved
by Albany ISD trustees
on October 11, and will
launch operations Monday,
October 25.
Secondary principal
Tommy Terrell explained
that the after-school pro-
gram will utilize certified
teachers to help students
with homework, study
skills, test strategies and
accelerated instruction for
TAKS.
The teachers will be paid
to meet with the students
three evenings per week, as
well as Saturday mornings.
"Students with failures,
attendance problems and
those who need to complete
assignments will be as-
signed to Lion Academy,
but any students may go
for tutorial help," said
Terrell.
This will be a structured
program that will assist
students with academics.
"Our goal in develop-
ment of this program is
to enable all students
to succeed and do well
academically," said Terrell
"The after school program
will allow teachers to work
with students individually
and to assist them with
assignments and home
work. This will be a good
opportunity for students
to take advantage of the
extra help they will need
to succeed."
Mandatory
Attendance
For some students Lion
Academy will be man-
datory because of poor
academic performance,
missing make up work,
tardies, and lack of effort
in the classroom.
Faculty members can
assign students to Lion
Academy based on aca-
demic requirements and
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student.
"Our goal is to help
these students to under-
stand the importance of
education and that we
will do what is necessary
to help them experience
success," Terrell said.
The principal indicated
that the support of the
parents for the program
is instrumental for its
success.
"I know that parents
want their students to suc-
ceed and receive a quality
education, but it is often
hard for parents to help
their students with the
curriculum," the principal
added. "If a parent wants
to come to the program
with their student, he/she
is more than welcome. All
of us working together
will make Lion Academy
successful."
The program will begin
on Monday, October 25.
Terrell said that as with
any new project, there will
have to be adjustments to
attendance requirements,
time schedules, and other
unforeseen situations.
"By the end of the first
semester we should have
all the 'kinks' worked out
and be in good shape," Ter-
rell said.
"Our program is based
on a design by Haskell ISD.
They have been willing to
share their information
with us as we developed
Lion Academy. We took
their basic design and
developed our own plan
of action with the Campus
Improvement Committee
and faculty members re-
fining and finalizing the
guidelines for the initial
program."
"Our faculty will be
involved because of their
concern and caring for
our students," Terrell
said. "Our goal is to have
every student succeed and
indeed have 'No Child Left
Behind.' We love our stu-
dents and we want them to
have the opportunity to do
their best academically."
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