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Thursday, September 28, 2006
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* LUNCH MENUS
Menus are for elementary
and junior/senior high
October 2-6
Monday - chicken fajitas,
rice, broccoli & cheese, torti-
lla, fruit
Tuesday - burrito, tossed
salad, orange quarter, cookie
Wednesday - pizza, corn,
fruit
Thursday • chicken nug-
gets, mashed potatoes, mixed
vegetables, roll, gravy, fruit
Friday - BBQ on a bun,
pickle spear, baked chips, corn
on the cob, yogurt
I NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND
The big news around cam-
pus is that Nancy Smith El-
ementary School received no-
tification that we were se-
lected as a 2006 No Child Left
Behind National Blue Ribbon
School. The announcement
came at 9:30 a.m. Friday,
September 22.
In a culturally and histori-
cally rich community her-
alded by area, state and re-
gional publications as "the
coolest small town in Texas,"
it is with no doubt that Nancy
Smith Elementary strives to
create its own descriptive la-
bel—"the coolest small
school!" We can now add "2006
NCLB National Blue Ribbon
School" to that label!
* CLASS CONNECTIONS
Mrs. Wiloth's fifth grade
math students are beginning
to work on fractions. If you
have extra empty egg cartons,
please consider donating
them to Mrs. Wiloth's class.
The green house is now
used extensively by fifth and
sixth grade science students
and some gifted/talented
classes. Plants are currently
growing and more will be
planted next week. Mrs. Hise
is accepting plant cuttings
and pots in which to grow the
plants. Anyone who has plant
cuttings, extra pots or spot-
ting soil should contact the
office.
Students in fifth and sxith
grade have been working on a
CSI Mystery Event that ties
in with the story My Chimp
Friday.
The library has ordered nu-
merous new books for all grade
levels. AR tests will be avail-
able for most of the books.
These books should arrive in
October.
* COUNSELORS'CORNER
Students will continue
guFirst graders discussed tell-
ing the truth. Honesty was
demonstrated by two charac-
ters, Tiki who always tells the
truth and Neke who does not.
Second graders worked with
Stinky the skunk, who also
had trouble being honest.
Fifth grade students worked
in teams of three to solve prob-
lems and make decisions.
An added attraction to
lunch each Friday will be
infomercials that will intro-
duce social skills to students.
These infomercials will fea-
ture NSES students demon-
strating the skills.
As we continue the review
of the forty building blocks
identified by the Search In-
stitute students discussed
boundaries and expectations.
Boundaries should be clear
and consistent both at home
and in school. Children who
know their boundaries will be
less likely to push past them.
Children need adults who
model positive and respon-
sible behavior. Parents should
also monitor their child's
friends to assure positive peer
influence and set high expec-
tations as they encourage a
child to do his or her best at
school and in other activities.
This week students will
learn about constructive use
of time. Children should par-
ticipate in music, art, drama,
or creative writing two or more
times a week. Students of
Nancy Smith Elementary are
involved in wonderful art and
music programs with Mrs.
Cope and Mr. Viertel. The
Search Institute recommends
that children participate in
structured community pro-
grams. Children in Albany
have opportunities galore to
participate with The Old Jail
Art Center, dance and drama
classes, church activities, 4H
and programs with the Com-
munity Resource Center.
Students, exes plan homecoming events
Pep rally, parade
to start weekend
Albany High School's 2006
homecoming game and ex-stu-
dent activities will be held on
Friday and Saturday, October
6-7, and Albany Ex-Student As-
sociation officers and other vol-
unteers are well into making
preparations for the biennial
event.
A pep rally at 2:10 p.m. will
begin Friday's activities at the
AHS gym, followed by the home-
coming parade in downtown Al-
bany at 5:30 p.m. that after-
noon. In the evening, the Albany
Lions will take on Baird at Rob-
ert Nail Memorial Stadium.
Homecoming royalty will be
presented during the halftime
of the game. All homecoming
king and queen nominees are
seniors, and will be voted upon
Veterans' names
needed by class
Students in the Gifted and
Talented classes at Albany High
School and Albany Junior High
School have been compiling a
list of Shackelford County vet-
erans in preparation for a Veter-
ans Day assembly on November
10, accordingto AHS/AJHS Prin-
cipal Tommy Terrell.
The list is published in an
advertisement on page 4B of this
week's issue.
The students are asking that
the school be contacted if any-
one knows of a local veteran,
living or deceased, who has been
left off the list.
The AHS office number is 325-
762-3974.
More information about the
Veterans Day program will be
released at a later date.
Stock show board
to meet Tuesday
A meeting of the board of di-
rectors for the Shackelford
County Youth and Livestock
Association has been scheduled
for Tuesday, October 3, starting
at 5:00 p.m.
The meeting will be held in
the Albany High School ag class-
room south of the main gym.
The directors will discuss the
recent pig sale, as well as the
2007 county stock show. They
will also select judges for the
2007 event.
All directors are urged to at-
tend.
Local youths place at Anson fair
Four cattle project exhibitors
represented Shackelford County
atthe Jones County Fair in Anson
last Saturday , September 23, with
all four bringing home placings in
the top 10.
Harli Holland placed second in
a1 heifer class with her shorthorn
entry. She later exhibited a fourth
place Angus steer and a fifth place
Maine Anjou steer.
Jessica Hobbs finished in sec-
ond place with her Angus steer,
while Courtney Wheeler was
sixth, also with an Angus steer.
Christina Hobbs' AOB steer
came in fifth in its class.
4H meeting
Members of the Shackelford
County 4H Club will meet next
Wednesday, October 4 at 5:30 p.m.
The session will be held on the
second floor of the Courthouse in
the courtroom.
All 4H members are encour-
aged to attend.
Application Deadline
The deadline to apply for Gold
Star, Silver Star and Bronze Star
awards for this year is next Mon-
day, October 2.
The top award, the Gold Star,
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by the entire student body. ■
Candidates for homecoming
king and queen selected by the
seniors are David Waller and
Anna Alvarez. Nominees named
by the junior class are Slone
Balliew and Jackie Alvarez,
while the sophomore chose
Cache Tankersley and Alex
Tinkle. The freshman candi-
dates are seniors Scotty Soules
and Laci Boyett.
Other honorees include the
prince and princess selections
from each class - juniors Jamie
McCullough and Shae Luna,
sophomores Trey Underwood
and Baillie Hill, and freshmen
Alex Hurley and Veronica
Campbell.
Honorees from various orga-
nizations will also be presented,
including FFA Sweetheart and
Beau Kirstin Noble and Hayden
Hill, FCS Sweetheart and Beau
Samantha Lucas and Esteven
Rosales, Band Sweetheart and
Beau Megan Schooler and Rob-
ert Hare, and Football Sweet-
heart and escort Katie Waller
and Brock Jones.
Coming Home King and
has been given for a number of
years. It is given to eligible 4H
members who are at least 15 years
old.
The new award levels were
added this year for younger 4H
members and include the Silver
Star Award for 13-14 year olds
and the Bronze Star Award for
11-12 year olds.
All applicants must be at least
two-year members of the 4H or-
ganization.
For application information,
call County Agent Rocky Vinson
at 762-2232 ext. 7.
Queen honorees will be Betty
June Bond Martin and Frankie
Joe Woodfin from the Class of
1955, and Vita Sikes Sharpe and
•David Mitchell from the Class of
1956. All four will be presented
during the halftime along with
the high school homecoming
court.
Scheduled events for home-
coming weekend include the
parade Friday afternoon. Any-
one wishing to have a float or
other entry in the parade should
contact John Ayers at 762-2516
or 762-2639.
Each class from seven
through 12 will have a float with
"Holidays" as the theme. Sev-
eral classes are also planning to
have floats.
The AHS band will march in
the parade, along with the cheer-
leaders, and also included will
be the homecoming royalty and
other honorees.
Coffee and doughnuts will be
served at 9:00 a.m. during the
Saturday morning Ex-Student
Association registration at the
AHS auditorium. The business
meeting will follow at 10:00 a.m.
The meeting will feature mu-
sical entertainment by several
local high school girls, as well as
the Cotter children.
A luncheon will be held at
12:00 noon at the Whitney The
ater, with entertainment by "The
Texas Tornadoes" fine dancers.
The meal is limited to the first
125 to respond at a cost of $10
per plate.
The homecoming dance Sat
urday evening, beginning at 7:00
p.m., will feature Lorna Ayers
and a local band led by Randall
Palmore and John Caldwell.
Temperatures
September 20 - 26
DATE HIGH
LOW PREC.
9-20
89
47 TR
9-21
93
56
9-22
98
65
9-23
82
68
9-24
74
55
9-25
83
45
9-26
90
46
September total
2.91
Year to date
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Lucas, Melinda L. The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 131, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 28, 2006, newspaper, September 28, 2006; Albany, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth413154/m1/3/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.