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SISD Does 'Well' on TAKS Tests
By Dustin Wright
Seminole ISD students scored
at, or above the state average in all
testing areas in all classifications,
except for two, as the 2004 Texas
Assessment of Knowledge and
Skills test, or better known as the
TAKS test.
"We did very well," said SISD
Director of Instruction Mark Beaty.
"We exceeded the state average in
all but two areas. We are very
pleased with the results. "
According to SISD Superin-
tendent Doug Hardman, the stan-
dards were raised from last year's
passing expectations, putting a
little more pressure on students
and teachers to better prepare for
the TAKS.
"I am very pleased," said Har-
riman. "Overall we did well. We
exceeded in all areas except two.
But I am very pleased. "
Fourth grade students at
Seminole Elementary finished
well above the state average in
the three testing areas that they
participated in for the 2004 school
year, Reading, Writing and Math-
ematics.
In the Reading portion of the
test, fourth graders at Seminole
Elementary had a 91.8 percent
passing rate, compared to an 85
percent passing rate on the state
level.
With a passing rate of 98.5
percent in Writing, fourth graders
finished above the state's average
of 90 percent passing rate, while
in Mathematics, fourth graders
scored a 97 percent passing rate
for the 2004 testing period, finish-
ing well above the state average
passing rate of 86 percent.
Fifth graders at Seminole El-
ementary students finished above
the state average in two of their
three testing areas, falling short by
a few percentage points in the Sci-
ence portion of the testing.
In Reading, fifth grade stu-
dents had a passing rate of 81.5
percent, compared to a 74 per-
cent passing rate statewide.
Fifth grade students at Semi-
nole Elementary also finished
with an 86 percent passing rate
in Mathematics, finishing four
percentage points above the state
average of 82 percent.
In Science, fifth graders at the
school had a passing rate of 63.2
percent, which is down a little
under six percentage points from
the state average of 69 percent
passing.
Sixth grade students at Semi-
nole Junior High excelled in the
two testing areas that they were
quizzed on in the spring testing,
scoring a 95 percent passing rate
in Reading and an 88.2 percent
passing rate in Mathematics,
compared to state averages of 86
See TAKS... Page 2A
Summer, Muro Take Major
Awards at School Banquet
Bob Summer and Joe Muro
were the recipients of major
awards Tuesday at the annual
Seminole ISD Employee Ap
predation Banquet at the Gaines
County Civic
building
Summer
was presented
the “Teacher of
| the Year” honor
| by Director of
Instruction Mark
Beaty. Last
year’s recipient,
Carolynn Co-
Summer horn, was unable
to attend Tuesday’s event.
In making the presentation,
Beaty said, “He has traversed
our hallowed halls for almost
15 years. Our recipient not only
brightens the
classroom with
his contagious
smile and sense
of humor, but
also strengthens
each student’s
self-worth by
demonstrating
his vast working
knowledge of the
Muro subject area, as
City Council Approves
Ambulance Purchase
The Seminole City Council canvassed results
of the May 15 city election, swore in elected officials
and accepted a bid for a new ambulance at its regular
meeting Wednesday at City Hall.
Following the canvass of the election, which the
council approved, four newly-elected officials were
sworn into office by Seminole Municipal Judge Lance
Celander.
Mike Carter was administered the oath of of-
Carter fice as new Seminole Mayor, while councilmembers
Blanche McWhorta, David Stone and Mike Lord were also given their
oaths. Stone is newly-elected, while Lord and McWhorta were re-
elected without opposition.
Carter then presented outgoing mayor Bill Prince with a plaque of
See City Council...Page 2A
well as illustrating his own precise-
ness of work ethic. His care and
concern for each student, both
in school and in one’s future en-
deavors, creates a lasting bond be-
tween the two not often surpassed
in other classes. -
“This year’s recipient was
born in Salem, Oregon. He gradu-
ated from Monzanto High School
in Albuquerque, New Mexico in
1962 and continued his education
at Wayland Baptist University in
Plainview. He and his lovely wife
are both employed by SISD and
they are the parents of a daughter,
Sheila and one ‘extremely bright
and talented grandson, Tanner,’
who. is the apple of his grandfa-
ther’s eye.
“Tonight’s honoree joined
the SISD faculty in 1988. Upon
the closure of his interview with
John Golman. John was heard
to comment, He gave all the right
answers to the questions. There
was no doubt in my mind that he
was the right man for the job.’
“Our recipient is an active
member and past president of
the Seminole Lions Club. He is
a past director of Texas Industrial
Vocational Teachers Association
and a past officer in the Texas
Career and Technology Educators
Association and a past officer in
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Sentinel Photo Dustin Wright
WET N'WILD
Students of the F.J. Young Prekindergarten classes had a chance Thursday morning to celebrate the ending of
the 2003-2004 school year with water party in front of the campus. The three and four-year-old students had
a chance to play in wading pools, make bubbles and draw with colored chalk on the sidewalks and celebrate
their final days of classes. The Graduating class of 2004 will go through their commencement exercises Sunday
(today) at 2 p.m. in the Seminole High School Gymnasium. Speaker for this year's class will be SHS science
teacheT and girls golf coach Seth Davis.
155 SHS Seniors Announced
as Graduate Candidates
The Seminole High School Class of 2004 will
receive their diplomas during commencement exer-
cises today (Sunday, May 30) beginning at 2 p.m. in
the high school gymnasium.
Events will begin with the processional from the
Seminole High School Band, directed by Ray Porti-
llo, followed by the invocation from Sara Jo Chiles,
president of the student council and the Pledge of Al-
legiance led by Ty Houston, National Honor Society
president____________________________________________ •_________________________________________________
Cody Parker will sing the National Anthem, fol-
lowed by the "Irish Blessing" from the senior choir.
come, followed by recognition of academic excel-
lence from Tanya Loffler and David Reves, high
school assistant principals.
Amy Wood will give the salutatory address,
followed by the valedictory address from Cassidy
Sooter.
Seth Davis will give the graduation address, fol-
lowed by the presentation of diplomas from Doug
Harriman, superintendent of Seminole schools and
school board members Jerry Don Foote, Dr. David
Wright, Paul Ogden, Janelle Sullivan, Rob Bowers,
Kevin Chiles and Guy Chaney.-
Festivities will be concluded by the singing of
the school song led by Chris Freyburger and Court-
See Graduates...Page 2A
Educators Association. In May,’
1994, Seminole had an appre-
See Banquet...Page 5A
led by director Eric Hindman.
Don Worth, high school principal and Judy
Sage, Success Center principal, will give the wel-
Paper 'n Ink...............Memorial Day Thoughts
Day.
By Lynn Brisendine
Some thoughts on this Memorial
We have over 800 new graves to
decorate this special day in May. These
brave Americans have given their all over
the last 15 months in Iraq and Afghani-
stan.
These cemetery plots festooned
with a small version of the Stars and
Stripes are added to the mix of hundreds
of thousands of our heroes. Many fell in
battle, others came back to our home-
land and lived and worked the remainder
of their lives to make this country twice
blessed. They offered their service when
an enemy threatened, won battles,
defeated the bad guys and camd back
to forge an even greater nation. Those
who returned from the battlefields of
WWII are dying at the rate of a thousand
a week. So many more little flags. So
many more to remember and honor.
Memorializing the veterans who
have died is a solemn and deserved
offer of respect from every U. S. citizen.
We also have an even grander ability
to give so many others honor on this
special weekend. Veterans live among
us. People who fought and truly sacri-
ficed to ensure our freedoms can be seen
taking care of their everyday activities.
Men who stormed beachheads under
withering fire or fought in frozen forests
or steaming jungles endured violence in
its most awful format, war. They sit in a
pew at church, mail a letter at the post
office, stand in line at the grocery store.
This is a great time to offer a simple and
meaningful thank you. We don’t need
to get maudlin; they don’t want or need
for us to make it a big deal, but just a
smile and a few words of appreciation
would be appropriate.
We have others among us who
fought a “forgotten war" in Korea. It has
long been the problem endured between
a world war and a police action in South-
east Asia. But Korea was another man-
made Hades on earth. A nasty place
where too many Americans died.
Likewise, the place so many
referred to simply as “Nam." This war,
which was never actually given that
official and declared appellation, killed
thousands over a bloody decade. The
veterans of that conflict were actually
mistreated by too many when they
returned to their homeland.
They were called "baby killers
and spit upon by a few But these men
and women fought for our freedoms and
did our nation proud adding their names
and deeds to those who had fought in
the wars before. These guys need our
thanks for a difficult job well done. The
soldiers never lost a battle, but the politi-
cians lost the war.
> Action in Grenada and Panama
followed. And then Desert Storm in Iraq,
saw a new generation of heroes meet the
challenge as they defeated Saddam the
first time in 1991.
Our nation is going through some
trying times, which appear to be deepen-
To the Veterans of all Foreign Wars and Those Who Served in
Times of Peace...
We Want to Thank You for Your Service Toward the Protection of Our
_ Freedoms and Rights!!!
ing as the casualty count mounts in Iraq
and Afghanistan.
Politics is raising its spectre with the
news coming our way daily of more dif
ficulties and seemingly less cooperation
in a place alien to us in every aspect.
Revelations of abuse from a few
of our troops have put an even deeper
pall on a mood growing ever darker in a
population becoming more weary of war
news.
Added to these morale problems
in our populace is a continuing threat
of terrorism within our own borders. It
seems that at every holiday period, our
Homeland Security folks sound the
alarms. This particular holiday hasn’t
seen a deepening of the color scheme
which portends an increased threat. We
continue to hear that it is not a matter of
if these radicals will attack, but when and
where they will strike at us.
See Paper n' Ink...Page 2A
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