Van Zandt News (Wills Point, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 17, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 30, 1984 Page: 13 of 19
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GS Board listons to architects
Edguwood FFA mtmb*n Stephen Adkins, left, and Sherry Foster were
selected as the chapter Beau and Sweetheart, respectively, at a chapter
meeting Monday. They will represent the chapter at the Area 6 contest later
this year. (Photo by Kerry Yancey)
Foster, Adkins named
EDGEWOOD-Edge-
wood High School sopho-
mores Sherry Foster and
Stephen Adkins were selec-
ted as the Future Farmers
of America (FFA) chapter
sweetheart and beau, re-
spectively, at a chapter
meeting Friday, September
21.
Foster and Adkins wij|
represent the chapter at
the annual District FFA
Sweetheart Contest later
this year.
Several FFA members
traveled to Tyler recently
for the district officers'
meeting, < a seminar
designed to train new
chapter officers in their
duties.
Members attending in-
cluded Glen Henderson,
Michael Russel, Kim Mar-
tin, Adkins, Randy Or-
sbom, Cliff Holland, Chad
Joyner, Kim Holland and
Kim Chaney. Accom-
panying them were chapter
advisors Morris Mortensen
and Cathy Mills.
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by publication
Sandra Joanne Mooney
was nominated for the
1984 edition of "Notable
Women in Texas," a pub-
lication that acknowledges
the achievements of
women in Texas.
Mrs. Mooney is a first
grade teacher at the Fruit-
vale Elementary School.
She received bachelor of
science, master of educa-
tion, and master of science
degrees from East Texas
State University.
Mrs. Mooney and her
husband, Floyd, and two
sons, Rocky and Dusty,
have lived in Edgewood for
12 years. She is a member
of the Edgewood Church of
Christ.
She is a member of Phi
Theta Kappa, Kappa
Delta Pi, and the Inter-
national Reading Associa-
tion.
"Knowledge end human
power are synonymous."
—Francis Bacon
"Knowledge comes, but
wisdom lingers."
Alfred Tennyson
GRAND SALINE The
Grand Saline School Board
told Superintendent
Nathan Lee to check
references on three of four
architectural firms that
made presentations to the
board Monday night.
The presentations for all
four firms covered services
that the firms offered in
the way of school facility
studies and preparations
for bond issue and building
programs. The trustees
asked for fee costs of
separate facility studies,
but Lee noted later that
the firms “were trying to
sell their services beyond a
facility study.”
Trustee Wiley Garland
III replied, "They think if
we're going to do this
(make a facility study),
that we’re going to build
something.”
The firms noted for con
sideration were the Scott
Partnership of Longview,
Knowles Architects of
Tyler and BGR Architects
of Dallas. The firm rejec-
ted for consideration was
SHWC Inc. of Dallas, the
firm that handled the last
Grand Saline ISD bond
issue and construction
program (1975).
Scott Partnership has
recently been retained by
both the Wills Point ISD
and the Edgewood ISD for
building programs in both
districts. All three firms of-
fered the study for a fee of
$2,000 to $2,500, but all
three also noted that if
their firm was selected to
act as the district's ar-
chitect on a building
program, the study would
be considered under their
overall fee, six percent of
construction costs.
Garland suggested hir-
ing two studies, noting,
“We'd only have to pay for
one, if we hire the other
firm.’’ He added that
having two studies would
enable the trustees to make
a comparison.
Knowles Architect rep-
resentative Tom Knowles
presented a rough drawing
of the Grand Saline ISD.
noting that the elementary
school campus was crowd-
ed. Pointing to the old
cafeteria, now presently us-
ed to Jiouse the elementary
library, Knowles said the
cafeteria would probably
have to be removed to pro-
vide room for any new
buildings
Knowles also pointed out
that the elementary cam-
pus was split into two
areas, an undesirable
feature, but added that it
appeared there was plenty
of room to expand at The
high school campus.
Knowles was the only one
of the four firms to prepare
a local school presentation,
and trustees said later that
they were impressed by
that.
Trustee Russell Adams
asked, “What are we
shooting for?” and Garland
replied, "We need
someone from outside to
come in and talk to our
faculty and see what our
needs are.” He added, “I
know if we sit on this two or
three years, we really will
be in trouble."
Lee noted that each
firm's study would
probably include several
optioiu, with estimated
costa *for each option.
Board President Phil
Adams noted, "There are
several areas where we’re
going to be forced to do
something.” Those include
expanding cafeteria space
and adding classrooms to
comply with new state
laws, he said.
T rustee Dwayne Goff
said, "Grand Saline is
notorious for keeping its
head in the sand,” and he
advocated going ahead
with the study.
In other business during
a lengthy regular session,
the trustees:
— officially approved the
1984 tax rate of 55 cents
per $100 valuation, 39.7
cents for maintenance and
operation and 15.3 cents
for interest and sinking
funds.
— approved an absentee
policy that would penalize
students for unexcused ab-
sences after an hour-long
debate. Most of the new
policy's revisions cover new
state requirements con-
tained in House Bill 72. the
new education package
approved by the Texas
Legislature in June. The
new policy will be
distributed to all students
prior to its implementation
at the beginning of the
second six-weeks period,
Lee said.
— approved a student
discipline policy with no
discussion, as it had been
discussed at the last
meeting.
— agreed to purchase two
more Commodore com-
puters for the middle
school computer lab, at a
cost of $1,936. Some 90
middle school students are
enrolled in computer
classes, Lee said, along
with 19 at the high school.
— accepted a bid of $2,171
from Kirby Restaurant
Supply of Longview for an
ice machine for the high
school.
— agreed to purchase a
weight machine for girls
athletics ($235) and seven
filing cabinets (up to
$775).
— heard a report from Lee
that the administration
was working on the
logistical requirements to
provide a salad bar for the
high school cafeteria. "We
have to have the bar
made,” he noted, adding
that the bar would be of-
fered as soon as possible.
— heard a report from Lee
that more students than
expected signed up for
some math classes, causing
a shortage of textbooks. A
supplemental order of
books should be arriving
shortly, Lee said.
— hired Charley Trussell
as a bus driver-mechanic,
and approved the hiring of
a clerk for the superinten-
dent’s office and a main-
tenance man for the
elementary campus. They
also agreed to place Diane
Dietel on the substitute
teacher list.
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The Continental Singers
and Orchestra, currently
on their yearly 75-day fall
tour, will present a live
concert of contemporary
Christian music Monday at
7:30 p.m. at the Main
Street Baptist Church in
Grand Saline.
This year’s .concert
theme and newest album is
"Come Love The Lord.” In
addition to featuring
medleys from that album,
the program will also con-
tain selections from "O
Come All Ye Faithful" (the
first Continental Christmas
album) and "Dreamer"
(1984 Dove Award Win-
ner-Best Musical). Songs in
this year’s program include
"Majesty," “By Our Love,"
"Great Is The Lord,” "He
Will Carry You," and a
special children’s
number...a variety of
Christian songs and hymns
for the whole family.
The 24 vocalists and
11-piece orchestra are
highly-trained and
talented musicians selected
by audition from thou-
sands of high school and
college-age young people
across the nation and in
foreign countries. Audi-
tions are held after each
local concert for singers,
instrumentalists and tech-
nical staff. The program
has proven so popular
among young performers
wanting to join the tours
that they have grown from
one group in 1967 to 17
groups this year.
Since Cam Floria orga-
nized the first group,
various editions of the
"Continental Singers and
Orchestra” have made over
8,000 live domestic
appearances and over
2,400 foreign appearances
before more than 4.5
million people. The philo-
sophy of Floria is that
"regardless of the country
or religion, music is the
common language.”
Traveling from 100 to
500 miles seven days a week
by bus, boat and plane,
they will perform nightly
during the summer tour.
Concern are held in chur-
ches, auditoriums, outdoor
pavilions, military bases
and hospitals. They are
completely self-contained
with their own sound and
lighting equipment.
In addition to perform-
ing in all 50 states, they
have toured Canada, Great
Britain and Ireland, East-
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