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ROGERS PUBLIC LIBRARY
Posted: November 4, 2009 2:42 p.m.Nov. 1-30, Dial-A-Story is available at 936-5444. Listen to a new story every week. Experience Tumblebooks at library.rpl.lib.ar.us. Click on Tumblebooks and enjoy books, games and more.
Jordan Martin leads Heritage Debate Team to victory
Posted: November 4, 2009 6 a.m.How does a high school debate team defeat college students four and five years their senior? The answer includes some very bright students and great leadership from Heritage High Senior Jordan Martin, Debate Coach Don Dancer said.
Rogers SPOTLIGHT
Posted: November 4, 2009 6 a.m.Hobbs program Susan Young, outreach coordinator, and Pody Gay, education coordinator, both of the Shiloh Museum in Springdale, will offer a unique combination of family-orientated programming at Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area Saturday, Nov. 7, at the park’s new visitor center just east of Rogers.
Smart Boards are more than just a novelty
Posted: November 4, 2009 6 a.m.Looking like a television show that features cuttingedge technology, three third graders approach a large screen and use their hands to move around the objects projected there.
There’s more to music than performance
Posted: November 4, 2009 6 a.m.Jessica Dutton always knew she wanted to be a teacher. When she discovered she had a passion for music, she knew exactly what she wanted to do with her life.
Spotlight on Education The business of school
Posted: November 4, 2009 6 a.m.Oftentimes the virtues of business, such as the concern for efficiency and quality, are superimposed upon the field of education and the business of school.
Rogers School Notes
Posted: November 4, 2009 6 a.m.Powell named to honor roll Subiaco Academy announces that Nicholas Powell, son of Dave and Julie Powell of Rogers, made the first quarter honor roll of the 2009-2010 academic year.
Eva’s gift
Posted: November 4, 2009 6 a.m.Mathias teacher Olivia Olsen has a special gift for her new granddaughter, but she won’t say what it is because it would spoil the ending of her newly published book, “Eva’s Gift.”
Honor Flight honors vets
Posted: October 29, 2009 2:03 p.m.When Alan Baker emerged from the tunnel at the Washington, D.C., airport and found a cheering crowd, he thought, “This is all for me?”
ROGERS SPOTLIGHT
Posted: October 29, 2009 2:03 p.m.Goblin Parade The 25th annual Goblin Parade will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Oct. 30 in Rogers Historic District beginning in Frisco Park.
ROGERS PUBLIC LIBRARY
Posted: October 29, 2009 1:55 p.m.Nov. 1-30, Dial-A-Story is available at 936-5444. Listen to a new story every week.
Process writing extends thinking
Posted: October 29, 2009 1:54 p.m.At Mathias Elementary School, students as young as kindergarten are learning critical thinking with a process as simple as writing. School-wide, Mathias is focusing on the process of writing this year.
And the supporting role goes to academic coaches
Posted: October 29, 2009 1:54 p.m.When Jane Tua started teaching, she had never heard of academic coaches. Now, in her second year as a coach at Mathias Elementary School, she sees the job as vital to the school.
Spotlight on Education Did you know?
Posted: October 29, 2009 1:53 p.m.Did you know that more than 33,000 children in northwest Arkansas are on the free and reduced lunch program?
Bands on parade
Posted: October 29, 2009 1:50 p.m.The parking lot at Rogers High School could have easily been mistaken for the staging area of a really large parade last week when 22 marching bands from across the region gathered to strut their stuff at the Region One Arkansas School Band and Orchestra Association Marching Band Assessment.