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Washington County Public Schools calendar - May 20 to 24
Here are some of the things happening this week in Washington County Public Schools: Monday, May 20 Bester Elementary — MSO visit for grades one to three, 9:30 a.m. Clear Spring Middle — Spring chorus concert at Clear Spring High...Tags: Culture, Satellite and Cable Service, Schools, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Christianity
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Feed to Achieve aims to power W.Va. students to success
Students should notice West Virginia’s ambitious new plan to target child hunger while improving academic performance when they arrive this fall. Expanding access to breakfast is likely the first component of the Feed to Achieve Act that will...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Schools, Human Interest, Education, Nutrition
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Washington County Public Schools salary talks go public
julieg@herald-mail.comTwo officials representing Washington County Public Schools teachers took negotiations for raises public Tuesday, asking the Board of Education to reconsider the school system’s pay increase offer. The school system has offered a step increase,...Tags: Employees, Health and Safety at School, Schools, Education, Budgets and Budgeting
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Fewer geothermal wells than expected drilled at new Bester Elementary
julieg@herald-mail.comConstruction crews for the new Bester Elementary School ran into more water than expected from an aquifer, forcing the number of geothermal wells drilled for the project to be reduced from 96 to 35, Washington County Public Schools officials said. School...Tags: Schools, Education, Energy Saving, Teaching and Learning, Environmental Issues
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Young musicians fine-tune skills at Swingin' in the Park Jazz Festival
kaustuv.basu@herald-mail.comAbout 175 young musicians took part Saturday in the 2013 Swingin’ in the Park Jazz Festival, an event organized by Washington County Public Schools to showcase the county’s jazz bands in middle and high schools. Nine county schools took part...Tags: Schools, Festive Events, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Music Industry
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Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down - May 4
Thumbs up to the Washington County Public Schools Education Foundation, which this week distributed $5,923 to eight county public schools for projects that will enhance students’ learning. The foundation has distributed more than $70,000 in the...Tags: Pimlico Race Course, Schools, Preakness Stakes, Sports, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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Washington County Childhood Literacy Summit seeks to help lagging students
dona@herald-mail.comIn the year since the first Childhood Literacy Summit was held, there are more programs available in Washington County to boost children’s reading skills, and the numbers show they need the help. Across Maryland, 82 percent of kindergarten...Tags: United Way , Schools, Science and Technology, Education, Teaching and Learning
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County graduation dates and times announced
Dates, times and locations have been set for graduation ceremonies honoring the Class of 2013 for Washington County Public Schools. At this time, more than 1,600 students are expected to receive diplomas or certificates from Washington County Public...Tags: Schools, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Educator takes teaching Japanese to a new level
julieg@herald-mail.comAyako Shiga knows how difficult it can be to learn a foreign language. When she was growing up in Tokyo, she failed her first semester of English in middle school. During a break that semester, she went to visit her father in Australia and couldn’...Tags: Culture, Human Interest, Schools, Language, Washington, DC
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Washington County Public Schools announces new principals
Washington County Public Schools Superintendent Clayton M. Wilcox recently announced administrative changes for the remainder of the 2012-13 school year and other transfers that will take place officially on July 1. Following are the changes listed in an...
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Washington County Public Schools calendar - April 22-27
Here are some of the things happening this week in Washington County Public Schools: Monday, April 22 Barbara Ingram School for the Arts — Visual-arts exhibit for Earth Day in main lobby Boonsboro Elementary — Book fair all week...Tags: Schools, PTA, Earth Day, Entertainment, Music Theater
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Allan Powell: New twist to support school vouchers fails
There is no secret to the relentless attempts to get public funds to support religious schools. The constitutionality of the use of vouchers is being tested in state courts at the moment with the Indiana Supreme Court upholding vouchers. One notable...Tags: Heritage Foundation, Anti Trust Crime, Belief and Faith, Schools, Church and State Relations
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