The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 58, Ed. 1 Monday, February 9, 1981 Page: 3 of 14
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Monday, February 9, 1981 - ALLEN AMERICAN - Page 3
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Outstanding students of the month have been
named at Allen Middle School. At left are Sam
Nechamkin and Sheri Morris, representatives
from the eighth grade. Representing the seventh
grade are Greg Sanders and Staci Morrow.
many O.I. students. The reason
for this is because in O.I. Mrs.
McCormick held a contest. The
contest was to see who could fill
out a job application best.
The judges judged the applica-
tions from each class. Then they
picked 3 winners from each class.
They are: fist period—Melanie
Braley, Kierie Clark and Mary
several options when choosing
courses in English, math and
science.
They also will have decisions to
make in the elective areas.”
The test taken in Mrs. Carroll’s
and Mrs. Long’s classes was the
metropolitan language test. The
purchased from any teacher for
25 cents a copy.
Anyone in fifth to eighth grade
in the Lovejoy-Allen area can be
in the local bee. If anyone is
beyond the eighth grade at the
time of their school finals, or have
reached their 16th birthday
fidence in a salesman who offers
overpriced properties. Although
high prices are sometimes realiz-
ed, overpricing more often merely
delays the sale which will occur
when the price is brought into
line.
Thinking of selling? We’ll give
you a realistic estimate of what
your property should bring on to-
day’s market. Phone us...we make
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Allen Meadows Day Care
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6:30 am—6:30 pm
before June 1, 1981 they cannot
participate.
Some of the important dates for
anyone interested in the bee are
the following:
Local spelling bee—February
19.
^School champions—The
Dallas Morning News must have
these names by March 2.
• County champions—must be
certified to The News by April 1.
Regional bee—April 25 at
WFAA TV in Dallas.
• National spelling bee—June
1-5 in Washington D.C.
First and second place winners
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Attention all spellers, Allen will
hold its local, Dallas Morning
News spelling bee on February
19. Although this is not a new
thing to Allen in general, this will
be the first time for AMS to hold
this particular spelling bee.
The bee is not only for competi-
tion, but also to help improve
spelling, increase vocabulary, and
develop correct English usage.
Complete words and rules are in
the 1981 Words of the Champions
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When selling real property, it’s
wise to keep in mind that the
buyer will inspect and compare
many similar properties. If your
price is too high, any buyer will
want to know why. If there’s no
good reason, the buyer loses in-
terest in your house.
Real estate salesmen, too, are
reluctant to take buyers to see
property that is priced greatly
over the market. Buyers lose con-
Once again, congratulations to
all these students.
Sherri Atwell
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language arts classes was the
Gates-MacGinitie reading test.
Janice Foust
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One of the many new faces at
AMS is Diane Barringer. She
moved here from Dallas where
she attended Lake Highlands Jr.
High.
Diane is in the eighth grade and
her hobbies are roller skating,
track and gymnastics. She also
loves hamburgers, nachos, pizza,
and her Pomeranian dog.
Her favorite subject is math,
and her goal for this year is to
pass language arts.
When asked what she though of 1
AMS, Diane replied, “It’s a really ,
nice school, and there are a lot of
nice people here.”
Welcome to AMS Diane, and I
hope you pass language arts this
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Petway rites held
Funeral services for LeRoy Pet-
way, 79, who died Wednesday
morning in a Plano hospital, were
held 4 p.m. Thursday in
Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow
Chapel with Rev. Tom Reeder of-
ficiating. Interment will be in
Ridgeview Memorial Park.
He was bom November 19,
1901 in Collin County, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. William Petway. He
was a member of Allen Christian
Church and a U.S. Navy veteran
of WW II. He was married
November 6, 1949 in Lucas to
Delia Moore.
Survivors include his wife, of
Allen; one brother, E.G. Petway
of Farmersville; several nieces
and nephews.
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The Newcomers Club will meet
Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. in the
Delaney room of the McKinney
Public Library.
A get acquainted coffee will be
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“All newcomers who have lived
in Collin County less than 5 years
are urged to attend,” says Bev
Hammerstrom, of the club.
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Johnson, Sherry. The Allen American (Allen, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 58, Ed. 1 Monday, February 9, 1981, newspaper, February 9, 1981; Allen, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1423240/m1/3/: accessed June 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Allen Public Library.