The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 131, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 10, 2006 Page: 2 of 12
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—Page 2
The Albany News
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Kids 'shop' for supplies at health fair
Around 100 local children
will benefit from the donations
f Albany individuals and busi-
esses when they get to "shop"
'or school supplies at the an-
nual Back-To-School CHIP Day
planned by the Shackelford
, County Community Resource
' Center (CRC).
The event is being held to-
day (Thursday) from 1:00 to
4:00 p.m. at the Resource Cen-
ter, with volunteers on hand
from several agencies to help
get county students ready for
the 2006-2007 school year.
In addition to the "Adopt a
Buddy" school supplies pro-
gram, there will be a mini
health fair, featuring CHIP
enrollment and re-enrollment,
immunizations and immuniza-
tion record information, etc.
Health Care Week
The local events coincide
with National Health Center
' Week (August 6 through 12,
2006), which is intended to
' i honor community board mem-
bers of health centers that have
helped shape health care deliv-
ery in America.
"Health Centers have com-
piled a solid recor d of success of
'caring for the medically under-
served and uninsured for over
40 years," said CRC Executive
Director Susan Jones. "We've
been doing that here in Albany
for more than 10 years, and our
board members have played a
key role in establishing a record
of achievement because they
effectively identify local public
health needs and aggressively
Notebooks
Sheryl Spore / Albany News
Raquel Varela chooses school supplies to load up one of the
backpacks that will be given to eligible students during the
Resource Center's annual Back-To-School CHIP Day.
target those needs with high qual-
ity preventive care that is afford-
able and accessibly."
"Celebrating Patient Voice and
Community Choice" is the theme
of this year's national campaign.
"We are very proud to honor
our community board members
during National Health Center
Week," said Jones.
"They are our eyes and ears in
helping us understand the public
health needs of the people we serve
because the community is made
up of their family, friends and
neighbors."
Health Fair
During Thursday's Health Fair
each participating student's
height, weight, teeth and blood
pressure will be checked and
recorded, then provided to the
school nurse.
Also, families that are eli-
gible for the Children's Health
Insurance Program (CHIP) can
enroll or reenroll during the
three-hour health fair. Staff
members will be available to
help fill out applications.
CHIP covers children from
birth through 18 years of age
who aren't eligible for Medic-
aid and whose parents can't
afford standard health insur-
ance.
The Resource Center is the
enrollment site for eligible fami-
lies in Shackelford, Throckmor-
ton and Stephens counties.
Dr. Bill J. Watkins is
pleased to announce that
Jennifer Blaine has joined
our staff as a Registered
Dental Hygienist.
To make an appointment
with Jennifer or
Dr. Watkins, please call
254-559-5420 or
800-725-2420.
Dr. Bill J. Watkins
111 S. Miller St
Breckenridge, Tx 76424
3000 sormwEST nit.
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Toll Free 1-877-855-4944
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(Cont. from pg. 1)
to 76 percent, except for two
subgroups within the math test-
takers that were below the pass-
ing level.
In science, the secondary per-
centage went up from 64 per-
cent in 2005 to 73 percent over-
all this year. Again, there were
two subgroups below the 70 per-
cent passing rate.
"We're headed in the right
direction; we just need to con-
tinue to focus on those subgroups
in math and science," said AHS/
AJHS Principal Tommy Terrell.
"I believe that most students
actually try hard to score well on
the tests themselves, but they
don't put enough effort into their
academics throughout the year,
and they need that background
to do well on the TAKS tests.
"They need to take their stud-
ies seriously from day one. Just
Relay For Life
scraping by from one six weeks
to the next is obviously not in
their best interest," he contin-
ued. "We're taking steps to try to
instill the importance of prepa-
ration all through the year."
Test scores also improved in
reading/language arts, writing
and social studies at the second-
ary campus, with overall scores
in all three areas over the 90
percent range.
(Cont. from pg. 1)
was postponed until August be-
cause of heavy rain.
There ended up being seven
"walking teams" in the Relay it-
self, five less than last year. Two
teams raised money, but did not
actually "walk" during the night,
Parsons explained. The EMS team
prepared the meal and manned
the concession booth, while the
Nancy Smith Elementary team
collected money during the school
year with the Chain of Hope.
The evening actually began
with a brisket sandwich meal sup-
per at 5:30 p.m., followed by the
opening ceremony, the survivors
lap and then the Relay itself. Along
the way, there were numerous
activities, such as the Race to Re-
covery, a dunking booth and vari-
ous games that featured cancer
information.
Just before 11:00 p.m., more
than 400 luminarias were lit all
around the field, purchased in
honor of cancer survivors and in
memory of cancer victims.
'We had great weather and lots
of volunteers," said Parsons.
'We're hoping for more teams next
year, but overall, we feel that it
was very, very successful. I think
everyone had a good time and
there were quite a few positive
comments."
She added that anyone with
suggestions for next year should
attend the wrap-up meeting.
Parsons thanked all those who
supported the 2006 Relay with
donations, door prizes and time.
Hunter safety class offered
Hunter safety classes will be
conducted in Albany August 18-
19, according to Shackelford
County Game Warden Brian
Huckabay, who will instruct the
class along with Throckmorton
County Game Warden Shea
Guinn.
The first 50 people to regis-
ter and pay the small fee will be
accepted for the course, Hucka-
bay stated.
The course fee is $15 per stu-
dent to cover registration and
materials.
The course will be held from
6:00 to 10:00 p.m. on Friday,
School year
August 18 and from 8:00 a.m. to
6:00 p.m. on Saturday in the
Fellowship Hall of the First Bap-
tist Church.
Hunters whose date of birth
is on or after September 2,1971
must successfully complete a
hunter education course to hunt
in the state of Texas. Those who
have not completed such a pro-
gram are allowed to purchase a
one-year deferment, which is
only valid until the end of the
current license year.
For more information or to
register, contact Huckabay at
762-2113.
(Cont. from pg. 1)
high school. Nine new students
have registered so far, with about
the same number of students not
expected to return to Albany for
this school year.
Mrs. Terrell reported that there
are 22 new students registered so
far at the elementary level, in-
cluding preschool students who
were not preregistered in the
spring.
Any parents who have not yet
registered their children are asked
to go by the appropriate school
office as soon as possible, or call
AHS/AJHS at 762-3974 or NSES
at 762-3384 for more information.
First Day Assemblies
Mr. Terrell stated Tuesday that
a general assembly will be held at
the secondary campus auditorium
on Monday, the first day of school.
All junior high and high school
students will assemble at 9:30 a.m.
"Any parents who would like to
attend are certainly welcome.
There will be quite a bit of infor-
mation given out at that time."
There are no major schedule
changes for the 2006-2007 school
year, but there will be announce-
ments to cover changes in policy,
dress code, etc.
"We want students to be aware
that we intend to enforce the dress
code more strictly this year, so
they need to dress within the code
requirements every single school
day," said the principal.
Terrell added that he will be
available to answer questions af-
ter the assembly.
The principal also reminded
parents that the signature sheets
that will be included in each
student's student handbook
should be signed and brought to
school by Friday, August 18. The
handbooks will be distributed
during the August 14 assembly.
Also, for the first time, the Ac-
celerated Reading policy will be
Sheryl Spore / Albany ISews
Elementary science teacher Myra Hise sorts through mountains
of material as she makes plans for the upcoming school y&ar.
distributed during the opening
assembly, with a parent's signa-
ture required.
At the elementary level, the
first day assembly will start at
8:30 a.m. for the first through sixth
graders. The younger students will
not be included in the gathering.
The campus and district expec-
tations for students will be ex-
plained, as well as a few changes
in policy, said Mrs. Terrell.
Other Details
Kindergarten and all preschool
classes will be released at 12:00
noon for the first four days of
school, then begin observing regu-
lar school hours for each level.
Older students will be dis-
missed at 3:40 p.m. except on Fri-
days, when kindergarten through
sixth graders will all be released
at 3:00 p.m.
Daily bus routes will run at
both dismissal times Monday
through Thursday and at 3:00 p.m.
on Fridays.
Mrs. Terrell reminded local
parents that the only place that
they should drop students off dur-
ing the school day is in the right
hand lane of the circle drive. Par-
ents should not drop off or pick up
students in the staff parking lift or
the bus lane.
"In the mornings, only the front
doors will be unlocked," she stated.
"All other entrances will remain
locked for safety reasons." "
She added that students should
not be dropped off before 7:30 a. m.
on school days, because there will
be no adults on duty to monitor
them.
At the secondary campus, Mr.
Terrell asked parents to drop all
students off at the front of the
high school building. "No, one
should be left at the back by 'the
cafeteria," he stated. 'We have
delivery trucks coming in there in
the mornings and that's the teach-
ers' parking lot, so it's a safety
issue.
Both principals stated that
their offices will be open all day on
Thursday and Friday, August 10-
11, prior to the first day of school.
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