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Thursday, April 23, 1998
The Albany News
Pace 3-A
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Nancy Smith Elementary
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1 LUNCH ROOM MENU
April 27-30
Monday, April 27 - Chicken
strips, mashed potatoes,
gravy, green beans
Tuesday, April 28 -
Tostidas, refried beans, salad,
cheese, cherry cobbler
Wednesday, April 29 - Hot
pocket, salad, vegetarian
beans, jello
Thursday, April 30 - Coffee
can casserole, potatoes, car-
rots, salad
Friday, May 1 - Unavail-
able
All meals are served with
fruit and milk.
1 THANKS TO VOLUNTEERS
The staff and students at
Nancy Smith are lucky to have
so many volunteers who work
weekly at our school. They
read to us, help us with our
work, run off papers, lami-
nate, cut out letters, help deco-
rate for programs and many
other things.
Since this is National Vol-
unteer Week, we want to ex-
press our thanks to them for
all the work they do for us.
1 STORYTELLING
As we reported two weeks
ago, the second graders have
been learning about other
countries and things they
have in common with, the
United States.
This week they had a very
special lesson on storytelling.
Mrs. Prince told the story of
her great great-grandparents,
John R. and Mary Elizabeth
Wright. She wore the earrings
John gave Mary as an engage-
ment present and told about
how they were married on
horseback on their way to New
Mexico in 1860. John and Mary
traveled a day behind Gero-
njmo on one of his raids and
lived in a dugout for four years
where two of their four chil-
dren were born.
The story managed to hold
all 40 second graders' atten-
tion for the entire 25-minute
class. All of them left eager to
speak to one of their grand-
parents, aunts, or uncles to
find out about their own an-
cestors.
There has been a change!
We can now collect Box Tops
for Education all year long.
The new box tops will note
that they expire .June 1,2000.
We appreciate all of the people
who helped us collect the box
tops the past year.
✓✓✓
The annuals will be here
soon. If you have not yet or-
dered, it isn't too late. Send $12
to the office. Don't be left out!
mm.
NSES students to go to Austin
Winners to be published in state magazine
Six local fifth and sixth grade
students will be traveling to
Austin this weekend to partici-
pate in the annual Rising Star
literary awards conference.
Albany students entered all
three categories of the state-
wide competition, with local
winners named in writing, po-
etry and art.
The competitors include sixth
graders Mackenzie Viertel and
Cali Ayers in writing, Lauren
Bustamente in art and Breanne
Jones in poetry. Fifth grade fi-
nalists are Lauren Rodgers in
writing, Spencer Balliew in art
and Megan Anderson in poetry.
Ayers will not be able to make
the trip because of a conflict.
Rising Star sponsor Jill Ben-
nett said Tuesday that she and
NSES principal Jane Matlock
will leave with the six students
on Friday morning. The group
will tour the capital building
and other historical sites on
Friday afternoon and attend the
conference on Saturday morn-
ing.
State winners, who will be
published in the state Rising
Star magazine, will be an-
nounced during the conference.
The local contingent will re-
turn to Albany late Saturday
afternoon.
Local entries in the statewide Rising Star competition .ire
(front, l-r)Ma< ken?i(• Marshall, Spent <-r Balliew, (ba< k)Megan
Marshall, Cali Ayers, Breanne Jones and Lauren Rodgers.
Donations solicited for Project Graduation
Plans for the 11th annual
Project Graduation at Albany
High School are progressing
well, and organizers are work-
ing with senior committees to
make sure the event is another
success.
Sponsored by the Albany
Task Force on Drug and Alcohol
Abuse in cooperation with the
local school district, the all-night
graduation party is designed to
provide a drug and alciihol-free
celebration to AHS seniors and
other students. It will beheld at
the high school campus on Fri-
day, May 29 following the com-
mencement ceremony and re-
ception.
This year's Project Gradua-
tion will focus on a "Flashback"
theme, and the entertainment
committee, headed by Marsha
Hays, has already begun the
competes at UIL contest
Thirty-six members of Albany
High School's Crimson Pride,
the concert choir, competed at
the UIL Concert and Sight-read-
ing Contest held last Wednes-
day, April 15 in Abilene, scoring
ratings of II (excellent) and III
(good) in the two presentations.
' ChOfal director Shawna Sar
ten reported that the three
judges in the concert division
awarded the local students lis
across the board, while the
sigiitreading panel gave the
group two Ills and one IV.
"We had improved overall
since last year, and the concert
rating showed this progress,"
said Sarten. "But I was disap-
pointed in the sightreading
evaluation. I thought the kids
deserved better.! felt good about
how they performed."
Dr. Michael Scarborough,
Director of Choral Activities at
Abilene Christian University,
had worked with the students
in a clinic the? previous week.
The director also extended a
special thank you to Elsie
Randall, who accpmpanied the
group during one of their con-
cert selections. Due to a mix-up,
the accompanist had to be
changed at the last minute and
Mrs. Randall agreed to play for
the choir at the competition, af-
ter rehearsing with them once
that morning.
Band earns excellent rating
The Albany High School con-
cert band came home with com-
mendable ratings from the UIL
concert and sightreading com-
petition held last Wednesday,
April 15 in Hamlin.
After hearing the local con-
cert selection, the panel of three
judges awarded a rating of II
(excellent) to the local musi-
cians, astepabovethelll(good)
they were given last year.
. In the sightreading co'mpeti-
Hebel enlists in
Navy delayed entry
Shane Hebel, a senior of Mo-
ron High School and a resident
of Albany, enlisted in the Navy's
Delayed Entry Program on
March 18. Shane enlisted into
the Communications/Electron-
ics program in the Navy.
Hebel, the son of Gary and
JoAnn Hebel of Albany, will be
eligible for $15,000 through the
Montgomery GI Bill for college.
Shane will be leaving for basic
training at Great Lakes Recruit
Training Center iri Great Lakes,
Illinois on June 17.
tion, the band and director were
given several minutes to study
a new number, which they then
performed before the judges.
The Albany band received a
rating of III in the sightreading
category.
"We" have a really young group
this year," coinmehted director
Jason Sarten.' Two-thirds of the
contest band was made up of
seventh, eighth and ninth grad-
ers, and overall, 1 think they did
an exceptional job,
"i personally feel we are play-
ing better than last year, but in
the sightreading room, where
experience is really a factor, the .
band's youth made a difference-"
Junior High Trip
A group of junior high vocal-
ists will board a bus early Sat-
urday morning to compete at
the Six Flags Music Festival in
Arlington at approximately
11:00 a.m.
Sarlen said thattiheehoirwill
leaveat 0:45 a.m., and after the
competition; will spend the rest
of the afternoon and evening at
Six Flags.
They will return to Albany
about midnight
PTO Program
Albany .second graders,' un-
der Sarten's direction, will
present "I L's a J ungle Out There"
Thursday eveping, April 23 dur-
ing the monthly PTO meeting.
The presentation will begin
at 7:00 p.m. in the Nancy Smith
Elementary School cafeteria and
will last about 30 minutes. The-
se,cond graders will also perform
for other NSES students during
the dav on Thursday.
According to the director,
King Leo, played by Jacey
Shack, sends his secretary,
Stripes, and his servant, Spot,
on a quest to find the key to
happiness. These two animals,
played by Kirstin Noble and
Josh Donawho, travel through
the forest finding out what
makes each kind of animal tick
"There,are lots of fun songs
and dances, and the parents
have been extremely involved
in the costumes, so they're
great,"stated Sarten. "It should
be an enjoyable presentation for
everyone."
Curbing
& Other
Concrete Work
at Cemetery
(functional 8c decorative)
Call
Margarito Martinez
762-9009
before 7:30 a.m. or
after 5:00 p.m.
Albany Masonic Lodge
#482 AFAM
AUCTION
Saturday, April 25
10 a.m. -12 noon
Welco Bldg - Baird Uwy.
Contents of Old Masonic Lodge
13 Antique wooden chairs *0 wooden folding chairs
5 misc. wooden benches Misc. wood cabinets
4 misc. tables 2 sm. cookstoves
8 gas space heaters Refrigerator
Other misc. items
ta&k of planning different ac-
tivities that will relate to the
seniors' school years.
As in years past, all seniors,
their guests and other high
school students who attend the
Project Graduation activities
will be required to sign a con-
tract promising to remain
chemical-free during the party.
All adult Sponsors must also
submit a similar contract.
The graduation celebration
is conducted as a lock-in at the
high school, with parents of stu
dents Who leave the party noti-
fied regardless of. the time or
circumstances.
Donations committee chair
man Parn Tidwell reported thai
more than $3,000 has already
been received from the people of
Albany.
At, least ,'$6,000 is needed to
fund the party, which includes-
the cost of food, decorations,
entertainment and gifts for each
graduating senior.
Contributions of door prizes
are also appreciated.
"A party for 100 to 150 stu-t
dents requires a lot of money
and time," said Tidwell, "but we
feel that they appreciate it, and
look forward to it each year.
And we as parents appreciate
all those who support the pro-
gram."
Local citizens othe'r than par-
ents are also encouraged to vol
unteer their time to help with
the annual graduation party.
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Lucas, Donnie A. The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 122, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 1998, newspaper, April 23, 1998; Albany, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth414087/m1/3/: accessed July 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.