| What's new in your school?
It seems impossible, but in a little more than a week, North Jersey students will be heading back to school. Some will learn in new classrooms. Others will exercise in new gyms or sing in new auditoriums. Some will get their hands on brand new laptops. Others will be exposed to new technology, a computer-generated screen that beams information to students. Some will meet new principals. Others will be assigned to new teachers. And of course, there will be new courses and electives. Select your county, then the first letter of your district to find out what's new in your school: .
New Beaver serves up optimism
I caught up with new OSU player C.J. Giles the other day as the big fella went to summer classes and played summer hoops. Staying out of trouble hasn't been any problem, he says. In his idle time, he cooks, or watches the Food Network. "I've cooked for all my teammates," says Giles, who remembers taking a cooking class as a third-grader. "It's sometimes good, sometimes bad." Coaches, teammates and fans of Oregon State will be happy to hear about cooking being his leisure activity. Giles came to the Beavers with baggage, fresh off being booted from the Kansas team for what coach Bill Self described as "a pattern of irresponsible behavior and disrespect for team rules." Included was his misdemeanor battery charge for allegedly dragging an ex-girlfriend by her feet out the door and striking her, which he denied doing.
Grand Bear Resort a great escape
School has started and you might find yourself putting off a trip for a few days with the kids till the next big holiday. But there are close-to-home vacation destinations, ones that are only about an hour away. One that is found close to home is Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort in Utica. .
TDA announces kids contest
The Texas Department of Agriculture is kicking off its fourth annual Kids Kitchen Corral Contest and is calling for children from across Texas to submit their own healthy recipes for judging. Recipes must be original, nutritious, easy to prepare and cannot contain more than 10 ingredients. Contest details and application packets are available at select public libraries or in the produce aisle at Wal-Mart Supercenters, while supplies last. You can also e-mail the agriculture department at kidskitchen@tda.state.tx.us and request an entry card. Entry cards are being accepted through the fall. The contest is open to Texans ages 6 to 18 who are enrolled in a Texas school that participates in the National School Lunch or Breakfast Program. Past winners received a medallion and donations from Wal-Mart, Texas Monthly magazine and/or Whole Earth Provisions, including gift cards, cooking supplies and a backpack with school supplies, and a framed certificate signed by Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples.
FISD Poised To Okay Budget, Tax Rate Cut
Approval was expected today, Aug. 29, as Fredericksburg Independent School District trustees met at noon to adopt a budget for the upcoming school year and a tax rate for 2007-08 that is 29.22 cents lower than last year.
The tax rate of $1.1464 per $100 valuation, down from $1.4384, was expected to be accepted by trustees at a special meeting at the Central Administration Building, 234 Friendship Lane.At the same time, the trustees were to okay a $30.4 million budget for the school year that got underway Monday.The budget, on which trustees and school officials worked throughout the spring and summer, is up approximately four percent over last year, and the tax cut comes as a part of state-mandated property tax relief measures that reapportioned some of the tax burden to business owners.
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