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Illinois Remains First in Nation in Education Technology
[NOV.
2, 2002]
CHICAGO
– Governor Ryan today announced that Illinois has been ranked first
in the nation in the category of education by the Center for Digital
Government and the Progress & Freedom Foundation for the second year
in a row.
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The latest
round of the Digital State Survey was announced today in the areas
of Education, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and
Transportation, and Taxation. Five states tied for the first place
ranking in Education: Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, South Dakota and
Utah. Three states tied for first place in the area of GIS: Arizona,
Illinois and Kansas.
“We have made education and technology a top priority of this
Administration, Through the expansive
Illinois Century Network and
new opportunities to learn through the
Illinois Virtual Campus
and Illinois Virtual High
School, Illinois has harnessed technology tools that are
necessary to prepare our citizens for participation in the global
economy,” Governor Ryan said. Illinois
also moved in to the top spot in the area of Geographic Information
Systems and Transportation for the first time. GIS technology or
providing data geographically is playing an increasingly critical
role in all areas of government. “From road conditions to bike
routes, crime reporting to environmental protection, spatially
mapping data can provide enhanced services, link interrelated issues
and create new efficiencies for government as well as industry.
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In 2001, Illinois ranked first in
Education and second nationally in GIS. In 2000, the category of
education was ranked separately in the areas of K-12 education and
higher education. The GIS category was new to the survey in 2001.
“This is a highly competitive survey and Illinois is the most
populous state among those ranked at the top in these two
categories. Initiatives like the Illinois Century Network make
Illinois a leader in the nation,” Governor Ryan added. “Expanding
our learning online provides an expansive list of opportunities for
our students, regardless of geographic location or age.” [Illinois
Government News Network
press release]
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West
Lincoln Broadwell School receives grant
from Ronald McDonald House Charities
[OCT.
17, 2002]
On Oct. 2, West Lincoln Broadwell School received over
$3,000 in books for the school library. These books were purchased
through a grant from Ronald McDonald House Charities - Central
Illinois. The presentation was at the conclusion of a Ronald
McDonald reading assembly, which encouraged kindergarten through
fourth-grade students to read.
Library aide Christie
Lemme accomplished this acquisition through a grant application that
was reviewed with several other central Illinois grants. Her
goal was to replace the outdated nonfiction books with current books
for the West Lincoln Broadwell students to use in their education.
Ronald McDonald House Charities - Central
Illinois provides thousands of dollars for projects that help
children reach their fullest potential. The grants focus on three
main areas: civic and social services, education and the arts, and
health and medical research. This program is in addition to
operating the Ronald McDonald House in Springfield, a "home away
from home" for families while their children are hospitalized.
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Abstinence
is the right choice,
speaker tells LJHS students
[OCT. 11, 2002]
"Your
life is all about choices. You make more choices every day than you
are aware of. It’s not always easy to make the right choice."
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That’s what Jeffrey
Dean, national youth communicator from Nashville, Tenn., told the
assembled young people of Lincoln Junior High School on Thursday
afternoon.
[Photo copyright
www.jeffreydean.org]
He told them he saw
them not as children but as young adults, faced with some adult-size
choices.
"The number one
choice that gets us in the most trouble is about relationships,
dating, love, romance and…" he paused before he used the word, "sex!
That word makes your heads pop up and your eyes bug out!"
However, Dean didn’t
have to use the big three-letter word to get the attention of the
junior high students; he had them listening to his ideas and
laughing at his humor right from the beginning of his hour-long
motivational message about abstinence.
He started by asking
questions about choices that have no wrong answers, such as "Do you
like Coke or Pepsi?" and "Which would you rather do, dress like your
parents or look like your parents?" He then talked about choices
that do have important consequences.
"I know you have
inside of you everything you need to succeed," he said. "You have
goals and dreams for your life. But every choice you make today will
somehow affect your future."
Our world today has
sold young people the wrong message about sex and love, he told
them. Sex is everywhere — MTV, movies, videos — because sex sells.
That makes the choice for abstinence harder.
But the big lie the
world is selling is that everybody’s doing it. That’s not true, he
told them. "Today 54 percent of teenagers in our schools are
virgins. So you are in the minority if you do it."
Choices can initially
seem rather innocent, but all too often these choices can take us
down roads we don’t want to travel, he told them.
"No matter how cool
it seems, any time you choose to get involved sexually outside of
marriage, at some point something bad will happen. Maybe not then,
but later."
He read a letter from
a girl who, at age 19, decided to go all the way with her boyfriend.
A few weeks later, they broke up. Two years later she got sick with
what she thought was the flu, but it turned out to be something much
worse.
"I’m HIV positive. I
no longer can choose my future," the letter said.
Altogether, he said,
there are more than 30 sexually transmitted diseases out there, some
of which can be spread by skin-to-skin contact.
Although today’s
teenagers are the "most independent group of teenagers that ever
walked this earth," like everyone else they still want security. One
way to get it is to have a dating relationship, but the desire to be
accepted by friends by choosing to have sex or to drink should not
take precedence over the goals and dreams of the future.
"Ninety-five percent
of the friends in your life now won’t be there in six years. You
won’t be going with the same boyfriend or girlfriend next year at
this time, and you probably aren’t going with the same one you had
last year at this time," he said.
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He told the girls
that the way they dress sends "a very real message to a guy about
what it is you’re willing to do with him.
"Society tells you
you have to dress a certain way, show more leg, less skirt," he
said. But tight clothes and showing a lot of skin can lead to
trouble.
"Even when you’re not
looking for trouble, trouble may come to you. Women in 2002 need to
take responsibility for the way they dress."
He warned the
seventh- and eighth-grade girls that when they get to high school,
older boys will want to date them. That, too, can lead to trouble
"The average girl
that gets pregnant today gets pregnant by a guy three years older."
And when they’re
thinking of marriage, "A guy doesn’t look for a girl who’s
experienced with a lot of different guys," he said.
To the young men, he
said, "Being a man is all about being respectful to young women. It
is a privilege to take her on a date. Never place her in any
environment where anything wrong can happen to her.
"Being man has
nothing to do with being sexually active. That’s part of the lies
our world sells you.
"The question should
not be ‘How far can I go?’ The mindset should be ‘I’m going to stay
as far away from danger as I can.’ Your body has no idea you’re not
wearing a wedding band. Your body isn’t wired to do this and this
and then stop," he said.
Because he and his
wife made the choice not to become involved sexually until they were
married, the birth of his first child, a daughter, was especially
meaningful.
"Abstinence is the
sanest, healthiest, safest and the right choice," he told them. "I
guarantee that you will never regret that choice."
Dean said that since
1993, when he formed his own company and began speaking to young
people, he has spoken to about a million students. Lincoln Junior
High was the ninth school on his schedule for the week, and he had
three more to go. He said he visits more than 200 schools, colleges,
prisons, churches and camps each year.
He promises to answer
all letters and all e-mails, and he makes both addresses available.
He carries a laptop so he can answer the e-mails as soon as
possible.
[Photo by Joan Crabb]
[Jeff Dean, left, talks with LJHS students
after the assembly.]
The young people at
Lincoln Junior High seemed to be favorably impressed with Dean’s
talk. They listened quietly and respectfully, and a few stayed after
the program to talk to him. Several eighth-grade girls said they
planned to get in touch with him by e-mail or letter.
The program was part of the curriculum of
health education teacher Sherri Sparrow — an eight-week session
called "Game Plan," designed to help teens make wise choices for
their future. It was funded by a grant from Project Reality, a
not-for-profit organization that has been teaching
abstinence-centered programs in the public schools since 1985.
[Joan Crabb]
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Honors
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Hartem
grads awarded Behrends Scholarship at LC
[OCT.
25, 2002]
Brad Aper, Nitashia Brown,
Jean Cross, Beth Guy, Stellakay Donaldson, Larry Jones Jr. and
Jennifer Tuttle are this year’s recipients of the Anna K. and
Bernard E. Behrends Scholarship at Lincoln College in Lincoln. All
are graduates of Hartsburg-Emden High School.
The Anna K.
and Bernard E. Behrends Scholarship is awarded to surrounding county
high school graduates with good academic standing.
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Brad Aper, son of Larry and Nancy Aper
of Hartsburg, is studying business. He plans to continue his
education at Illinois State University.
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Nitashia Brown, daughter of Patricia
Brown of Hartsburg, is studying veterinary medicine.
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Jean Cross, daughter of Greg and
Barbara Cross of Emden, plans to pursue a bachelor’s degree at
Lincoln College Normal.
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Beth Guy, daughter of Tom Guy of
Lincoln and Nancy Guy of Laurinburgh, N.C., is active with the
Lincoln College volleyball team and is studying interior design.
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article]
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Stellakay Donaldson, daughter of John
Donaldson and Sheri Donaldson Mester of Hartsburg, is studying
general education courses.
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Larry Jones Jr., son of Larry and Susan
Jones of Hartsburg, is studying theatre. He plans to continue his
education at Eureka College and pursue a career in acting.
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Jennifer Tuttle, daughter of Jeff
Tuttle of Greenview and Lorie Reiners of Emden, is studying
accounting and business management.
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[Lincoln
College news
release]
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Lincoln Elementary Schools
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Breakfast
(Milk served with all meals)
Monday, Nov. 4
— Cereal, cinnamon toast, juice
Tuesday, Nov. 5
— Oatmeal, toast, fruit
Wednesday, Nov. 6
— Cereal, pop tarts, juice
Thursday, Nov. 7
— Silver dollar pancakes with syrup, fruit
Friday, Nov.
8 — No school;
parent-teacher conferences
Monday, Nov. 11
— No school; Veterans Day
Tuesday, Nov. 12
— Cereal, graham crackers, juice
Wednesday, Nov. 13
— Cereal, toast with jelly, juice
Thursday, Nov. 14
— Biscuit with egg and ham, fruit
Friday, Nov. 15
— Cheese toasty, fruit
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Lunch
(Milk served with all meals)
Monday, Nov. 4
— Corn dogs, french fries, green beans, orange juice
Tuesday, Nov. 5
— Chicken strips with sauce, mashed potatoes, bread and butter,
strawberry applesauce
Wednesday, Nov. 6
— Sausage pizza, corn, carrot sticks, pears
Thursday, Nov. 7
— Homemade vegetable beef soup and crackers, peanut butter sandwich,
celery sticks, pumpkin bars
Friday, Nov.
8 — No school;
parent-teacher conferences
Monday, Nov. 11
— No school; Veterans Day
Tuesday, Nov. 12
— Hot ham and cheese on bun, green beans, goldfish crackers, pears
Wednesday, Nov. 13
— Chicken and biscuit, peas, pudding, fruit cocktail
Thursday, Nov. 14
— Sloppy joes, cole slaw, french fries, cinnamon applesauce
Friday, Nov.
15 — French toast sticks
with syrup, hash brown, sausage links, peaches |
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