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Ron Justice looks on as Carl Venable shows the Madagascar Roach to Southwest 3rd
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Trey Anderson
Mackenzie Davis
Megan Genzer
Robert Goldsmith
Jade Hughes
Erica Mainka
Terrisa Mainka
Brittany Sparks
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“A Meeting of Minds: A
Symposium on the Status of
Women in Higher Education
in Oklahoma" will be held at
Southwestern Oklahoma State
University on Saturday, April
28. beginning at 10 a.in. on
the Weatherford campus.
The symposium is spon-
sored by Committee W of the
Oklahoma American Associa-
tion of University Professors
and is designed to bring
together women from various
campuses in Oklahoma to dis-
cuss gender-related issues and
concerns.
Luncheon speaker will be
Southwestern State University
Paden Layman
PHYSICAL
1st Place
Cassandra Griffith
2nd Place
Brittany Sparks
3rd Place
Hanna Crow
PRODUCT
COMPARISON
1st Place
Amy Woods
2nd Place
Erica Mainka
Cassandra Griffith
Mattie Hiten
Paden Layman
Morgan McKinney
Bill Moon
John Pinnick
Laurie Watson
Cash Bray
Jessica Hutcherson
Shelby Cossey
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DEAR LIFEGUARDING
MOM: There is no telling
how many lives you may have
saved today because you took
the time to write.
Thank you for pointing out
that it is not enough to be in
the vicinity of a pool - or other
body of water - when children
are in it.
The children must be
watched closely at all times
What teens need to know
about sex. drugs. AIDS, and
getting along with peers and
parents is in “What Every
Teen Should Know "
To order, send a business-
size. self-addressed envelope,
plus check or money order for
$3.95 ($4.50 in Canada) to
Dear Abby. Teen Booklet, P.O.
Box 447. Mount Morris. IL
61054-0447.
(Postage is included.)
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We ate in shifts so an adult
would always be w ith the chil-
dren as they swam. My friend
and I were eating poolside;
her husband was in the pool
with the children.
All four of the little ones
(under 5) had taken swimming
lessons and were good swim-
mers.
My friend’s son was float-
ing on a kickboard.
We looked away for a
moment, and when we looked
back, he was nowhere to be
seen.
We moved the kickboard,
and there he was. trying to
come up for air!
Somehow, I managed to
reach in and grab him.
We were lucky. He had
been holding his breath. In a
few more seconds, he would
have drowned. All this hap-
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: Ron Justice and Carl Venable "The Bug Men” share bugs, butterflies and Madagascar Roach-
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: Wynn, Brian Cooper. 2nd Row; P. J. Delacruz, Timmy Jones, Jordan Green, Bruce Burnett,
; Braden Cook, Chris Morgan. 3rd Row: Di-esh White, Lori Cooper, Hailee Thompson, Danielle
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SWOSU hosts enrollment
Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford
hosted the first of five enrollment sessions for high school
seniors on April 5.
A total of 244 seniors attended the session, including
Kami Nicole Critchfield, Kimberly Nicole Griffith. Sara
Ann Hinson, and Sara Lynn Townley. all of Amber. Okla.,
and Kent A. Pettijohn and Amy Anne Thompson, of Chick-
asha. Okla.
SWOSU High School Relations Director Todd Boyd said
students spent the day on the Southwestern campus, met
individually with academic advisors and enrolled in classes
for the 2001 fall semester. The students, as well as parents,
learned about various services and activities on the SWOSU
campus.
Southwestern will host four more enrollment sessions for
students who have already been admitted to the university
Upcoming dates are April 20. April 26, June 8 and August
17. Each session begins at 9 a.m.
High school seniors can call 580-774-3782 for additional
information.
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April 17. 2001
recognition in these cate-
gories:
EARTH
1st Place
Trey Anderson
2nd Place
Megan Genzer
3rd Place
Mattie Hiten
LIFE
1st Place
Jesica Goyne
2nd Place
Jessica Hutcherson
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idea. Everyone's a winner
when everyone chips in. but
why stop there?
Schools welcome the con-
tinual involvement of parents
in their children’s education,
and that involvement results
in more diligent students.
DEAR ABBY I read in
this morning’s paper the letter
from the paramedic who was
called to the home where the
little boy drowned. It was a
sad letter that made my heart
ache.
We have a fence around our
pool and keep the gate secure-
ly locked. Our son knows how
to swim and follows the safety
rules we have established.
I thought I was a responsi-
ble pool owner - until last
Mother's Day. We had invited
friends over for a cookout and
swimming party.
Members of Alex third grade: 1st row - Randy Alexander, Michael Cassmeyer, Trey Ander-
son, Jade Hughes and Megan Genzer. 2nd row - Dalton Wood, John Pinnick. Jessica Hutch-
erson, Brittany Sparks, Jessica Goyne, Cash Bray, Robert Goldsmith, Shelby Cossey and
Paden Layman. 3rd row - Mattie Hiten, Casey Griffith, Hanna Crow, Mackenzie Davis,
Wayne Heffington and Bill Moon. 4th row - Mrs. Susan Moore, Amy Woods, Enea Mainka,
Laurie Watson, Terrisa Mainka and Morgan McKinney.
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DEAR ABBY: A few years
ago, I discovered an incredible
need teachers have.
The day after school ended,
; I had a couple of free hours
; and impulsively stopped by
the school and offered to help
my daughter's teacher pack up
for the summer.
You would have thought I
donated an organ!
What I did was not hard:
We took down bulletin boards,
packed books, etc. It was quite
enjoyable.
Before school began in the
fall, I offered my services
again, but this time my 18-
and 15-year-old daughters
joined me. The teachers near-
ly named a day after us.
We cleaned cubbies,
arranged desks, cut out shapes
and set out supplies.
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All students were awarded
a participation ribbon and a
certificate. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
place ribbons were given in
the four categories of Earth,
Physical, Life Science, and
Product Comparison. The fol-
lowing students received
Fair was held at the Alex Ele-
mentary School, at Bradley.
Twenty-four students entered
projects in the following cate-
gories: Earth, Life, and Physi-
cal Science, and Product
Comparison.
The students followed a
guideline of the scientific
method in order to present
their topics. Not only did the
students learn about interest-
ing science topics, but were
also able to integrate science
into their English class by
writing invitations to the
administration and other stu-
dents.
Attendance as well as sup-
port and encouragement from
administrators, teachers, stu-
dents, parents and grandpar-
ents was tremendous. Overall,
the science fair was a huge
•success and something the
students are looking forward
lo in the years to come.
Donna Otey, Kaei Under-
wood. Kerri Humble, Cris
Sparks, and Leonard Garcia
were especially helpful and
'supportive. Their endeavors
helped to make the science
fair a hit.
: Participants, under the
direction of their teacher,
;Susan Moore, were:
: Michael Cassmeyer
: Jessica Goyne
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The group will discuss such
issues as job and pay equity,
the use of adjuncts, sexual
harassment, stresses unique to
women, women in administra-
tive positions, and projec-
tions/suggestions for the
futures. One session will be
dedicated to creative presenta-
tions.
A registration fee of $10
covers the expense of the lun-
cheon. Contact Dr. Jill Jones,
Chair of Committee W, at
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The 3rd grade students of
Alex Elementary participated
in their first Science Fair,
March 28-30. The Science
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from me, and with five adults
in the pool area.
Since then, we have added
new rules: We now have at
least one adult watcher for
every three children This per-
son must be alert at all times
and watch the children. We
rotate so the same adult isn’t
always the watcher. If a child
cannot swim, he or she must
wear a life vest, and the par-
ents are responsible for their
children the entire tune they
are in the pool.
Abby, a fence around a
pool and a locked gate are
mandatory.
We had a close call we will
never forget Safety rules must
not only be established, but
strenuously observed. - LIFE-
GUARDING MOM IN
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President, Joe Anna Hibler, Chair; Dr Deborah Barnes,
who has higher education Southeastern Oklahoma State
experience on every level University, Business Depart-
from instructor, to professor, ment and Assistant to the
to dean, to vice president of President; Dr. Trisha
academic affairs. to president. Yarbrough, East Central, Eng-
Panelists represent nine lish; Dr. Terry Goforth, South-
campuses around the state western Oklahoma State Uni-
including Dr Freeta Jones, versity, Physics; Dr Karla
University of Central Okla- Oty, Southeastern Oklahoma
homa. Kinesiology and Health State University, Mathemat-
Studies; Dr Ronna Vander- ics; Dr. Brenda Brown. Uni-
slice, Southwestern Oklahoma versity of Science and Arts of
State University, Education; Oklahoma, English; Myra
Dr. Patricia Long, Oklahoma Decker. Oklahoma City Com-
State University, Women’s munity College. Business; and
Faculty Council Chair; Dr Dr. Jeannette Wilson, North-
Betty Harris, University of eastern State University, Edu-
Oklahoma. Women’s Studies cation.
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have one hour or four. It
makes a difference.
The most wonderful part
was my daughters telling the
teachers they had no idea how
much work teachers devote to
preparing for their pupils.
I recommend this as a won-
derful volunteer opportunity.
The added benefit was expos-
ing my teen-agers to the
“behind-the-scenes" activities
of these energetic, committed
professional teachers.
KAREN WARREN,
GAINESVILLE. FLA.
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