Colonial Heights Public Schools registration

COLONIAL HEIGHTS - New residents to the City of Colonial Heights are encouraged to register their children for school before the first day, Tuesday, Sept. 4. All schools are open for new student registration between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Thursday this week.

Required documentation for registering students in school

When registering new students in school, parents/guardians are required to bring the following documents to complete the registration process:

- Child's certified birth certificate

- Child's Social Security number card

- Updated medical records listing state-required immunizations by day, month and year of vaccination; to include documentation of measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and polio vaccinations. Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine is required for all children born on or after Jan. 1, 1997, and effective March 3, 2010, a second dose must be administered prior to entering kindergarten. Effective July 1, 2006, a booster dose of Tdap vaccine is required for all children entering Grade 6 if at least five years have passed since the last dose of tetanus-containing vaccine. And a record of a physical examination (within the past 12 months for kindergarten students).

- Picture identification card of parent

Parents may also need to provide proof of residency, which may include the following:

- Lease or deed of a residence or property located in the city or county where a child is being registered for school.

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Education briefs for Tuesday, Aug. 28

The College of Health and Life Sciences held its first lecture in their Young Alumni Speaker Series in Albertson Hall at 4 p.m. on Wednesday. The Department of Biological Sciences welcomed Lance Thurlow, who presented his lecture Staphylococcus aureus and the Inflammation Paradox to more than 50 students and faculty members.

While very few people probably took everything home, he made it so everyone took something home. He simplified it enough that even if you dont know that much about microbiology, you could still understand it, said Joanna Fay, a molecular cell biology graduate student.

Thurlow explained the infection and what he and his team are doing to counteract it. There is no vaccine for this disease, which has become a problem in the United States and has passed HIV/AIDS as the number one infectious disease in America.

According to Thurlow, there are around 90,000 cases each year that result in approximately 19,000 deaths. He also said somewhere between 25 to 50 percent of people have a form of Staphylococcus in their nose and many will carry it without ever showing any symptoms.

He conducts his research at the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.

It is very relevant to current medical science because it is a huge problem. I work at the hospital and half the people that come in have Staphylococcus or symptoms of it, said Justin Kerby, a graduate student of molecular cell biology at Fort Hays.

Thurlow earned his Bachelor of Science degree in 2002 and his Master of Science degree in 2005, both from Fort Hays State University. He then went on the complete his doctorate from Kansas State University in 2009.

The College of Health and Life Sciences will be continuing their Young Alumni Speaker Series throughout the year.

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August 24, 2012, 7:48 AM PDT

Takeaway: Just in time for back to school season, we break down the 10 ten sci-fi & fantasy institutes of education worthy of claiming you attended (by way of IRL-available merchandise).

10. PS238Public School 238 is home to the Rainmaker Program, the U.S. governments project to understand the basis of superpowers by educating the elementary school-aged children of superheroes and villains. Your PS238 lunchbox better be bulletproof.

9. Smallville High Yes, this is Supermans Superboys Clark Kents alma mater, which is all the excuse you need to sport a Smallville High athletics shirt. (Warning: Wearing said shirt may increase your chances of meteor rock mutation and/or supervillainy.)

8. Empire State University Any alumni registry that includes Dr. Doom, Reed Richards, Emma Frost, and Peter Parker is one youll proudly name-drop. At least until the next Skrull invasion.

7. Sunnydale High How many people can claim they went to high school with the Slayer before the campus was consumed in the implosion of the Hellmouth? I mean, how many surviving people can claim that?

6. Miskatonic University So much to be proud of from this isolated New England gem, from its unparalleled library of the occult to its extensive faculty knowledge of the Elder Gods to the only medical school with an accredited specialty in human re-animation. Go Pods!

5. I.F. Battle School This military academy may have its critics, many of them Battle School alumni, but any organization that produced Ender Xenocide Wiggin is one thats due its share of respect. In darkness, therefore we will fight!

4. Xaviers School for Gifted Youngsters The only downside to attending the most exclusive school in the Marvel universe is that you have to be the right kind of people (read: mutants) to attend, and the only school sports team is a paramilitary strike force trained to defend a world that hates and fears you. But the class reunions are awesome.

3. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry Yes, it has all the tedious downsides of an English boarding school with the additional inconvenience of placing you in the crosshairs of He Who Shall Not Be Named. But you get to play Quidditch. Enough said.

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The top 10 schools in sci-fi and fantasy (and their awesome fake alumni gear)

Written by Amy England Thursday, 23 August 2012 13:17

Life-saving AEDs (automatic electronic defibrilators) will be available in all three campuses of the Steelville School District this year as a result of donations from the Alumni Association, who provided one for the high school and from Phelps County Regional Medical Centers (PCRMC) Heart-2-Heart Fund in partnership with Marelly AEDs & First Aid.

We were eligible to receive two this year and, along with the donation, (PCRMC will) provide CPR training for six employees in each building, Superintendent Nathan Holder reported. Weve been working on that training for our staff and we have about half of the teaching staff CPR certified and will be able to increase that number. The two new devices should be installed in the elementary and middle school by the end of August. Staff were given a basic overview on how to use the AEDs during beginning-of-school training, but Holder noted that the devices are made where anyone can use them. There will also be six people in each building that will be specifically trained on their use. We have been fortunate with the generosity of the Alumni Association and PCRMC that we now have AEDs in all our buildings, he said. We hope we never have to put them in use, but are thankful to have them in all three campus buildings. The Steelville Alumni Association is currently collecting funds to purchase another AED for the Early Childhood Building. The one purchased for the high school cost almost $1,900 and the group currently has $860 collected toward the next one.

AED?DONATIONS BEING TAKEN Donations to purchase another AED for the Early Childhood Building can be sent to the Alumni Association Treasurer Wanda Grayson at P.O. Box 131, Steelville. Checks should be made payable to the Steelville Alumni Association and should have "AED Donation" in the memo section.

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In the five years Lazaro Lopez has been its principal, Wheeling High School has gone through tremendous transition.

It shares the same name, but its a completely different high school, Lopez said.

Over the past five years, Lopez and school officials have redesigned the Wheeling curriculum, providing a much more hands-on approach for a students future, and have made efforts to enhance the subjects of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The school was even rededicated in 2010 as a comprehensive high school with a STEM focus.

When I became principal, one of the messages from the community is that Wheeling was one of the best kept secrets in the district, and I thought that was a shame. Theres no reason for it to be a secret, Lopez said, adding that, historically, Wheeling had possessed a strong math and technology element.

With all of the data showing the opportunities our school has faced before, it made sense to try to make that a focus and bring in resources and partnerships, Lopez said.

It was those resources that even helped WHS and the village of Wheeling nab a partnership with Intel and Hewlett-Packard, which will provide advanced computing learning opportunities for students in the technology program.

One of the biggest changes, Lopez said, is the push toward more original research. Before, students would be given a topic to research for a class project. Now, the student is asked what about the given topic they would like to know and are then tasked with finding that information.

So that no matter what class youre in, youre doing original research, Lopez said.

Changes, accolades

While students may not notice any drastic changes for the coming school year that starts this week, the high school has installed a new mock senior care facility across the hall from its mock medical care room. These rooms are available for students who fall into the health sciences program.

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NORFOLK, Neb. (KTIV/US92) -

As a Siouxland school of nursing begins its third year, a new crop of nursing students will be welcomed with a ceremony Friday.

Officials with the University of Nebraska Medical Center say that their nursing school on the campus of Northeast Community College will be participating as part of the annual statewide white coat ceremonies Friday.

The ceremony serves as the first time new students will don their white coats provided by alumni and school donors for the first time, and will also take an oath of professionalism. The ceremony in Norfolk comes at the start of the third year that UNMC has hosted classes in the new nursing building on campus.

The college that offers both two and four year nursing degrees graduated their first classes last semester and school officials say they building continues to be a success. Friday's white coat ceremony will be at Northeast's Cox Activities Center and starts at 2:00 p.m.

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Even though concussion awareness has increased tenfold the past several years, it is still a hot-button issue and cited by some as a reason participation in football California's most popular high school sport has declined since 2007.

Recent headline-grabbing stories of former NFL players committing suicide, as well as a lawsuit against the league filed by nearly 3,000 former players and players' family members claiming a cover-up over the perils of head trauma, has left some questioning whether the sport is too dangerous for teens and their still-developing brains.

But coaches and administrators say much is being done to protect players from head injuries, including cutting-edge baseline testing at some schools.

Coaches are being more resourceful about the amount of contact in practice; more cognizant of helmet wear and fit; and vigilant about teaching techniques to avoid helmet-to-helmet contact.

"I think the concern about concussions is hurting numbers a little bit, but I also think there's a lot more awareness now than when I played," said Rio Linda football coach Mike Morris, who said he suffered a severe concussion as a high school player only to play the next week.

Referees now have the authority to remove a player from a game if they suspect a concussion has been suffered. Under state law, players are not allowed to return to practice until they have been cleared by a medical professional.

A bill (AB 1451) requiring high school coaches to complete concussion training also passed the California Assembly and Senate by unanimous votes and was signed into law Friday by Gov. Jerry Brown. High school coaches would be required to take a concussion course every two years, just as they now do for CPR and first aid training.

Mesa Verde football coach and athletic director Ron Barney is a supporter of the new law, having suffered a severe concussion in an alumni football game years ago.

"It's a good course and covers everything you need to know," Barney said. "I'm excited about it."

Some schools are being proactive on the issue of concussions.

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Eight graduates or former students of Laurel Highland High School or its predecessors, North and South Union high schools, will be honored Sept. 8 as the first inductees into the Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame.

The hall of fame is sponsored by the Laurel Highlands Academic Foundation. Its purpose is to honor former students of the three schools who have made an impact by distinguishing themselves in their career, community or society and/or brought recognition to the district.

We had a quality group of nominees, said Jes Hutson, who is on the hall of fame committee. We did try this first year to make sure we had candidates from all three schools.

District Superintendent Jesse Wallace said the hall of fame not only honors alumni, but may have a positive effect on current students as well.

Were pretty excited about it, said Wallace.

Wallace said the current students will have a chance to meet the alumni who are being honored.

It will give our students an opportunity to have some time with these people who are tops in their field. The people we are recognizing in the inaugural class are just amazing, Wallace said.

The first group to be honored includes the late Robert Eberly, a 1935 North Union graduate and a Fayette County philanthropist; and the late Harry Brownfield, a 1946 South Union graduate, who was an educator for 43 years in Fayette County.

Also being honored are:

n Dr. Randolph Nudo, a 1971 Laurel Highlands graduate. Nudo is the director of the Landon Center on Aging at the University of Kansas Medical Center, where he is also a professor in the department of molecular and integrative physiology and the Marion Merrell Dow Distinguished Professor in Aging.

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Advisory Panel Formed For UAPB Chancellor Search

By Arkansas News Bureau Wednesday, August 22, 2012 10:50 AM CDT

LITTLE ROCK The University of Arkansas System announced Tuesday formation of an advisory committee to assist in the search for a new chancellor for the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.

Dr. Robert McGehee, a UAPB alumnus, Pine Bluff native and dean of the graduate school at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, will serve as chairman of the 14-member committee. The panel will be comprised of members representing UAPB students, faculty, staff and alumni, along with members of the Pine Bluff community, the university said.

Im grateful to each of these individuals for taking the time to participate in this very important search, UA System President Donald R. Bobbitt said. I believe this position will be attractive to talented candidates largely because of the strong support of our students, faculty, staff and alumni, and Im excited to begin the search process.

Longtime chancellor Lawrence Davis Jr. retired May 25. Former state Rep. Calvin Johnson, a former UAPB dean of education, is serving as interim chancellor. He will not be a candidate for the permanent job.

The advisory panel will work with a search firm to review applications and recruit potential candidates for the position. Bobbitt hopes to have a new chancellor selected by June 30, 2013.

Other members of the committee are:

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