CABLE SHOW BRINGS SCHOOL INTO HOMES.Byline: Jennifer Jennifer became a common first name for females in English-speaking countries during the 20th century. The name Jennifer is a Cornish variant of Guinevere, deriving ultimately from Proto-Celtic *windo-seibaro- "white ghost", via Brythonic *wino-hibirā (cf. Hamm Staff Writer GLENDALE - In an effort to offer a glimpse into public schools, a program called ``A Day in the Life of a Middle School Student'' will premiere on cable Monday. In the first show of its kind in Glendale, the one-hour program profiles eighth-grader Armen Yekyazarian starting his day at Toll Middle School at 7 a.m. and follows him through an entire day of class. ``We realized that many people don't have the opportunity to go into our schools,'' said Board of Education member Pam Ellis ELLIS - EuLisp LInda System. An object-oriented Linda system written for EuLisp. "Using Object-Oriented Mechanisms to Describe Linda", P. Broadbery <pab@maths.bath.ac.uk> et al, in Linda-Like Systems and Their Implementation, G. Wilson ed, U Edinburgh TR 91-13, 1991. . ``We wanted to use our portions of the time on the channel to bring the school to the homes.'' School officials decided to highlight middle school life because of the transition adolescents go through when they leave elementary school elementary school: see school. , Ellis said. ``If you would ask parents their greatest concern, other than kindergarten kindergarten [Ger.,=garden of children], system of preschool education. Friedrich Froebel designed (1837) the kindergarten to provide an educational situation less formal than that of the elementary school but one in which children's creative play instincts would be , (it) is middle school,'' Ellis said. ``They're leaving that safe environment of the elementary school. . . . There are so many changes going on with that child. All of a sudden, you don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. if you know your own child.'' The program includes all parts of a middle school student's school day: Poetry composition in computer lab. Walking the halls. A quiz A quiz is a form of game or mind sport in which the players (as individuals or in teams) attempt to answer questions correctly. Quizzes are also brief assessments used in education and similar fields to measure growth in knowledge, abilities, and/or skills. in American history class that is more like the game show Jeopardy jeopardy, in law, condition of a person charged with a crime and thus in danger of punishment. At common law a defendant could be exposed to jeopardy for the same offense only once; exposing a person twice is known as double jeopardy. . And perhaps the most important event in the middle school day, lunch. Yekyazarian, 13, said he was thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. when Principal Hasmik Danielian asked him if he would like to be profiled. ``Being on TV, that's like a great feeling,'' he said. ``Everybody sees you.'' Yekyazarian and Danielian hope viewers will see that middle school students are hardworking and care about school. ``I honestly hope that people will understand that there are really great things happening on our campuses,'' Danielian said. The show also features commentary by a teacher, counselor and other school officials. Profiling student life is the most recent project of the school board's decision two years ago to use its cable time to teach the public about the district and its schools. Since then, it has begun broadcasting board meetings and panel discussions. A program featuring art teachers and classes is also scheduled to air in coming months. ``A Day in the Life of a Middle School Student'' will air on Charter Cable Channel 15 at 7 p.m. Mondays and 12:30 p.m. Sundays through February. |
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