EDUCATION EXTRA.Byline: The Register Guard OPPORTUNITIES Principal award program accepting nominations Nomination forms are available for the National Distinguished Principals Program, an annual event to honor exemplary elementary and middle school principals who set the pace, character and quality of the education children receive in their early years in school. The recognition aims to instill in·still v. To pour in drop by drop. in  stil·la tion n. pride in principals'
accomplishments and reinforce their continued leadership in helping
children develop a lifelong love of learning. Principals of public,
private and overseas schools serving elementary and/or middle school
students are eligible for the award.
Top honorees participate in a two-day event and awards banquet. Nomination forms are available at www.naesp.org/ ContentLoad.do?contentId=924. High schools invited to join 'Poetry Out Loud' initiative The Oregon Arts Commission, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Independent agency of the U.S. government that supports the creation, dissemination, and performance of the arts. It was created by the U.S. and the National Poetry Foundation, invites high schools in Oregon This is a list of high schools in the U.S. state of Oregon. Baker County
Participating high schools will organize Poetry Out Loud recitation rec·i·ta·tion n. 1. a. The act of reciting memorized materials in a public performance. b. The material so presented. 2. a. Oral delivery of prepared lessons by a pupil. b. contests late this fall and winter. Winners from each high school will be eligible to participate in a statewide competition March 10, 2007, in Salem. The winner of the statewide competition will receive $200 and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., for the National Finals. The state winner's school will receive a $500 stipend for the purchase of poetry books for the school library. A runner-up will receive $100, plus $200 for the school library. The National Endowment for the Arts will award a total of $50,000 in scholarships and school stipends at the national finals, with at least a $20,000 college scholarship for the Poetry Out Loud champion. Approximately 20 high schools in Oregon will be selected to participate in the program by submitting a brief application to the Oregon Arts Commission. Applications are available at www.oregonartscommission.org or by calling (503) 986-0082 or e-mailing Oregon.artscomm@ state.or.us. Applications are due by 5 p.m. Nov. 1. Dog Tale Time event allows children to read to canines Children can build skills and read aloud to supportive listeners - dogs - at Dog Tale Time, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the downtown Eugene Public Library. Dogs and their trainers, courtesy of PAAWS PAAWS Pet Anti-Aging Wellness System PAAWS People Advocating Animal Welfare Services (Moorhead, Minnesota) (People and Animals Who Serve), a local chapter of the Delta Society Delta Society an international, non-profit organization promoting the human-animal bond through the use of animal-assisted activities and therapies. , will be on hand. The 15-minute sessions are free. To register, call 682-5450. Students have until Nov. 3 to sign up for ACT exam The registration deadline is Nov. 3 for the Dec. 9 ACT college admission exam. The late registration deadline is Nov. 16, which requires an additional $19 fee. Students can obtain registration materials from their high school counselor A school counselor is a counselor and educator who works in schools, and have historically been referred to as "guidance counselors" or "educational counselors," although "Professional School Counselor" is now the preferred term. or register online at www.actstudent.org. ACT scores are accepted by nearly all colleges and universities across the nation, including the Ivy League Ivy League Group of eight universities in the northeastern U.S., high in academic and social prestige, that are members of an athletic conference for intercollegiate gridiron football dating to the 1870s. . The basic exam includes four parts: English, reading, mathematics and science; an optional writing test is also available. The basic exam takes three hours to complete. The registration fee is $29, plus $14 for the writing test. Children invited to build scarecrows at arboretum arboretum: see botanical garden. arboretum Place where trees, shrubs, and sometimes herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes. An arboretum may be a collection in its own right or a part of a botanical garden. Children can build their own scarecrows and carve pumpkins Sunday at the Mount Pisgah Arboretum The Mount Pisgah Arboretum (85 ha / 209 acres) is a non-profit arboretum and botanical garden located within the Howard Buford Recreation Area (930 ha / 2,300 acre), between the Coast Fork of the Willamette River and the slopes of Mount Pisgah near Eugene-Springfield, Oregon, , which will hold a scarecrow Scarecrow goes to Wizard of Oz to get brains. [Am. Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz] See : Ignorance Scarecrow can’t live up to his name. [Am. Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; Am. contest the following weekend during its Mushroom Festival. Scarecrows made Sunday can be entered in the contest for free. Nature guide Tom Bettman will provide inspiration and know-how for creative pumpkin carving. Pants, shirts, straw and pumpkins will be provided. Participants need to bring other decorations, as well as knives and spoons. The fee is $5 per pumpkin or scarecrow. To register, call 747-1504. |
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