It's a bird, it's a plane.Meaningful snowfall is pretty rare in El Paso El Paso (ĕl pă`sō), city (1990 pop. 515,342), seat of El Paso co., extreme W Tex., on the Rio Grande opposite Juárez, Mex.; inc. 1873. , Texas, but that didn't keep Paul Vranish, superintendent of the Tornillo Independent School District Tornillo Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Tornillo, Texas (USA). Schools
Students from the district's elementary and middle schools squealed in joy and amazement as Vranish, a native of Minnesota, sped around the high school football field. The district's maintenance supervisor used the field's sprinkler system to provide the necessary wet conditions for the snowmobile's track. The superintendent took advantage of a teachable teach·a·ble adj. 1. That can be taught: teachable skills. 2. Able and willing to learn: teachable youngsters. moment to explain the workings of a motorized mo·tor·ize tr.v. mo·tor·ized, mo·tor·iz·ing, mo·tor·iz·es 1. To equip with a motor. 2. To supply with motor-driven vehicles. 3. To provide with automobiles. device to the youngsters. Perhaps stating the obvious, a 5th grade classroom teacher said: "I'm sure none of my students have ever seen a snowmobile in person, much less ridden on one." |
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