WORDS CONJURE UP TANGIBLE PICTURES AT SCHOOL LIBRARY.Byline: Tracy Valeri Suzanne Schirk, librarian at Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle School Holmes Middle School can refer to:
That's why she began a literacy poster contest more than 10 years ago. English students are required to read several books throughout the school year. The kids choose one they enjoyed and then create a poster to illustrate it. That's where Schirk comes in. If the students wish, they can enter their posters in her contest. ``The posters are so good this year,'' Schirk said. ``I have about 90 of them hanging in the library right now. This is really to promote literacy because we want to see students reading.'' The posters are judged by parents, teachers and others in the community. Winners' posters will hang in the library for a year, encouraging other students to enter the contest, said Schirk. Several prizes are given, including a cassette recorder and gift certificates for $25 and $20. Sheila Clapkin, a teacher at Calvert Street School in Woodland Hills, has been named one of the nation's 100 outstanding educators in the Education's Unsung Heroes Awards program. ``Sheila Clapkin exemplifies the innovative spirit that is making a difference in classrooms across the country,'' said Michael Dubes, president and chief executive officer of Northern Life. Northern Life, a subsidiary of ReliaStar Financial Corp., created the Unsung Heroes program to reward educators judged to be innovative and excellent classroom teachers. Clapkin's project, ``Now the Future,'' requires students to ``colonize'' a new planet and develop skills to survive cooperatively. Through the project, the students learn about communication, organization and problem-solving. The elementary schoolteacher will receive $2,000 toward her project and automatically becomes a contestant for the program's top prizes of $25,000, $10,000 and $5,000, to be awarded later in spring. Asia's most densely populated pop·u·late tr.v. pop·u·lat·ed, pop·u·lat·ing, pop·u·lates 1. To supply with inhabitants, as by colonization; people. 2. country has about 3 million people in an area of less than 250 square miles. Can you name this country? There are 15 local elementary and middle school students who probably could. They will compete in state geography bees on April 3 in Sacramento. The finalists will assemble at the National Geography Society Headquarters in Washington, D.C., for the 10th National Geography Bee, to be held May 19-20. Among the victors from the preliminary rounds are Katie Gose, Camarillo; Hrayr Khanjian, Encino; Daniel Shields, Fillmore; Justin Abraham, Lancaster; Matthew Lee Matthew Lee is a public interest lawyer, author, and founder of two non-profit organizations, Inner City Press and Fair Finance Watch. Both are known for their investigations of the banking industry's treatment of low-income communities of color around the world. , Newbury Park; Ryan Langton, North Hills; Daniel Donnelly, Northridge; Mark Linsey, Pasadena; Thomas Tarn Tarn, department, France Tarn (tärn), department (1990 pop. 343,400), S France, in Languedoc. Albi is the capital. Tarn, river, France Tarn, river, c. , Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. ; Daniel Yang, South Pasadena South Pasadena (păs'ədē`nə), city (1990 pop. 23,936), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1888. Medical supplies, clothing, and transportation and electronic equipment are manufactured. ; Steven Smitha, Ventura; Julie Yip, Ventura; Christopher Farrell, Winnetka; Stephen Shull, Woodland Hills; and Alexander Schwab, Woodland Hills. Finalists will compete against students from every state, the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). and five U.S. territories for a $25,000 scholarship and an all-expense paid vacation Noun 1. paid vacation - a vacation from work by an employee with pay granted holiday, vacation - leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure; "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico" to Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. . The runner-up will get $15,000 toward higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. , and third place carries a $10,000 scholarship. Incidentally, Singapore is Asia's most densely populated country. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Librarian Suzanne Schirk and student artists Esther Kang, left, Joanna Ingco and Kevin McGrew show posters at Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle School. Bob Halvorsen/Daily News |
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