Backpacks Tell the Story
August 31, 2010 • No comments
Wynette Wright has a lot to look forward to this school year. As president of the Edison Elementary PTA, she has been spending the summer planning events, organizing fundraisers and preparing for a new school year full of activities. Now that school has started, Wright’s busy summer will yield to an even busier fall. This mother of two is no amateur when it comes to parent organizations. After all, she’s been at it for six years
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Time for a Roomier Trophy Shelf?
August 31, 2010 • No comments
By Jesse D. Stanek She's been in love with math - particularly algebra - since high school. As a dedicated junior high teacher, she's taught math, literature and arts to St. Margaret Mary students for 37 years. She's been honored with the Edith Sliffe Award for Mathematics, The Kiewit Foundation for Excellence in Teaching Award, and the Aksarben Ike Friedman Educational Leadership Award, among a host of other accolades. And now
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A Moment with Mary: Parents and Teachers
August 31, 2010 • No comments
We welcome Mary Maxwell, Omaha’s First Lady of Humor, to her new space on the pages of Neighborhood News. Her quick wit and dry humor have made her a popular speaker at events throughout Nebraska and across the country for more decades than she cares to count. I’m not so sure it takes a village to raise a child, but I do know that it takes both parents and teachers to take a five-year-old who can barely tie his shoes and turn read more »
Solutions Driven by Respect, Listening
August 31, 2010 • No comments
by Jesse D. Stanek Conflicts are a part of life. They arise in every aspect of our day-to-day living and can often snowball into stressful, anxiety-inducing situations. This is where the Concord Center steps in. The nonprofit's staff has helped to mediate conflicts with family problems, estate battles, workplace issues, consumer-business conflicts, community religious issues, and crime victim/offender dialogues, along with an array
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Peony Blackboard Update: What’s New at Your School
August 31, 2010 • No comments
Benson High Magnet Center … Donnie Johnson, formerly of Boys Town, has been named the Runnin’ Rabbits boys varsity basketball coach … The Bunnies face Bellevue East in their Sep. 23 Homecoming game … Brownell Talbot … Biotechnology and environmental science classes have been added for the fall … The football field now boasts new seating and an announcer’s booth … Creighton Prep High School … The Bluejays were read more »