Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Pictured are pieces of art that received recognition at the 2021 Congressional Art Competition. For additional information about the winner, THS graduate Skyler Todd, see page 14.
Congressman Jason Smith is pleased to announce Skyler Todd from Thayer High School as the winner of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition.
Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide art competition to recognize artistic talent in each Congressional district. Since the competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 students have participated nationwide.Todd will get a chance to travel to Washington, DC to be celebrated at an awards ceremony and view his artwork hanging in the US Capitol, where it will be displayed and viewed by thousands over the next year.
DORSET — As a steady drizzle fell under gray skies there was no way the weather could dampen the spirits of 31 Long Trail School seniors who graduated under a
Schools should limit online classes to half the length of normal classes so that students spend less time in front of screens, the Ministry of Education said in a statement on Saturday.
As schools have transitioned to distance learning amid a heightened COVID-19 alert level, the ministry said that class lengths should be reduced to 20 to 25 minutes to protect students’ eyesight.
Teachers can use pre-recorded videos, public-domain content and other online resources via communications software to teach students the curriculum during the school closure, the ministry said.
Classes for students in elementary school would still last 40 minutes, while classes
National Taiwan University yesterday offered to let the government use its laboratories to assist in COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing, university president Kuan Chung-ming (管中閔) said.
Kuan wrote on Facebook that the university would be happy to provide its facilities for COVID-19 testing, adding that the government would first need to review any legal or virus testing venue restrictions.
There are 117 P2-rated laboratories on the university’s campuses, the university said yesterday.
Its School of Veterinary Medicine has contacted the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), which would determine how to best utilize the facilities, it added.
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