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MADRID â The 2021 class leaders for Madrid-Waddington Central School have been announced. Cum Laude Benjamin Averill, the son of Carla and Matt Averill, will graduate with an Advanced Regents diploma with Mastery in Science. He plans to attend SUNY Oswego, to major in zoology and has earned the Presidential Scholarship. Taylor Bettinger, daughter of Nichole and Randel Bettinger, will graduate with a Regents diploma with Technical Endorsement. She plans to pursue a college degree in biology or law. Riley Burke, daughter of Eric and Michelle Burke, will graduate with an Advanced Regents diploma with Mastery in Math. She plans to attend SUNY Potsdam, majoring in elementary education, where she earned a Deanâs Scholarship. ....
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 - 9:02 am MADRID The Madrid-Waddington Central School has announced its class leaders of the graduating class of 2020-2021. These students have achieved the designation of Cum Laude with distinction and Magna Cum Laude with great distinction , and Summa Cum Laude with highest distraction having a grade point average of 90, 93 or 95 or better respectively. CUM LAUDE Benjamin Averill, son of Carla and Matt Averill, plans to attend SUNY Oswego, majoring in Zoology and has earned the Presidential Scholarship. While attending MWCS, Averill participated in chorus, Stardust singing group, select choir, drama club, varsity club and is a member of the National Honor Society. He also demonstrated great leadership skills while playing soccer, hockey, baseball and working a part time job. Averill earned an Advanced Regents diploma with mastery in science. ....
Opponents say autonomy for local schools is at risk now that a bill has passed the House that would put reopening decisions in the hands of the governor in an emergency situation like this and other pandemics. HB 2789 allows the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to authorize protocols on any school in the state, including private schools and home schooling, in the name of public safety. Shannon Adcock, a parent who ran for Indian Prairie School District 204, said the bill is an overreach. HB 2789, which is now assigned to Senate Committee, is a radical bill that is heavily backed by the teachers union and woke ideologues plain and simple. I encourage people to look at the proponents of the bill and ask yourself, Why are these groups wanting to exert control over religious-based/private/homeschool instruction? Adcock said. ....
Disa Towers as the flames ripped through vegetation. Image: Supplied Shannon and Tara McAuliffe are getting used to running for their lives and it’s a long run. The last time a Table Mountain fire threatened their tall apartment tower at the top of Vredehoek they had to dash down several flights of stairs, anxious about their ailing father who was lagging behind. Then on Monday morning the mountainside lit up again, and it was time to pack. Quickly. “These fires are not anything new, but it’s always just as scary,” Shannon told TimesLIVE on Monday while waiting to hear if it was safe to return to their home in Disa Towers, a group of three apartment blocks on the edge of Table Mountain National Park. ....
Toastmasters Hastings to hold demonstration night 15 Apr, 2021 11:27 PM 2 minutes to read Toastmasters meetings are a fun opportunity to develop communication skills. Photo / Supplied Joining Toastmasters has made a dramatic difference in one Hastings man s confidence with public speaking. Since 1972, Toastmasters Hastings has held fortnightly meetings, helping hundreds of people develop their communication and public speaking skills. Now they are looking for new members to join. Advertisement Toastmaster Brian Mangin says he loves seeing and helping others build their confidence to speak to an audience, whether that be public speaking, chairing meetings, or giving a speech or a eulogy. You never know when you will be asked to speak in public. Going to Toastmasters prepares you for that eulogy, job interview, wedding toast, asking a question in a group situation, running an effective meeting and finding strength in vulnerability. ....