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PV2 Gayton G. Marks, PV2 David P. Gillam, were promoted by Cpt. Michael S. Sarver, right, to Private E-23 on February 5, 1994 at the Company C 2-151 st Infantry, Plymouth. PV2 Marks and Gillam have both completed their Basic Taining at Fort Benning, Georgia last summer. Marks is a senior at John Glenn High School and Gillam is a senior at Mishawaka High School. Both will return to their Advanced Individual Training at Fort Benning after graduation. By participating in the split option training program, they will return home in time to attend college on schedule. North Liberty Announces ABBIT Improvement List The following students improved at least one letter grade in three or more classes. 6TH GRADE Matthew Alspaugh Jeff Lichnerowicz Paula Nibbelink Crissy Roush Thomas Wyka Justin Yettaw STH GRADE Dave Lubelski Jessica Simmons Tim Thompson Kacv Whitmer 4TH GRADE Randy Gine Christina Freel Nicole Im bro Tim Lyon Samantha Reeder Mathew Rodriguez Bry an Simmons T. J. Szalewski Donald Walls GRADUATES IN DECEMBER FROM IU BLOOMINGTON Tracy Lynn Klinedinst, 821 Olive Ct., Walkerton, received her bachelor of arts from the Bloomington campus of Indiana University in December, 1993.

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Elementary Students Study Civil Rights And Discrimination Mrs. Dixie Kunze, counselor at Walkerton Elementary School, recently presented a unit on discrimination and the Civil Rights Movement to the fifth grade class. Three decades have passed since Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man and a quarter of a century' has passed since the Voting Rights Act ensured blacks could freely exercise their right to vote. The current generation has never witnessed civil rights marches, riots, assassinations. For them, the civil rights movement is not recent history — it is history. Through a video "A Time For Justice”, readings about people who died because of their civil rights movement activities, information on hate crimes, and classroom discussion, students at Walkerton Elementary School learned about inequality in the United States of America. As a culuminating activity, students were asked to define discrimination. explain why it happens and then offer a suggestion of what they, as fifth graders, can do to prevent it. Following are some of the essays written by fifth grade students at Walkerton Elementary School: Discrimination is when someone that is different is teased or made fun of. The person can be a different race, have glasses, be handicapped. or anything different, it happens because some people choose to be prejudiced. Some people aren't prejudiced, and some people are. It depends on how a person chooses to feel about it. 1 can help prevent it by making my own choice wisely about being prejudiced. Lisa Daube Liberty Electric FARM & HOME Electric Wiring & Repair Heating & Refrigeration Well & Pump Service ELECTRIC MOTOR REPAIR PLUMBING REPAIRS APPLIANCE REPAIR 74 Hour FmrgotKf Sonico CALL 656-8888

Discrimination is when people get treated unfairly because of the color of their skin, their weight, the way they talk, or other reasons. It happens because they are different and some people don't like people that look different on the outside. 1 can remind people not to discriminate. Gaudia Bell Discrimination is the treating unfairly of a person. It happens because someone doesn't like another person so they put each other down. You can help pervent it by being kind to everyone and don’t belong to any hate groups. Jason Kaiser Discrimination is when a person who does not look like others may. It happens because one person might be black and the other one white. 1 can help prevent it by helping others so no one will get hurt or killed. April Hardesty Discrimination is when other people make fun of, tease, hurt, or treat other people unfairly because of a different race, hair color, the way they talk, or lifestyle. A long time ago black people would be put in jail for talking to white people. Discrimination happens because people think they're better than others. I can help prevent it by treating others equal. Jeni Smith Discrimination is when people tease, chase or kiM somebody because of some way that they are different like their color or because they have glasses or braces. Discrimination happens because people feel that people that are different than they are shouldn't have the same rights that they do. I can help prevent it by telling people about it. If it happens in school. 1 can tell teachers. Jeff Alexander Discrimination is when a person that does not look like anybody else can get killed or beaten real bad. Discrimination happens because one person thinks just because that person does not look like us or speak like us they should have no rights. If they break one tiny law they could be killed or beaten. I can help prevent it by making friends and try to have my family protect them Melissa Hostetler Discrimination is when people think they 're better than others because they are different. It happens because people hate each other so they try to find differences so they can say that they’re better. The only thing 1 can do about it is not discriminate against others myself. John Cole Discrimination is when you make kfun of someone because they’re different, or they do it to you. It happens because you’re different and people think it will make them feel better if they’ve ruined your day. I can help prevent it by telling people it doesn’t matter how you are outside of your body, it matters how you are in the inside. Jenna Michell Discrimination is when someone makes fun of something that makes you look different, like if you are black, you have freckles, you have red hair, or even if you have gross looking clothes. I can help prevent it by accepting people for who they are and not the way they look. Juliet Schubert The persons hardest to convince they're at the retirement age are children at bedtime. FOR RENT Banquet Hall For WEDDINGS - RECEPTIONS LARGE & SMALL PARTIES We Can Accomodate Large Groups PLENTY OF PARKING VFW Post 1954 656-4684 North Liberty

0-D Jr.-Sr. High School Receives High Accreditation After much hard work and cooperation on the part of all OregonDavis Junior/Senior High School’s staff and students, as of February 3, 1994, William Rentscher, superintendent, was notified that the school was officially taken off the PBA’s probationary status by the Indiana Department of Education. This is the first time a school has been released from probation in one year! Not only was the school removed from probation but they also received a full accreditation for the remainder of the five year cycle. A team of four teachers including Debra Awald, Donna Flaugher, Karen Franklin and Christy VanDeMark served as the guiding force through the probationary period. There were many changes that the school made in their effort to improve the quality of education that can be attained at Oregon-Davis. First, an action plan was made to set goals for the school year, and then a school calendar was organized to meet those goals. Curricula, staff development and community involvement were several areas to be addressed. The language arts curriculum was completed in August of 1993 and curricula for other areas will be updated in 1994 and 1995. All teachers made professional visits to other schools, attended in-service programs, workshops on classroom management, and presented inservices to each other at faculty meetings. Parents have been involved in Community Action Team (CAT) meetings which are being held to utilize the ideas and

NORTH LIBERTY YOUTH LEAGUE At The V.F.W. Post 1954. North Liberty Sign-up lor North Liberty Youth League baseball and softball will be held on February 19 and 26 at the VF W in North Liberty from 10 00 a m -1 00 p m Registration may also be mailed m to the address below but must be received by March 26 1994 Registrations received after March 26 will be placed on a waiting list on a first come first serve basis tor placement due to cancellations Registration tees are as follows sls 00 lor one youth S2B 00 tor two and $lO 00 lor each additional family member REGISTRATION FORM BOYS AND GIRLS 6-8 YEARS OLD- T-BALL BOYS 9-11 YEARS OLD- MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL GIRLS 9-15 YEARS OLD- SOFTBALL BOYS 12-14 YEARS OLD- MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Age as of August 1. 1994 Student s Name Birthday Age as of August 1 1994 Parent s Names Address Home Phone _ Emergency Phone School Present Grade Registering For TBaU Sortball Minor League Major League Check if new player Last year s team Shirt Size Youth S M L Adult S M l Pam Size Youth S M L Adult S M L I as a parent or legal guardian certify that the above named youth has been pronounced physically fit by a physician to parbopatt in the NLYL program I hereby release the NLYL Inc and board members from aH responsibility ta respect to injury or accident In Case Os Emergency Contact Dr Phone Parent Guardian Signature Please check if you are wAng to volunteer m some capacdy tor the NLYL Mail registration and check to NORTH LIBERTY YOUTH LEAGUE INC P 0 Boi 427 North Liberty IN 46554

thoughts of parents and other community members It was a great disappointment to the school to be placed on probation in February of '93. The students and staff members at Oregon-Davis, however, made it a goal to be the first school to be taken off of the probationary status in one year. The achievement of Oregon-Davis Jr./Sr. High School, being taken off of probation after only one year and receiving a full accreditation, gives everyone at O-D something of which to be proud. All Oregon-Davis Jr./Sr. High School students and staff should be commended on their hard work and pursuit of excellence. ST. PAT’S ENJOY HOOTENANY If you heard some "happy dancing’ and "joyous singing” coming from St. Patrick's Hall on Sunday evening, February 20th, it was as planned. A crowd of 200 students, parents and grandparents were celebrating the school's first "Hootenanny”, which included square dancing, line dancing and lots of western songs. A background of hay bales, country implements and milk cans were joined with colorful costumes to create a festive atmosphere. The total result would seem to indicate an encore is in order. INDEPENDENCE w realty, inc PEARL CRIPE REALTOR 3005 S Michigan, South Bend Bus (219) 291-6100 Voice Mail (219) 235-3426 Res: (219) 586-7510