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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., November 13,1985

American Education Week — Nov. 17-23

Public education: A unique success story

Here in the United States, everyone is part of one of the world’s unique success stories — public education. In honor of this institution, schools across the United States will be observing American Education Week from November 17-23. Listed are some national facts that help in understanding the accomplishments of America’s public schools. Over 80 percent of the country’s young people currently graduate from high school and 65 percent of these graduates go on to attend college. Fifty percent of entering college students graduate. In England, only 20 percent of youth graduate from high school. Enrollment in colleges and universities rose from 6 million in 1966 to 12 million in 1981. Os every 1,000 fifth graders in 1947, 55 percent graduated from high school and 28 percent

AMERICA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS: THE SUBJECT IS

101 things to do at Syracuse

Join the Syracuse cheerblock and yell our teams to victory. Join the Creative Arts Club and make the winning sand castle. Join the girls’ track team and set a new record. Be elected to the student council and work for the betterment of the school Enroll in a computer class and make use of our new equipment. Try out for the Syracuse wrestling team. Make a dress in home economics. Take algebra as an eighth grader. Ride the fan bus to the pway games and keep the spirit moving. Check with the guidance department for information about high school requirements. Try out for Yellow Jacket football team. Win the class spelling bee and study to be county champion. Have your parents attend the open house and book fair. Join Builders’ Club and complete community projects. Join the Syracuse band and perform for the public. Invite your parents to join PTO. Try out for a position on the cheerleading squads. Participate in GGA and learn to play volleyball, basketball, and track. Try out for the journalism class and help prepare the yearbook. Make something for the Fine Arts Festival and display it for the public. Be a member of the volleyball team. Be a library aide. Enroll in art class and express

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entered college. Compare that with current figures that show that of every 1,000 fifth graders in 1970, 74 percent graduated from high school in 1977 and 43 percent entered college. Overall, United States schools enroll a far higher percentage of the nation’s school age youngsters than any other country except Japan. France enrolls 51 percent on a full-time basis; Germany, 51 percent; Great Britain, 44 percent; and Italy, 40 percent. The top five percent of the United States school population is as skillful as the top five percent from any nation in the world. As an indication of that, during the 22nd International Mathematics Olympiad, held in 1981 s the eight member United States team placed first out of the competing teams from 27 nations.

your artistic abilities. Enter a writing contest and show off your language arts skills. Qualify for a field trip and go with your class. Help Builders’ Club collect food for the needy at Christmas. Strive to attain a place on the honor roll. Join the newspaper staff and help prepare the loudspeaker. Participate in pep sessions. Urge your parents to become class sponsors. Become a member of the choir. Run the concession stand at ball games and pop corn for the crowd. Make a waterbed in shop. Join the boys’ track team and run your way to glory. Help with the Halloween Carnival. Go to the gravel pit and start a rock collection. Work in the cafeteria. Try out for the boy’s basketball team and help win the Camelot Tourney. Help hang spirit posters throughout the school. Qualify for the Ball State trip and see college life first hand. Stand proud on Honors’ Day. Qualify for ESP which won the state championship in 1985. Become a member of the gymnastics team and vault your way to victory. Go to sixth grade orientation night to learn about our school. Read the Young Hoosier Book Award selections in the LRC. Ski with the Ski Club and have a jolly good time. Visit the state capital and learn about our government.

In 1970, 58,000 high school students took Advanced Placement Exams for college credit. In 1980,134,000 high school students took those exams, although fewer students were enrolled in high school. The standardized tests show that today’s elementary school students read better than did their counterparts tested in 1960. Another giant step in the educational field is that the handicapped youngsters in the United States have more education geared to their special needs than handicapped youngsters in any other nation. From the country that produced the world’s first astronauts to set foot on the moon, 23 of the first 25 astronauts assigned to lunar missions were United States public school graduates. But accomplishments such as these are not just national

Make a weather instrument in science class. Take the PSAT and prepare for college now. Draw your dream . house in shop. Join the girls’ basketball team and dribble the ball to victory. Help the new students with their locker combinations. ""Bisect a cow’s eye and examine the lens. Manage an athletic team. Participate in spirit days and wear weird clothes. March in the Memorial Day Parade with the Syracuse band. Become an aide for an elementary teacher. Go to the Syracuse Cemetery and make a tombstone rubbing. Make your family tree in social studies and learn about your ancestors. Attend a roller skating party. Enter the pumpkin decorating contest and win a prize. Take the boat safety course and become an expert boatsman. Attend a swimming party and show off your aquatic skills. Help in the bookstore. Be dependable and a good member of our school tyParticipate in Pioneer Day with the fourth grade class. Go to the Shrine Circus with the third grade. Make salt-flour maps of the United States. Go to the zoo with the first grade. Go on an end of the year picnic. Work with computers. Go to the Nutcracker Ballet with the fourth grade. Play on the fitness trail. You can join a soccer team. Make a new friend. Learn to play the recorder in music. Join 4-H. Join the “Good News Club.” Try out for choir as a fifth grader. Take a historical walk of Syracuse. Read a book in the loft. Play outside with your friends. Make a mask in art. Go to the Halloween Carnival. Play on the spiral slide. Participate in a learning center. Eat lunch at school. Ride the bus. Give the teacher an apple. Participate in a fire and tornadodrill. Learn to tell time. Be a student helper. Learn to use the library. Go to the office and have your temperature taken. Call home and have your mom bring your gym clothes. Join Creative Arts Club as a fifth grader. Produce your best work of art and display it at the Art Festival. Learn new games in physical education. Learn to write a book in the fifth grade. Learn to disect a brain. Be proud of the fact that you are a Yellow Jacket.

statistics, tney can oe found locally as well, even here in the Wawasee Community School Corporation where 95 percent of its high school students graduate. For instance, the gifted program in the elementary schools has been selected as one of the top ten in the state and serves as a demonstration program for other schools to visit. Syracuse Middle School’s eighth grade gifted problem solving team won first place in the state competition out of 400 teams. The high school boasts of a program identified as exemplary by the North Central for accreditation. Also in the high school, the “Lady Warrior” basketball team won second place in the state tournament with an overall record of 23-2. The Future Farmers of America Club at the high school won numerous state awards in agriculture mechanics, beef production, crop production, and agriculture processing. And the high school marching band won first place for parade performance and second place for field show out of 19 bands at the Peach Bowl in Atlanta, Ga. During this past summer, they also won first place trophies in two parades and a second in another. On the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), students in this school corporation scored above the national average. On the elementary level, 94 percent of the third graders scored higher than the minimum standard on the statewide competency test, as the the remainder on the elementary level when tested on the IOWA Test of Basic Skills. This school system offers many advantages to its students. The Wawasee Area Vocational Cooperative offers students opportunities in ten career fields including auto mechanics, cosmetology, building trades, and graphics. There is a building trades program that builds a new home each year, so that students gain practical on-the-job training, and even a computer program that

101 things to do at Wawasee

Visit the Warrior mascot Chief Wawasee in the lobby of the Athletic Complex. Participate in the daily Better Citizens through Better Vocabulary program and build up your working vocabulary/word knowledge. Join the Warrior cheerblock and yell your teams to victory. Enroll in the cosmetology program if a future in hair designing is what you seek. Become a member of the Speech Team and compete in speech tournaments. Participate in the week-long homecoming activities in early October. Join the girls’ track team which won a state championship. Run for election to the Student Representative Council and work for the betterment of Wawasee. Enroll in computer classes and make use of Wawasee’s outstanding computer facilities. Try out for the Warrior wrestling team which won the Northern Lakes Conference. Seek membership in Future Homemakers of America if home economics is your field. See the flag that flew over our nation’s capital (5/22/82) when the band visited Washington, D.C. Check with the guidance staff for information about college scholarships. Try out for the Warrior football team. Visit the main gym where Chief Wawasee is pictured high on the wall and where Wawasee’s basketball teams do battle. Be sure io have your parents attend the evening open house activities in mid-October. Join Future Farmers of America and participate on judging teams which annually win district and state awards. Study hard and become a member of the National Honor Society. Join the Warrior marching band and perform at halftime of the football games. Join the Warrior concert band and perform for the public in the there annual concerts. Join the Warrior jazz band and participate at basketball games. Try out for the flag corp which performs with the marching band. Invite your parents to participate in the Volunteer program if they wish to donate their services and skills to the educational program. Try out for a position on the cheerleading squad. Meet foreign exchange students from South America and Europe. Participate on the Warrior

provides students with hands-on experience at every grade level, K-12. Over 100 computers are available for student use. While it is impossible to recognized these accomplishments each and every day, the Wawasee Community School Corporation is joining in with other schools across the United States to recognize the public school system from November 17-23. Members of the Wawasee Community Educators Association are asking parents, students, civic and business leaders to join in the nation’s annual salute to the public schools during this week. James Zielasko, president of the Wawasee Community Educators Association, noted that a special week for education has been set aside ever since 1921. “American Education Week is our community’s chance to spotlight the accomplishments — and the needs of our local public schools,” said Zielasko. The theme of this year’s national American Education Week observance is “America’s Public Schools: The Subject is Excellence,” and that theme is also guiding local planning for the observance. “We believe our local schools are doing an excellent job, but we also know there is room for improvement,” explained Association President Zielasko. “To really strengthen our schools, we need the community ideas and perspectives that American Education Week can help generate.” Nationally, over half of the United States population between the ages of three and 34 is directly involved in education. Thousands of people, students and adults both, are either enrolled in or employed by our Wawasee Community Schools. American Education Week is co-sponsored nationally by the national Education Association, the American Legion, the United States Department of Education, the National Parent-Teachers Association, and the National School Boards Association.

swim team or in the summer swim club. Make application for a position on the Legend yearbook staff. Have fun participating with your class in the Winter/Fall/Spring Fling team competitions. Be a member of the girls’ volleyball team. Be a member of the tennis team (either girls’ or boys’). • Participate in the mock presidental election held as part of senior government class. Enroll an art classes and express your artistic self See your guidance counselor and plan out a curriculum beneficial to you and your future. Enroll in vocational programs which will help you ease into the working world. Enter the annual Lakeland Community Educators Association’s Essay contest during open house week and win a Savings Bond. Take the one day trip to Washington, D.C. with the senior government class. Sign up for the Smoke Signals newspaper staff to keep the student body and the community informed about our school. Try out for a role in the fall musical. Try out for a part in the spring play. Urge your parents to join Parents In Action. Become a member of the chorus and travel to New York City or Nashville. Try out for Varsity Singers. Help the NHS with its Penny Pitch for the needy at Christmas. Study to gain recognition on the honor roll. Study to earn HIT privileges. Join the Key Club and work with its members to complete community projects. Join Future Educators in Action if you’re interested in a teaching career. Try out for the Warrior basketball team, winner of the Northern Lakes Conference. Participate in pep sessions. Enter the Spring Art Show and win prizes. Take part in the many events of girls’ and boys’ track. Put on a baseball cap and go out to the ball game. Learn about future careers in special classes. Plant some corn on the FFA test plot. Improve your score with SAT Preparedness Workshop. Take your date or come alone to the senior prom. Join the girl gymnasts who have won 12 sectionals. Learn to speak German. Stand proud on Honors Day.

101 things to do at Webster

Participate in the Citizen of the Week program. Join the Trojan cheering section. Be a member of the sixth grade band. Be proud of the fact that you are a Trojan. Meet with the principal to share your ideas for change. Take part in the PTFQ Fall Carnival. Learn to speak good English. Urge my parents to join the Music Boosters. Eat a regular school lunch. Be a member of the girls’ track team. Be a member of the sixth grade choir. Be a member of the boys’ golf team. Learn to enjoy and understand mathematics. Urge my parents to take part in the new junior high grade Quest Program. Watch a ball game. Run on the junior high cross country team. Visit the LRC and read a good magazine. Be a Citizen of the Month student. Join the girls’ volleyball team. Bake cookies in home economics. Be a member of the sixth grade orchestra. Build something in shop for a friend. Learn more about yourself in the new Quest Program. Take a computer class. Join the junior high wrestling team. Join the girls’ basketball team. Be a member of the boys’ basketball team. Stand proud on Honors Day. Learn about other countries in social studies. Join the girls' gymnastics team. Read about North Webster in the Wawasee Reporter. Join the football team. Sing in the Corporation Music Festival. Urge my parents to join the PTFO. Be a member of the seventh and eighth grade choir. Invite my parents to par-

Visit our helpful secretaries in the main office. Meet the eighth graders from Milford, North Webster, and Syracuse at Freshman Welcome Night. Become student body president at spring elections. Graduate with a meaningful diploma. Read the Lakeland Reporter in early August. Prepare for college with College Prep courses. Ski with the Ski Club at Mt. Wawasee. Learn the rules of the game in . physical education. Become an entrepreneur with the business courses. Balance chemical equations in science. Learn to sautee in home economics. Visit mainframes with the Computer Club. Learn more about yourself in psychology. Build a roll top desk in woodworking. Overhaul a V-8 engine in auto mechanics. Repair a combine in farm mechanics. Play board games or basketball during lunch. Attend the monthly Convo. Visit the LRC and read a good magazine. Run our cross country course. Get your snacks from the cafeteria during HIT.. Learn to swim in the pool. Watch the conference tourney on our eight tennis courts. Check in on our school nurse. Watch a game and then go to the after game dance. Get a summer job with JTPA. Learn to wind surf in physical fitness. Become a Project W worker. Participate in the North Centralselfstudy. Join Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD). Learn to understand Latin. Eat a regular lunch, or have your choice in a la carte. Take lessons in tennis, swimming, or basketball during the summer. Urge your parents to join Music Boosters or one of the satellite athletic booster clubs. Learn to speak French. Learn to speak Spanish and travel to Mexico with the class. Disect a pig in biology. Repair a lawn mower in small engines class. . Become the WHS representative at the Mermaid Festival. Build a club snow sculpture at the Winter Carnival. Meet with the principal to give your ideas for change. Be proud of the fact that you area Warrior!!

ticipate in the Volunteer Program. Become president of your class. Try out for a position of the cheerleading squads. Be a member of the boys’ track team. Buy a Trojan yearbook. Learn about the rules of the game in physical education. Participate in pep sessions. Try out for the fifth grade special choir. Study hard and become a member of the honor roll. a member of the seventh and eighth grade band. Improve your grades as a student. Learn how to use your art talent in art class. Bring my parents to the PTFO Fish Fry. Keep my body in good physical condition by working hard in physical education class. Study hard and become a member of the distinguished honor roll. Be a member of the seventh and eighth grade orchestra. Urge my parents to come to the school programs. Join the Trojan marching band. Become vice-president of your class. Have fun participating in your classes. Enroll in the eighth grade creative writing class. Participate in the Reading Is Fundamental Program. Say only positive things about fellow students. Learn to swim in the physical education class. Be a part of the Gifted and Talented Program. Attend a boys’ basketball game. Encourage my mother to be a room mother. Attend the first spring program, “Around the World.” Get my school picture taken. The school average on the lowa Basic is above the national average. Run for election of your class. Visit the guidance office. Attend eighth grade Parent’s Night at Wawasee. Urge my parents to attend open house. Be a part of an excellent health program. Offer to help another student

JOI things to do at Milford

Listen to the teachers. Be polite to others. Ride with nice bus drivers. Learn numbers. Keep skills sharp. Stay in shape. Study to get better grades. Make insect collections. Eat good lunches. Get help with our problems. Have parent-teacher conferences. Say “Hi” to the teachers. Have discussions with our teachers. Join the track team. Have dances. Learn in reading class. Have puppet shows. Fingerpaint. Play recorders in music class. Learn to sing songs in music class. Talk to our friends. Get rewarded for learning. Play in the band. Play basketball. Learn abdut the United States. Draw pictures in art class. Have parties. Learn about pioneers. Have spelling bees. Have our eyes and ears checked. Have recess. Get our pictures taken. Field Day in the spring. Learn our A, B,C’s. Learn to read. Learn to take notes. Learn about economics. Learn geometry. Take shop and home economics courses. Switch classes. Be friends. Prepare for junior high. Prepare for high school. Have fire drills. Obey the rules. Have tornado drills. Learn how to write. Learn proper grammar. Be a cheerleader. Play on the big toy. Play football. Swim in physical education class. Work with computers. Play a musical instrument. Play four-square. Disect a heart in science class. Join the Swim Club. Have a morning fruit break. Play soccer. Play baseball. Read a book. Learn math in all grades.

with his lessons. Enter the Fireman’s Essay contest. * Talk with my teachers about what I could do to improve my grades. Enroll in the eighth grade computer class. Attend on of the girls’ volleyball games. Encourage others to attend the Fall Music program. Be a secretary/treasurer of my class. All students in the elementary have physical education with a qualified instructor. Complete the Basic First Aid Class offered to fifth grade students. We have one of the best libraries in the area. Read a book to a friend. All sixth grade students have shop, home economics, and computer. Attend the Music In Our School Day program. Each classroom has access to computers. Bring my parents to the Spring Art Show. Opportunity to be part of the Enriched Language Arts program. Encourage my parents to attend the Reading Meetings held in the school. Attend the Band Booster basketball game. Sell my share of the cheese and sausage. Be part of an excellent science program. All elementary students have music with a qualified instructor. Play on the Big Toy provided by the school and the PTFO.. Urge grandparents to attend Grandparent’s Week. Attend the Spring School Book Fair. Encourage my parents to attend the Spring Music program. Take home a free book provided by the Reading Is Fundamental program. Attend a girls’ basketball game. Say only positive things about mv school. Attend the school Christmas program. Participate in the Vision Screening program. Do my share in keeping our building clean.

Join the Ski Club. Help with the fish fry. Learn science in all grade levels. Put on plays (drama, comedy, musical). Play kickball. Play dodgeball. Play volleyball. Trade stickers. Learn to be clean and neat. Help with school duties. Write on the chalkboard. Have great teachers. Run in physical education and recess. Grade papers. Get friends. Play in the gym. Learn algebra in the eighth grade. Come to school. Watch educational movies. Go to the office. Meet friends. Have open house. Go to the library. Take field trips. Tell jokes. Learn about the American Creed. Have art shows. Visit the school nurse. Have a lunch choice every day. Join the chorus. Join special choir in fifth grade. Get extra help from an aide. Have our parents come to visit. Help younger kids with their learning. Attend special programs. Read a book. Enjoy creative writing experiences. Join the school chess team. Feel good about