Dozens of students in Hannibal High School taped their mouths shut for the day Wednesday and staged a silent after-school protest in the village square against possible budget cuts that could claim their sports teams, bands, choruses and art classes.
The Board of Education Tuesday night reviewed the first official draft of the budget for 2010-2011. It is the product of months of work, including several public work sessions by a committee of administrators, board members and members of the public.
Fulton city lawmakers have approved a change to city law that will allow snowmobiles to run along Route 3 from the city’s western edge to Bullhead Point.
The state Board of Regents today may eliminate 13 of 16 Regents exams and end translations into any foreign language other than Spanish.
The only exams left would be one exam each in math, English and science. Exams would be given only once a year. The January and August exams would be eliminated.
The Board of Education last week decided to pass on the offer after months of study.
For the son of a Sandy Creek-Lacona woman, being an ambassador for peace in a country known for its spicy cuisine, magnificent colorful temples, and lush jungles where deadly cobra snakes are king, was quite an experience recently.
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