Another summer gone, another school year beginning.
Personally, I don't mind school beginning, but I hate the feeling that you get when school's just about to start, but you're still living your summer lifestyle.
Change is tough.
That change was especially tough for the new freshmen in Nashua South, the class of 2012. With the new assistant principal, Ms. Marianne Busteed, organizing the entire Freshmen Orientation Day with the help of the Principal's Leadership Team (PLT) and other volunteers from school organizations, the day was, though somewhat chaotic at times, a success. The tours were jam-packed with information, classes were (hopefully) not too stressful, and the pep rally was both short and sweet.
Despite all the first-day jitters that are expected when entering one of the biggest schools in New Hampshire, having random kids with neon-green shirts shuttle you around hundreds of other people in the hallways, and not knowing where exactly Upper E was (to name one of many, many problematic areas), it seemed as though the freshmen left with a gratifying sense that, as Ms. Seusing constantly reminded them, they were no longer Fairgrounds Falcons, Elm Street Eagles, or whatever odd mascot name with which they chose to adorn themselves.
They were panthers.
And, odd mascot name or not, that's not a bad thing to be.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
South Headed to New Orleans
Twenty-one Nashua students will spend their Spring Break in New Orleans, La., building houses with Habitat for Humanity.
"We have a wonderful group of students going on the trip," said Jennifer Seusing, principal of Nashua High School South (NHSS). "They are giving up their spring breaks to pitch in and give homeless families a place to call their own."
Seusing also will serve as a chaperone on the trip.
The trip to New Orleans is Nashua South's third such "alternative spring break" in wake of the hurricane Katrina disaster. In past years South students have helped out with hurricane cleanup in Biloxi. Miss., and built houses in Baton Rouge, La.
The students involved applied to take part in the trip and are responsible for raising the funds needed—about $660 per student for transportation and housing. Fund-raising activities include bake sales, tagging, silent auctions and donation solicitation.
Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall in August 2005, was the sixth-strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded. It caused devastation along much of the north-central Gulf Coast of the United States. At least 1,836 people lost their lives in the storm and subsequent floods, making it one of the deadliest U.S. Hurricanes on record. The storm is estimated to have been responsible for $81.2 billion in damage, making it the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history. Thousands of families were made homeless by the hurricane and many of these are still living in temporary housing. To date, Habitat for Humanity has built more than 700 new homes for families displaced by the storm.
"We have a wonderful group of students going on the trip," said Jennifer Seusing, principal of Nashua High School South (NHSS). "They are giving up their spring breaks to pitch in and give homeless families a place to call their own."
Seusing also will serve as a chaperone on the trip.
The trip to New Orleans is Nashua South's third such "alternative spring break" in wake of the hurricane Katrina disaster. In past years South students have helped out with hurricane cleanup in Biloxi. Miss., and built houses in Baton Rouge, La.
The students involved applied to take part in the trip and are responsible for raising the funds needed—about $660 per student for transportation and housing. Fund-raising activities include bake sales, tagging, silent auctions and donation solicitation.
Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall in August 2005, was the sixth-strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded. It caused devastation along much of the north-central Gulf Coast of the United States. At least 1,836 people lost their lives in the storm and subsequent floods, making it one of the deadliest U.S. Hurricanes on record. The storm is estimated to have been responsible for $81.2 billion in damage, making it the costliest natural disaster in U.S. history. Thousands of families were made homeless by the hurricane and many of these are still living in temporary housing. To date, Habitat for Humanity has built more than 700 new homes for families displaced by the storm.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Nashua teachers contract approved 13-1
Last night, the board of aldermen approved the teachers contract with a 13-1 vote. Only Alderman Dick Flynn voted against the contract, and Alderman Dick LaRose was absent from the meeting.
The vote to approve $600,000 in additional funding for the contract passed 14-0.
Mayor Lozeau has been supportive of the contract and is expected to sign it by the end of the week.
The vote to approve $600,000 in additional funding for the contract passed 14-0.
Mayor Lozeau has been supportive of the contract and is expected to sign it by the end of the week.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Iraq War Battles
General David H. Petraeus met with members of congress today to discuss progress in Iraq. The decorated army general was resistant to persistent questioning by Senate Democrats regarding troop withdrawals. Gen. Petraeus came armed with a barrage of charts and statistics defending his position that progress is being made in Iraq. He stressed that the progress was "fragile and reversible." He stood by his recommendation that troop levels remain as they have been since the surge was implemented.
A History:
March 19, 2003- President George W. Bush launches invasion of Iraq
April 9, 2003- Statue of dictator Saddam Huissein is toppled
Image courtesy of Think-Progress.org
May 1, 2003- Pres. Bush announces "Mission Accomplished"
December 14, 2003- U.S. captures Saddam- "Ladies and gentlemen: We got him!"
April 19, 2004- Bob Woodward says that CIA Director George Tenet said he had a "slam-dunk case" against Iraq. The phrase makes headlines across the country.
June 28, 2004- U.S. transfers sovereignty to Iraq
Nov. 2, 2004- Pres. George W. Bush wins re-election
Nov. 2004- Deadliest month in Iraq- 137 troops died
Jan 12, 2005- Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) search ends. No WMD's were ever found.
Sept. 30, 2005- Army misses recruiting goals by widest margin since 1979. Troops stretched thin across Iraq.
Oct. 25, 2005- American casualties reach 2,000 according to MSNBC
Nov. 18, 2005- Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) voices demands for troop withdrawal from Iraq
Nov. 30, 2005- White House releases plan for victory in Iraq
Dec. 15, 2005- Iraqis vote in members of Iraqi Assembly
Dec. 18, 2005- Pres. Bush admits that much of the intelligence received turned out to be wrong
March 21, 2006- Pres. Bush announces that troops will remain stationed in Iraw until at least 2009
May 25, 2006- Iraqi Prime Minister Malaki announces Iraqi troops will be able to take over security by 2007
June 20, 2006- Japan tells the world that it will begin withdrawing troops from Iraq
Aug 7, 2006- Gen. George Casey says that civil war in Iraq is likely.
Aug 21, 2006- Pres. George W. Bush announces that war had nothing to do with 9/11 and that troops will remain in Iraq "as long as I am the president" (CNN and FOX News)
Sept. 20, 2006- Iraq becomes deadliest place for reporters to work.
Oct. 14, 2006- Three in four Americans support troop withdrawals from Iraq. (FOX News)
Nov 5, 2006- Saddam Huisein is sentenced to death by hanging
Dec. 30, 2006- Saddam executed.
Jan 3, 2007- 3000 American military deaths recorded in war (CNN)
Feb 10, 2007- General David Petraeus takes control of Unites States forces stationed in Iraq
Feb 21, 2007- Tony Blair announces a time-table for U.K. troop withdrawals from Iraq
March 2, 2007- Pentagon announces plan to increase U.S. presence in Iraq
June 30, 2007- 77% of Americans believe that war is going badly.
Sept. 11, 2007- Gen. Petraeus visits Congress to discuss Iraqi progress.
Oct. 22, 2007- Reuters report states that violence in Iraq dropped 70% since June
Nov. 26, 2007- Iraqi government prepares to grant U.S. a long-term presence
Jan. 15, 2008- Iraqi defense minister announces that Iraqi forces will be unable to take control of security until 2012
March 16, 2008- Presidential candidate Sen. John McCain visits Iraq
April 8, 2008 (Today)- Gen. Petraeus updates congress on progress in Iraq.
A History:
March 19, 2003- President George W. Bush launches invasion of Iraq
April 9, 2003- Statue of dictator Saddam Huissein is toppled
Image courtesy of Think-Progress.org
May 1, 2003- Pres. Bush announces "Mission Accomplished"
December 14, 2003- U.S. captures Saddam- "Ladies and gentlemen: We got him!"
April 19, 2004- Bob Woodward says that CIA Director George Tenet said he had a "slam-dunk case" against Iraq. The phrase makes headlines across the country.
June 28, 2004- U.S. transfers sovereignty to Iraq
Nov. 2, 2004- Pres. George W. Bush wins re-election
Nov. 2004- Deadliest month in Iraq- 137 troops died
Jan 12, 2005- Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) search ends. No WMD's were ever found.
Sept. 30, 2005- Army misses recruiting goals by widest margin since 1979. Troops stretched thin across Iraq.
Oct. 25, 2005- American casualties reach 2,000 according to MSNBC
Nov. 18, 2005- Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) voices demands for troop withdrawal from Iraq
Nov. 30, 2005- White House releases plan for victory in Iraq
Dec. 15, 2005- Iraqis vote in members of Iraqi Assembly
Dec. 18, 2005- Pres. Bush admits that much of the intelligence received turned out to be wrong
March 21, 2006- Pres. Bush announces that troops will remain stationed in Iraw until at least 2009
May 25, 2006- Iraqi Prime Minister Malaki announces Iraqi troops will be able to take over security by 2007
June 20, 2006- Japan tells the world that it will begin withdrawing troops from Iraq
Aug 7, 2006- Gen. George Casey says that civil war in Iraq is likely.
Aug 21, 2006- Pres. George W. Bush announces that war had nothing to do with 9/11 and that troops will remain in Iraq "as long as I am the president" (CNN and FOX News)
Sept. 20, 2006- Iraq becomes deadliest place for reporters to work.
Oct. 14, 2006- Three in four Americans support troop withdrawals from Iraq. (FOX News)
Nov 5, 2006- Saddam Huisein is sentenced to death by hanging
Dec. 30, 2006- Saddam executed.
Jan 3, 2007- 3000 American military deaths recorded in war (CNN)
Feb 10, 2007- General David Petraeus takes control of Unites States forces stationed in Iraq
Feb 21, 2007- Tony Blair announces a time-table for U.K. troop withdrawals from Iraq
March 2, 2007- Pentagon announces plan to increase U.S. presence in Iraq
June 30, 2007- 77% of Americans believe that war is going badly.
Sept. 11, 2007- Gen. Petraeus visits Congress to discuss Iraqi progress.
Oct. 22, 2007- Reuters report states that violence in Iraq dropped 70% since June
Nov. 26, 2007- Iraqi government prepares to grant U.S. a long-term presence
Jan. 15, 2008- Iraqi defense minister announces that Iraqi forces will be unable to take control of security until 2012
March 16, 2008- Presidential candidate Sen. John McCain visits Iraq
April 8, 2008 (Today)- Gen. Petraeus updates congress on progress in Iraq.
Monday, April 7, 2008
Nashua High Students to Webcast April 8th Aldermanic Debate on Teacher Contract
Video production students and founders of we-the-students.org, which received over 1,000 hits the day of the launch, will employ their live production skills to cover the Alderman's meeting at City Hall April 8th.
It is widely expected that this fourth Teachers contract, ratified by the Nashua Teacher's Union and accepted by the Board of Education, will be taken up by Nashua Aldermen tomorrow night. The financial analysis is complete, and Mayor Lozeau has expressed support for the deal.
The coverage will differ from the government channel's "documentation" coverage (CH 16) by including remote reports from City hall by NHS South Senior Tania Mendes. Mendes will interview speakers and others attending the meeting and report from a Nashua High student's point of view. Other elements such as live interviews from the Nashua High South TV Studio are planned.
Both the City of Nashua and the school district have been supportive. The city's information technology department has provided a high speed computer link to the TV Studio for the students and the district has agreed to broadcast the feed live on CH 99. The webcast will allow anyone in the world with a high-speed connection to see the program.
In the week leading up to this meeting, Nashua High students interviewed Alderman Teeboom, MacLaughlin, and NTU President Sherman regarding the negotiation process and the nature of the agreement. Mayor Lozeau will be interviewed today. Those interviews are available on the student website.
The student broadcast on Channel 99 will begin at 6:30 p.m. and is scheduled to end at 8:30 p.m. The webcast will continue as events dictate.
Contact: Korey O'Brien, producer
It is widely expected that this fourth Teachers contract, ratified by the Nashua Teacher's Union and accepted by the Board of Education, will be taken up by Nashua Aldermen tomorrow night. The financial analysis is complete, and Mayor Lozeau has expressed support for the deal.
The coverage will differ from the government channel's "documentation" coverage (CH 16) by including remote reports from City hall by NHS South Senior Tania Mendes. Mendes will interview speakers and others attending the meeting and report from a Nashua High student's point of view. Other elements such as live interviews from the Nashua High South TV Studio are planned.
Both the City of Nashua and the school district have been supportive. The city's information technology department has provided a high speed computer link to the TV Studio for the students and the district has agreed to broadcast the feed live on CH 99. The webcast will allow anyone in the world with a high-speed connection to see the program.
In the week leading up to this meeting, Nashua High students interviewed Alderman Teeboom, MacLaughlin, and NTU President Sherman regarding the negotiation process and the nature of the agreement. Mayor Lozeau will be interviewed today. Those interviews are available on the student website.
The student broadcast on Channel 99 will begin at 6:30 p.m. and is scheduled to end at 8:30 p.m. The webcast will continue as events dictate.
Contact: Korey O'Brien, producer
Monday, March 31, 2008
Two Votes Down, One More to Go
Teachers passed their fourth tentative contract proposal at a union meeting held in South's auditorium this afternoon.
Bob Sherman, president of the NTU, said a voice vote was requested by the membership, and the contract passed, with a small number of teachers voting against it.
The school board has also approved the new teacher's contract with a vote of 7-0. The details of the contract have been released. The contract will now move on to the board of aldermen.
The contract is slated to go before the Board of Aldermen on April 8.
-- Nashua Telegraph
Bob Sherman, president of the NTU, said a voice vote was requested by the membership, and the contract passed, with a small number of teachers voting against it.
The school board has also approved the new teacher's contract with a vote of 7-0. The details of the contract have been released. The contract will now move on to the board of aldermen.
The contract is slated to go before the Board of Aldermen on April 8.
-- Nashua Telegraph
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Strike Averted!
The NTU has called off the strike. School will proceed as normal tomorrow.
From the NTU Website:
The NTU and Board of Education have reached a tentative agreement. Teachers will be meeting tomorrow to ratify at 4:00p.m. at Nashua High School South.
From the NTU Website:
The NTU and Board of Education have reached a tentative agreement. Teachers will be meeting tomorrow to ratify at 4:00p.m. at Nashua High School South.
The Board of Education is meeting tomorrow night to ratify.
The Mayor and Board of Alderman will be meeting next week to vote on the agreement. The Mayor has expressed support for the agreement.
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