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Vol. 114 No. 48
Area schools recognized for 100 years of continuous accreditation
BY FRANK TURNER
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his year, Bowman County School District and Rhame Elementar y School were recognized for maintaining 100 years of continuous accreditation from Cognia and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. According to Mitch Strand, the elementar y principal for both the Bowman County School District and Rhame Elementar y School, the accreditation process is aimed at improving student performance. To earn accreditation, schools have to be evaluated by a team of professionals from outside the school and meet certain standards. Last year, four educators visited both the Bowman and Rhame schools to obser ve classes and inter view school faculty and parents. After their evaluation, they gave specific feedback to the schools on what they were doing well and what they could be improve upon.
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NOVEMBER 29, 2019
Scranton school play ...
out of this world
BY FRANK TURNER
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elieve it or not, alien life forms invaded Scranton on Nov. 22. The strange creatures were discovered at the Scranton Public School annual play, No Signs of Intelligent Life. There, Scranton’s junior students put their acting skills to the test and performed a comedy play for the public based on aliens trying to blend into earth society. For over a month, Director Jennifer Riemann and Codirector Terri Bergquist helped the junior students practice their parts and prepare for last Friday’s performance. “In the play, the aliens are undercover on earth,” said Riemann. “What ends up happening is that the aliens end up having a bunch of weird and awkward encounters while trying to fit into everyday life.” According to Riemann, performing an annual play has been a long-standing tradition for junior students at Scranton Public School. She said the original Junior students perform the school play, No Signs of Intelligent Life. Back row from L to R: Jeran Anderson, Zoie Johns,
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Justin Kline. Front row from L to R: Quentin Schumacher, Brooke Swann, Casitee Miller, Samantha Oase.
December weather outlook
BY FRANK TURNER
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fter months of nearly record setting rains, farmers have finally gotten a reprieve. Over the month of November, the southwest region of North Dakota has received below average precipitation for the month, allowing crops to dry and producers to get into their fields for a late harvest. According to National Weather Service Meteorologist Nathan Heinert, over the past 30 days, the region has received a half-inch below normal precipitation, and temperatures have been slightly below normal. Marching into December, Heinert said the Climate Prediction Center expects the below average precipitation trend to continued. Currently, the forecast predicts a high chance for above average precipitation and equal chances for above or below average temperatures. So what is considered average for the month of December? Heinert said that the
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The National Weather Service one-month temperature outlook map shows an equal chance for above or below average temperatures. Submitted photo. average temperature for the month can vary greatly from the beginning to the end of the month. “The temperatures usually fall pretty quickly as we get into
the middle part of December,” he said. According to National Weather Service data, the typical highs are usually in the low 30’s and lows are in the lower teens. Toward the
end of the month, Heinert said to expect highs in the low 20’s and lows in single digits. Average precipitation for the month of December is roughly a quarter-inch, which
translates to three to six inches of snow. Looking at broader indicators, Heinert said to expect temperatures to “rollercoaster” over the next month, alter-
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