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2 men admit guilt for Alton robbery of store clerk
LACONIA — Two of the men who robbed a store clerk of a night deposit at the TD Bank in Alton in December of 2012 have been sentenced to the N.H. State Prison. Scott Prior, 25, of Alton pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit robbery and one count of being an accomplice to theft. After appearing before Belknap County Superior Court Judge James O’Neill III Tuessee GUILTY page 11
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Principal looks to create freshman ‘house’ within LHS BY GAIL OBER
THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — Administrators at the high school have proposed creating a freshman “house” to help eighth graders make the transition from middle school to high school. They made their proposal to the School Board Tuesday night. The purpose of the “house” said High School Principal Jim McCollum would be giving the freshman group of students a specific place and specific teachers to help ease the move up to grades 9-12.
He said he would need a year to prepare for the change for the freshmen, meaning the program would begin in 2014-2015. He told the board he would like to extend the program to sophomores during the following school year or 2015-2016. McCollum, who is the former principal at the middle school, explained Tuesday that middle school is very structured — sixth graders are largely confined to one floor, seventh graders to a different floor and eighth graders on yet another. The high school, he said, is much more free-
form and some students find the transition between the two — especially in the freshman and sophomore years — to be difficult. “This will give a space they can call their own,” said McCollum, noting all eighth graders will go through a career and academic assessment through the guidance department to see what classes are appropriate. He also said teachers and guidance counselors for those grade levels will better coordinate with each other to provide a sense of continuity between individual classes. see LHS page 9
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JUA money helps LRGHealthcare end fiscal year in the black by $2.6M BY MICHAEL KITCH THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
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