TRI-COUNTY SENTRY
FRIDAY
DECEMBER 19, 2014
News On Education Word-Finds
Find and circle the words in the puzzle. The words read forward, backwards, up, down and diagonally. Against Armies Battle Beasts Birds David Israel Javelin Spear Strike Sword Samuel Philistine Almighty Defy Saves
To solve a Sudoku puzzle, place a number into each box so that each row across, each column down, and each small 3 x 3 square with the larger diagram (there are 9 of these) will contain every number from 1 through 9. In other words, no number will appear more than once in any row, column, or smaller 3 x 3 square. Working with the number already given as a guide complete each diagram with the missing numbers that will lead to the correct solution. Answers on page 12A
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#2 – The Gates Millennium Scholars Program (The Bill Gates Scholarship): Awards scholarships each year to African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander American or Hispanic American students who plan to enroll full-time in a two-year or four-year college or univer-
sity program. The deadline to apply is in January 2015. #3 – Burger King Scholars Program: Designed to help high-school seniors who are looking to start college next year. Annually, the program awards more than $1.4 million in scholarships to more than 1,000 students. Applicants SCHOLARSHIPS, See page 11B
White House Issues Guidelines for Incarcerated Students with Disabilities
Crossword Companion
Across 1. “Hot ____” Houlihan 5. Schultz on Hogan’s Heroes, e.g. 8. ______ Fair 12. Tibbs’s aunt on In the Heat of the Night 13. Golfer’s peg 14. The King of Queens costar Remini 15. Eleanor or Quentin of Easy Street 17. ______ with the Angels 18. Snoops costar Gershon 19. Minor Adjustments family name 20. David of The Rogues 23. Perfect Strangers actor Mark ____-Baker 25. Tim of My Farorite Martian 26. Thea’s daughter 30. The _____ Pedro Beach Bums 31. Can metal 32. Loft filler 33. The Golden Girls actor Herb 36. “_____ the Law” 38. Mike Flaherty, to Mayor Winston 39. Sloop’s sheets 40. The Tomorrow People actress Kristen 43. Actor Brad 45. Allen’s planet on The Journey of Allen Strange 46. Angel Street’s Det. Dorothy ______ 50. Happily ______ After 51. Gone by 52. Mary Hartman’s state 53. Pie crust ingredient, perhaps 54. ________ in Crisis
Top Ten Scholarships for Black and Minority Students for 2015
2015 is expected to be a great year for students because a record-number of foundations and organizations are planning to give away billions of dollars in legit scholarships. These scholarships usually have different criteria to qualify, but once obtained can be used to pay for college tuition, books, and room and board. Here are the top 2015 scholarship programs for African American and minority students with upcoming deadlines in December or January: #1 – Tom Joyner Foundation “Full Ride” Scholarship: Awards a full scholarship to one student to attend a Historically Black College and University (HBCU). The scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors with high academic records. The deadline to apply is in January 2015.
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The federal government is putting prisons on notice, reminding them that incarcerated students with disabilities are legally entitled to the same rights and protections granted to students with disabilities in public school settings. In practice, this means prisons are responsible for providing things like speech therapy, hearing aids, tutoring and feeding tubes for students identified as needing them. And how prison wardens respond will have an outsize effect on the nation's population of specialeducation students: “Students in juvenile justice facilities need a worldclass education and rigorous coursework to help them successfully transition out of facilities and back into the classroom or the workforce becoming productive members of society. Young people should not fall off track for life just because they come into contact with the justice system,” Duncan
The Education Department is issuing new guidance on how juvenile detention facilities must ensure students with disabilities are provided with special education protections.
said in a statement. The news comes amid widespread concerns that students with disabilities are suffering in jail. "Evidence suggests that proper identification of students with disabilities and the quality of education services offered to students in these settings is often inadequate," Musgrove and Yudin write in their letter. Concerns include frequent mobility between prisons,
overcrowding, a dearth of qualified teachers and the "inability to address gaps in students' education." IDEA includes a provision that students with disabilities have the right to a "free appropriate public education" in the "least restrictive environment" -- in other words, they must be given accommodations for their disability while being included with their typically able peers to the greatest extent possible.
HONOLULU – Author and reading teacher Dennis Brooks knows how important learning to read is to a child’s confidence and development. His new book “Breaking with Dyslexia: ADD/ADHD Aphasia Autism Stuttering Hearing & Sight Problems” (published by Lulu) provides reading tips and techniques for children of all reading levels. Intended for both individuals and groups, “Breaking with Dyslexia” teaches readers how to read using phonetics, syllabication, spelling and memory drills in a concise format that children will understand, no matter their reading level. With practice, Brooks asserts, children will be able to decode new words by sounding them out on their own. Brooks tailored “Breaking with Dyslexia” to meet
the needs of not only children with dyslexia, but also those with speech impediments, hearing loss, autism and attention deficient disorder. With his book, he hopes to create faster, more confident readers. An excerpt from “Breaking with Dyslexia”:
“The program is called Say-Spell-Say with Fonikz and is simply referred to as say-spell-say. It was designed especially to help slow learners establish a solid reading foundation. It has been tested and proven to be successful in teaching dozens of dyslexic children and adults to read.” About the Author Dennis Brooks was a senior instructor and curriculum developer for the U.S. Army. After retiring, he attended college while working as an assistant teacher. As an assistant, he was put in charge of the third grade reading program, from which he was inspired to write “Breaking with Dyslexia.” He previously published “Teach Children to Read Faster”, “The Science of Learning to Read” and “Read Write Speak Better English.”
ABCs Easy as 123s with New Reading Guide
55. Byrds of Paradise handyman Down 1. Guitarist Paul 2. The Addams Family cousin 3. Harper Valley gp. 4. Ironside’s assistant Mark ______ 5. Three’s Company’s Mr. Roper 6. “Toys in the Attic” actress (2 words) 7. Lange of The Love Boat 8. King of Karen 9. Blackwood of Street Justice 10. Behindhand 11. ______ the Sheriff 16. Actress Merrill 19. That Girl ______ Marie 20. Jimmy Durante’s trademark 21. _____ Three Wives (2 words)
22. Mr. Novak’s principal 24. Noble House’s ______ Dunross 27. Small store 28. To _____ & to Hold 29. Affirmatives at sea 31. Small amount 34. Justin of Second Chances 35. Kirshner of 24 36. Johnson of Laugh-In 37. Lowest part 40. Figure skating jump 41. Kim Zimmer’s Guiding Light role 42. Young Sopranos actor Robert 44. Press 46. Grier of Linc’s 47. Na Na preceder 48. Shriner of soaps 49. ______ Wish Answers on page 12A