6B The Mountain Messenger, Thursday, September 20, 1990
Greenbrier County Board of Education
News and Views from Chestnut Street
By Bailey Tyler
The Greenbrier Board of Edu-
cation meeting began at 7:27
p.m. September 1 I. The meeUng
began, as always, with prayer by
Assistant Superintendent
Dwight Livesay. Several persons
had signed on to speak with the
first being a group of practical
nursing students. Sarah Jordan
served as their spokesperson.
Ms Jordan wanted to know when
the Board was going to hlre a
registered nurse to replace Ms
Carol Weikle who resigned some
time ago. According to State
regulations there must be me
instructor for each ten students.
At present the program is lack-
ing 1.5 instructors. The students
say they are getting behind in
their clinical and classroom in-
struction and are in danger of
not being prepared to sit for
their April State Board Exams. It
is their opinion the Board will
have breached an implied con-
tract if no teacher can be found
and they are unable to sit for
their exams. In fact, the stu-
dents noted they are prepared to
sue for damages accruing (which
Include the tuition they paid of
$100Q) as well as lost wages for
now and any future wages they
might have earned as licensed
practical nurses.
Board President Henry Ses-
sions admitted receiving a letter
from Ms Jordan and noted a
search was under way for a
qualified teacher. Superinten-
dent Stephen Baldwin then said
Ms Weikle's resignation was re-
celved June 13, and approved
June 20. The job was posted
June 21, but no applications
were received. However, in July
of four applicants, one was
deemed unacceptable, one
uncertiflable, and the other two
applicants turned down the Job
due to the low wages that ac-
company the position. Mi- Bald-
win sald he was not sure what
could be done, though his main
objective was to keep the pro-
gram going.
Mr Baldwin's remarks an-
gered many of the students --
who reiterated their proposed
pursuit of justice via the court
system. Several suggestions by
other Board members were to
advertise in the Beckley and
other newspapers, rather than
simply posting a vacancy for the
position in local county Board
offices. If It is, as the students
say, a critical time for them, the
Board should consider a motion
to increase the salary to a com-
petitive level to attract appll-
cants. Emergency measures call
for drastic actions, These stu-
dents should not be made to lose
valuable clinical and classroom
hours simply due to the Board's
serious attention to thls matter.
The Board has had almost 90
days to fill a position they were
aware of was most vital to this
program's operation. This should
be corrected now, with whatever
drastic measures it must need.
More next week of this Board
meeting.
Mr Moses Wins
WVSOM Grant
George Moses
George Moses of Waldorf,
Maryland, a second-year student
at the West Virginia School of
Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM)
has been awarded a three-year
scholarship from the Naval
Health Professions Scholarship
program.
The scholarship is granted on
a two, three or four-year basis
and covers tuition, fees, sup-
plies, books and a monthly sti-
pend.
Mr Moses will be obligated to
three years of naval service after
he completes his medical train-
ing.
Robert Soper of Norton, class
of 1991; Chanson DeVaul of Be-
thany, class of 1992; Tom Hat-
ten of Bluefield, class of 1993,
are other WVSOM students cur-
rently studying under the naval
scholarship.
Hearing Test
For Students
Creenbrler County will con-
duct hearing screening on stu-
dents enrolled in those voca-
tional and technical programs in
which noisy equipment is used.
Both junior and senior high stu-
dents will be screened Septem-
ber 25.
Screening will consist of pure
tone testing and a test of middle
ear function for only those stu-
dents who fail the pure tone test.
All testing will be conducted by
the Greenbrier county speech-
language-hearlng staff. Parents
of students failing this screening
wlll be notified.
if you have any questions or
object to having your child
screened, please call Linda Nel-
son at 647-6483 during school
hours.
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I Lisa Adkins Wins[
Joseph Scott
Med Scholarship I- Attends
Art School
Lisa Adkins, a first year stu-
dent at the West Virginia School
of Osteopathic Medicine
(WVSOM), has been awarded a
one year scholarship from Hu-
mana Hospital-Louisa in Louisa,
Kentucky.
Miss Adkins, of Ashland, Ken-
tucky, attended the University of
Kentucky where she received her
bachelor of science degree in
nursing in 1985.
The scholarship will cover tui-
tion. fees and books. Miss
Adkins wit[ be obligated to prac-
tice at Humana Hospital-Louisa
for three years when she com-
pletes her medical training.
"Humana Hospital and Lisa
are to be commended ~d con-
gratulated," said Chuck Carpen-
ter, director of financial aid and
student affairs at WVSOM. *It is
another' feather in our cap' that
we are able to recruit and admit
such outstanding students,"
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh
announces that Joseph Scott of
Lewisburg has enrolled in the
Industrial Design Technology
program and will begin classes
in the 1990 Fall Quarter. Jo-
seph, the son of Mr and Mrs Ha-
rold Scott, is a 1990 graduate of
Greenbrier East High School.
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iClasses Will MeetI
Greenbrie r County Schools'
Fall Schedule
1990 Adult Education
Courses
Lewisburg Junior High
School: Basic Computer Opera-
tion, 36 hrs. $37. REGISTRA-
TION INFORMATION: Registra-
tion will be Tuesday, September
25, at 7 p.m. at Lewisburg Jun-
Ior High School, main floor. En-
rollment Is limited.
Greenbrier East high School:
Building Technology, 75 hrs,
$45; Typewritlng/Accounting
Technology, i00 hrs. $60. REG-
ISTRATION INFORMATION: Reg-
istration will be held Tuesday,
September 25 at 7 p.m. at
Greenbrler East High School.
Registration for Building Tech-
nology will be held in the Build-
Ing Technology Shop -- "D"
Building while registration for
the typewriting/accounting pro-
gram will be held in "C" Build-
Ing.
Greenbrier West High School:
Basic Computer Operation, 42
hrs. $42. REGISTRATION iN-
FORMATION: Registration will
be Tuesday, September 25, at 7
p.m. at Greenbrier West High
School in "C" Building. Enroll-
ment is limited.
All class offerings depend on
sufficient class enrollments and
availability of Instructors. Spe-
cific class schedule of days and
times will be given during regis-
tration. Courses limited to
adults only.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
In State $14.84
in State Senior Citizens $13.78
In State Students $11.13 (9 mos.}
Out-of-State $15.00
$1 discount to Senior Citizens
Mountain Messenger
122 N. Court Street
Lewisburg, WV 24901
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Many Ve
Ins
New Fund-Raisin
By Vivian Conly
The Lewisburg Elementary/
Intermediate schools Parent-
Teacher Organization is trying a
new approach to fund raising
this year. Operation HEART
(Helping Education Achieve Re-
sults Today) has begun, instead
of selling items, parents and
teachers have developed a
co6perative plan to raise monies
needed in the classrooms and at
the schools to provide resources
essential for effective teaching.
Here's how the project works:
Each student has been given an
envelope and color coded (by
grade) card requesting a contri-
bution from that student's fam-
ily. Parents are to complete these
cards and return them to school
with the student or by mail.
Each family may give any size
contribution and may pledge to
pay for that contribution over
the course of the school year (in
two, three or six equal pay-
ments).
For families with more than
one child attending the Elemen-
tary and Intermediate schools,
all pledge cards are to be re-
turned to school together (either
by one child or sent to the
Lewisburg Elementary School,
206-1/2 North Lee Street, Lewis-
burg 24901. Each student
whose card is returned will re-
ceive a friendship bracelet fox
each pledge card received. (Thai
means that every child in a fam-
ily who attends either of thes~
schools will receive a bracelet
when the family's cards are re-
turned.) Each contributor will
receive a token of appreciation
as soon as his contribution is
paid in full.
l~e important thing for each
student, parent and teacher to
remember is that all cards must
be turned in, regardless of the
amount of contribution pledged.
Each class that reaches 100%
will receive an additional prize:
for the highest percentage of
cards received, the winning class
will receive $150; second highest
- $I00; third hi
dents and their
of these classes will
gether how the
might best be
classes.
Monies collected
eration Heart will be
to the
dents to the
collected. All monies
will be spent on
and activities at both
always, all monetary
are made and voted
entire Parent-Teacher
tion membership
monthly meetings
Monday of each
budget of $16,000
tablished -- if each
families in the schools
per family, we would
amount. Copies
l:~udgets will be
first meeting of the
this school year,
held Monday,
7:30 p.m. at the
mentary School.
Operation Heart
real opportunity for
to see how much
means and what can
plashed when many
work together. It IS
well known fact
in America today
deal of support.
chance to
and teachers to
best we can to
meaningful here.
All contributions
ductlble and will
strictest
contributors amoUl
made public.
and anyone
trlbutlng to this
cause are
patel Operation
possible through
provided by
National Bank
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