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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
One really bright spot is the physics STAAR test.
Abilene ISD STAAR Results Are In
By Roger Mares, KTXS News
POSTED: 5:28 pm CDT June 12, 2012
UPDATED: 5:44 pm CDT June 12, 2012
ABILENE, Texas -- Abilene ISD has received its STAAR test results and the news is pretty good.
Here's a break down of the AISD ninth grade test scores against the state average:
Algebra 1: 84 percent passed, state average: 83 percent.
Geometry and writing: students met the state averages of 98 and 57 percents, respectively.
Reading: 68 percent passed, state average: 67-percent.
Biology: 87-Percent passed, state average: 84-percent.
This is great news for the district, especially during a transition period from the TAKS to the STAAR exam.
Across the state there's been some worry about this test, but at Abilene ISD it seems like everything is pretty stable.
The dreaded STAAR test is a challenge met by students in the Abilene ISD.
"Abilene High, Cooper and Atems surpassed the state averages," said Cathy Ashby, the district's Director of Curriculum.
Of the seven tests: algebra 1, geometry, reading, writing, biology and physics, students at the high schools met or surpassed five of them.
But the work isn't done for the district.
"Although we passed the state averages in most categories, we want to do much, much better than that and so we'll continue to prepare," Ashby said.
And what of the students who didn't pass their tests?
"Our high schools have contacted all the students who did not do well and those students have been told about summer school and also about the retesting opportunities that are available in July," she added.
Students will be judged on how they do on the test over the course of three years.
One really bright spot is the physics STAAR test.
Statewide, only 66-percent of students passed that one, in Abilene 85 percent passed.
Friday, June 8, 2012
Cool off With Cold Stone's Summer Specials
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As the triple digits get more common during the summer, it's important to stay cool. What better way to chill out than by enjoying a sweet treat from Cold Stone Creamery..
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Friday, December 9, 2011
National Honor Society
ATEMS inducts first members into National Honor Society chapter
Thirty-one students from the Academy of Technology, Engineering, Math and Science (ATEMS) were inducted into the Academy’s first-ever chapter of the National Honor Society on Nov. 28 at Hardin-Simmons University.
In addition, the school awarded its very first ATEMS letter jacket to sophomore Matt Phillips, who earned his academic letter by placing first in district in UIL Mathematics last spring.
ATEMS, located on the campus of Texas State Technical College, is designed for students interested in pursuing careers in engineering and computer science. Both courses of study emphasize math, science, and technology using Project Based Learning (PBL) curriculum provided by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to create a network of New Technology High Schools. ATEMS is one of 82 New Tech Network high schools in the U.S. and one of 12 in Texas.
The new NHS inductees from ATEMS are all 10thor 11thgraders. The school opened with a freshmen class in 2009 and now serves grades 9-11. The first ATEMS graduates are scheduled for commencement in the Spring of 2013.
Here are the candidates for the ATEMS chapter of NHS:
11th graders– Allen, Cade Walker; Bos, Jonathan Taylor; Bradfield, Merrilee Love; Castillo, Jessica Annie; Haney, Meredith Ann; Krause, David Paul; Leving, Andrew Ross; Medellin, Joe G; Medina, Christian John; Nease, Daniel Henry; Price, Chase Michael; Redd, Brianna Michelle; Roberts, Tyler Glen; Weidanz, Alexandra Marie; Weidanz, Madelline Rose;
10thgraders- Alcorta, Jessica Hailey; Ashton, Ashlen McKale; Bartlett, Christopher Adam; Bond, Brianna Rebecca; Dodgen, Nicholas Cole; Folds, Daniel James; Graham, Geoffrey Jacob; Guerra, Anthony Daniel; Harrison, Samuel James; Lambert, Justin Kencade; Lozano, Leticia Juarez; Pettit, Virginia Lee; Phillips, Grant Evan; Phillips, Matthew Charles; Solomon, William Douglas JR.; and Soto, Alejandro Ramon.
Thirty-one students from the Academy of Technology, Engineering, Math and Science (ATEMS) were inducted into the Academy’s first-ever chapter of the National Honor Society on Nov. 28 at Hardin-Simmons University.
In addition, the school awarded its very first ATEMS letter jacket to sophomore Matt Phillips, who earned his academic letter by placing first in district in UIL Mathematics last spring.
ATEMS, located on the campus of Texas State Technical College, is designed for students interested in pursuing careers in engineering and computer science. Both courses of study emphasize math, science, and technology using Project Based Learning (PBL) curriculum provided by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to create a network of New Technology High Schools. ATEMS is one of 82 New Tech Network high schools in the U.S. and one of 12 in Texas.
The new NHS inductees from ATEMS are all 10thor 11thgraders. The school opened with a freshmen class in 2009 and now serves grades 9-11. The first ATEMS graduates are scheduled for commencement in the Spring of 2013.
Here are the candidates for the ATEMS chapter of NHS:
11th graders– Allen, Cade Walker; Bos, Jonathan Taylor; Bradfield, Merrilee Love; Castillo, Jessica Annie; Haney, Meredith Ann; Krause, David Paul; Leving, Andrew Ross; Medellin, Joe G; Medina, Christian John; Nease, Daniel Henry; Price, Chase Michael; Redd, Brianna Michelle; Roberts, Tyler Glen; Weidanz, Alexandra Marie; Weidanz, Madelline Rose;
10thgraders- Alcorta, Jessica Hailey; Ashton, Ashlen McKale; Bartlett, Christopher Adam; Bond, Brianna Rebecca; Dodgen, Nicholas Cole; Folds, Daniel James; Graham, Geoffrey Jacob; Guerra, Anthony Daniel; Harrison, Samuel James; Lambert, Justin Kencade; Lozano, Leticia Juarez; Pettit, Virginia Lee; Phillips, Grant Evan; Phillips, Matthew Charles; Solomon, William Douglas JR.; and Soto, Alejandro Ramon.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Nease - Hudson
Posted August 15, 2011 at noon
Nease - Hudson
HOUSTON — Nathan and Belinda Nease of Abilene, Texas are pleased to announce the engagement of their son Derek Nease to Charlotte Hudson, daughter of Lowell & Angie Hudson and Darrell & Jodie Anglin of Dripping Springs, Texas.
Derek is a 2005 graduate of Cooper High School in Abilene, Texas. He attended Hardin-Simmons University and now is employed by Houston's First Baptist Church in Houston, Texas.
Charlotte is a 2005 graduate of Dripping Springs High School in Dripping Springs, Texas. In 2009 she graduated from Texas A&M University in College Station, with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management. She is also employed by Houston's First Baptist Church as a Missions Associate.
The couple will exchange vows on October 15, 2011 in Wimberley, Texas. They will reside in Houston, Texas.
Posted August 15, 2011 at noon
Nease - Hudson
HOUSTON — Nathan and Belinda Nease of Abilene, Texas are pleased to announce the engagement of their son Derek Nease to Charlotte Hudson, daughter of Lowell & Angie Hudson and Darrell & Jodie Anglin of Dripping Springs, Texas.
Derek is a 2005 graduate of Cooper High School in Abilene, Texas. He attended Hardin-Simmons University and now is employed by Houston's First Baptist Church in Houston, Texas.
Charlotte is a 2005 graduate of Dripping Springs High School in Dripping Springs, Texas. In 2009 she graduated from Texas A&M University in College Station, with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management. She is also employed by Houston's First Baptist Church as a Missions Associate.
The couple will exchange vows on October 15, 2011 in Wimberley, Texas. They will reside in Houston, Texas.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Abilene Rocket Fest 2011
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50 students participated in the five-day Abilene Rocket Fest, sponsored by Texas Tech University at Abilene under a two-year grant from the Texas Work Force’s Texas Youth in Technology program. Daniel was featured on the home page and in the paper. Gotta get me one.
www.reporternews.com
50 students participated in the five-day Abilene Rocket Fest, sponsored by Texas Tech University at Abilene under a two-year grant from the Texas Work Force’s Texas Youth in Technology program. Daniel was featured on the home page and in the paper. Gotta get me one.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Uncle Felton's Obituary
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DURHAM -- Felton was born February 7, 1919, the first of Diamond Ball Nease and Homer Nease's seven children, in Stephens County, Oklahoma. His undergraduate education was at the University of Oklahoma; he then went to Duke University in Durham, completing his MA and progressing to the Ph.D. in ecology and life sciences in 1953. During World War II, he served in the Army Air Force as a medic. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge of Durham. He married Pauline Ligon on November 28, 1950, a marriage that lasted nearly 60 years. He worked as a research scientist in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and taught life sciences at Louisburg College, retiring in 1985.
He put intense energy and imagination into his work as a teacher and demanded investment and hard work from his students. Many of those he trained as undergraduates now work in technical, research, and academic positions in the scientific community. He had many passionate avocations, including hunting and fishing. Fish were always a special fascination with him. As a scientist, he was interested in how they worked as organisms and how they behaved. As a sportsman, he loved to catch them. After he had caught them, he liked to cook and eat them, and he was very skilled in fish and game cookery. Cooking in general was another of those passionate avocations, and he became adept in breadmaking and the making of jams. A patriot, he was an active participant in the American Legion, Post 7, serving as vice-commander and as chaplain. He read continually, with an emphasis on the sciences and history, and was a skilled photographer with a keen artistic eye. Cookery was also a great and ongoing joy. He made a point of providing food and hospitality for anyone in need. He scorned stereotypes and consistently defied them, particularly the stereotype of ageism; he enjoyed vigorous health and was even more active in retirement than he had been while employed. The first week of hunting and fishing season in the early autumn of 2010 was a happy and productive week for him; he caught innumerable fish and shot a goose. On September 13, after a Legion meeting, he had a serious accident in his beloved Ford truck, which had taken him safely on many hunting and fishing excursions, and fractured his spine. He died in the early morning hours of Thursday, September 23, 2010. One of his former students, John Beckler, cared for him at Duke University Medical Center after his accident.
In his immediate family, his survivors are his sister, Pauline Nease Bruns; numerous nephews and nieces; his widow, Pauline Ligon Nease; and his daughter, Laura Argiri. Also among his survivors, he would like to have his closest friends named: Dr. Hervé Momméja-Marin, David Terry, Madelyn Smoak, Tom Simonetti, Malcolm Allison, Titus Heagins, and Lewis and Helen Snow. Felton's family wishes to thank all the staff members of the Duke University Medical Center's ICU ward for the fine care he had there, and in particular John Beckler and Dr. Carmelo Graffignino. We are grateful that Felton's care was handled with skill and compassion and on Felton's own terms.
Funeral arrangements are through Clements Funeral Services, 1105 Broad Street, Durham. Visitation is 6 to 8 p.m., Saturday, September 25. His funeral service will be held in the Clements Chapel Sunday, September 26, at 2 p.m., followed by full military honors at the graveside, Maplewood Cemetery, by the American Legion, Post 7. The celebration of Felton's life will be held at Hervé Momméja-Marin's residence, 1011 Ninth Street #3, Ninth Street Commons, Durham between 3 and 8 p.m. following the funeral. People are welcome to come directly from Clements to the celebration. Flowers are welcome, and so are memorial gifts to Louisburg College (501 West Main Street, Louisburg, NC 27549) and St. Joseph's Episcopal Church (1902 West Main Street, Durham, NC 27705). His funeral rites in his hometown will be held on Tuesday, September 28, at Bethel United Methodist Church, Lawton, Oklahoma.
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DURHAM -- Felton was born February 7, 1919, the first of Diamond Ball Nease and Homer Nease's seven children, in Stephens County, Oklahoma. His undergraduate education was at the University of Oklahoma; he then went to Duke University in Durham, completing his MA and progressing to the Ph.D. in ecology and life sciences in 1953. During World War II, he served in the Army Air Force as a medic. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge of Durham. He married Pauline Ligon on November 28, 1950, a marriage that lasted nearly 60 years. He worked as a research scientist in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and taught life sciences at Louisburg College, retiring in 1985.
He put intense energy and imagination into his work as a teacher and demanded investment and hard work from his students. Many of those he trained as undergraduates now work in technical, research, and academic positions in the scientific community. He had many passionate avocations, including hunting and fishing. Fish were always a special fascination with him. As a scientist, he was interested in how they worked as organisms and how they behaved. As a sportsman, he loved to catch them. After he had caught them, he liked to cook and eat them, and he was very skilled in fish and game cookery. Cooking in general was another of those passionate avocations, and he became adept in breadmaking and the making of jams. A patriot, he was an active participant in the American Legion, Post 7, serving as vice-commander and as chaplain. He read continually, with an emphasis on the sciences and history, and was a skilled photographer with a keen artistic eye. Cookery was also a great and ongoing joy. He made a point of providing food and hospitality for anyone in need. He scorned stereotypes and consistently defied them, particularly the stereotype of ageism; he enjoyed vigorous health and was even more active in retirement than he had been while employed. The first week of hunting and fishing season in the early autumn of 2010 was a happy and productive week for him; he caught innumerable fish and shot a goose. On September 13, after a Legion meeting, he had a serious accident in his beloved Ford truck, which had taken him safely on many hunting and fishing excursions, and fractured his spine. He died in the early morning hours of Thursday, September 23, 2010. One of his former students, John Beckler, cared for him at Duke University Medical Center after his accident.
In his immediate family, his survivors are his sister, Pauline Nease Bruns; numerous nephews and nieces; his widow, Pauline Ligon Nease; and his daughter, Laura Argiri. Also among his survivors, he would like to have his closest friends named: Dr. Hervé Momméja-Marin, David Terry, Madelyn Smoak, Tom Simonetti, Malcolm Allison, Titus Heagins, and Lewis and Helen Snow. Felton's family wishes to thank all the staff members of the Duke University Medical Center's ICU ward for the fine care he had there, and in particular John Beckler and Dr. Carmelo Graffignino. We are grateful that Felton's care was handled with skill and compassion and on Felton's own terms.
Funeral arrangements are through Clements Funeral Services, 1105 Broad Street, Durham. Visitation is 6 to 8 p.m., Saturday, September 25. His funeral service will be held in the Clements Chapel Sunday, September 26, at 2 p.m., followed by full military honors at the graveside, Maplewood Cemetery, by the American Legion, Post 7. The celebration of Felton's life will be held at Hervé Momméja-Marin's residence, 1011 Ninth Street #3, Ninth Street Commons, Durham between 3 and 8 p.m. following the funeral. People are welcome to come directly from Clements to the celebration. Flowers are welcome, and so are memorial gifts to Louisburg College (501 West Main Street, Louisburg, NC 27549) and St. Joseph's Episcopal Church (1902 West Main Street, Durham, NC 27705). His funeral rites in his hometown will be held on Tuesday, September 28, at Bethel United Methodist Church, Lawton, Oklahoma.
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