145 stories found, listing (1 - 25)
Published Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Gordon Gregg, a 70-year-old from Bryan, remembers walking into Crockett Elementary School the day it opened to students. He describes the building, which had just been completed, as a "state-of-the-art facility" complete with fresh paint and new furn ...
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Published Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Community members are invited to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Crockett Elementary School in Bryan from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday at the school. Crockett was built in 1949 in response to growing enrollment and is the second oldest school building ...
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Published Saturday, October 31, 2009
Bryan police were investigating how a 9-year-old gained access to a .25-caliber handgun that was found in his backpack at school on Friday.The Ben Milam Elementary School fourth-grader will not face criminal charges because of his age, officials said ...
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Published Saturday, October 31, 2009
Consider this your first warning: If you're driving in a College Station school zone, get off the phone. College Station police said Friday that officers will issue warnings for drivers using their cell phones in a school zone until Nov. 15, when ci ...
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Published Friday, October 30, 2009
Dear Parents,Today a nine-year old, fourth grade student was found in possession of a twenty-five caliber handgun. The student stated that he wanted to show it to his friends. The student was immediately taken from class and the gun was removed from ...
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Published Friday, October 30, 2009
Authorities on Friday afternoon were investigating an incident involving a fourth-grader who officials said brought a handgun to Milam Elementary School.
According to Bryan school officials, the 9-year-old boy told his classmates he brought the .25 ...
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Published Friday, October 30, 2009
Just say "No" to drugs. It's a simple phrase that you've probably heard before, and as adults, it's easy to understand. But persuading today's youth to adhere to the motto can be more difficult.Preventing the use of drugs in adolescents requires a co ...
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Published Thursday, October 29, 2009
A representative from the Texas Association of School Boards will visit Navasota on Thursday to talk to residents, Navasota school district employees and students about the district's search for a superintendent.The community forum, set for 6 p.m. in ...
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Published Friday, October 23, 2009
Ann Ganter retired from the College Station school district Friday after working there for almost 25 years as a teacher and administrator. Ganter started her career with the district as a first-grade teacher. "It was wonderful," she said. "When you t ...
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Published Thursday, October 22, 2009
A Bryan bus driver was suspended Wednesday while district officials investigate an early morning wreck that happened while the bus was on its way to school.No students were injured in the accident.Bryan police Officer Jason James said the bus was hea ...
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Published Wednesday, October 21, 2009
The Texas Medical Association's Hard Hats for Little Heads event for Bryan and College Station second-graders has been postponed in anticipation of rain Thursday. The Texas Medical Association is giving out more than 3,500 helmets to Texas children t ...
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Published Friday, October 09, 2009
Buffalo schools will be closed Friday because a high number of students are sick with flu-like illnesses. Jack Thomason, Buffalo schools superintendent, said the schools were experiencing a high absentee rate. At the junior high school, about 18 perc ...
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Published Thursday, October 08, 2009
North Zulch schools welcomed students back Wednesday after closing their doors Monday and Tuesday due to a high number of students out with the flu.While closed, custodians cleaned and disinfected the schools. Superintendent Morris Lyon said Wednesda ...
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Published Wednesday, October 07, 2009
A new director has been named for the College Station schools Education Foundation. Teresa Benden will lead the organization, which was established by community leaders for the purpose of supporting the school district by funding educational activiti ...
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Published Sunday, October 04, 2009
A proposed property tax increase to help the Bryan school district balance its budget failed Saturday. Nearly 60 percent of voters opposed the 5-cent increase in the tax rate. The measure would have raised the district's maintenance and operations ta ...
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Published Saturday, October 03, 2009
A proposed 5-cent property tax increase to help the Bryan Independent School District balance its budget failed at the ballot box on Saturday. Of the 1,391 votes, 822 opposed the increase.The district is facing a budget shortfall of almost $2 million ...
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Published Saturday, October 03, 2009
North Zulch schools will be shut down Monday and Tuesday because a mounting number of students have come down with the flu.A high school dance scheduled for Friday was canceled, along with all extracurricular programs scheduled for the first two days ...
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Published Saturday, October 03, 2009
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission recommends these tips to prevent the spread of germs.* Clean: Wash your hands often. Scrub them for at least 20 seconds with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand cleaner.* Cover: Cover your cough. ...
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Published Friday, October 02, 2009
Residents in the Bryan school district will have a final chance Saturday to weigh in on a proposal to increase the property tax rate by 5 cents. In July, the Bryan school board agreed to ask voters for the tax increase, which would raise the maintena ...
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Published Thursday, October 01, 2009
Seventh-grader Tyrik Wilder has always wanted to be a principal. When Hurricane Katrina hit Tyrik's hometown in 2005, his life changed drastically. But an academic program at his College Station school has given him the determination to keep working ...
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Published Thursday, October 01, 2009
Election day is Saturday for a proposed Bryan schools property tax increase. The district is asking for a 5-cent increase, which would cost homeowners an additional $50 a year per $100,000 of assessed value and generate about $3.5 million for the gen ...
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Published Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Bryan school district students who miss class because of the flu won't have their absences count against final exam exemptions or perfect attendance records, school officials said.Exam exemptions allow students with high enough grades to skip class f ...
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Published Thursday, September 24, 2009
A lot of today's Jane Long Middle School students were in diapers when the Columbine High School shooting happened more than 10 years ago. But on Wednesday morning, they were reminded of the story and encouraged to display kindness to everyone to pre ...
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Published Wednesday, September 23, 2009
College Station city and school leaders disagreed Tuesday over who should pay for road signs needed to enforce a ban on hand-held cell phones in school zones.Texas House Bill 55, which went into effect Sept. 1, lets local government agencies prohibit ...
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Published Saturday, September 19, 2009
Sixteen seniors from A&M Consolidated High School have been named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. More than $36 million in college funding will be awarded through the program to finalists in the spring. Students must have the top scores ...
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