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Dirty_but_Dazzling

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  1. School District voted on Monday evening to return to a 5 day school week instead of the present 4 day week that was adopted in 2022.

    It had been rumored in recent days that the decision was coming following the announcement that the Parnell Elementary School would return to a 5 day school week as part of a plan to turn the school's grades around under the leadership of a team that was brought in to address and improve academics. The move came after the district was forced to bring in a specialized team to address the failing scores of students within the school.

    In recent days many people in the community had voiced opinions one way or the other. However, in the regular monthly meeting which had been called to address that issue and others, there was only one person who voiced his opinion and that was Aaron Weller, a 10 year veteran of the school who serves as teacher, coach and bus driver.

    Weller said it's all about the students and that effective teachers result in success. He said that when considering the options that the board should realize how many teachers have been lost in the last year. Weller said a good example was a position of math teacher at the High School that had been vacant for some time and also the number of teachers who had left Jasper to teach somewhere else. Weller said he believed that returning to a 5 day school week would result in losing teachers.l

     

    Weller said most of the faculty enjoyed a four day work week and that in his opinion it resulted in better teachers and atmosphere that was conducive with a good eduation.

    Weller called on the board to allow Parnell to do it's thing while keep the rest of the campus on a four day per week schedule.

    The motion to keep the four day work week was made by Eddie Hopkins and was seconded by Van Cammack. However, the measure failed and then a motion was made by board member Johnny Mecom and was seconded by Ira Bean, to return to a five day class week and that measure passed with Mecom, Bean, and Bruce Bevil along with Mark Durand voting for the issue and Hopkins, Cammack and Tiffany Porter voting against.

  2. An invasion. Simply put that is what is taking place to our country. Anyone who thinks they are all coming here "for a better life" is a fool.

    More illegals come into our country this past year than were the births of American citizens. 

    How do you change the way a country is run?   Change the demographics.

    Serious trouble is on the horizon.

  3. A politician dies. Instead of going straight to heaven or hell a spirit appears before him. The spirit says he gets to choose whether he goes to heaven or hell.  The politician replies of course he wants to go to heaven.    The spirit tells him that before he chooses, that he has to visit both places so that they each get a fair chance.   First, they visit heaven. It looks pretty nice. Big fluffy clouds, angels singing and playing harps.  Everyone seeming to enjoy themselves. The politician is pleased but a bit underwhelmed. Hell, on the other hand is magnificent. It's the most beautiful place the politician had ever seen. Everyone there is having the time of their life in a big beautiful garden. It makes heaven look dull and boring in comparison. "I can't believe I am saying this, but I think I would rather go to hell." Says the politician.    "Very well" says the spirit. "Turn around".   When the politician turns around though hell appears very different than it had less than a minute ago. All the attractions are gone and everything is on fire. All the people are screaming in agony. "I don't understand!" cries the politician. "This isn't what you showed me before."  Spirit says "well, that was the campaign. "Now, you have voted."

  4. 9 hours ago, BBfan061 said:

    Good times good times lol… you know there was once the thought that there was no way Bellville could replicate the speed they would see on the field heading into that game? 

    lol, at least the Dawgs did somewhat better.  if nothing else we at least scored   on the first string Varsity instead of the Freshmen that were in the last minute of the game. SMH.  LOL

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