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Bush First Graders Collaborate With Brazilian Class

“Boa tarde!” exclaimed Philip Cammarata’s first graders at Bush Elementary School. “Good afternoon!” responded Anna Carolina Alves’ third graders at Positivo International School in Curitiba, Brazil. Only a Zoom screen could contain the excitement in both classrooms, as ...

New Teachers Grateful For Opportunity, Mentors At Lincoln

Walking from desk-to-desk in her classroom at Lincoln Elementary School during a quiet work time, Kaidynce Walker is exactly where she wants to be. Through the simple act of helping her second graders develop their handwriting, she’s realized a childhood dream. “When I walk into my ...

Lincoln’s ‘Socktober,’ Patriotic Concert Will Benefit And Honor Troops

The calendar turning to the month of October means something special to the Lincoln Elementary School family: it’s time to go a little “sock-crazy.” For the second straight year, Lincoln students and staff will be participating in “Socktober,” a month-long sock drive that ...

Jefferson Middle School Students Study Genetics Through Project-Based Learning

“OncoMice are genetically modified to have an active cancer gene making them likely to develop cancer. Scientists hoped that this trait would make them useful as test subjects for cancer research,” said Jefferson Middle School eighth grader, Kiya McMurdy. “It is an example of insertion ...

City Pastor Receives Doctorate

The Rev. Steven Schank ofJamestown, received his Doctor of Theology degree with honors from the Conservative Theological University recently. His dissertation was on “The Scarlet Cord of Redemption Through the Dispensations.” The university plans to publish Schank’s dissertation as a text ...