The James Logan Courier

MISCELLANEOUS
The deadline to turn in applications to your counselor for summer school is Friday, April
29th.

Hallways at Lunch: Students, the 60s, 70s & 80s hallways are closed for use during
lunch time. Because of disruption to classroom instruction and learning, students are
no longer permitted in the hallways during lunch time. Please make sure you exit the
hallways as quickly as possible and do not use them during lunch.

Due to STAR testing, the after school math and science tutoring program on Tuesday and
Thursday will meet in different locations. Math tutoring will take place in Room 453,
and science tutoring will take place in Room 423. Mark your calendars. This is only for
the week of STAR testing. See you there!

By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Director of Parent and Community Relations

Should school grades take into account factors such as homework, classroom behavior and participation, or should grades primarily reflect how much a student knows?

The Board of Education pondered questions like that April 19 during a report from the District’s Grading and Assessment Task Force, made up of parents, teachers, administrators and a high school student who have been meeting since last fall to review and help lead an improvement of District-wide grading practices.

From wikipedia:
Edward Roscoe Murrow, KBE (born Egbert Roscoe Murrow; April 25, 1908 – April 27, 1965) was an American broadcast journalist. He first came to prominence with a series of radio news broadcasts during World War II, which were followed by millions of listeners in the United States and Canada.

Fellow journalists Eric Sevareid, Ed Bliss and Alexander Kendrick considered Murrow one of journalism's greatest figures, noting his honesty and integrity in delivering the news.

A pioneer of television news broadcasting, Murrow produced a series of TV news reports that helped lead to the censure of Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Learn more about Edward R. Murrow, and hear some of his broadcasts, free from otr.com.