Re: Congratulations to the Junior High Knowledge Master Team!

[Bill London <london@moscow.com>]

Mike Curley:
    Of course, my congratulations to the Jr. High Knowledge Master Team.
    And to you for getting this information out, beyond the small circle of central administration.
    And now my question: where else will I read or hear this news?  Will this same information automatically be sent by email to a list of local media?  Will anyone make a series of quick follow-up calls to specific reporters to make sure this story surfaces?  Did anyone video the competition and arrange to play the tape on community access television station?  Will the winning team challenge (in the spirit of good-hearted competion to see how our students stack up) a team from the
Moscow Chamber of Commerce?  Will the MEA (teacher's union) and the administration make a joint announcement of congratulations and support?
    And when will this administration act creatively and in a unified way to support it students and publicize its successes?
    BL

Mike Curley wrote:

> In light of the many negative comments that have been made recently about the quality of education in the Moscow School District--and questions that have been raised regarding some of the "activities," which many equate with "sports," I thought some of you might be interested in some of the good news that often goes unreported--and I would like to say that I take a degree of responsibility for it not having been reported. When I receive these notes, I will pass them on to vision2020.
> Dr. Albright, for those of you who don't know, is the district Assistant Superintendent in charge of personnel and curriculum (what we teach, how we teach it, how we assess it--in other words what happens day-to-day in the classroom). His note was addressed to the board and to other staff members in the district, and I pass it along verbatim:
>
> On 6 Dec 01, at 11:48, Albright, KC wrote:
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> We have just received incredible news! The Moscow Junior High Knowledge
> Master Team led by Carolyn Tragessor just learned that they are the Number
> One Junior High Team in the entire nation! In the Knowledge Master Open,
> thirty-two of our 7th, 8th, and 9th graders had to incorporate knowledge,
> speed, and strategy to successfully respond to 200 questions covering a
> multitude of curricular areas. The mean score nationwide was 1243 points.
> Moscow students scored 1626 points! A team from Florida came in second with
> 1598 points, and a team from Pennsylvania came in third with 1587 points.
> CONGRATULATIONS! We continue to demonstrate excellence in our school district!
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