Mossy Creek Network Annual Meeting, Wednesday Feb. 18, 2015
Mossy Creek Network will have its Annual Meeting in Jefferson City at The Creek Cafe at 2:30 pm on Wednesday 18 February. All are welcome to attend, if you would like to learn about the network or share information on your own community projects. Thanks to all of you for your past support. Find us […]
Task Analysis
As teachers, we are taught a skill called “task analysis.” This is the ability to break a task down into its smaller parts. It is imperative to know if the child has all prerequisite skills to perform a task, whether it is a math problem, language problem, science problem or a self-help issue. If any […]
Remembering Valentine’s Day
Love is in the air, and Valentine’s Day is coming. I’ve had more memories of valentines, candy, and flowers than I am willing to admit. My first memories of Valentine’s Day involves making valentines…red, pink and white…small, medium and large…fat and skinny…misshapen and perfect…decorated in every way my imagination would take me. I made them […]
Pointed Toe Flats and Skinny Jeans
This spring and summer the pointed toe flats are making a big change from the round toe that has been in fashion for a few years. Flats styled in the pointed toe manner will compliment the legs more than the round toe, which makes the legs appear shorter. I thought the round toe shoes were […]
Will Building 8 Be Ready for the Next School Year?
I was wondering if you have any idea if students will be in Building 8 by next year? My child is considering taking some vocational classes but we feel that it would be a waste of time if the building is not going to be ready. I do not know if the Building 8 part […]
The Buzzz!!
The buzz word this week is management. This week the buzz is more about action than reaction. Buzzy Bees in the know are buzzing that a early valentines gift has more to do with pulling the lever than pulling the heartstrings. The low humm is that getting the spit and shine has caused a waspish […]
Getting My Goat
I love a good gamble as much as the next person. In fact, some in my family might say that I love gambling more than the next person, unless that person is Kenny Rogers holding four of a kind. But, there is a difference in rolling the dice and ROLLING THE DICE and there is […]
$1.375 Billion State-Federal Settlement with Standard & Poor’s
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery announced today that Tennessee, the U.S. Department of Justice, 18 states and the District of Columbia have reached a settlement with Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC (S&P) resolving allegations that S&P misled investors when it rated structured finance securities in the lead-up to the 2008 financial crisis. The settlement […]
George R. R. Martin’s “The World of Ice and Fire”
This week I am reviewing a companion piece to the incredibly popular A Song of Ice and Fire series (Game of Thrones): George R. R. Martin’s The World of Ice and Fire. I was ecstatic when I saw this book at my local bookstore, since there are many, many details to keep track of in […]
GOAT
In my house, I catch a lot of grief for my genuine and, in my opinion, perfectly understandable appreciation for all things goat related. In my defense, I’d like to drop this nugget of truth on those biased against the bearded wonders of culinary indiscrimination. The internet acronym for greatest of all time is GOAT. […]
Chocolate Fondue
Chocolate covered strawberries are aplenty around Valentine’s Day, but I think chocolate fondue is much more romantic, not to mention more fun. And it allows you to have a variety of food to dip into the chocolate. You don’t even have to have a fondue pot to make it in. A saucepan on the stove […]
Work to Start Without Penalty Clause
The change order that is associated with the renovation and repair of Building 8 at Jefferson County High School has been signed,as of February 6, 2015, according to Jefferson County Finance Director Potts. Previously, there had been some exchange regarding the terms associated with the change order. According to information provided, attorneys for Jefferson County […]
3-D Printed Bust of President Obama on View for Presidents Day at the National Portrait Gallery
In 2014, President Barack Obama became the first President to be scanned using 3-D technology. Data from the scan were used to create his portraits, and a 3-D printed bust will be on view for Presidents Day weekend Friday, Feb. 13, through Monday, Feb. 16, at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. The portraits of Obama […]
New Market Students Celebrate Authors
New Market School students and staff enjoyed a day to Celebrate Authors, last week. Special guests Galen Carpenter, author of two children’s books, Reed Carringer, sports writer and photographer for Rocky Top Insider Magazine and Jeff Depew, Editor of the Jefferson County Post, were on hand to speak to the student body about different aspects […]
White Pine Baseball and Softball Little League Signups
White Pine Little League signups will be during the Jr. Pro basketball games at the White Pine School Gymnasium on Saturdays in February between 1 and 4 pm. Boys and girls ages 2-14. Wee-ball, Tee-ball, Baseball, and Softball. For more info, find White Pine Little League on Facebook or email us at WhitePineLittleLeague@gmail.com
JCHS Open House, Feb. 12, 2015
Jefferson County High School will host an Open House on Thursday, February 12th, from 5-7 p.m. Our students’ families are invited to visit with teachers during this time. Also, the Counseling Department will hold brief information sessions regarding upcoming registration. An information session regarding rising sophomore registration will be held at the Patriot Academy media […]