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Northwood NH News

February 8, 2012

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Congratulations to Jacqueline Derocher of Northwood who was named to the Dean’s List at Norwich University for the Fall 2011 semester.

 


 

The Chesley Memorial Library is holding a make-and-take Valentine craft session on Saturday, February 11, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm. No registration required; just drop in and make a craft to take home. Hope to see you there!

 


 

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The members of the Introduction to Culinary Arts class of Coe-Brown Northwood Academy would like to invite senior citizens to luncheons held in Smith Hall on the following dates: March 8, 20, 30; April 10, 19; and May 7, 16. Please call Mrs. Mongeon at 942-5531 Ext. 141 for further details. Pictured left to right: front row – Morgan West and Pierce Butler, Northwood; back row – Cody Driscoll and Nicholas Nord, Strafford.

 


 

Letter

 

I wish I could say that telling you there is a War on Women going on was hyperbole, but I fear it isn’t. This time I am not just annoyed at Mr. Guinta, my congressman, but at a great many others in what we used to call the Grand Old Party, the one my father belonged to, and one that he would never recognize today. And "annoying" does not come close to describing what I see in the NH legislature, in the presidential primary campaign, and in Congress.

 

There’s the War on Planned Parenthood in NH, in the Congress, and around the country. There’s the presidential candidate, Rick Santorum, who says that a rape victim’s pregnancy is a gift from God. There’s the attack on contraception, a practice which I think I can safely say is mainstream in our country and has been for decades. Younger women than I would be well-advised to realize that when I was a teenager, contraception was illegal in my home state. It could be illegal again.

 

I don’t know why we are targets for all this abuse. Some NH legislators think we have too much police protection when we are the victims of domestic assault, and would take us back to when beating your wife was, let’s say, close-to-acceptable behavior.

 

Women outnumber men in our country, and we are your mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, neighbors. It’s time for all of us, men and women, to stand up and say, "Enough!"

 

Lucy Edwards

Northwood

 


 

Letter

 

To the Northwood Community:

I am excited to share the results of our fall NECAP assessments with all of you. Our school has been designated a School In Need of Improvement (SINI) in both reading and math. During the summer of 2011 a small group of dedicated staff members met to develop a plan for the fall assessments. We came up with holding a Pep Rally for our students using the phrase, "Effort=Success." We felt by instilling excitement and a sense of commitment in our students to do well on the tests, we would see an increase in our scores. Staff members worked hard during the fall practicing a "flash mob" that culminated with our Pep Rally and parade of incentive prizes donated by area businesses. The preparation and work had been done, along with a year’s worth on instruction by our dedicated teachers and paraprofessionals. Would it be enough?

 

Our school’s results are ones to celebrate! In 2010, 75% of our students were proficient or better on the Reading assessment. This year, 84% of our students are proficient or higher! In math, our numbers went from 65% in 2010 to 72% this year! A 9% and 7% increase in these areas in one year is incredible.

 

We are looking forward to reviewing our numbers more in depth and determining our focus for the next year. A lot of work has been done, but our commitment to always improving the education for the children of Northwood will continue. Thank you to everyone in the community who have supported us over the past year!

 

Richard Hartford,

Principal, Northwood Elementary School

 


 

Letter To The Editor

 

Yesterday I went from an euphoric high to a deceived low in less than 24 hours. The high, well you all know the rhetoric, the Budget Committee did this and that, the town did those and these. God help us all, the sky is falling, the sky is falling. Great theatre is it not. The NECAP scores are up. Great job Mr. Hartford and crew. Wow! And without all that, well, whatever it is we keep reading about. Spotlights, they work. Stay the course. This year’s budget is adequate and the NECAP scores will rise again. We, also, can be a lean, mean educating machine. Deliberative session is tomorrow, Thursday 2/9, in the school gym at 7 pm. Don’t let the money people raise it or others lower it. Our problem is not money.

 

I received yesterday a third edition of the support contract. It’s far different from the two previous. Sadly, I have found out that there is an insurance issue in it that significantly raises our cost for only 7 support staff.

 

I asked in an email and personally three weeks ago in a meeting with Superintendent Ludwell and the School Board Chair if a small change of hours from 32.5 to 35 signified this. They wouldn’t answer, saying that they would find out. In this new 3rd version it is.

 

This issue was never discussed during updates with the two School Board Negotiators. It is not listed on sheets that we used in discussions of what we would approve, not approve or negotiate. I was deceived and it breaks my heart. Just like big government, bridges to nowhere. If you can’t fight the fair fight and win, sneak it in somewhere or do the Obama; executive order it on a cold, rainy, Friday night when no one is looking.

 

Tim Jandebeur

 


 

Letter

 

To the citizens of Northwood:

The Deliberative Session for the Northwood School District will take place this Thursday, February 9th at 7:00 pm in the Northwood School gymnasium. Both the School Board and Budget Committee will be presenting information on the proposed budget and other Warrant Articles including Full Day Kindergarten, capital reserve funds for Coe Brown and special education and contracts for both the teachers and support staff at Northwood Elementary School. Each Warrant Article will be discussed and voted on at this Deliberative Session.

 

The operating budget which has been proposed and recommended by the Budget Committee is $308,636 less than the current operating budget for the 2011-2012 school year. Should this budget pass, projected cuts may include:

 

1. The elimination of 2 teaching positions.

2. Reduction of $10,000 from technology budget.

3. Elimination of 6th grade Science Camp.

 

This Deliberative Session is very similar to the traditional School District Annual Meeting. It will be the only time the residents of Northwood will have the opportunity to discuss, debate and amend any of the proposed Warrant Articles, including the Warrant Article for the proposed operating budget for the 2012-2013 school year.

 

Once all of the Warrant Articles have been presented and approved at this Deliberative Session, no further discussion or amendments can be made. What goes on the ballot in March is determined by what happens at this Deliberative Session.

 

Copies of the proposed budget, the proposed Warrant Articles and more detailed information about the Deliberative Session and SB2 can all be found under the School Board section of the Northwood School website at www.northwood.k12.nh.us.

 

Please plan to attend the Deliberative Session this Thursday, February 9th. Your input is critical and could have a direct impact on the proposed budget number that will be on the ballot in March.

 

Sincerely,

Northwood School Communication Committee

 


 

CBNA YEA Assists at Annual BEAR-PAW Meeting

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Left to right are YEA members Alexi Ramsey, Jacob Rydell,

Chuckie Therriault, Lily Poland, advisor Wini Young and Abbie MacCallum

 

On Saturday, January 28, 2012, members of the Coe-Brown Young Environmental Advocates, a group of students who volunteer for community functions and projects that help the environment, assisted with the set up and food preparation for the BEAR-PAW Regional Greenways Annual Meeting held on the CBNA campus. There were over 100 members in attendance at this meeting that happens every year.

 

BEAR-PAW Regional Greenways is a local land trust that serves Northwood and six other towns in this area. The purpose of this organization is to protect land from development and keep it open through conservation easements in order to protect water resources and provide open space for recreation and wildlife habitat. This group of environmentally conscious students provided set up, serving and clean up for this important event.

 


 

Coe-Brown Students Recognized for 2012 Scholastic Writing Awards

 

Several Coe-Brown Northwood Academy Students were recently recognized by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers and the National Writing Project in New Hampshire through The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. This is a remarkable achievement and milestone for the young writers at CBNA who were mentored by English teacher Sarah Hill.

 

A panel of writers, teachers, and literary professionals selected their work among the best works submitted by New Hampshire teenagers. Of the more than 300 submissions to The Scholastic Writing Awards which New Hampshire students sent this year, the following students from CBNA were honored:

 

• Gold Key: Hannah Eaton, Strafford

• Silver Key: Katheryn Huckins, Strafford; Jenifer Stickney, Nottingham

• Honorable Mentions: Sarah Curtin, Strafford; Nicole Durell, Barrington; Aurora Goodwin, Strafford; Anna Jennison, Nottingham; Andrew Lambert, Nottingham; Ashley LeBlanc, Northwood; Megan Leduke, Northwood; Lizzie McEachern, Northwood; Cassie Rogers, Barrington; Katie Thomaszewski, Nottingham; and Nicole Torosian, Northwood.

 

On Friday, May 4, 2012, all award recipients, including those whose work was selected as honorable mention, will be invited to attend the Middle High School Voices conference and the NH regional awards ceremony to be held at Plymouth State University with their teacher Ms. Hill. In addition, every piece of writing which received a gold or silver key, or an honorable mention will be published in this year’s edition of Middle/High School Voices. Congratulations to this next generation of writers.

 


 

Northwood Households Included In Study On Preferences For

Trash And Community Recycling Service

 

A random sample of 400 households in Northwood will receive a questionnaire in the mail asking for their participation in a study of household preferences for trash and community recycling services. The study is being conducted by University of New Hampshire Graduate student Christopher Wright in the Department of Economics and Professor John. M. Halstead in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment.

 

The goal of the study is to identify the trash and recycling services preferred by households. While many New Hampshire towns have established community recycling programs, municipal solid waste managers are interested in opportunities to increase recycling rates and reduce the quantity of household solid waste that is disposed at landfills or incinerators. The results of the study will be useful to solid waste managers in identifying those services which are valued by households and the type of programs households support to increase community recycling rates.

 

Two programs which are increasingly being evaluated by towns to increase the level of recycling are unit pricing of household trash and single stream recycling. Unit pricing is also called "pay-as-you-throw" or "buy-a-bag" because the program requires households to buy and use specially designated trash bags to dispose of trash. About 45 towns in New Hampshire use this type of program and charge from $1 to $2 per trash bag. Increasing per unit cost of household trash disposal creates an incentive to increase diversion of recyclables from the waste stream. Single stream recycling allows all recyclable materials to be placed in one collection bin. The materials are transported to a materials recovery facility for processing. Single stream recycling is expected to increase the level of recycling by making recycling more convenient for households.

 

"We hope households who receive the questionnaire will choose to participate in our research. The information they provide is very helpful to this important study", Dr. Halstead said. Households in Northwood receiving the questionnaire can contribute to this research by completing the questionnaire and returning it using the self-addressed stamped envelope.

 

For more information about the study contact: Christopher Wright at 603-617-9130 or email at [email protected].

 


 


 

 











 
 

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