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SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON Farmer's
SS Coordinators Discuss Program
Meeting to review the PASS program recently were PASS coordinators from the individual
schools in the county. Shown here are, front row, left to right: Eric Vandell, Harpers Ferry
Junior High; Ann Ebersole, Charles Town Junior High; Debera Spates, Jefferson High School;
and Heather Pindell, Page Jackson Elementary School. In the back row are: Vicki Frye, South
Jefferson Elementary School; Peg Bagladi, Wright Denny Intermediate School; Vicky Savage,
Shepherdstown Elementary School; Linda Housden, C.W. Shipley Elementary School; Lisa
Carper, countywide coordinator; Laura Richmond, Charles Town Junior High; Barbara Cum-
berland, Ranson Elementary School; Sylvia Geiman, T.A. Lowery Elementary School; and Su-
zanne Offutt, South Jefferson Elementary School.
School coordinators of the gram designed to offer a boost to
PASS program met recently to dis- students who are experiencing
cuss initiatives for this school learning problems.
year. PASS - which stands for Pro- PASS was implemented in the
viding Academic and Self-esteem Jefferson County School system in
Support - is a school-based pro- 1991. Currently, more than 200
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Citizens Boosts Local
Chris Smith, left, of Citizens Communicatio~as, presents
Tim Grove, executive director of the Boys & Girls Club of Jef-
ferson County, with a contribution toward the $125,000 reno-
vation of the Boys & Girls club. The club is located at 334 N.
Lawrence Street in Charles Town, the former Dixie Narco/
Maytag building. For information on the club, please call 728-
3143. The Boys & Girls Club of Jefferson County as a United
Way Agency.
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Retreat in Bermuda
Long & Foster, Realtors the top real estate company in the
Eastern Panhandle recently held its annual agent retreat in
Bermuda. These top producers spent several days in the sun-
shine and still found time for an educational seminar. It was
announced at the retreat that Long & Foster realtors are on
target to close $11 billion in sales company wide.
Pictured, from left, back row, are Butch Cazin, Mary Ellen
Mahoney, Wes Foster (owner) and Kay Potter. Front row,
Claudia Testa, Carol Snyder and Dottie Haderer. These
agents are from the Charles Town and Martinsburg offices.
All of the agents have been recognized with a National
Sales Award ranking them in the top 5% of all residential
sales professionals in the nation.
New Business Partner
Wright Denny Intermediate School and Godfather's Pizza
recently signed a school/business partnership. The business
is partners with several schools and is involved in a number
of programs, including providing student rewards and incen-
tives. Shown following the official signing of the school/busi-
ness partnership agreement are, from left, Jefferson County
Board of Education Vice President Doris Cline, Principal Wil-
liam Willingham, Godfather's Pizza representative Debra
Bennett and Superintendent David W. Markoe.
people volunteer to serve as men-
tors to students,at all grade levels.
Approximately 225 students were
served through the program in the
1997-1998 school year.
School coordinators meet to
share examples of how they iden-
tify possible volunteers and to de-
velop different formats to orient
those volunteers and match them
with students.
PASS volunteers spend time at
the school with students, offering
assistance with schoolwork, pro-
viding a friendly ear or enjoying
an activity.
"This program can and does
make a difference in a child's
school experience. It has proven
to be a rewarding experience for
the students and volunteers," said
Lisa Carper, School Social Worker
and countywide coordinator of the
program.
Anyone interested in becoming
a PASS volunteer can call Carper
at 725-9741 or contact a school di-
rectly.
Essay Contest
Slated by DAR
Jefferson County students in
grades 5 through 10 who are inter-
ested in adding to their list of
achievements for college applica-
tions and the like are encouraged
to enter one of the two annual es-
say contests sponsored by the Na-
tional Society, Daughters of the
American Revolution, through the
Pack Horse Ford Chapter of Shep-
herdstown.
The American History Essay
Contest is open to grades 5
through 8 and the Christopher Co-
lumbus Essay Contest is open to
grades 9 and 10. All Jefferson
County students in public, pri-
vate, and religious schools are eli-
gible as are those who are in a
sancA*oned home-school program.
Topic for the American History
Essay is "A Naval Hero of the
Early American Republic: 1789-
1815. Word limit for grades 5 and
6 is 600 words and for grades 7
and 8, 1000 words. Topic for the
Christopher Columbus Essay is
"How would western civilization
be different if Columbus had not
discovered America?" Word limit
is 750 words.
Previously, students entered
these contests through a school
sponsored assignment, but this
year, Pack Horse Ford Chapter of.
Shepherdstown is making the con-
tests available to Jefferson
County students who wish to en-
ter as individuals. Interested stu-
dents should send a self-ad-
dressed, stamped envelope, speci-
fying which contest they are eli-
gible for, to Mrs. Myles Cogan,
P.O. Box K Shepherdstown, WV
25443. Mrs. Cogan will then send
them the complete guidelines
sheet. Essays must be returned to
Mrs. Cogan by November 30.
Local winners will receive cer-
tificates and savings bonds. Their
essays will then be forwarded for
state competition and those win-
ners will be sent on for national
competition. The national winner
will receive a substantial mon-
etary award as well as national
recognition. For more informa-
tion, please call Mrs. Cogan at
(304) 876-3232.
EXTERNAL DIPLOMA
PROGRAM SET
Now, through the External Di-
ploma Program, Berkeley, Jeffer-
son, and Morgan county residents
25 years of age and older, can earn
a regular high school diploma by
demonstrating the skills learned
on the job or in raising a family.
Flexible scheduling is provided,
and the confidentiality of all appli-
cations is respected. Attend an
upcoming public ,information ses-
sion on November 9 and 30 at 8
a.m. or 12 noon, or November 10
at 6:30 p.m. in the Learning Cen-
ter of James Rumsey Technical In-
stitute. Call 754-9712 for more in-
formation.
ADVOCATE - Thursday, October 29, 1998
happiness.
The Jefferson County Chapter,
American Red Cross has scheduled
the following Bloodmobile visits to
the area during the month of No-
vember:
Monday, November 2, at the Li-
ons' Center in Ranson from 2 to 7
p.m.
Wednesday, November 11, at
the Shepherd College Center Ball-
room from 12 noon to 6 p.m.
Friday, November 20, at
Jefferson Memorial Hospital in
Ranson from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday, November 23, at the
Shepherdstown Fire Hall from 2 to
7 p.m.
Jefferson County is part of the
Johnstown Region in Pennsylva-
nia. With the holiday season ap-
proaching, it is essential for the
Red Cross to maintain an adequate
supply of blood to service patient
needs in area hospitals.
For more information about do-
nating blood or additional donation
sites, please call 1-800-732-0382,
or your local Red Cross office.
Pansy flowers are so called
from the French pensde, meaning
"thought".
"TheSpa For Your C rt"
603 N Mildred St
Ranson, WV
(On Old Route 9)
725-2586
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Charles Town, WV
He will continue to treat patients at the Washir
until Monday, November :50, 1998
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