1982 SEC Vages PLUS SUPPLEMENT Jll

r‘ Twenty-five cents t.f, ”‘1, /, . VOLUME 76, NUMBER 35 CITY, MICHIGAN -THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16,1982 SEC vAGES PLUS SUPPLEMENT Jll/ . *loI ’r New boards function&.. ‘. I‘; /I State test result8 mixed, says Cleland Jerry Cleland, counsellor NEW BOARDS munity involved in agricul- charge for students in high at Cass City High School, ture. school completion classes presented the results of the Two new boards are alive The citizens advisory com- but not in the high school Michigan Assessment tests and active in the school. The mittee is also operating and completion program was to the Cass City School hard approved the agricul- officers have been elected. increased from $25 to $40. Board at its regular meeting ture advisory committee Louis Horner is the presi- Monday evening. membership, officers and dent. Willard Dodson is the The results were mixed. In by -laws . secretary-recorder and Ray- the reading tests the stu- Officers are: Dave Milli- mond Garety is vicechair- Board dents showed an improve- gan, chairman; Dick Shaw, man. ment in every grade over secretary; Ron Cybulski, that of the previous year. In vice-chairman. OTHER BUSINESS math there was an increase Members are : one-year okarsd in the fourth grade but a terms, James Turner, Keith The school board voted to decline in the seventh grade. Little, Ed Ziemba, Dave hold its next meeting at There was a slight increase Milligan; two-year terms, Evergreen School. Later in purchases in the loth grade math but Dick Shaw, Arthur Sever- the school year a meeting only 61.9 percent of the ance, Robert Wischmeyer, will be held at Deford pupils reached the test ob- The Cass City ~khool THUMB AGRICULTURE DAY Saturday at Cass City High School drew Alan Hartwick; three-year School. Board authorized the pur- jectives. The student passes terms, Ron Cybulski, El- Carol Pasant will teach about 1,200 farmers from all over the upper Thumb, who viewed more than 60 if 75 percent of the questions chase of four buses, a copy- wood Morell, Gary Smith, second semester at Ever- equipmentmachine Monday and volleyball night at commercial exhibits in the gym, shown here, and the hallways. There were also are answered correctly. James Brown, green School while Mary Jo ing speakers and four mini-sessions offered. The annual event was held for the first The seventh grade slipped Cybulski told the board Mantey is on leave. badly in the math tests to its regular meeting at the that the aims of the council Tom Smith was hired as high school. time on a Saturday and at the high school. Attendance was about the same as 65.5 percent. Cleland said were to show that agricul- an intermediate school last year. (See story below and on page 4.) that there may have been an Three bids were received ture can be more than just a counsellor for the rest of the for the four buses. error in the grading and person on the farm and to year. The contract leaves Low authorities are checking it bidder was the McFadden interest more students in the school the option of Corporation which furnishes out. agri-business* rehiring Eugene Lukshaitis The good news for parents He also said that the coun- if he is available next year. Wayne bodies, the same that of students is that students cil wants to see better use of Lukshaitis was cut when the are in use in the fleet now. in Cass City were above the the land lab next to the school was in its financial Total cost of the buses was School recall fizzles as $50,696. In a new procedure expected state average in all school and better equipment crunch and took a position at areas except loth grade for students. Deckerville. the schools asked for trade- reading which is expected to Very important, he said At the request of Dave ins of used buses. It proved be about the same as the Lovejoy, director, the to be profitable for the tax- was to get more of the com- payer. average. I invalid signatures found The school curriculum McFadden will pay $9,755 also was discussed after a for six used buses. When review of the English course 1 Test results by grade 1 sold privately the best that There will not be a recall who signed were not regis- The three told the Chron- rovide bus transportation at the school was presented the school received was a or the students of the Cass little over $l,OOO per bus and election of three Cass City tered voters and some who icle they had checked the P by Yvonne Sherman and Fourth Grade - Math 1981 83.1 School Board members be- signed were not residents of petition signatures and City School District, con- Kathy Iseler. YEAR PERCENT 1982 88.3 most sold for much less than cause petition circulators the township in which the pointed out discrepancies trary to the wishes of the Trustee Dr, Paul Lock- 1980 82.7 Last state avg. 77.9 that.Two other bids were high- majority of the elector- .failed to gather enough valid petitions were circulated. for the township clerks to wood wanted to know why 1981 83 signatures. (Each petition could only verify. ate. .” basic reading and English as 1982 er. One made no offer for 87.9 Tenth Grade Math Petitions were circulated contain signatures from Mrs. Hicks said petition Busing didn’t start this taught today, including dia- Last state avg. - used buses and the other to recall Geraldine Pries- registered voters in one signatures were submitted school year until Sept. 29, graming of sentences lapsed 74m2 1980 51.3 offered a total of $3,550. korn, Ben Hobart and Dr. township. 1 from all 10 townships that two days after voters ap- for 10 years previously. He Fourth Grade - Reading 19821981 54.8 It is expected that when Edward Scollon, DVM. A A total of 20 signatures on are all or partially in the proved a four-rnill increase claimed that a percentage of 1980 61.9 the chassis are purchased, minimum of 818 signatures two petitions naming each school district. No count was in property taxes. the students graduating 1981 79.978.8 Last state avg. 58.5 total cost for each bus will be for each was required to hoard member (total of six made of how many signa- HAD ENOUGH PETI- couldn’t read qr write ade- 1982 80.4 Tenth Grade - Reading’ about$%,W. forw an election. petitions) were disqualified tures were collected irl each tion signatures been ob- quately. Last state avg. 72.9 1980 65.4 The board also approved because the person who township, but most were tained; an election would the purchase of a copying Petitions were turned in to The answer was that edu- 1981 75.2 signed them as circulator from Elkland, Novesta and have had to be held within 65 cation went through a period Seventh Grade - Math 1982 76.2 machine for the high school county Clerk Elsie Hicks wasn’t the one who actually Evergreen. days of when they were when it wasn’t deemed office for a net cost of $4,507. Nov. 15, who announced the 1980 70.4 Last state avg. 76.3 circulated them. verified. necessary to diagram sent- 1981 174.6 The one now in use at the results Monday of checking THE PETITION DRIVE If a majority had then high school will be shipped THE PETITIONS WERE was organized by Victor and ences. Principal Bob Stickle 1982 65.5 State scores for 1982 have of the validity of signatures disqualified, Mrs. Hicks ex- voted to recall any of the to the Intermediate School by township clerks. Shirley Beddow. Asked if challenged the assertion Last state avg. 59.4 not yet been released but are plained, after affidavits three, another election that many high school grad- expected to be slightly high- office to replace a worn out A total of 967 signatures she was surprised at the out- would have been held within machine there. were submitted by some come, that there won’t be a uates could not read or write Seventh Grade - Reading er than the 1981 percentages were turned in seeking the persons who had signed the 60 days to fill the vacancies, recall election, Mrs. Bed- adequately. 1980 81 quoted here. Please turn to page 14. recall of Mrs. Prieskorn, of petit ions testifying the per- which probably would have which 803 were ruled valid. dows responded, “Nothing been in April. son who asked them to sign surprises me any more,” There were 949 signatures the petitions wasn’t the one If all three had been on petitions naming Hobart, who later signed it. She said there hadn’t been recalled, the person elected of which 793 were ruled Mrs. Hicks said the affi- any discussion yet by recall to fill the remainder of valid. davits were submitted by supporters whether any Hobart’s term would have Agriculture Day speaker A total of 937 signatures persons at the request of the legal challenge might be served until June, 1985, but made of the disqualified those elected in place of were obtained against Scol- board members who were I) 7 lon, of which 790 were ruled the subject of the recall signatures. Mrs. Prieskorn and Scollon valid, effort. The reason stated on the would have only served Signatures were disquali- Board members did have petitions for seeking the about two months, because says farmers need power fied for three reasons, ac- the right to challenge signa- recall was that the board their four-year terms are cording to Mrs.

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