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NashvilleThe News Award concert set THURSDAY • April 23, 2015 • Issue 32 • 1 section • 12 Pages • USPS 371-540 • 75 cents • PUBLISHED EACH MONDAY & THURSDAY In Howard County, Arkansas since 1878 for Dierks band Schools receive The Dierks High School band will hold a spring concert and awards ceremony performance Thurs., April 23 at the school’s caf- eteria beginning at 6 p.m. Awards will be based letter presented for each instrument group, as well as the director’s award and the John Phillip Sousa award grades from state for outstanding senior band students. The concert portion of the evening will consist of the school’s begin- County home to three ner band playing two songs, while the high school band will “B” schools, four “C” perform three. campuses and one “F” Nashville students NASHVILLE - Howard and it gives us something to County’s three school dis- work on in the future.” to perform tricts received ratings that In Dierks, both campus- musicals ran the gamut from very es received a “B” rating, A pair of musi- good to very bad last week something Superintendent cal presentations are after the Arkansas Depart- Holly Cothren described as scheduled for late ment of Education released a byproduct of the school’s April and early May in its 2013-14 “report card” focus on “rigor and rel- Nashville. The second assigning letter grades to evance in the classroom.” grade students of Tina McAlister, each campus. “We are working hard to- Julie Chesshir, Lakan All told, the county is ward the goal of career and McAdams and Vickie home to three campuses college readiness. Literacy Cook will present the receiving “B” ratings, four is especially important to musical “ARF!” Tues., which received a “C” and us, and we work very hard April 28 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. at the Sixth one “F.” The ratings, which to make sure all students Street Auditorium. carry no weight for the read proficiently in the The kindergarten D.E. RAY | Nashville News districts in terms of reward lower grades,” she said in a classes of Angela Sydney Dean performs an El Salvadorean folk dance known as “El Torito Pinto” Tuesday or penalty, are based on a prepared statement issued Dodd, Sarah Rachel, during the Nashville High School Spanish Club’s annual festival. composite of the schools’ to local media. “The staff Pam Wynn, Krissie Talley, and Shannon Benchmark and End of works very hard to ensure White will present the Course math and literacy that all students learn and musical “Cover Your tests, annual gains on state succeed. We are very proud Sneeze Please” Fri., SPANISH FESTIVAL tests, the relative size of any of our ratings with the state May 8 at 2 p.m. in achievement gaps seen by and look forward to the the PE Room at the primary school. Annual NHS event explores fun side of foreign culture the districts and, in some future as we continue to cases, the schools’ gradua- implement the Common D.E. RAY strating the Nortena style The program turned tion rates. Core.” Antique Managing Editor of dance, and singers per- back north to portray some At Nashville, the elemen- Mineral Springs was the forming songs by artists of the culture of the Car- tary, junior high and pri- lowest-performing district event NASHVILLE - The Nash- popular in both Mexico ribean as presenters spoke mary campuses all received listed in the reports, re- set at ville High School Span- and this country. Jamyric about the Dominican Re- “C” ratings, while the high ceiving an “F” rating at its ish Club held their annual Gamble was notable in his public and Marisol Bustos school was given a “B.” elementary campus and McCaskill Spanish Festival Tuesday lively cover of “Como la and Ruby Camacho gave a “We’ll take these grades a “C” at its high school, dramatic reading of Fabio A “mini antiques evening. Flor” by Selena. and use them as a baseline grades Superintendent Cur- road show” will be The event, attended by The program continued Fiallo’s poem “Alas Rotas” so we can start building for tis Turner said he appealed held Saturday at the more than 300 people, fea- with a short description of and several dancers per- improvement,” Superinten- to the state board of educa- McCaskill Community tured stories and tradition- the country of El Salvador fomed a bachata. dent Doug Graham said. tion. Center beginning at 9 al dances from five Spanish and a performance of a Things got European “With being rated aver- “I totally disagree with a.m. The public is in- for a moment as Flamenco vited to bring antiqui- speaking regions of the “folkloric dance,” El Torito age and one school a little the rating system. We were ties and share stories world, including Mexico, Pinto, a skirt dance which dancers stamped out the above average, it’s pretty in the process of merging related to the objects El Salvador, Argentina, the features a single costumed rhythms of Spain, then much what we were an- the elementary schools they bring. Coffee will Dominican Republic, Spain male dancer in the role of a modern tribal as others ticipating before the grades together, and that has an be served. For more and Equatorial Guinea. young bull charging among danced to “Super Nzalang” were released. There’s lots impact on scores,” he said information, contact by Barby from Equatorial Jeanie Gorham at After serving a meal of the twirling skirts. of grades and lots of criteria when reached for comment 557-7460. mostly Central and North The event then turned Guinea. out there right now and the Wednesday. “I did appeal it, American Hispanic tradi- south to Argentina, and The event continues scores were based on a but that appeal was denied. tional foods, the produc- dancers performed a slow to be a high point for the certain criteria. We’re not I still feel that our staff and Beneit tion began with presenters tango, the iconic dance of language program at the overly disappointed but students are doing well, and giving a brief history of the country, as violinist school, with more than 50 we’re certainly not excited this is not representative of scheduled Mexico, dancers demon- Sydney Dean played. students participating. about where the scores fell our school.” for former resident The Texarkana Fraternal Order of Eagles will host a beneit for “Big Mac” Nashville journalism students recognized Kosares Sat., May 2 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. The event will LUKE REEDER feature a ish or Staff Writer chicken dinner with all the trimmings as ROGERS - Eight students well as a silent auc- from the Nashville High tion and baked goods. Kosares, a Nashville School Journalism class native who now traveled to Rogers Sunday resides in Texarkana, afternoon to attend the underwent triple by- Arkansas Scholastic Press pass surgery recently Association annual conven- and all proceeds from the event will assist tion. Included in the event with related ex- were an award banquet, penses. dance, and many classes taught by advisors and pro- fessionals from around the Reception state including NHS gradu- ate Logan Webster. scheduled Students that attended COURTESY PHOTOS | Nashville High School for area vet from Nashville included ju- Nashville High School journalism students Brooklyn Maynard (yearbook editor of the year), Danielle Jessie (runner up for niors Alli Davis, Evan Lamb, designer of the year) and Alexandria Davis (newspaper editor of the year) were among the top award winners Sunday at a A reception will be conference for young journalists in Rogers. held Sun., April 26 to Klaire Howard and Luke honor the 25 years Reeder. The seniors in at- of military service of tendance included Ayhana one “superior,” runner up anxious during the first part way to improve myself for for year book. But this year Lieutenant Colonel Burns, Brooklyn Maynard, for 4A Designer of the year, of the awards banquet,” she future endeavors,” Jesse was also sad because it will Brent Epperson from 1-2:30 p.m. in the Danielle Jesse and DeMia and 4A Newspaper and Year said. “I was not necessar- explained. be my last year to represent Family Life Center Hendrix. book editor of the year. ily surprised to win, but it Last came Maynard, who my school,” Maynard said. of the First United After a year of hard work With many other schools made me feel great about secured editor of the year After many awards, some Methodist Church in and much time spent on from around the state as what I have done as an edi- in the yearbook category great food and another five Murfreesboro. both the yearbook and the competition, Davis, Jesse tor so far and confident in for the second consecutive hour trip home, the Journal- Lieutenant Colonel Epperson is school’s student newspa- and Maynard were able to what I will do.” year and her third such ism team got back in stride the son of John and per, The Tattler, the stu- reach the top tier of their While Davis used her award in total, having won and began their final push Patsy Epperson of dents from journalism were respective categories. Da- win as a confidence builder, in the newspaper division to finish the 2015 yearbook Murfreesboro and able to reap the rewards vis was named newspaper Jesse used her second place her sophomore year. and the last issues of the a 1985 graduate of of their work in the form editor of the year in her finish as a way to motivate “My sophomore year I Tattler in order to have an Murfreesboro High School.