William
Watkinson of Northwood was named to the dean’s list for the
Fall
2011 semester at Quinnipiac University.
To be
eligible for dean’s list status, a student must earn a grade point
average of at least 3.5 with no grade lower than C. Full-time
students must complete at least 14 credits in a semester, with at
least 12 credits that have been graded on a letter grade basis (A
through C) to be eligible. Part-time students must complete at least
six credits during a semester.
Granny D
Day Celebration Scheduled In NH
On
January 1, 1999, an 89 year old New Hampshire grandmother left
Pasadena, California, and began a walk across the United States. On
February 29, 2000, she arrived in Washington DC. Along the way she
spoke with many of her fellow citizens about campaign finance reform
and the need for public funding of elections.
Her name
was Doris "Granny D" Haddock, and we will be celebrating Granny D
Day here in New Hampshire on January 24th, which would have been her
102nd birthday.
The Coalition for Open Democracy,
http://www.coalitionforopendemocracy.org, a non-partisan
organization dedicated to keeping Granny D’s legacy alive and
active, will be sponsoring the showing of the film "Granny D Goes to
Washington" in area schools.
This
film was made after Granny D had finished her walk across the
country at age 90 to promote campaign finance reform. Granny D
recognized the problems with big money buying access to our
legislators and they have only gotten worse.
Predatory corporations are doing not only serious damage to our
environment but unbalancing our economy in extremely unhealthy ways.
In other words, Granny D’s message is more important than ever.
Granny
D’s message is truly non-partisan and above politics as usual. It is
about integrity, honor and respect for truth, qualities we all want
instilled in our young people. She proved the "power of one",
another idea our young people might begin to take seriously. Her
story is inspiring and delightful, full of heart and true caring for
her fellow citizens.
We urge
all New Hampshire citizens to join us in celebrating Granny D’s
legacy and continuing her work. As she said, "Democracy is not
something we have, it’s something we do."
Dan and
Terri Ferguson of Northwood are pleased to announce the engagement
of their daughter Kristi to Justin Brooks of Epping, NH. Miss
Ferguson is a 2006 graduate of Coe-Brown Northwood Academy, and a
2011 graduate of the University of New Hampshire. Mr. Brooks is a
2006 graduate of Epping High School and is employed with Quirk
Chevrolet of Manchester. They currently reside in Epping with two
month-old daughter Raegan. A May 2013 wedding is planned.
Northwood Girls Open Season With Two Wins
The
Northwood Girls Grades 3-4 Basketball Team opened its season with a
pair of wins recently.
The
Bears edged Deerfield in a thrilling come-from-behind victory,
16-14. Fourth grader Mary Thoms stole the ball and scored the
go-ahead bucket with 1:57 remaining in the game. Northwood’s Alex
Elliot had just tied the game 14-14 before Thoms’ game-winning
basket. Thoms, and teammates Paige Valli and Jennifer Bettencourt
led the Bears with 4 points each. Makayla DeButts added two points
to complete a balanced scoring attack.
Northwood upped its record to 2-0 with a 20-12 win over Deerfield at
the Northwood Gym. Bears fourth grade forward DeButts played
terrific and led all scorers with 8 points. Valli added six from her
center position. Bettencourt, Elliot, and Thoms each contributed two
points. The twin tandem of Morgan and Madison Tatem, and third
grader Addison Cox displayed excellent defensive skills in the win.
Letter
To the
citizens of Northwood:
Last year, the residents of Northwood voted to adopt the SB2 form of
government. As a result, there will no longer be a traditional
School District Annual Meeting. Instead there will be a Deliberative
Session and a Ballot Session. The Deliberative Session is very
similar to the traditional School District Meeting. Participation at
this Deliberative Session is important as it will be the Only
time Northwood residents and voters will be discussing, debating and
amending any of the proposed Warrant Articles, including the Warrant
Article for the proposed operating budget for the 2012-2013 school
year.
The
current 2011-2012 budget is $12,172,079. The School Board proposed a
decreased budget for 2012-2013 of $12,038,565 (a decrease of
approximately 1.1% or $133,514 from the current year’s budget.) The
Budget Committee proposed to further cut this budget by an
additional $175,122 for a total of $308,636 or approximately 2.5%.
Please mark your calendar and plan to attend the Deliberative
Session on Thursday, February 9, 7:00 pm at the Northwood School
gymnasium. Both the School Board and Budget Committee will provide
information on the proposed budget and other Warrant Articles. Voter
input will be critical and could have a direct impact on the
proposed budget number that will be on the ballot in March. The
final operating budget number will be discussed and approved at
Deliberative Session. Once all of the articles have been presented
and approved at Deliberative Session, no further discussion or
amendments are made.
Look for more information in newspapers and on the Northwood School
website at www.northwood.k12.nh.us.
Voters
of Northwood, remember, you will have the final say, but first you
must attend the Deliberative Session and let your voices be heard.
We look
forward to seeing you on February 9th!
Sincerely,
Northwood School Communication Committee
Letter
To The Editor
The
facts are indisputable, we spend far more and get far less for our
money than other similar size school systems. Cost per student and
NECAP scoring underscore this sad fact clearly. And while some fault
me for pointing this out, I intend to continue to spotlight it until
there are real attempts to change direction.
Money is
my #1 cause of this situation, not the lack of it but instead how it
is spent. It simply does not get to the children, but goes to
everyone else. The SAU is the #2 problem. I did not support the move
to withdraw from the SAU because it would have doubled our cost as
the School Board would have implemented it. But they need to be held
accountable for their actions and are not.
I could
fill the entire page of this paper with the inefficient, late,
wrong, poor and inaccurate legal and financial advice from the SAU.
Their work ethic, their attention to detail, their follow through is
the most deplorable that I have ever seen. As a troubleshooter for a
large corporation I saw bad, this is worse. They make it impossible
for the School Board and Budget Committee to do their job correctly.
But what
is the real kick in the butt in this story? Your School Board
continues to accept, condone and let off the hook this group of high
paid but horribly inefficient administrators. That is the problem.
Time and again we have been given absolutely incorrect and
financially wrong data. That is why, in large part, we are in so
much trouble.
Tim Jandebeur
Northwood
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