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In the proposed 1979-80 school budget presented at a special session on March 6, Superintendent William Bloomer included an appropriation of $7,000 for teacher inservice workshops and outside consultant fees. The proposed amount is an increase of $4,600 over the allocation in this year’s budget.
Spring Arrives
The sun moved directly above the earth’s equator at 12:22 a.m. (EDT) on March 21, arriving at the vernal equinox and marking the beginning of spring in the northern hemisphere.
From that moment on March 21 until the beginning of summer on June 21, the sun will move higher in the northern hemisphere, bringing more heat, and with it the seasonal changes,f\ according to Dr. Paul Knappenberger, director of the Science Museum pf Virginia.
Only twice each year, on the first day of spring and the first day of autumn, does the sun rise due east and set due west as it crosses the equator.
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