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dleston said, “are two of the most important skills our students will need to be successful, mature, productive members of society.” For students who find the traditional school environment “an impersonal, unfriendly place, no amount of improvement in educational curricula can change their minds. ”
“But volunteers,” Mrs. Heddleston said, “can transform the student’s perception of a school, creating for them a place where people care and work closely with students to help them improve.”
Residents who find that invitation appealing should contact April Heddleston at the school administrative office (987-8773) for more information about the volunteer tutor program.
Solar heated bears
Polar bears come equipped with thick fur and a generous helping of blubber, but these big bears are also mobile solar collectors. International Wildlife magazine reports that the long hairs of the bear’s pelt are transparent; they allow sunlight to penetrate all the way to the skin.
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