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Alto:
Home of the
Caddoan Mounds
State Historic Site
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Texas' Oldest, Continuously Published Weekly Newspaper -- Established Feb. 27, 1850 as the Cherokee Sentinel
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Rusk:
Home of the
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Vol. 145, No. 11 - 12 Pages
Thursday, April 15, 1993
Rusk, Texas 75785
RISD continues accredited status; report is presented
An accreditation team has recom-
mended that Rusk ISD remain fully
accredited. A report of the January
12-16 accreditation visit and the
team's report was presented at the
Monday evening meeting of the
Rusk School Board.
The Accreditation Status recom-
mendations stated "The district
improvement plans and campus
improvement plans have been
implemented includingcomponents
of needs assessment, goals and ob-
jectives, personnel responsible, men-
tion of resource timelines, evalua-
tion procedures and strategies.
Some of the components are in need
for fine tuning. The implementa-
tion of site based decision making is
well underway in Rusk ISD.
"Student performance on the
TAAS has been low. Gaps among
subpopulations, performance on the
TAAS are considerably large. How-
ever, professional staff have dem-
onstrated an understanding and
implementation of the use of disag-
gregated test data and are planning
instructional strategies as a result.
This effort also needs fine-tuning
and in-depth expansion.
"Disparities among African
American students and White stu-
dents, in particular, should be ad-
dressed in an atmosphere of results
oriented attitudes in a collaborative
fashion with community leaders as
recommended in this report.
On the basis of the implementa-
tion of the district and campus im-
provement plans and the quality of
the campus management team pre-
sentations, the peer review team
believes that student performance
will improve. If the district profes-
sional staff continues to implement
Accreditation team visit
last January is outlined
its begun process and supplements
them with the recommendations of
this report, success will follow in
terms of student performance im-
provement and gap closure among
student preformance subpopula-
tions on the TAAS. On the basis of
these observations, the peer review
team recommends that the Accredi-
tation status of the district remain
Accredited."
Districts with identified improve-
ment needs could be assigned a
monitor, a master or management
team or technical support team in-
stead being designated as accredi-
tation, the report stated.
The 18-page review team report
praised the district on its areas of
staff development training; for con-
ducting common planning periods
where student need are observed
by one or more teachers and shared
with other; the enactment of aii
Interactive Physical Science Pro-
gram at the high school to improve
learning through hands on multi-
sensory learning; expansion of Con-
tent Mastery concept to include
regular education students with a
regular education teacher.
Last summer's school was dis-
cussed in the report. The team noted
that the middle school awarded cer-
tificates at the end of the session
and at risk students were give posi-
tive reinforcement and recognition
throughout the summer.
The accreditation team recom-
mended that grades be given in the
future.
If the district chooses not to give
grades, a pass or fail designation
should be recorded on the students'
permanent record and an aggre-
gated narrative description of the
summer school effort should be
recorded with quantitative pluses
and minuses about specifics of the
summer school effort.
Only one African American stu-
dent is enrolled in the Gifted/Tal-
ented program at the middle school.
The review team recommended that
the district explore non-traditional
approaches for the identification of
minority students.
The high school drop-out rate of
4.1 percent is 3.1 percent greater
than the state average. The review
team recommended that the dis-
trict conduct follow-ups on their
dropouts to determine trends and
projected reasons for students drop-
ping out.
The professional staff should iden-
tify potential dropouts or at risk
students and develop an action plan
to encourage students to stay in
school
Also the report recommended
that the district participate in re-
gional, state and national recruit-
ment efforts and perhaps supple-
ment with moving expenses for
qualified African American teach-
ers or administrators.
Please see RISD, p. 5
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RHS students win
in UIL events
RHS COMPUTER SCIENCE Team won first place in
District UIL. Team members are Andy Barlow,
Monroe Scurlock, Sissy Crysup, coach, and David
Moore. -staff photo
FIRST PLACE Literary Criticism team from Rusk
High School are Murrie Holland, Robert Hemphill,
Monroe Scurlock and Bo Scallon, coach.
-staff photo
r
Rusk High School students, who
participated in the District UIL
Academics contest at Diboll April 3
and their individual places included:
Editorial Writing; Lisa Lawson
and Chris White; Feature Writing,
Lisa Lawson, Lisa Mitchell and Toni
Merchant; Headline Writing, Lisa
Mitchell; Newswriting, Toni Mer-
chant and Lisa Lawson-fifth place;
Literary Criticism; Robert
Hemphill, Monroe Scurlock-third,
Murrie Holland and Shane
Lubojacky, alternate.
Computer Science: Daniel Moore,
Monroe Scurlock, Andy Barlow and
Shane Lubojacky, alternate; Key-
boarding Sriram Srinivasan; Spell-
ing and Vocabulary: Kelly Jones,
Sriram Srinvasan-first; Jason
Blalock; Science: Jimmy Geishaker-
-sixth, Greg Gluck, Chris White,
ReubenThurman, Stephen Adams-
-fourth and Lisa Mitchell; Calcula-
tor: Jubert Chavez and Shane
Lubojacky; Current Events and Is-
sues: Andy Barlow, Murrie Hol-
land, Greg Gluck and Christi Driver,
alternate.
Mathematics: Murrie Holland-
fourth, Jimmy Geishaker-fifth and
Greg Gluck; Number Sense: Jimqiy
Geishaker-second, Jason Blalock
and ReubenThurman; Ready Writ-
ing: Christy Cunningham.
This contest qualified nine stu-
dents and 13 places for regional at
Blinn College on April 24.
The teamB placing first were Lit-
erary Criticism, Computer Science
and Current Events. Four teams
also placed second and are alter-
nates for regional. They are Num-
ber Sense, Spelling, Science and
Mathematics.
UIL coaches for 1992-93 are Bo
Scallon, Journalism and Literary
Criticism; Martin Lee, Current
Events; Jack Collins, Science; Judy
Wallace, Keyboarding; Phylena
Helm, calculator; Sissy Crysup,
Computer Science; Lorene
McCollum, Spelling, Donna Smith,
Ready Writing; and Genell
Stuteville, Number Senses and
Mathematics.
City to buy pagers
FIRST PLACE CURRENT EVENTS TEAM in UIL
competition is composed of these Rusk High
School students. Members are Andy Barlow, Martin
Lee, coach, Gregg Gluck and Murrie Holland.
-staff photo
GENELLE STUTEVILLE, coach, and Jimmy
Geishaker, second place in Number Sense are
pictured with Lorene McCollum, coach and Sriram
Srinivasan, first in Spelling. -staff photo
Area News Briefs
REVIVAL IS SET-Revival ser-
vices are plan ted for April 15, 16
and 17 at the Holleyman Chapel
Missionary Baptist Church. The
Rev. Michael Rtsse, pastor of the
Wells Missionarj Baptist Church
will be evangelist. Services will be-
gin at 7:30 p.m., according to the
pastor, the Rev. Mike Wilkes.
MEETING IS SET-Directors for
the Rusk Chamber of Commerce
will meet at noon Monday, April 19,
at the Rusk Civic Center. The dutch
treat lunch is to be catered by the
Courthouse Cafeteria. All directors
are urged to attend this meeting,
according to chamber leaders.
GREAT AMERICAN READ-
ALOUD-Singletary Memorial Li-
brary will sponsor a family read-
aloud with guest readers from the
community at 7 p.m., April 20, in
the Chapel at the Rusk State Rail-
road Park. All are invited. Refresh-
ment) will be sep4&.'v
Correction!
Caption beneath a picture omit-
ted the name of Ike Daniel, who was
transferringijjwnership of the busi-
ness to Danny and Judy Christo-
pher. The couple assumed owner-
) of the business on April 15 and
i operations as Triple D Feed
Supply. Daniel operated the
bushiest for 39 years.
Alto names HC/AD;
Lucky Gamble hired
Coming!
Fair on the Square
May 29
The Alto City Council agreed to
the purchase of 30 pagers for the use
of members of the Alto Volunteer
Fire Department including two for
the Alto Police Department and two
for city municipal workers at a cost
of $17,166.
Assistant Fire Chief, Chip Boyd
presented the plea for the pagers at
the council meeting Monday night.
"The pagers, made by Motorola, are
custom taylored for use by fire de-
partments. They are water proof,
and come with a five year free re-
placement and a 24 hour repair ser-
vice. They will reduce the key rate
for Alto from 52 cents to 50 cents.
The pagers will eliminate the use of
the fire horn that brings on-lookers
to the scene of a fire that cause the
firefighters problems," he continued.
"The pagers will eliminate the te.j-
phone alert system, since the
firefighters will have their pagers
with them at all times. They will be
able to get to the scene of a fire more
quickly than when the calls come
into their homes. They are not al-
ways within their home telephone
range. The pagers will be recharged
every night and tested each day."
After much discussion, council
voted in favor of the purchase with
the stipulation that it complies with
"below state contracts with no bids
necessary " Mayor James Grammer
said, "This will be a blessing to
Alto...we have needed these for a
long time. We just want to be sure
that taking this action, to accept the
Please see Alto, p. 6
Out of a field of 128 candidates for
the position of Alto Head Coach/
Athletic Director, AISD Trustees
Monday night selected Lucky
Gamble, 42, who comes with 18years
of coaching experience, 15 years as
AD/Head Football Coach with a ca-
reer record of 123 wins, 44 losses
and 5 ties.
Gamble, who will begin his coach-
ing duties in Alto on Thursday, is a
graduate of Baylor University, with
a Bachelor Degree in Physical Edu-
cation (1973) and Political Science
and received his Master's Degree in
Education in 1974 with a Graduate
Teaching Assistantship in P.E.
While attendingBaylor, Gamble was
defensive secondary with the Baylor
Bears from 1969-72.
Alto's new Head Coach/Athletic
Director comes from Mathis High
School, Mathis, Tx. near Corpus
Christi where he was football offen-
sive coordinator. Previous to that
position, he was AD/HC at Iowa
Park.Higb School, a 4A school.
Gamble also held those positions at
Little Cypress-Mauriceville High
School, another 4A school, and at
Sppingtown High School, a 3A school.
11 Gambit was'&Httatorian of his
1969 Chilton High School graduat-
ingclass. Heplayed varsity football,
basketball, track and tennis during
his high school career. Honors in-
clude: All-District: 1967-68 and '69;
All Super Centex; 1968-69; All State:
1968-69 and he was selected to the
THSCA All-Star Game in 1968-69.
Professional organizations to
which Gamble belongs include:
Texas High School Coaches Asso-
ciation, Fellowship of Christian Ath-
letes and Association of Texas Pro-
fessional Educators.
Gamble and his wife, Cathy have
three children: Brian, 13, Lance, 11
and Brooke, 4. Mrs. Gamble, who
also holds a Master's Degree from
BW'lpr, will be teaching P.E. at Alto
^fementary School in the fall.
' "In his lettér'tó the school board,
Gamble said, "...we want our chil-
dren to have the best academic as
well as the best athletic possibilities
and we hav&heard good reports in
both areas aDout Alto. My greatest
desire is to win a state champion-
ship and I believe that can be done
in Alto, Texas."
Next week's issue of the paper
will include a picture of Alto's new
AD/HC.
Historical Commission schedules
tenth annual history banquet
Dr. Allen Commander of Texas
A&M University will keynote the
Cherokee County Historical
Commission's tenth annual Texas
History Dinner in Jacksonville at 7
p.m. April 21 in the Norman Activ-
ity Center as the Commission high-
lights emphasis on Texas histoiy
and San Jacinto Day, commission
officials have announced.
Dr. Commander played the role of
General Sam Houston in the Texas
Sesquicentennial television series,
appears regularly in that role
throughout the state, especially at
the Washington-on-the-Brazos site
of early Texas events leading to the
war for independence from Mexico.
The commission will recognize
sponsors of Junior Historian chap-
ters in public schools in Cherokee
County at the dinner event this year.
The Commission launched the Jun-
ior Historian program in 1981 as a
move to emphasize Texas history
among students and funds chap-
ters' activities with allocations from
its yearly operating budget. Spon-
sors to be recognized are Mrs.
Jeanette Aultman, Mrs. Kathy
McCown and Mrs. Cindy Allen of
the Jacksonville Middle School
chapter and Mrs. Sylvia Poteet of
the Rusk chapter. Mrs. Gail
Houghton retired sponsor of the
New Summerfield School chapter,
will be recognized also along with
Mrs. Cheryl Reeves, current spon-
sor of that chapter. George Bennett,
a retired Jackson ville school teacher
who directed the organization of
the original chapters, will be un-
able to attend the dinner because of
his health. Bennett recei ved a Texas
Historical Commission honor sev-
eral years ago for his work on that
project.
The history dinner began with a
small gathering in Rusk, then was
moved to Jacksonville to larger fa-
cilities as attendance increased and
the event became a regional one.
Dr. Commander is director of
Housing and Urban Development
at Texas A&M University. He has
held prestigious positions at the
University of HouBton-downtown
and was a foreign service officer in
the Near East, Southeast Asia
1953-67, and was educated at
Harvard University, George Wash-
ington University, John Hopkins
University and McNeese State Uni-
versity. He is also a member of
numerous professional organisa-
tions and cultural groups.
Reservation for the dinner ($6
each) can be made with George
Dodd, commission vice-chairman,
at Southwestern Electric Service
Co. in Jacksonville through April
19. Tickets will not be available at
the door April 2l.
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