Frances Vanderploeg

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Substitute teachers wait for count day: Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008; For the past three years, Mike Detwiler has started the school year as a teacher at Bob Miller Middle School. Each time, the position lasted a couple of months at best.
Brave, new direction: Henderson Symphony Orchestra director inspires change, improvement; Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008; Trumpet player John Dunia can remember a time last year when a concert he played moved him in a way he hadn’t expected.
Local pianist shine in Liberace competition: Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008; The name Liberace brings to mind rhinestone-covered cars and pianos, extravagant costumes, candelabras and, most importantly, immense musical talent.
Funding allows McCaw, Taylor to add to campuses: Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008; Despite lacking a complete playground, students at Gordon McCaw Elementary School still seemed ecstatic to walk into the door of their brand new building during the first week of school.
Walker gets acquainted: Teachers welcome parents, students into classrooms during open house; Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008; Colleen Meltzer is a new teacher — new to both the profession and J. Marlan Walker International School — but she handled her first official open house as though she had done it before.
Family, friends mourn boy who died in golf cart accident: Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008; Seventh-grader Josh Stevens had attended Bob Miller Middle for only two weeks, but when the school held a memorial service Tuesday night after his death in a golf cart accident, the gym was filled with 300 students who came to remember him.
Basic band doesn't let small size get it down: Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008; Basic High School's band may be a little bit smaller this year, but it's nothing to worry about, band director Mark McArthur said.
Tunes for hire: Coronado High madrigal choir takes new approach to fundraising; Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008; Anyone looking for entertainment for a special event has a new option available: the Coronado High School madrigal choir.
Club grabbing paddles for good-natured competition: Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008; Ted Marcus had only one goal Aug. 19 as he glanced across the table at his opponent, Gary Sternberg. "The champion is going down," he said with a laugh.
Two schools start the year in new homes: Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008; Despite lacking a complete playground, students at Gordon McCaw Elementary School still seemed ecstatic to walk into the door of their brand new building during the first week of school.
Taylor Elementary students give organization a hand: Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008; With the help of children at Robert Taylor Elementary School last Friday, the Every Child Matters organization moved a few steps closer to reaching its goal of 150,000 handprints by Sept. 16.
Green Valley teacher not in Kansas anymore: First-year teacher moves from the Heartland to Henderson; Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008; Josh Adams thought he was as prepared as a first-year teacher could be on Monday.
Miller Middle School staff excited for year ahead: Monday, Aug. 25, 2008; Max Larnerd, a sixth grader at Bob Miller Middle School, is preparing for what he expects may be a bit of a balancing act this school year.
Henderson school gets a summer makeover: Monday, Aug. 25, 2008; At Edna F. Hinman Elementary School, students had the opportunity to experience what the power of a united community can do.