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Sowing seeds at Sawyer
K.I. SAWYER — Does food taste better when you’ve grown it? Ask a student at K.I. Sawyer Elementary School. Linda Wagner’s third-grade classroom has been putting in fruit and vegetable waste in its vermicomposting worm bin throughout the school year, with the worms decomposing ...
The academic benefits of theater
Personally, I am very into theater. I know a lot of people think that theater is just a hobby, and they’re right, but it’s a hobby with benefits. Academic benefits, to be specific. First of all, according to aate.com, students who perform in theater statistically do better on SATs than their non-thespian peers. Studies show that when students were involved in theatrical activities, on average they would score 65.5 points higher on the verbal component and 35.5 points higher on the math component. Secondly, reading comprehension is higher in students who participate in drama ...
Dragons & Dinos
MARQUETTE — With the hit HBO series “Game of Thrones” nearing its end, dragons — which figure prominently in the show — are kind of “in” now. Those mythical creatures as well as dinosaurs, which really did exist on Earth, were the focus of “Diggin’ those Dragons & ...
Entertainer’s program emphasizes reading, provides free books
By STEPHANIE SHOMIN Traverse City Record-Eagle TRAVERSE CITY —î About 56 percent of third-graders test below proficiency in reading, according to the 2019 Kids Count in Michigan Data Book. The international nonprofit Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library aims to change that. Parton, who grew up with many siblings and an illiterate father, started the program in 1995 in her home state of Tennessee. Nancy Grote, who holds a doctorate in early childhood education, said she first learned about the program at a reading conference in Georgia. She and her husband saw its positive ...
A collection of creativity
MARQUETTE — Where can artwork depicting a steampunk guitar, the late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury and a snail be found under one roof? The annual High School Art Show at the Marquette Arts and Culture Center. An artist reception took place in the MACC’s Deo Gallery on ...