YOUNG SCIENTISTS
      Sixth grade honors science classes presented a science fair Tuesday night at Holloway Middle School. Brannon Beaton (above) shows off his "Optical Illusions" display, with the hypothesis: "Boys are better at seeing illusions than girls.
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DESSERT THEATER
      Ross Viergever, Ryan Ralson and Daniel Lara (at left) earned recognition for their work on Whitehouse Junior High's one-act play. Ralson was named to the All-Star cast, and Viergever was chosen honorable mention.
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Jazz Ensemble plans dance fund-raiser
      Put on your dancing shoes and join the Tyler Junior College Jazz Ensemble for Moonlight Serenade, their third annual dessert and dance fundraiser. The event is set for 6-8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9 in the Apache Rooms in TJC's Rogers Student Center. Admission is $10.
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Superintendent's Report
Troup coach succeeds as nice guy
Marvin Beaty
      Nice guys finish last. Right? Let's be real, you can't tiptoe through the world and respond to every situation with kid gloves. You've got to be mean and have an attitude of "win at all cost." Right? You have to make sacrifices. You have to push, push and push some more. You can't accept second p...
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STUDENTS OF THE WEEK
     Whitehouse Junior High School students of the week for Feb. 5-10 are Kate Mohr, eighth grade, and Brittany Bankhead, seventh.
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Holloway students 'master' contest
      A team of students representing Holloway Middle School recently won highest honors in the WordMasters Challenge, a national language arts competition entered by over 225,000 students annually.
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UT Tyler's spring enrollment up
      The University of Texas at Tyler records a 5. 4 percent increase in headcount for the spring 2007 semester, President Rodney H. Mabr y announced. As of the 12th class day for the spring semester, total headcount is 5,715 compared to last spring's 5,424. Semester credit hours are up 7.8 percent, o...
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Local students earn place on Dean's List
      Amy Johnson and Jill Johnson of Tyler were named to the Dean's List at Liberty University for the fall 2005. They are among the 2,319 students at Liberty who earned Dean's List recognition for the fall. Students named to the Dean's List earn a grade point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale an...
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Hall named to president's honor roll at SFA
      Robert Andrew Hall of Flint, a physics major, has been named to the president's honor roll at Stephen F. Austin State University for the fall semester. To be eligible for this honor, a student must be enrolled in 12 or more semester hours and maintain a grade point average of 4.0.
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