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"Getting the word out" |
Back to School Issue | Fall 2012 |
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Featured Article
In this special
Back-to-School issue we
salute Ms. Toccora Johnson,
program manager of
Elementary Programs for
Girls Incorporated of
Chattanooga. Toccora is a
"Stand Up Sister". Read
more about the salute, Toccora, and her awesome
summer camp staff.
Click here
KUDOS! to ALL summer camp
staff, program managers,
coordinators, volunteers,
parents and supporters
everywhere for your much
appreciated efforts in
serving kids!
God bless you!
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Dear Friend,
Welcome to our
special "Back to
School" Issue. We
hope you are
enjoying your
summer! Here's to a
wonderful new school
year! God bless you
and your families!
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2012
Sales Tax
Holiday: August
3-5
The State of
Tennessee's Annual
Sales Tax Holiday is
held every year on
the first Friday in
August and ends the
following Sunday
night. This
year's tax-free
holiday weekend
begins at 12:01 a.m
on Friday, August 3
and ends Sunday,
August 5 at 11:59
p.m.
Click here to
download the logo.
What is Tax Free?
Click the buttons
below for details
about each category.
Click here to view
an overview of all
exempt items.
http://tn.gov/revenue/salestaxholiday/
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"Stuff
the Bus"
United Way of
Greater Chattanooga
is gathering school
supplies to Stuff
the Bus for children
in need. Click here
for list of current
collection locations,
events, dates and
times. Please
contact United Way
at 423-752-0300 or
visit the website at
www.LiveUnitedChattanooga.org
for continuing
updates.
Because students'
supply needs don't
end when school
begins, Stuff the
Bus will be
continued through
October. Lists for
needed supplies by
grade level can be
found at
http://www.hcde.org/hamilton-county-schools/dress-code-supply-lists.
You may also donate
dollars to United
Way for the purchase
of school supplies.
Any amount is
welcome and all
donations are tax
deductible.
For more
information, go to www.LiveUnitedChattanooga.org,
call 423-752-0300,
or email
communityrelations@uwchatt.org.
http://liveunitedchattanooga.org/www/docs/1330
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Could K12.Com/TN
Virtual Academy Be
Right for Your
Child? Attend
Meet-and-Greet for
Answers
An
announcement
from
K12.Com/TN
Virtual
Academy:
The public
is invited
to
come for a
day at the
Zoo for an
opportunity
to enjoy the
Chattanooga
Zoo and meet
other
families at
TNVA. There
will be fun
games (Monster
Mural)
and families
can enjoy
the
wonderful
outside
area. Please
pack a
lunch, dress
for the
outdoors and
bring lots
of water!
Don't forget
the
sunscreen.
Event
Details:
Chattanooga
Back to
School
Address: 301
North
Holtzclaw
Avenue ,
Chattanooga,
TN 37404
Click here to read
more.
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 "No more grace
period on
student-loan
interest
June 28, Chicago
Tribune 2012|Reuters
Grad
students are
to pay
interest
while in
school,
undergrads
lose 6-month
grace
period
Grad
students
will become
responsible
for paying
the interest
on their
federal
loans while
they are in
school and
immediately
after they
graduate
under new
rules that
kept lower
interest
rates.
College
students
are
facing a
roughly
$20
billion
increase
in the
cost of
their
federal
loans,
despite
a
much-heralded
deal in
Washington
to
contain
the
expense
of
higher
education.
Starting
Sunday,
students
hoping
to earn
the
graduate
degrees
that
have
become
mandatory
for many
white-collar
jobs
will
become
responsible
for
paying
the
interest
on their
federal
loans
while
they are
in
school
and
immediately
after
they
graduate.
That
means
they'll
have to
pay an
extra
$18
billion
out of
pocket
over the
next
decade.
Click
here to
read
more
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"Insufficient
sleep and early
school start times
contribute to
teenage health
issues
by
Todd South
Signal Mountain
Middle School
sixth-grader
Damaris Kleine
prepares to
board a school
bus at 6:45 a.m.
Thursday. Mary
A. Carskadon has
found a
correlation
between
insufficient
sleep in
adolescents and
health issues
due to early
school start
times. She spoke
at UTC on
Thursday.
Photo by
Dan Henry
Sleep
deprivation
and early
school start
times
contribute
to teenage
delinquency,
risk-taking,
depression,
pregnancy,
obesity and
diabetes, a
national
sleep expert
told
Chattanoogans
on
Thursday.
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More Great
Back-to-School Links
Here are some more
great links we
wanted to share!
-
timesfreepress.com/news/2010/aug/01/back--school-playbook/
Aug 1, 2010
- The
tax-free
exemption
applies to
clothing and
school
supplies
priced at
...
Chattanooga
Center for
Creative
Arts
Principal
Deborah
Smith and
...
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www.wrcbtv.com/category/42231/back-to-school
Simple
safety steps
can make
back to
school a
breeze Video
included.
Along with
buying new
clothes and
classroom
supplies,
parents need
to think
about ...
If your
house is
unprepared
to go
back to
school,
here's
some
tips on
how to
get
everybody
back on
track
before
fall. More>>
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Simple
safety
steps
can make
back to
school a
breeze
chattanooga.thebeehive.org/backtoschool
Welcome to the
Back-to-School
Guide on the
Beehive! ...
creative money
saving tips on
school supplies,
ways to stay
active in your
child's
education and
more!
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"Stand Up
Sister"
Ms. Toccora Johnson by
Tekelia C. Kelly
You may have
heard the
old saying
"He's a
stand up
guy", which
typically
means, he's
a man who is
held in high
regard, or
truly
respected
and
appreciated
for his
character.
It is in
this same
spirit that
we present
our "Stand
Up Sister"
Salute for
women we are
proud to
stand up for
and
applaud!
These women
are "Stand
Up Sisters"
not only
because of
their great
efforts,
achievements,
and
abilities,
but also
because of
the heart,
dedication,
and goodwill
they have
while
serving
others.
Our "Stand
Up Sister
Salute" this
Back-to-School
issue goes
to Ms.
Toccora
Johnson.
Toccora is
the program
manager of
Elementary
Programs for
Girls
Incorporated
of
Chattanooga.
Toccora is
in charge of
a team of
program
coordinators,
volunteers,
and many
wonderful
girls
throughout
the
year.
I had the
pleasure of
visiting
Girls' Inc's
"Global
Girl Meets
American
Girl"
summer camp,
and while
greeting
Toccora,
also met a
delightful
young lady
who took me
upstairs to
volunteer.
I
volunteered
in Ms. Raven
Cooper's
class, who
is an
excellent
new program
coordinator.
There I
witnessed a
group of
very
outgoing
girls making
buildings
out of
clay. Their
teamwork was
inspiring,
and they
were very
knowledgeable
about their
assignment--to
choose from
a group of
pictures
that
represented
buildings
from around
the world,
and attempt
to make the
building(s).
The girls
constructed
their models
in such a
way that I
could see
them as
future
engineers,
architects,
artists, and
designers.
What a treat
it was for
me to be in
the company
of such
"strong,
smart and
bold"
girls. It
truly made
my day!
In addition to
Ms. Raven, I
visited with Ms.
Deborah Kelly, a
caring
volunteer who
often came to be
a part of the great
team as well.
That day, we
were all in the
main assembly
room helping
during snack
time. There I
got a personal
tour of the very
impressive "Girl
City" by my
niece and her
friends. They
each had also
helped me make
my very
cherished tower
earlier in Ms.
Raven's class.
 While
in Ms. Raven's class, I
asked each girl
to poke a hole
in the clay
tower "to make
it look more
like a cement
wall" (This was
also my way of
creating and
preserving a
special memento
by which to remember each
girl. I
called the
little
invention, our "Girl
Tower of emPower",
made with the
help of
my new strong,
smart, and bold little girl
friends at Girls
Inc.
Also, during
snack time, some
of the girls and
I played rounds
of
hand-and-rhyme
games. Wow!
This was a
throwback that
sparked such fun
childhood
memories! It was such
a fun and
fulfilling day! That is
why when my
niece called a
few weeks later
to ask that I
come to her "end of camp
presentation",
I answered with
great excitement
"YES!".
To spend time
with a child who
personally wants
you to share in
their life is
such a precious
and invaluable
opportunity. I'm
so glad I had
the opportunity.
To Ms. Toccora,
you are indeed a
"Stand Up
Sister"!
Your leadership
and empowering
acts of
goodwill,
creativity,
intelligence,
and decorum are
seeds that will
long produce
much fruit in
the girls of
Girls' Inc.
Kudos to you, your great
team, and the
Girls Inc
organization,
for all the
outstanding work
you do to help girls
be "strong,
smart, and
bold". Thank
you, also, for
giving girls a
great
summer!
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Embracing and
Empowering Diversity
As a side note, I
can remember when
teaching children
both my children at
home and learner's
at school about
socializing, and
interacting with
others, even on
subjects as general
as who is your
favorite singer,
that I would say,
"We're all
different, that's
why we're all the
same.
By
Dave Branon
on July 5,
2012
As we got off the bus at
a home for mentally and
physically challenged
children in Copse,
Jamaica, I didn't expect
to find a football
player. While the teen
choir and the other
adult chaperones
dispersed to find kids
to hug, love, and play
with, I came upon a
young man named
William.
Read More »
By
Dennis Fisher
on July 13,
2012
In his book
Adventures Among Ants: A
Global Safari with a
Cast of Trillions,
Mark Moffett reflects on
his early childhood
fascination with ants-an
interest that didn't die
as he grew older.
Moffett's preoccupation
led to his earning a
doctorate at Harvard and
then embarking on
worldwide travel as an
expert on the subject.
His study has given him
marvelous insights about
these industrious
creatures.
Read More »
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