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St. Louis Community News
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Saturday, August 3, 2002
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National Night Out is Tuesday, August 6
ST. LOUIS, (SLFP.com), August 3, 2002 - Citizens, law enforcement agencies, community groups, businesses and local officials in over 9,700 communities from all 50 states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities and military bases worldwide will join forces to mark the 19th Annual "National Night Out". Nationally, over 33 million people will participate in `America's Night Out Against Crime' this year.
"A combination of September 11th - and the recent kidnappings - have really created a surge of new registrations from communities nationwide," said Matt Peskin, creator of the event and National Project Coordinator. "People are looking for ways to get involved and make their communities safer places. National Night Out is a great vehicle to help Americans become motivated, educated and involved in the safety of their homes and communities."
Next Tuesday, August 6th, between 7 and 10 p.m., along with the traditional "lights on" and front porch vigils, there will be thousands of crime prevention block parties, cookouts, ice cream socials, parades, neighborhood visits by local police and sheriff's departments, flashlight walks, safety fairs, poster and essay contests, and neighborhood meetings.
National Night Out is designed to: (1) Heighten crime, drug and violence prevention awareness; (2) Generate support for, and participation in, local anticrime programs; (3) Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; (4) Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.
National Night Out is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch - in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The City of St. Louis Neighborhood Stabilization Team and Operation SafeStreet coordinate this highly successful event with the cooperation of the City police and fire departments.
During National Night Out, the St. Louis City Department of Health's Lead Van will visit 10 neighborhoods. Staff on the Lead Van will offer free lead testing to children six months to six years old.
The Lead Van will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the Clinton Peabody Housing Development at 1453 Castle Lane and continue until about 9 p.m. when it finishes in the Penrose neighborhood at 4800 Margaretta.
Health Officials Issue Hot Weather Tips
ST. LOUIS, (SLFP.com) - With temperatures in the 90s, the St. Louis City Department of Health is reminding the community of ways to protect themselves in the extreme heat. Health officials say it's especially important for people to take it easy during hot days. The elderly and others at risk because of chronic medical conditions should be especially cautious. See hot weather tips in Health News. >>>
Missouri Botanical Gardens To Launch
Major Science and Math Initiative
by Betty Magrath, SLFP.com
ST. LOUIS, MO, (SLFP.com), July 25, 2002 - The Missouri Botanical Garden has partnered with the St. Louis Public School District to establish the Garden Education Compact, a preK-12 collection of schools in the neighborhoods near the Garden. The program will launch this fall.
According to Dr. Dr. Luther Williams, director of Education and Interpretation, Missouri Botanical Garden, the Compact is designed to develop high-performing math and science teaching and learning in each classroom of the 11 initial participating schools. In an interview with Saint Louis Front Page, Dr. Williams said, "This is not a hypothetical model. I built it from examples around the country where in fact it has worked. I'm convinced that if a science education program is very rigorous from pre-K to 5th grade, we can make it work throughout the whole system."
He emphasized that the intent of the Compact is to advance the interest and natural curiousity of the students and not make assumptions about the student's abilities. Dr. Williams designed the program to be delivered in an inquiring mode allowing opportunities for the students to discover science and math for themselves. The curriculum, instructional materials and student assessment products will serve as models for application throughout the school district.
Dr. Williams, a biologist and former professor at Washington University, stated the fundamental problem in science education exists because students are not challenged in the St. Louis City school system. "It's predictable that at grade seven and thereafter that interest is almost zero and the performance matches it," said Dr. Williams. He acknowledged that children face a learning process challenged by lack of support from home and diversions like video games.
"Not having the support from home is a huge variable that we are going to have to confront. But part of the hands-on strategy is that we are incorporating a lot of technology into the learning," said Dr. Williams. "They will have the regular nine months of school and through all of the Garden's operations, they are going to spend two months in the summer to try to minimize the gaps," stated Dr. Williams.
"The whole idea is not to have three or four excellently performing students in a student body that is performing routinely but to raise the whole ambience of excellence," stated Dr. Williams. Funding for the major educational initiative will come in part from the Garden's resoures and local resources.
The COMPACT schools will benefit from the Missouri Botanical Garden's math and science education resources of the Commerce Bank Education Center, currently under construction.
Participating schools include: Adams, Fanning Middle School, Gateway IT, Humboldt Middle School, Kennard CJA, Mason, Meramec, Mullanphy ILC, Sherman CEC, Wilkinson ECCI, Wyman.
Great Stone Hill Grape Stomp
HERMANN, MO, (SLFP.com), July 21, 2002 - The 25th Annual Stone Hill Grape Stomp will take place, August 10, to help raise funds for River Bluff Industries, a non-profit sheltered workshop located in historic Hermann.
Guests may stomp to the lively folk sounds of The Boney Goat Band or sit on the hill and cheer for the stompers. Stompers are judged on the amount of juice produced and on "stomping style," which includes some wild and crazy costumes and stomping techniques. Cash prizes will be awarded to winners in each age category, which includes 0-12, 13-19, 20-39, 40-55 and over 55.
For the past 25 years, the Grape Stomp has been the largest contributor of donations to the Sheltered Workshop, which receives a third of its funds from the state, and another third from the sales of its services to industry.
In addition to the Stomp, guides will conduct half-hour tours of the 155-year-old winery and its cool, underground cellars. Registration for stompers begins at 11 a.m. with the event at 1 p.m. Stomping fees are $3; watching fees are $2. Fees include the winery tour. For more information, call 1-800-909-9463.
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