Sue Leslie
--Yellow school buses kicking up a cloud of dust on country roads
--Groups of young people with backpacks and bikes excitedly talking
--The roar of football crowds on a crisp Friday night
These are all sure signs that school is back in...
The Dallas County Area Retired School Personnel Association welcomed Mary Hillman, director of the PACES program for Perry Schools, to their May meeting.
She related that the program began with a state grant of $1.7 million to create before-school and...
Four Perry school teachers were recently given gifts during Teacher Appreciation Week by the Dallas County Area Retired School Personnel Association (DCARSPA).
Receiving $10 in Perry Bucks were:
Jeffrey Grange, fourth grade teacher at St. Patrick Catholic School
Linda Huntington,...
The Nu Alpha Gamma Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma honored eight chapter members at the April meeting for their long-term membership in the sorority.
Nu Alpha Gamma Chapter Vice President Marlene Johnson presented certificates and roses to members Barb Burket...
The Nu Alpha Gamma Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma International recently awarded $450 in grants to five teachers across Dallas County in order to foster literacy and address diversity in their classrooms.
Jenny Adair along with the first grade staff...
The Nu Alpha Gamma Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma celebrated their December meeting with a “No-Bake Bake Sale” to fund the $500 scholarships they award annually.
Not quite ready to ignore their baking skills, members brought cookies for a cookie...
Deb Feick of Granger introduced 122 of her friends to the members of Dallas County Area Retired School Personnel Association (DCARSPA) at a recent meeting.
Her 10-dozen friends just happen to be homeless.
Feick is the founder of Team Tough, a...
With Veterans Day on Friday, Pat Mundy’s presentation on Quilts of Valor at a recent Nu Alpha Gamma meeting was truly timely.
The Perry Piecemakers will be awarding two quilts at the Veterans Day assembly at the Perry Performing Arts...
Saturday, Oct. 1 brought three new faces to the membership of the Nu Alpha Gamma Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma.
Initiated into the professional educators sorority were Myrna Griffith, director of the Woodward Public Library, and Mari Butler-Abry, Perry Community...
Did you know that a train on the tracks was once a valid excuse for being late to school or work?
Or that Perry school children used to be able to see the Oscar Mayer Weiner mobile up close?
These and...