Describes the 1976 "Colonel," the yearbook of William Fleming High School, Roanoke, Virginia, which won The Five Star Award for distinction in photography, copy, design, coverage, and concept. (GW)

Organized by decade from 1937 to 1988, this issue presents essays on developments in information science; lists the trustees, directors and presidents of ASIS; and provides selected readings for the decade. Also included are historical and current information on award winners, special interest groups, and local chapters. (CLB)

A two-year preschool and kindergarten sequence is conducted on a full-day schedule with five-year-olds attending school three days a week and four-year-olds attending the alternate days, both groups with the same teachers. The program was recognized for excellence in curriculum development. (MLF)

In September the Music Educators National Conference sponsored an essay contest, asking undergraduate college student members to write on the topic "why music is basic." Presents the three winning essays and excerpts from those tying for fourth place. (RM)

Recognizes and praises the research of Margaret Donaldson for what it reveals about children's thinking and highlights three central contributions of her work to the understanding of children's language learning. (HOD)

Brief accounts of four winners in the 1983 "American School and University's" Energy Conservation Contest. Two colleges and two schools turned to alternative fuels (sawdust, waste oil, wood pellets, and corncob pellets) and reduced heating costs. (MLF)

"Alabama Education News" is published monthly except for June, July, and December by the Alabama Department of Education. This publication, authorized by Section 16-2-4 of the "Code of Alabama", as recompiled in 1975, is a public service of the Alabama Department of Education designed to inform citizens and educators about…

This document provides descriptions of the 2000, 2001, and 2002 winners of the Environmental Protection Agency's Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools Excellence Awards. The winners are considered to be national leaders in improving indoor air quality in schools. Also included are case studies for selected 2000 winners and a press release for the…

The Performing Arts fan-shaped hall at the University of Akron has been structurally and acoustically designed to accommodate audiences of varying sizes and performances ranging from symphonies to intimate theater. (Author/MF)

Discusses criteria used in selecting the 1982 Search for Excellence in Science Education (SESE) exemplary elementary science, inquiry, science/technology/science programs. Includes lists of winners in these three areas. (JN)

CASE's Recognition Program, which recognizes each year the most outstanding programs and publications in institutional advancement, is discussed. The anti-elitists, it is suggested, have assigned virtues to egalitarianism that are both inappropriate and wrong. Institutions and individuals recognized by CASE are listed. (MLW)

The criteria and procedures followed by this association in awarding its Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit to a professional member for work in the classics are described. The history and objectives of the association are also summarized. (PMJ)

Points to distinctive elements in four award-winning high school yearbooks and one award-winning college yearbook. Includes page reproductions from each yearbook. (GT)

A rolling gate fashioned in the form of a giant motorcycle is the most unique feature of a prize winning media center in one Minnesota school; and, in another, is a theater hailed as the most technically sophisticated in the Twin Cities area. (Author/MLF)

Briefly describes nine recipients honored at the annual meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers for exceptional contributions to the teaching of physics. (MLH)