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Earlier this month all the western Noble County Wysongs (except one mom who stayed home with a newborn) participated in the annual “Team Schlem” scholarship race in Ligonier. The two ....
Maria, 6, lost one of her bottom teeth. Although she forgot to put it under her pillow, the Tooth Fairy remembered and decided to give her a coin anyway. The ....
To the editor: We are disappointed with West Noble administration s decision to cancel the dual language program. We strongly believe that this program benefits our community in multiple ways. Organizations such as law enforcement, banks, city government, retail stores, insurance offices, realtors, restaurants, factories, and more all benefit from bilingual employees. The West Noble school district is about 50% Hispanic, which makes the dual language program even more valuable. The more bilingual people who live in our community, the more it will prosper. Research consistently shows the benefits of learning language from a young age. Benefits include language skills, cognitive skills, cultural competency, and job opportunities where bilingualism and bi-literacy are assets. Children naturally acquire language skills much more easily than adults. ....
LIGONIER â Parents with students in West Nobleâs dual language program voiced their displeasure with the administrationâs decision to cancel the program for next year. A group of 15-20 parents and other adults attended Mondayâs school board meeting to plead for the programâs reinstatement. A letter was sent home to parents April 19, which explained the districtâs decision to cancel the program because of the lack of staff. Parent Justin Blotkamp said the dual language program is âeducation at its finestâ and that he was disappointed the program was going away. He said the program is important in a community as diverse as Ligonier and can help students facing language challenges as they move to the high school. Blotkamp said his wife was a teacher at the high school. ....
Maria, 4, and her sisters each received an Easter basket with goodies on Sunday morning. The next day, Maria came up to Marta when she was alone in the kitchen and whispered in her ear, âMommy, are you the Easter Bunny?â Marta silently nodded âyesâ and put her finger over her lips, signaling to her that it was a secret. Maria nodded that she understood and left the kitchen. A few minutes later, she returned and said very seriously, âI just told (older sister) Eva, but we definitely wonât tell Daddy!â â Marta Wysong (mother of Maria) of Wawaka +++ While Courtney was cleaning her room, Tia, 3, who, according to Courtney, âis practically British with her choices of shows and books,â said âHello, Mum, are you tidying up your wardrobe?â (Note from Grace: For those of you who might be curious, for some young children the British accent comes from shows like Peppa Pig, a British cartoon that I, as a grandmother, enjoy wa ....