(originally published in ThisWeekNews)Wednesday December 17, 2014 3:37 PMTom, Kathy and Reilly Harrington look at the floragraph of their daughter and sister, Lindsay Jones (photo from ThisWeekNews)To honor the late Lindsay Alyce Jones, her family invited students and staff to help decorate her floragraph, which will be displayed on the 2015 Donate Life Tournament of Roses… Continue reading Student’s organ donation honored on parade float
(I wrote this article for Longaberger's Fall/ Winter Signatures magazine. Lynn and Gary were nice enough to invite me to their home and I interviewed them on their front porch. I'm proud of the descriptive details I included in the opening and how I used quotes that make the voice of Lynn and Gary come… Continue reading Front Porch Memories
Longaberger has a magazine called Signatures, that is exclusively made for their Collectors Club members. In the fall of 2014, I organized this collection of Home Consultant's pet pictures to be in the Fall Winter issue. First, I asked Home Consultants on social media to send photographs of their pets in Longaberger baskets. I was… Continue reading Furry Friends in Baskets
Educators share ideas about fostering creativityWednesday December 17, 2014 9:04 AMMore than 35 Dublin teachers and administrators attended the district's first-ever Creativity Summit Dec. 11 to discuss ways to foster creativity in one another and students.Teachers discussed what they think creativity is, why it is important and how creativity can be developed in staff members.The… Continue reading Creativity Summit
See original story here Wednesday December 17, 2014 4:18 PMBob Scott recognizes Heidi Wess and Scott Nimmo at the board meeting for Exemplary Service in a Medical Emergency(from Dublin City Schools Twitter)On Mon. Dec. 8, the Dublin School Board met for the last time this year. The Gifted Education task force created a service model draft… Continue reading Elementary size findings to be unveiled Jan. 12
Photo from Kyra's dad(Original article from ThisWeek News can be found here)By DEBBIE GILLUMWednesday December 10, 2014 9:00 AMKyra O’Connor, 13, Davis Middle School student, was named a Scholastic News Kid Reporter. She was chosen from more than 200 applicants who submitted original news reports about their communities.The Scholastic News Kids Press Corps is a group… Continue reading Dublin student named Scholastic News Kid Reporter
OLDE SAWMILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL(Original ThisWeek News article can be found here)By DEBBIE GILLUMWednesday December 10, 2014 8:59 AMPhoto from Janet DiSilvestroFor the fourth year, Olde Sawmill Elementary students are learning the importance of helping those in need through a year-long service learning project. It’s called the Penny Harvest and it is a three-phase program from the… Continue reading Students learn about giving back to community
Community mourns Coffman High School sophomoreTuesday December 9, 2014 11:13 AM(Click the link to see the original ThisWeek News article) By DEBBIE GILLUMPhoto from Schoedinger slideshowDublin City School District students and the community are mourning Matthew Keith Dotson, 16, a sophomore at Dublin Coffman High School who died Tuesday, Dec. 2.Dublin Division of Police incident reports show… Continue reading Matthew Keith Dotson
By DEBBIE GILLUMWednesday December 3, 2014 9:37 AMJerome's Holiday Bazaar on Dec. 6Written for Dublin Villager weekly newspaper, part of ThisWeek Community NewsOriginal article can be found hereDublin area residents looking for holiday gifts for family and friends should make sure not to miss this year's Holiday Bazaar from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday… Continue reading Annual Holiday Bazaar set for Saturday at Jerome
DUBLIN VILLAGERBy DEBBIE GILLUMWednesday December 3, 2014 9:36 AMWritten for The DublinVillager weekly newspaper and ThisWeekNewsOriginal article can be found by clicking hereAt the Dublin Board of Education Meeting Nov. 13, several task forces provided board members with updates. The district is working toward meeting its goals for the year by getting updates from the respected… Continue reading Task forces supply updates board of education
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