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'Unforgettable® sojourn on Native American sites Fort Salonga girl spends summer in New Mexico as Landmark Volunteer BY ELISE PEARLMAN This summer Jaclyn Viola pf Fort Salonga spent two weeks as a Landmark Volunteet at Native American archeo- logical sites in Chaco Culture canyon and Salmon Ruins Natuonal Park, New Mexico Although the lodging was far from glamorous and she performed manual labor that included parnting fences cleamng campmtes and clearing frking trasls. the 16 year-old Northport High School student called the espenence Cunftorgettable\ and said that she would recommend ait to all high school stu dents ~ sud she heard the types of work they prefer. the types of accommodations they find comfon- able. and the desire to travel or stay close to home Jaclyn visited the Chavo Culture canyon site first. desombing it as \a very spiritual place full of legends and myths\ that as 74S imunutes from the nearest gas station ~ Once a center fre quented by thousands of Puchto Indians trom to 1250 AD. the ate was declared -a- nattonal - tandmark by President Theoitore Roosevelt in 190° Satmon Ruins National Park tocatod SD mies aw av on an ar heologrmal site that represents the uboult Landmark Nolunteers through a 'I learned a lot about ___ ayrattun osaide ot othe Native Amera an ate Homs Jacivn and the u hoo! counselor. f members of her group Ronald Krauthame: the history of the counted and rehagged strixdmg to tin-hm!» ruins. It makes you any.“ 1: ”:r':-.:lmg iI NO ~ s © L okey withi uu1 days Landmark Volunteers is feel great inside that \imough it wan I a O. non profit. you helped out.' exciting work. Jaclyn based - JACLYN VIOLA said that that it would organization that was founded in 1992 by John Hoyt Stookey Guided by the belief that young adults can 'The students made their own meals and so the have taken the: one woman working there cle to a year to do it, work was deeply appreciated. positively impact the did their own Jaclyn, who visited world through hard laundry. It was good New Mexico with a girl work, high school stu- a that she had met as a dents volunteer at more preparation for Landmark Volunteer than 60 nationally rec. COffege.' last summer al ognized cultural, histor- - BARBARA VIOLA Shakespeare & ical, environmental and Company,. indicated that this year's expen- social institutions throughout the United States. \Guided by a team leader, students learn the benefits of teamwork and reap the rewards of friendship,\ its website states. Selection as a Landmark volunteer is based on merit. Jaclyn said that she also had to submit two teacher recommenda- tions and an essay. Students are assigned to sites based on their interests, ence was very different from the previous one that she spent painting sets, weeding and serving as an usher at performances, that setting was less isolated. In New Mexico, Jaclyn was surprised to find the temperature ranged from 50 degrees in the moming to almost 100 degrees later in the day. She loved her first camping experience, but the stu- dents had to check the bathrooms for Photo by Aiar Pearimar Barbara Viola with her daughter. Jaclyn, 16. who recently returned from a two-week stay at two Native American archeological sites rattlesnakes before they showered During one hike, she said. her group encountered a corled, hissing rattlesnake that could be heard 100 feet away The students had remained at a safe distance while an adult blocked the creature with a stick and moved it out of the way. Summing up her experience,. Jaclyn said, \I learned a lot about the history of the ruins. It makes you feel great inside that you helped out I feel I came hack more mature and independent ~ Jaclyn's mother, Barbara Viola, had nothing but praise for her daughter's sojourn in New Mexico, saying that the tmp \allowed Jaclyn to share an expen- ence with teenagers from across the country and learn about different cut- tures ~ Viola agreed that rt was a \matunng experience ~ for Jaclyn \The students made their own meals and did their own laundry Ht was good prepara ton for college,\ she said Viola, whose older daughter. Kristen had also been a Landmark Volunteer. said that Knsten has stayed in touch with students from across the country She added that sometimes a remote location sets the stage for unique disc us stons \\There isn't much to do at night and so the kids sit around and talk about ideas and books that they had read ~ Viola sard that Jaclyn looks forward to continuing hers activities as a Landmark Volunteer next summer Magazine gives district Gold Medal for work force prep The -- Northport-East Northport School District was designated a Gold Medal school district by Expansion Management magazine in its l4th annual Education Quotient (EQ) issue. Each year, Expansion Management ranks more than 2,800 school districts across the country on how well the dis- trict is preparing its students to join the work force after graduation. The spe- cial report is mailed to over 45,000 CEOs, vice presidents, directors and other officers of companies that have indicated they are considering expand- ing into new areas. To gain Gold Medal distinction, the district must rank in the top 16 percent of districts nationwide. Bill King, the chief editor of Expansion Management magazine, stated, \In today's knowledge- -based global economy, nothmg is more important to companies than the ability to find. and employ, an increasingly well-educated work force. The Education Quotient provides them with a way to compare communities nation- wide in terms of the quality of the work force they are likely to encounter should they choose to open a manufac- turing, distribution, or other busimess facility there.\ Superintendent of Schools William Brosnan said, \We are very proud of this unsolicited recognition by an inde- pendent agency. The hard work of the staff, supported by this fabulous com- munity, has once again resulted in national recognition for our school dis- trict.\ School board president Arlene Munson said, \The criteria for this award comes from a selection of the community's business. It measures the financial community.\ This year's EQ looked at all sec- ondary school districts in the United States with an enrollment of at least 3.300 students. The EQ is calculated on a weighted scale that measures results in three major categories: Graduate Outcome (how well students learn and how many stay until graduation), Resource Index (which measures a community's financial commitment to education) and the Community Index (which measures the community's adult educatuon and income levels). All three indices, as well as the EQ score. are calculated on a scale of 1 being the lowest and 99 being the highest. Gold Medal school districts rank in the top 16 percent of those districts evaluated, while Blue Ribbon districts rank in the top third nationally. Green Light district comprise the average. Yellow and Red Flag rank in the bot: tom 25 and 10 percent,. respectively,. and are below the national average. Unlike many other educational rat- I ings. which equate excellence to the level of public funding received, the EQ focuses primarily on results. Although it includes data on spending. teacher salaries and the socueconomiu background of the surrounding com munities, by far the most important factors are the test scores and the grad uation tests \That's the bottom hinc for potential employers,\ King stated \They want to know if their potential workers are smart enough to do the job and if they wilt show up for work every day ~ Board meeting on Monday The Northport- -East Northport Board of Education will meet on Monday, Septemba 19 in the Northport High School cafeteria for a regular business : scheduled to begin at 7:30 pm. At about 8:30 pm, those in atten- Memflbreakmmfmrmps each headed by a board member and a came! member, to hear and offer community suggestions for the 2006-07 cording to District Clerk Chris McCulloch. Farmmfmm «call the district clerk at 262-6608. Tome ll a {nek
