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Technology makes
the world a new place
WWW.EMPORIAGAZETTE.COM
County
limits
commercial
traffic on
Allen Road
By Jessie Wagoner
[email protected]
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The Emporia Gardeners of America tour the greenhouse at Emporia High School Thursday.
By Cathryne Scharton
[email protected]
Please see County, Page 3
Thursday evening the Emporia
Gardeners of America met at Emporia High School for a tour of the
school’s greenhouse.
Frances Wecker, Emporia High
School educator and science department head explained the EHS
botany program’s transition to an
Agriculture Plant Pathway. This is
the first year the school is offering
the Agriculture Plant Pathway.
The Emporia High School
greenhouse is home to many different plants. The temperature
is regulated by technology, has a
built-in misting system and has
several hyrdroponic towers where
students are growing lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers and herbs.
According to Wecker, the curPlease see Greenhouse, Page 3
Kendra Johnson/Gazette
Frances Wecker, a science teacher at EHS, gives the Emporia Gardeners of America a tour of the
school’s greenhouse Thursday.
Chromebooks helping students stay
organized at Emporia
By John Robinson
[email protected]
When Emporia High School
Principal Britton Hart sees one of
his students on a Chromebook, it’s
a sign that everything is going according to plan.
It’s all part of the “one-to-one
computing” program, which aims
to connect students with technology by supplying electronic devices, like Chromebooks, to each
student. The district provided
Chromebooks to some students,
while students in lower grades
received tablets, and since the
program’s implementation at the
beginning of the 2015-2016 school
year, Hart said students at the high
school have adapted to using the
Chromebooks for school work.
“Within the first week of school
every kid had a Chromebook
Please see Chromebooks, Page 3
The results of an online survey
from emporiagazette.com.
Community
meetings
scheduled
to discuss
USD 251 bond
By Jessie Wagoner
[email protected]
Kendra Johnson/Gazette
Emily Irsik and Brecklyn Williams work together on a biology assignment on their chromebooks in
Carolyn Lee’s sophomore biology class Tuesday.
Kendra Johnson/Gazette
VOL. 124, NO. 198
The Lyon County Commission
passed a resolution on Thursday to
restrict through commercial truck
traffic on County Road L (Allen
Road). The issue has been a topic
of discussion for some time, with
members of the public expressing
concerns over the high number of
trucks traveling the road.
“Two weeks ago we had a pretty
good group in here of residents,”
Commissioner Rollie Martin said.
“Requesting that we restrict commercial thru-traffic.”
Commissioner Scott Briggs
pointed out that the main concern
is safety on the road. The road is
frequently used by students traveling to school at Northern Heights
High School and residents that live
along the route.
“The main concern is safety,”
Briggs said. “There has been an increase in truck traffic on the road
Heather Funan works on a
biology assignment Tuesday.
Kendra Johnson/Gazette
Adam Shaw works on an assignment on cell membranes on his
chromebook Tuesday.
On May 3 residents of North
Lyon County School District will
cast their votes regarding the proposed $31 million bond to build
a consolidated kindergarten
through twelfth grade school. In
advance of the election the school
board will host several community meetings to explain the facility
and answer questions.
Superintendent Aron Dody
advises that three community
meetings have been scheduled.
All of the meetings will begin at
7 p.m. and will occur on the following dates.
✦✦March 8 at Americus
Elementary School
✦✦March 9 at Northern Heights
High School
✦✦March 21 at Reading
Elementary School
This is the second time North
Lyon County has brought a bond
Please see USD 251, Page 3