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HALEY HOAR 11570 Hollyridge Drive
Tyler Texas 75703 903-262-0741
haleyhoargmailcom
Education The University of Texas at Tyler May 2014
BS in Mass Communication- Emphasis in Public Relations Minor English
Work Experience Freelance Journalist Nov 2014- Present
The Tyler Morning Telegraph I currently research write and edit news stories while maintaining set deadlines Gained valuable photography and photo editing experience while covering live events
Administration July 2016- Present Healthfirst TPA - Temp
Focused on daily office management while assisting with data entry and electronic filing
News Reporter Nov 2014- May 2016 The Palestine Herald-Press
Wrote and edited feature articles focusing on Anderson County Gained real world experience with interview processes and investigative journalism Covered a range of topics including education business community crime and religion Planned layout and page guides for front page and jump pages using Quark software
Office Manager July 2012-Aug 2013 East Texas Turbines
Worked with a team that inspects maintains and repairs corporate aircraft Managed financial aspects of the business utilizing QuickBooks software Launched a website and cultivated a social media presence to improve company visibility
CampusCommunity Involvement
Associate Editor Jan 2010 ndashMay 2011 The Patriot Talon
Planned layout and page guides for the university newspaper using InDesign software Gained photography experience shooting and editing photos to accompany articles Wrote and edited arts and entertainment articles focusing on University events
Community Center Instructor Aug 2013-Dec 2013
Spent a semester in Kosovo teaching English and Journalism to the local college students at a community center
Summary of Qualifications
Microsoft Office- Solid working knowledge of Microsoft Office including PowerPoint Excel Word and Publisher
Experienced in Audio Video and Graphic Design Programs- Have working knowledge of Final Cut Audacity and PhotoShop Solid working knowledge of InDesign and Quark
Financial Programs- Solid working knowledge of QuickBooks software
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Cold Cases 10 homicide victims wait for answers
BY HALEY HOAR hhoarPHP Mar 14 2015
They sit in file cabinets and boxes in the Sheriffs Office and the Palestine Police Department Files
filled with information concerning the unsolved murders committed in Anderson County Although
they remain a mystery the files do not collect dust instead investigators from the PD and Sheriffs
office alike continue to search for justice for those who lost their lives in such violent acts
Anderson County puts away dozens of criminals a year but for 10 victims authorities are still searching for the answers
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ldquoIts just an unfortunate part of this business that sometimes a crime happens where theres no
witnesses and theres no ability to find themrdquo Sheriff Greg Taylor of the Anderson County Sheriffs
Office said ldquoThe crooks are cold hearted enough and slick enough and shrewd enough to never
give themselves away Serial killers get away with murder sometimes for years and years before
theyre ever caught Its just a sad realityrdquo
After discussions with both the ACSO and the Palestine Police department there are 10 unsolved
cases that plague these two law offices of Anderson County a relatively small number compared to
the amount of cold cases in the state of Texas alone
ldquoTheres thousands of unsolved murders in the state of Texas since 1992rdquo Taylor said ldquoIts sad but
its a reality that all counties just about every county in the state has some casesrdquo
The Palestine PD currently has five unsolved cases since 1987 that are continually studied and
investigated
ldquoOn all these cases the cases have never closedrdquo Lt James Muniz of the Palestine Police
Department said ldquoYou might have some time that goes by that you dont physically work on the
case but from time to time you review all these casesrdquo
The Palestine PDs oldest case concerns the death of Ethel Baggett an 82shyyearshyold woman from
Palestine whose body was found inside her home on the 2700 block of North Jackson Street
According to Muniz Bagget died as a result of trauma to the body in 1987 Muniz said that an
extensive case followed the death of Bagget but no suspects were ever arrested leaving the case
as open and active to this time
Muniz described the constant review of the cases pointing out the box that held Baggets case in it
as he is the investigator in the case
ldquoI know where it is all the timerdquo Muniz said ldquoIts been awhile since weve worked on it but if
anybody comes up and says hey what can you tell us about this well Ive got the case right here
We dont have to hunt for itrdquo
The oldest case for the ACSO Taylor said involved 12shyyearshyold Brandy Thompson who
disappeared from a friends house in April of 1992 After an extensive search for the child including
multiple search ads that ran in the HeraldshyPress at the time Thompsons body was found in a
residential community called Happy Valley Lane
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ldquoIt was really sad and it affected a lot of the officersrdquo Taylor said ldquoI have one or two officers that are
back here from the time that it happened and it affected them pretty drasticallyrdquo
Though investigations were performed and speculations made there was never enough evidence to
decisively arrest a suspect
ldquoThe case is still openrdquo Taylor said ldquoWe have our suspects We have looked into this case since
then just a few years ago we looked into it some more All these cold cases we try to refresh
ourselves on from time to time look at them again and see if theres anything new any new
information Unfortunately I can only speculate as to whordquo
The second case that the ACSO faced was the death of William Holiday 46 in 1996 when Taylor
was starting as a deputy
Taylor said he was the responding deputy to a call of a man who had been found lying on his back
and appeared to have several gunshot wounds off of 287 South near CR 171 Not only was this
case investigated by the ACSO but it was also brought to the attention of the Texas Rangers and
the District Attorneys office The investigation led authorities to Houston where Holiday was last
seen Holiday who was reported as a truck driver had left his vehicle in a truck stop in Houston and
made his way to Anderson County
ldquoThey were never able to quite piece together how he got up here who brought him up here why
they shot him and dumped him on the side of the road way up here when he was in Houston to
begin withrdquo Taylor said ldquoThat ones still open and its a mystery Lots of speculation but nothing
concreterdquo
It was nearly five years after the confusing case of Holiday before the ACSO faced its next open
case In what Taylor described as haunting the county saw the death of 19shyyearshyold Palestine High
School student Joshua Seales who was found in the trunk of a car on Sept 1 2001
ldquoWhen we opened the trunk his body was inside the trunk and he was burned very badly toordquo
Taylor said ldquoThe autopsy proved that he died of homicidal violence as wellrdquo
Seales had last been seen running errands with another man According to the Wanted flier created
by the ACSO ldquowitnesses stated that it appeared that Seals may have been followed by unknown
subjectsrdquo A forensic artist released a drawing of the man believed to have been accompanying
Seales before his death but have never been able to identify him
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ldquoThis case remains openrdquo Taylor said ldquoWe do ask frequently with our local folks that come in and
out of here about this case We believe that theres one or two that come in here that do know
about it but they just wont talkrdquo
Taylor said he believes this to be a case where Seales was just in the wrong place at the wrong
time Currently CrimesStoppers is offering a $5000 for the arrest and conviction those responsible
for the death of Seales
ldquoThey all haunt us but this one haunts us a lot a 19shyyearshyold kid lost his life and were unable to
solve itrdquo
After nearly 17 years Palestine PD faced its next cold case In February 20 2004 officers
responded to a call concerning a deceased person
Muniz said that police discovered the body of 79shyyearshyold Rosemary Sarosdy at her residence on
the 1600 block of Court Drive She died of trauma to the body According to Muniz details
concerning the case were not revealed as a precaution to hindering any further investigations
Sometimes even though law enforcement believe to have their suspects the cases remain cold
such as in the case of 51shyyearshyold Melton Pariss murder Taylor said that the ACSO saw Pariss
case in 2007 when the victim was found shot to death in his home in Tennessee Colony
ldquoThe Sheriffs Office and the District Attorneys office investigated that case and its still openrdquo Taylor
said ldquoThis is one where we believe who shot this individual and that individual is now dead We will
never be able to concretely prove it Were confident Im confident of who killed this man but hes
dead now and well probably never know for surerdquo
In 2008 the ACSO saw their final cold case and one that could only be described as grizzly
ldquoThis ones really toughrdquo Taylor said while handing out a flyer for information regarding the death of
Betty Waters Waters an 81 year old woman was found dead laying in her living room not far from
her front door with a neck wound from where it had been cut
ldquoWe can speculate all day longrdquo Taylor said ldquoWe interviewed oh my gosh we interviewed so many
peoplerdquo
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Taylor said that there had been multiple people around the area due from a tree trimming crew and
that every single worker was interviewed and yet all that came about was a report of an old white
vehicle leaving the area
ldquoThis ones really tragic we can only speculate what happened to herrdquo Taylor said
There is a $10000 reward for any information regarding the Waters case
ldquoFor any of these cases were asking any one that has any information they can call CrimeStoppers
and possibly receive an awardrdquo Taylor said ldquoWed certainly would welcome any tips on any of these
cases Theyre all heartbreaking in their own way No one deserves to die without justicerdquo
It was in the same year that the Palestine PD responded to a call of a discovered body Ricardo
Loaeza 29 of Palestine was found dead in a wooded area in the 1600 block of Eilenstein Street by
a passerby who then called in anonymously with information
Muniz said that Loaeza was determined to have died from trauma to the body During the
investigation several persons of interest were developed however nothing became of the
suspicions and no suspects were apprehended Currently Muniz is leading the investigation
Loaezas unsolved murder was followed in 2009 by Vergie Spurlock a 66shyyearshyold Palestine man
who was found killed in his residence at the 700 block of Head Street His body had been
discovered after a visitor came by and could not get an answer at the door The visitor looked
through the window and saw Spurlock on the floor Muniz said that an ldquoextensive investigation was
conducted and several suspects were developed in the case however the case remains open and
activerdquo
Currently Sgt Justin Willoughby along with his team are working on the case
The final case for the Palestine Police Department and the most recent in the area was from Oct
23 2013 when John Fereles 82 of Palestine was found dead inside his residence on the 100 block
of Longhorn Drive He was discovered after a family member requested that the PD check on his
welfare Reports show that Fereles died from trauma to the body and the investigation brought
several persons of interest but no arrests were made
Currently detective David Kassaw is the lead detective for this case
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ldquoAll homicides in which an arrest ways not made are still considered as an open caserdquo Muniz said
ldquoThe cases will never be closed until a suspect has been brought to justice The Palestine Police
Department will continue to work these cases in order to give closure to the families of the victims
and to the communityrdquo
According to Taylor when a murder is committed law enforcement has roughly 72 hours before the
trail goes cold During that time investigators canvass the area searching for any clues they can
get from reliving the victims life
ldquoUsually you run across somebody that gives you an indicationrdquo Taylor said ldquoYou find something
that says ah that one did it this is the motive but in these we didnrsquotrdquo
Though Anderson County has only had a handful of unsolved cases they are each continually
watched and thought about by all of the officers involved
ldquoAs a law enforcement officer open homicides always haunt usrdquo Taylor said ldquoWe talk about these
cases and we look at these cases again and we put them all out on the tablerdquo
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The costs of meth in Anderson County
By HALEY HOAR hhoarPHP Mar 8 2015
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Hollywood has glamorized it Networks have made millions from its portrayal and yet it is described
as a plague in Anderson County and elsewhere across America Drugs like cocaine K2 marijuana
PCP and methamphetamine have all contributed to the areas crime rate
According to Sheriff Greg Taylor of the Anderson County Sheriffrsquos Office 2014 saw a total of 287
drug related incidents in the county That averages to nearly five drug related arrests a week The
Palestine Police Department alone held 60 cases involving felony drug investigations which vary
from manufacturing and delivery of a controlled substance to just possession Lt Jeff Powell said
But there is no other drug more prevalent at home than meth While the county faces a wide range
of drugs methamphetamine accounts for nearly 60 percent of the arrests
ldquoAll drugs are bad but meth seems to be the biggest plague around hererdquo Taylor said
Methamphetamine an addictive hallucinogen made from a concoction of what you might find under
the bathroom counter and in the medicine cabinet causes long term damages that includes physical
and psychological issues The National Institute of Drug Abuse described several long term effects
such as changes in brain structure and function deficits in thinking and motor skills increased
distractibility memory loss aggressive or violent behavior mood disturbances severe dental
problems and weight loss as a result of continuous use of methamphetamine
With its highly addictive tendencies users of methamphetamine often find themselves willing to do
what they can to get a fix Allyson Mitchell district attorney for Anderson County said there is a
direct correlation between drug use and crime
ldquoThe bottom line is that they have to finance their addictionrdquo Mitchell said ldquoMost of these people
dont have eight to five jobs You see the theft and burglary and we even see prostitution here too
They stoop as low as to selling themselves to get their next fixrdquo
The combined efforts of the law enforcement agencies along with the DAs office has worked to
lower the impact of drugs on the community with their main attention at ridding the area of the
dealers that keep their customers trapped
ldquoI know for every bad person in the world theres another one waiting in line but we keep going
ofter themrdquo Mitchell said ldquoMy goal is to get the word out on the streets that were not playing with
these charges Were getting our community backrdquo
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Lt James Muniz described the Palestine Police Departments efforts in cleaning the streets of the
suppliers as an on going process The department formed a drug unit nearly a little over a year ago
and since then has used it to investigate different suspects
ldquoWe work on an almost weekly basis trying to make an impact on those in the community trying to
profit from the illegal waysrdquo Muniz said ldquoSince we got a new chief hes totally supported the drug
unit and the departments efforts to do what we can to slow down the drug traderdquo
While the root of the problem is the dealers Taylor said that he hopes that those trapped in
addiction are able to get help to get out
ldquoWe have to arrest them but there needs to be more help for them especially first time offendersrdquo
Taylor said ldquoDealers however they need to gordquo
Taylor explained that the only way to truly stop drugs is to stop people from wanting them and that
starts with education at a young age The Sheriffs Office makes a point to bring education
especially to younger crowds in hopes of heading off the issue before it becomes a problem by
using their DARE program
Though law enforcement works around the clock to stop those who profit and those addicted to
controlled substances the best way for citizens to help combat the drug issue is to remain vigilant to
their surroundings Homes that seem to frequent a lot of traffic such as short visits might be related
to a distributer in the area
Citizens are encouraged to contact the law enforcement agencies or even to call CrimeStoppers at
903shy729shy8477 if they see suspicious activity in their area
ldquoIm proud of the efforts of the law enforcement are making in combating the issue and Im proud of
those willing to speak uprdquo Mitchell said ldquoThey say it takes a village to raise a kid but it takes a
village to keep the community saferdquo
For those trapped in recreational drug use there is help in the community including several areas
that have support groups such as Narcotics Anonymous Meetings can be found at the Brown
Building on Monday Wednesday and Saturday at 6 pm Palestine Unity Group holds groups on
Monday Wednesday andFriday at 8 pm and the Td County Jail Lc Powledge Unit holds theirs on
Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 3 pm
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Moon Rivers Naturals owners Stephen and Stefanie McNeely are hoping to help contribute to the redevelopment of downtown Tyler with the addition oftheir new store
Until recently an online business Moon Rivers Naturals took up residence in a refurbished store at 265 S Broadway Ave in May
ldquoWe wanted to expand in the Tyler market and in the local community to become more of a part ofthis areardquo Stephen McNeely said ldquoThe online world the global market is awesome The worldrsquos sosmall now you can ship anywhere but really we want to start investing some in our own community shyespecially this little strip which is so cool Therersquos a really creative community happening here and wewant to be a part of thatrdquo
Offering body products such as soaps and scrubs made with local organic ingredients Moon RiversNaturals was an opportunity for the McNeelyrsquos to share their passion for healthy living The productsare made with essential oils avoiding colorants and fragrance oils that remove nutrients and candamage and bleach skin
ldquoI think people in our generation are genuinely starting to care about where their products come fromwhere the ingredients come from and things like thatrdquo Stephen McNeely said ldquoWe want to be a partof that movementrdquo
Everything is made locally with a basic batch of soap taking roughly two weeks to complete before itrsquos ready for shipping
ldquoWe keep everything smallshybatch to ensure that it still has that human touchrdquo he said ldquoA lot of companies go out and have labs do their stuff and thenjust put their name on it but we really want to produce everything hererdquo
The company named after their firstborn son Rivers originated in their home in Hawkins dubbed the Moon Rivers Homestead Soon after starting thecompany the couple decided to sell some of the soaps Stefanie had been making at a music festival
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ldquoLiterally that morning we were printing off labels and putting them on productsrdquo Stephen McNeelysaid ldquoIt was all very shoddy since we didnrsquot really have our branding down then but she sold out ofeverything We kind of pinned down our market that first day We made a real connection with thecommunityrdquo
After the success of the festival Stephen and Stefanie McNeely began meeting with retailers andresearching product ideas Their business took them from San Francisco to New York with over 100retailers nationwide and a few in Canada selling Moon Rivers Naturals products
ldquoStarting out especially when yoursquore working out of your home you never get away from itrdquo StephenMcNeely said ldquoSo wersquore making soap at midnight because with the chemicals and stuff we tried not todo it around our son since he was so young and it could be very dangerous You just work 15shyhourdays weekends and all that and if yoursquore not working itrsquos on your mindrdquo
Now that the company has a few years behind it Stephen said they hope to expand into other fieldsone day under the same umbrella of Moon Rivers Naturals
More information can be found at wwwmoonriversnaturalscom
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Regardless of what hersquos photographing shy whether itrsquos aperson an object or a landscape shy freelancephotographer Robert Langham III said every subjecthas a story to tell
For the next two weeks Langham hopes to find thosestories on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon
ldquoWhen you see the canyon itrsquos hard to comprehend itssizerdquo Langham said ldquoWe tend to measure the canyonagainst our own body Itrsquos how we can process it Irsquodlike to capture that momentrdquo
Langham was selected for the third year in a row toparticipate in the ArtistshyinshyResidence program throughthe US National Parks Service This time he and hiswife Katie will spend two weeks at the canyon
Langham was previously assigned to photographHubbell Trading Post National Historic Site in GanadoArizona in 2014 and the Petrified Forest PetrifiedForest National Park in 2015
According to the National Park Service the program invites artists to stay in a historic area to share their view of the parkrsquos interpretive themes such asecology the environment park advocacy and conservation
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Langham hopes to capture the moment when a person crests the top of the rim returning from a hikeinto the canyon Langham said he will focus on landscapes But beyond those specific imagesLangham hopes to surprise himself with what he captures He looks forward to the images he doesnrsquotanticipate on the outset of the trip
ldquoWhen Irsquom photographing I always keep in mind that most of the time Irsquom just guessingrdquo Langhamsaid ldquoNow I have a lot of confidence in my guessing but I just keep it open that therersquos somethingthat I donrsquot know Even if Irsquom just looking at dirt therersquos something I donrsquot know so Irsquom going to bewilling to guessrdquo
When not behind the camera Langham instructs future photographers as an adjunct teacher at TylerJunior College One of the first lessons his students learn is what itrsquos like to see as a camera sees
ldquoWhen you get a new student no matter what their age is the problem is learning to see whatrsquos infront of your own eyes and then to see like a camerardquo Langham said ldquoItrsquos simple but itrsquos kind of aradical shift People donrsquot understand that itrsquos going to happen So I have to say when people walk intomy class they quickly find out that itrsquos a collegeshylevel class and itrsquos full immersion and yoursquore going todo unusual thingsrdquo
While his lessons focus on expanding his studentsrsquo perspective Langham is constantly challenginghimself to expand
ldquoTeaching is a passion of mine just dealing with human consciousness and trying to get them toexpand a little bitrdquo Langham said ldquoOf course I use these same lessons on myself and my artwork Inever count on the fact that what Irsquom looking at is all there is to see Therersquos more therersquos alwaysmorerdquo
Langham said one lesson he uses regularly is ldquoAnything worth doing is worth doing badly at firstrdquo
He explained that intense focus to capture one specific image or perfect idea sometimes can keep him from beginning at all
ldquoI probably canrsquot hit genius at first but I can start with a stupid idea and then improve a little bit at a timerdquo Langham saidldquoThe point is if yoursquore trying for a genius idea yoursquoll never get started but if you start with a stupid idea yoursquoll get startedand the point is to get started
ldquoItrsquos not the quality of the idea itrsquos just to get goingrdquo he added ldquoOnce you get started everything in the world is asfascinating as chairs and you start walking into rooms and you see things that nobody else has seenrdquo
Langhamrsquos most recent work includes his ldquoBlackfork Bestiary projectrdquo an exhibition of photographs depicting rescued oradopted wild animals and other creatures found near his home in Tyler
For more information visit httprobertlanghamblogspotcom
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Westwood takes on cybershybullying
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Jan 6 2016
This year Westwood Junior High has taken an initiative to thwart cybershybullying before it happens
As a fundraiser for the student council the school is encouraging a new software that stops bullying
with an app
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ldquoIts designed to help parents be more aware of how their children are using social mediardquo
Westwood Junior High Principal Julana Harmon said ldquoIts easy to hide behind your device and say
mean thingsrdquo
My Social Sitter is a new program developed to encourage positive communication between
students With the software parents are able to view any messages that hold key phrases that
could be seen as offensive or selfshyharming So far the program covers text messaging and Twitter
but is growing to include other platforms as well
ldquoBasically I was a child that experienced bullying before social media existedrdquo founder Michele Joel
said ldquoMany times when I moved around for my dads job I experienced the cruelty of kids being
the new kid everywhere I moved Through the years I was able to overcome it but I still as an adult
had some little anxiety issues I finally overcame that and my career brought me into technology and
marketing and product development I was on the forefront of building communities and creating
programs where people can interact with each other and then I started reading on the news where
kids were using social media in a way that I never even thought Not to bring people together but to
really harm each otherrdquo
Joel developed the program to keep parents aware of whats happening in their childrens world
According to a release My Social Sitter uses a realshytime filter that rejects harmful content using an
algorithm based on customized user settings and filters including slang and sentiment in six
languages
ldquoTodayrsquos world of social media gives kids the opportunity to say whatever theyrsquore thinking whenever
they think it ndash sometimes to their own detrimentrdquo Joel said ldquoBut My Social Sitter instantly prevents
users from posting negative social media posts protecting them and others from harmful contentrdquo
The app connects to a userrsquos Twitter account so that when messages are sent they go through
multiple layers of the My Social Sitter algorithms to decide if it is appropriate based on an
individualrsquos custom settings Appropriate messages are posted or sent If appropriate it is
immediately posted If inappropriate the parents are notified
ldquoIt gave us a way to provide something to parents and at the same time a tool to encourage
students as wellrdquo Harmon said ldquoThe other side to the software is that theres options for the kids to
earn points for the positive things they say We thought what a great opportunity for kids to say
positive thingsrdquo
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The release said that users are incentivized to use the app through gamification for every positive
message a user sends they earn tokens which can be redeemed for prizes
The program is available on desktop or through an app for both Android and iPhone users
Westwood Junior High parents who sign up will receive $10 off of the regular annual fee of $3999
with the promo code PANTHERS Parents can sign up at wwwmyssocialsittercom
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By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Oct 2 2015
HALEY HOAR | HeraldshyPressStudents at Northside Primary participate in a districtshywide endeavor called Daily Five They can read or work on exercises for 20minutes at the start of the day to ldquobuild staminardquo Daily Five also encourages and improves reading skills This program is an exampleof improving academics part of the Vision 2020 plan
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Palestine Independent School District has begun preparing for its next stage of education The
program known as Vision 2020 is a fiveshyyear strategic plan to enhance the six campuses and the
district as a whole
Vision 2020 is broken into seven key objectives according to Superintendent Jason Marshall The
objectives are academics human resources college and career readiness technology community
relationships extracurriculars and business services
Marshall said the district finished its previous fiveshyyear plan started in 2010 which focused mainly
on facility enhancements and upgrades due to a $64 million school bond that was passed in 2009
ldquoWhile were going to stay with pretty much the same format as from the 2010 to 2015 planrdquo
Marshall said ldquoHowever that plan was a strategic plan only and this time were going to add some
systems to it and make it a little bit more broad range comprehensive planrdquo
The first segment of Vision 2020 was the gathering of comments from both the community and
faculty Meetings were held throughout September to bring attention to the new plan and surveys
are still available on the districts website at wwwpalestineschoolsorg
ldquoWere asking them on the surveys to look at each of the seven components and from your
perspective which one should we prioritize as No 1 and which one should we prioritize as No 7rdquo
Marshall said ldquoAt the same time with the survey there are a couple of openedshyended questions
and were saying Whats most important to you and What type of district do you want Palestine to
be in 2020
Ill be honest with you I wrote that question on purposewe dont know what kind of answers were
going to get All of the questions that were asking and all of the work that were doing thats the
central question What do we want to be in 2020rdquo
The Vision 2020 plan will have committees covering each objective with representatives from the
community as well as the campuses Marshall said that roughly 10 people will be on each
committee and will meet to review each years progress as the plan moves forward Each survey
has the option of being filled out anonymously or parents or community members can enter their
information or apply to serve on the committees
Larissa Loveless public relations director for Palestine school district said the object of the
committees is not just work harder but also work smarter
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We could have very quickly produced a document on paper but were taking very meticulous steps
to get inputrdquo Loveless said
Marshall said that tentatively the timeline is set to have a final draft of Vision 2020 by the January
2016 board meeting After a month focused on parent and community input the district is focusing
on faculty and board input before forming committees in midshyOctober The committees for each
objective will meet to lay out plans for a rough draft of Vision 2020 to present to the board before
winter break
More information can be found in a presentation on the districts website
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BY HALEY HOAR hhoarPHP Mar 14 2015
They sit in file cabinets and boxes in the Sheriffs Office and the Palestine Police Department Files
filled with information concerning the unsolved murders committed in Anderson County Although
they remain a mystery the files do not collect dust instead investigators from the PD and Sheriffs
office alike continue to search for justice for those who lost their lives in such violent acts
Anderson County puts away dozens of criminals a year but for 10 victims authorities are still searching for the answers
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ldquoIts just an unfortunate part of this business that sometimes a crime happens where theres no
witnesses and theres no ability to find themrdquo Sheriff Greg Taylor of the Anderson County Sheriffs
Office said ldquoThe crooks are cold hearted enough and slick enough and shrewd enough to never
give themselves away Serial killers get away with murder sometimes for years and years before
theyre ever caught Its just a sad realityrdquo
After discussions with both the ACSO and the Palestine Police department there are 10 unsolved
cases that plague these two law offices of Anderson County a relatively small number compared to
the amount of cold cases in the state of Texas alone
ldquoTheres thousands of unsolved murders in the state of Texas since 1992rdquo Taylor said ldquoIts sad but
its a reality that all counties just about every county in the state has some casesrdquo
The Palestine PD currently has five unsolved cases since 1987 that are continually studied and
investigated
ldquoOn all these cases the cases have never closedrdquo Lt James Muniz of the Palestine Police
Department said ldquoYou might have some time that goes by that you dont physically work on the
case but from time to time you review all these casesrdquo
The Palestine PDs oldest case concerns the death of Ethel Baggett an 82shyyearshyold woman from
Palestine whose body was found inside her home on the 2700 block of North Jackson Street
According to Muniz Bagget died as a result of trauma to the body in 1987 Muniz said that an
extensive case followed the death of Bagget but no suspects were ever arrested leaving the case
as open and active to this time
Muniz described the constant review of the cases pointing out the box that held Baggets case in it
as he is the investigator in the case
ldquoI know where it is all the timerdquo Muniz said ldquoIts been awhile since weve worked on it but if
anybody comes up and says hey what can you tell us about this well Ive got the case right here
We dont have to hunt for itrdquo
The oldest case for the ACSO Taylor said involved 12shyyearshyold Brandy Thompson who
disappeared from a friends house in April of 1992 After an extensive search for the child including
multiple search ads that ran in the HeraldshyPress at the time Thompsons body was found in a
residential community called Happy Valley Lane
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ldquoIt was really sad and it affected a lot of the officersrdquo Taylor said ldquoI have one or two officers that are
back here from the time that it happened and it affected them pretty drasticallyrdquo
Though investigations were performed and speculations made there was never enough evidence to
decisively arrest a suspect
ldquoThe case is still openrdquo Taylor said ldquoWe have our suspects We have looked into this case since
then just a few years ago we looked into it some more All these cold cases we try to refresh
ourselves on from time to time look at them again and see if theres anything new any new
information Unfortunately I can only speculate as to whordquo
The second case that the ACSO faced was the death of William Holiday 46 in 1996 when Taylor
was starting as a deputy
Taylor said he was the responding deputy to a call of a man who had been found lying on his back
and appeared to have several gunshot wounds off of 287 South near CR 171 Not only was this
case investigated by the ACSO but it was also brought to the attention of the Texas Rangers and
the District Attorneys office The investigation led authorities to Houston where Holiday was last
seen Holiday who was reported as a truck driver had left his vehicle in a truck stop in Houston and
made his way to Anderson County
ldquoThey were never able to quite piece together how he got up here who brought him up here why
they shot him and dumped him on the side of the road way up here when he was in Houston to
begin withrdquo Taylor said ldquoThat ones still open and its a mystery Lots of speculation but nothing
concreterdquo
It was nearly five years after the confusing case of Holiday before the ACSO faced its next open
case In what Taylor described as haunting the county saw the death of 19shyyearshyold Palestine High
School student Joshua Seales who was found in the trunk of a car on Sept 1 2001
ldquoWhen we opened the trunk his body was inside the trunk and he was burned very badly toordquo
Taylor said ldquoThe autopsy proved that he died of homicidal violence as wellrdquo
Seales had last been seen running errands with another man According to the Wanted flier created
by the ACSO ldquowitnesses stated that it appeared that Seals may have been followed by unknown
subjectsrdquo A forensic artist released a drawing of the man believed to have been accompanying
Seales before his death but have never been able to identify him
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ldquoThis case remains openrdquo Taylor said ldquoWe do ask frequently with our local folks that come in and
out of here about this case We believe that theres one or two that come in here that do know
about it but they just wont talkrdquo
Taylor said he believes this to be a case where Seales was just in the wrong place at the wrong
time Currently CrimesStoppers is offering a $5000 for the arrest and conviction those responsible
for the death of Seales
ldquoThey all haunt us but this one haunts us a lot a 19shyyearshyold kid lost his life and were unable to
solve itrdquo
After nearly 17 years Palestine PD faced its next cold case In February 20 2004 officers
responded to a call concerning a deceased person
Muniz said that police discovered the body of 79shyyearshyold Rosemary Sarosdy at her residence on
the 1600 block of Court Drive She died of trauma to the body According to Muniz details
concerning the case were not revealed as a precaution to hindering any further investigations
Sometimes even though law enforcement believe to have their suspects the cases remain cold
such as in the case of 51shyyearshyold Melton Pariss murder Taylor said that the ACSO saw Pariss
case in 2007 when the victim was found shot to death in his home in Tennessee Colony
ldquoThe Sheriffs Office and the District Attorneys office investigated that case and its still openrdquo Taylor
said ldquoThis is one where we believe who shot this individual and that individual is now dead We will
never be able to concretely prove it Were confident Im confident of who killed this man but hes
dead now and well probably never know for surerdquo
In 2008 the ACSO saw their final cold case and one that could only be described as grizzly
ldquoThis ones really toughrdquo Taylor said while handing out a flyer for information regarding the death of
Betty Waters Waters an 81 year old woman was found dead laying in her living room not far from
her front door with a neck wound from where it had been cut
ldquoWe can speculate all day longrdquo Taylor said ldquoWe interviewed oh my gosh we interviewed so many
peoplerdquo
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Taylor said that there had been multiple people around the area due from a tree trimming crew and
that every single worker was interviewed and yet all that came about was a report of an old white
vehicle leaving the area
ldquoThis ones really tragic we can only speculate what happened to herrdquo Taylor said
There is a $10000 reward for any information regarding the Waters case
ldquoFor any of these cases were asking any one that has any information they can call CrimeStoppers
and possibly receive an awardrdquo Taylor said ldquoWed certainly would welcome any tips on any of these
cases Theyre all heartbreaking in their own way No one deserves to die without justicerdquo
It was in the same year that the Palestine PD responded to a call of a discovered body Ricardo
Loaeza 29 of Palestine was found dead in a wooded area in the 1600 block of Eilenstein Street by
a passerby who then called in anonymously with information
Muniz said that Loaeza was determined to have died from trauma to the body During the
investigation several persons of interest were developed however nothing became of the
suspicions and no suspects were apprehended Currently Muniz is leading the investigation
Loaezas unsolved murder was followed in 2009 by Vergie Spurlock a 66shyyearshyold Palestine man
who was found killed in his residence at the 700 block of Head Street His body had been
discovered after a visitor came by and could not get an answer at the door The visitor looked
through the window and saw Spurlock on the floor Muniz said that an ldquoextensive investigation was
conducted and several suspects were developed in the case however the case remains open and
activerdquo
Currently Sgt Justin Willoughby along with his team are working on the case
The final case for the Palestine Police Department and the most recent in the area was from Oct
23 2013 when John Fereles 82 of Palestine was found dead inside his residence on the 100 block
of Longhorn Drive He was discovered after a family member requested that the PD check on his
welfare Reports show that Fereles died from trauma to the body and the investigation brought
several persons of interest but no arrests were made
Currently detective David Kassaw is the lead detective for this case
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ldquoAll homicides in which an arrest ways not made are still considered as an open caserdquo Muniz said
ldquoThe cases will never be closed until a suspect has been brought to justice The Palestine Police
Department will continue to work these cases in order to give closure to the families of the victims
and to the communityrdquo
According to Taylor when a murder is committed law enforcement has roughly 72 hours before the
trail goes cold During that time investigators canvass the area searching for any clues they can
get from reliving the victims life
ldquoUsually you run across somebody that gives you an indicationrdquo Taylor said ldquoYou find something
that says ah that one did it this is the motive but in these we didnrsquotrdquo
Though Anderson County has only had a handful of unsolved cases they are each continually
watched and thought about by all of the officers involved
ldquoAs a law enforcement officer open homicides always haunt usrdquo Taylor said ldquoWe talk about these
cases and we look at these cases again and we put them all out on the tablerdquo
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I also wonder why my brother John Autry Sutton is not on this list We would love to see his case solved andget justice for him
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Hollywood has glamorized it Networks have made millions from its portrayal and yet it is described
as a plague in Anderson County and elsewhere across America Drugs like cocaine K2 marijuana
PCP and methamphetamine have all contributed to the areas crime rate
According to Sheriff Greg Taylor of the Anderson County Sheriffrsquos Office 2014 saw a total of 287
drug related incidents in the county That averages to nearly five drug related arrests a week The
Palestine Police Department alone held 60 cases involving felony drug investigations which vary
from manufacturing and delivery of a controlled substance to just possession Lt Jeff Powell said
But there is no other drug more prevalent at home than meth While the county faces a wide range
of drugs methamphetamine accounts for nearly 60 percent of the arrests
ldquoAll drugs are bad but meth seems to be the biggest plague around hererdquo Taylor said
Methamphetamine an addictive hallucinogen made from a concoction of what you might find under
the bathroom counter and in the medicine cabinet causes long term damages that includes physical
and psychological issues The National Institute of Drug Abuse described several long term effects
such as changes in brain structure and function deficits in thinking and motor skills increased
distractibility memory loss aggressive or violent behavior mood disturbances severe dental
problems and weight loss as a result of continuous use of methamphetamine
With its highly addictive tendencies users of methamphetamine often find themselves willing to do
what they can to get a fix Allyson Mitchell district attorney for Anderson County said there is a
direct correlation between drug use and crime
ldquoThe bottom line is that they have to finance their addictionrdquo Mitchell said ldquoMost of these people
dont have eight to five jobs You see the theft and burglary and we even see prostitution here too
They stoop as low as to selling themselves to get their next fixrdquo
The combined efforts of the law enforcement agencies along with the DAs office has worked to
lower the impact of drugs on the community with their main attention at ridding the area of the
dealers that keep their customers trapped
ldquoI know for every bad person in the world theres another one waiting in line but we keep going
ofter themrdquo Mitchell said ldquoMy goal is to get the word out on the streets that were not playing with
these charges Were getting our community backrdquo
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Lt James Muniz described the Palestine Police Departments efforts in cleaning the streets of the
suppliers as an on going process The department formed a drug unit nearly a little over a year ago
and since then has used it to investigate different suspects
ldquoWe work on an almost weekly basis trying to make an impact on those in the community trying to
profit from the illegal waysrdquo Muniz said ldquoSince we got a new chief hes totally supported the drug
unit and the departments efforts to do what we can to slow down the drug traderdquo
While the root of the problem is the dealers Taylor said that he hopes that those trapped in
addiction are able to get help to get out
ldquoWe have to arrest them but there needs to be more help for them especially first time offendersrdquo
Taylor said ldquoDealers however they need to gordquo
Taylor explained that the only way to truly stop drugs is to stop people from wanting them and that
starts with education at a young age The Sheriffs Office makes a point to bring education
especially to younger crowds in hopes of heading off the issue before it becomes a problem by
using their DARE program
Though law enforcement works around the clock to stop those who profit and those addicted to
controlled substances the best way for citizens to help combat the drug issue is to remain vigilant to
their surroundings Homes that seem to frequent a lot of traffic such as short visits might be related
to a distributer in the area
Citizens are encouraged to contact the law enforcement agencies or even to call CrimeStoppers at
903shy729shy8477 if they see suspicious activity in their area
ldquoIm proud of the efforts of the law enforcement are making in combating the issue and Im proud of
those willing to speak uprdquo Mitchell said ldquoThey say it takes a village to raise a kid but it takes a
village to keep the community saferdquo
For those trapped in recreational drug use there is help in the community including several areas
that have support groups such as Narcotics Anonymous Meetings can be found at the Brown
Building on Monday Wednesday and Saturday at 6 pm Palestine Unity Group holds groups on
Monday Wednesday andFriday at 8 pm and the Td County Jail Lc Powledge Unit holds theirs on
Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 3 pm
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Moon Rivers Naturals owners Stephen and Stefanie McNeely are hoping to help contribute to the redevelopment of downtown Tyler with the addition oftheir new store
Until recently an online business Moon Rivers Naturals took up residence in a refurbished store at 265 S Broadway Ave in May
ldquoWe wanted to expand in the Tyler market and in the local community to become more of a part ofthis areardquo Stephen McNeely said ldquoThe online world the global market is awesome The worldrsquos sosmall now you can ship anywhere but really we want to start investing some in our own community shyespecially this little strip which is so cool Therersquos a really creative community happening here and wewant to be a part of thatrdquo
Offering body products such as soaps and scrubs made with local organic ingredients Moon RiversNaturals was an opportunity for the McNeelyrsquos to share their passion for healthy living The productsare made with essential oils avoiding colorants and fragrance oils that remove nutrients and candamage and bleach skin
ldquoI think people in our generation are genuinely starting to care about where their products come fromwhere the ingredients come from and things like thatrdquo Stephen McNeely said ldquoWe want to be a partof that movementrdquo
Everything is made locally with a basic batch of soap taking roughly two weeks to complete before itrsquos ready for shipping
ldquoWe keep everything smallshybatch to ensure that it still has that human touchrdquo he said ldquoA lot of companies go out and have labs do their stuff and thenjust put their name on it but we really want to produce everything hererdquo
The company named after their firstborn son Rivers originated in their home in Hawkins dubbed the Moon Rivers Homestead Soon after starting thecompany the couple decided to sell some of the soaps Stefanie had been making at a music festival
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ldquoLiterally that morning we were printing off labels and putting them on productsrdquo Stephen McNeelysaid ldquoIt was all very shoddy since we didnrsquot really have our branding down then but she sold out ofeverything We kind of pinned down our market that first day We made a real connection with thecommunityrdquo
After the success of the festival Stephen and Stefanie McNeely began meeting with retailers andresearching product ideas Their business took them from San Francisco to New York with over 100retailers nationwide and a few in Canada selling Moon Rivers Naturals products
ldquoStarting out especially when yoursquore working out of your home you never get away from itrdquo StephenMcNeely said ldquoSo wersquore making soap at midnight because with the chemicals and stuff we tried not todo it around our son since he was so young and it could be very dangerous You just work 15shyhourdays weekends and all that and if yoursquore not working itrsquos on your mindrdquo
Now that the company has a few years behind it Stephen said they hope to expand into other fieldsone day under the same umbrella of Moon Rivers Naturals
More information can be found at wwwmoonriversnaturalscom
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Tyler photographer TJC professor to photograph GrandCanyon as summer artist in residencePublished on Thursday 2 June 2016 0736 shy Written by
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Regardless of what hersquos photographing shy whether itrsquos aperson an object or a landscape shy freelancephotographer Robert Langham III said every subjecthas a story to tell
For the next two weeks Langham hopes to find thosestories on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon
ldquoWhen you see the canyon itrsquos hard to comprehend itssizerdquo Langham said ldquoWe tend to measure the canyonagainst our own body Itrsquos how we can process it Irsquodlike to capture that momentrdquo
Langham was selected for the third year in a row toparticipate in the ArtistshyinshyResidence program throughthe US National Parks Service This time he and hiswife Katie will spend two weeks at the canyon
Langham was previously assigned to photographHubbell Trading Post National Historic Site in GanadoArizona in 2014 and the Petrified Forest PetrifiedForest National Park in 2015
According to the National Park Service the program invites artists to stay in a historic area to share their view of the parkrsquos interpretive themes such asecology the environment park advocacy and conservation
Moonset Shiprock New Mexico 1999
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Langham hopes to capture the moment when a person crests the top of the rim returning from a hikeinto the canyon Langham said he will focus on landscapes But beyond those specific imagesLangham hopes to surprise himself with what he captures He looks forward to the images he doesnrsquotanticipate on the outset of the trip
ldquoWhen Irsquom photographing I always keep in mind that most of the time Irsquom just guessingrdquo Langhamsaid ldquoNow I have a lot of confidence in my guessing but I just keep it open that therersquos somethingthat I donrsquot know Even if Irsquom just looking at dirt therersquos something I donrsquot know so Irsquom going to bewilling to guessrdquo
When not behind the camera Langham instructs future photographers as an adjunct teacher at TylerJunior College One of the first lessons his students learn is what itrsquos like to see as a camera sees
ldquoWhen you get a new student no matter what their age is the problem is learning to see whatrsquos infront of your own eyes and then to see like a camerardquo Langham said ldquoItrsquos simple but itrsquos kind of aradical shift People donrsquot understand that itrsquos going to happen So I have to say when people walk intomy class they quickly find out that itrsquos a collegeshylevel class and itrsquos full immersion and yoursquore going todo unusual thingsrdquo
While his lessons focus on expanding his studentsrsquo perspective Langham is constantly challenginghimself to expand
ldquoTeaching is a passion of mine just dealing with human consciousness and trying to get them toexpand a little bitrdquo Langham said ldquoOf course I use these same lessons on myself and my artwork Inever count on the fact that what Irsquom looking at is all there is to see Therersquos more therersquos alwaysmorerdquo
Langham said one lesson he uses regularly is ldquoAnything worth doing is worth doing badly at firstrdquo
He explained that intense focus to capture one specific image or perfect idea sometimes can keep him from beginning at all
ldquoI probably canrsquot hit genius at first but I can start with a stupid idea and then improve a little bit at a timerdquo Langham saidldquoThe point is if yoursquore trying for a genius idea yoursquoll never get started but if you start with a stupid idea yoursquoll get startedand the point is to get started
ldquoItrsquos not the quality of the idea itrsquos just to get goingrdquo he added ldquoOnce you get started everything in the world is asfascinating as chairs and you start walking into rooms and you see things that nobody else has seenrdquo
Langhamrsquos most recent work includes his ldquoBlackfork Bestiary projectrdquo an exhibition of photographs depicting rescued oradopted wild animals and other creatures found near his home in Tyler
For more information visit httprobertlanghamblogspotcom
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By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Jan 6 2016
This year Westwood Junior High has taken an initiative to thwart cybershybullying before it happens
As a fundraiser for the student council the school is encouraging a new software that stops bullying
with an app
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ldquoIts designed to help parents be more aware of how their children are using social mediardquo
Westwood Junior High Principal Julana Harmon said ldquoIts easy to hide behind your device and say
mean thingsrdquo
My Social Sitter is a new program developed to encourage positive communication between
students With the software parents are able to view any messages that hold key phrases that
could be seen as offensive or selfshyharming So far the program covers text messaging and Twitter
but is growing to include other platforms as well
ldquoBasically I was a child that experienced bullying before social media existedrdquo founder Michele Joel
said ldquoMany times when I moved around for my dads job I experienced the cruelty of kids being
the new kid everywhere I moved Through the years I was able to overcome it but I still as an adult
had some little anxiety issues I finally overcame that and my career brought me into technology and
marketing and product development I was on the forefront of building communities and creating
programs where people can interact with each other and then I started reading on the news where
kids were using social media in a way that I never even thought Not to bring people together but to
really harm each otherrdquo
Joel developed the program to keep parents aware of whats happening in their childrens world
According to a release My Social Sitter uses a realshytime filter that rejects harmful content using an
algorithm based on customized user settings and filters including slang and sentiment in six
languages
ldquoTodayrsquos world of social media gives kids the opportunity to say whatever theyrsquore thinking whenever
they think it ndash sometimes to their own detrimentrdquo Joel said ldquoBut My Social Sitter instantly prevents
users from posting negative social media posts protecting them and others from harmful contentrdquo
The app connects to a userrsquos Twitter account so that when messages are sent they go through
multiple layers of the My Social Sitter algorithms to decide if it is appropriate based on an
individualrsquos custom settings Appropriate messages are posted or sent If appropriate it is
immediately posted If inappropriate the parents are notified
ldquoIt gave us a way to provide something to parents and at the same time a tool to encourage
students as wellrdquo Harmon said ldquoThe other side to the software is that theres options for the kids to
earn points for the positive things they say We thought what a great opportunity for kids to say
positive thingsrdquo
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The release said that users are incentivized to use the app through gamification for every positive
message a user sends they earn tokens which can be redeemed for prizes
The program is available on desktop or through an app for both Android and iPhone users
Westwood Junior High parents who sign up will receive $10 off of the regular annual fee of $3999
with the promo code PANTHERS Parents can sign up at wwwmyssocialsittercom
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By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Oct 2 2015
HALEY HOAR | HeraldshyPressStudents at Northside Primary participate in a districtshywide endeavor called Daily Five They can read or work on exercises for 20minutes at the start of the day to ldquobuild staminardquo Daily Five also encourages and improves reading skills This program is an exampleof improving academics part of the Vision 2020 plan
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Palestine Independent School District has begun preparing for its next stage of education The
program known as Vision 2020 is a fiveshyyear strategic plan to enhance the six campuses and the
district as a whole
Vision 2020 is broken into seven key objectives according to Superintendent Jason Marshall The
objectives are academics human resources college and career readiness technology community
relationships extracurriculars and business services
Marshall said the district finished its previous fiveshyyear plan started in 2010 which focused mainly
on facility enhancements and upgrades due to a $64 million school bond that was passed in 2009
ldquoWhile were going to stay with pretty much the same format as from the 2010 to 2015 planrdquo
Marshall said ldquoHowever that plan was a strategic plan only and this time were going to add some
systems to it and make it a little bit more broad range comprehensive planrdquo
The first segment of Vision 2020 was the gathering of comments from both the community and
faculty Meetings were held throughout September to bring attention to the new plan and surveys
are still available on the districts website at wwwpalestineschoolsorg
ldquoWere asking them on the surveys to look at each of the seven components and from your
perspective which one should we prioritize as No 1 and which one should we prioritize as No 7rdquo
Marshall said ldquoAt the same time with the survey there are a couple of openedshyended questions
and were saying Whats most important to you and What type of district do you want Palestine to
be in 2020
Ill be honest with you I wrote that question on purposewe dont know what kind of answers were
going to get All of the questions that were asking and all of the work that were doing thats the
central question What do we want to be in 2020rdquo
The Vision 2020 plan will have committees covering each objective with representatives from the
community as well as the campuses Marshall said that roughly 10 people will be on each
committee and will meet to review each years progress as the plan moves forward Each survey
has the option of being filled out anonymously or parents or community members can enter their
information or apply to serve on the committees
Larissa Loveless public relations director for Palestine school district said the object of the
committees is not just work harder but also work smarter
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We could have very quickly produced a document on paper but were taking very meticulous steps
to get inputrdquo Loveless said
Marshall said that tentatively the timeline is set to have a final draft of Vision 2020 by the January
2016 board meeting After a month focused on parent and community input the district is focusing
on faculty and board input before forming committees in midshyOctober The committees for each
objective will meet to lay out plans for a rough draft of Vision 2020 to present to the board before
winter break
More information can be found in a presentation on the districts website
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ldquoIts just an unfortunate part of this business that sometimes a crime happens where theres no
witnesses and theres no ability to find themrdquo Sheriff Greg Taylor of the Anderson County Sheriffs
Office said ldquoThe crooks are cold hearted enough and slick enough and shrewd enough to never
give themselves away Serial killers get away with murder sometimes for years and years before
theyre ever caught Its just a sad realityrdquo
After discussions with both the ACSO and the Palestine Police department there are 10 unsolved
cases that plague these two law offices of Anderson County a relatively small number compared to
the amount of cold cases in the state of Texas alone
ldquoTheres thousands of unsolved murders in the state of Texas since 1992rdquo Taylor said ldquoIts sad but
its a reality that all counties just about every county in the state has some casesrdquo
The Palestine PD currently has five unsolved cases since 1987 that are continually studied and
investigated
ldquoOn all these cases the cases have never closedrdquo Lt James Muniz of the Palestine Police
Department said ldquoYou might have some time that goes by that you dont physically work on the
case but from time to time you review all these casesrdquo
The Palestine PDs oldest case concerns the death of Ethel Baggett an 82shyyearshyold woman from
Palestine whose body was found inside her home on the 2700 block of North Jackson Street
According to Muniz Bagget died as a result of trauma to the body in 1987 Muniz said that an
extensive case followed the death of Bagget but no suspects were ever arrested leaving the case
as open and active to this time
Muniz described the constant review of the cases pointing out the box that held Baggets case in it
as he is the investigator in the case
ldquoI know where it is all the timerdquo Muniz said ldquoIts been awhile since weve worked on it but if
anybody comes up and says hey what can you tell us about this well Ive got the case right here
We dont have to hunt for itrdquo
The oldest case for the ACSO Taylor said involved 12shyyearshyold Brandy Thompson who
disappeared from a friends house in April of 1992 After an extensive search for the child including
multiple search ads that ran in the HeraldshyPress at the time Thompsons body was found in a
residential community called Happy Valley Lane
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ldquoIt was really sad and it affected a lot of the officersrdquo Taylor said ldquoI have one or two officers that are
back here from the time that it happened and it affected them pretty drasticallyrdquo
Though investigations were performed and speculations made there was never enough evidence to
decisively arrest a suspect
ldquoThe case is still openrdquo Taylor said ldquoWe have our suspects We have looked into this case since
then just a few years ago we looked into it some more All these cold cases we try to refresh
ourselves on from time to time look at them again and see if theres anything new any new
information Unfortunately I can only speculate as to whordquo
The second case that the ACSO faced was the death of William Holiday 46 in 1996 when Taylor
was starting as a deputy
Taylor said he was the responding deputy to a call of a man who had been found lying on his back
and appeared to have several gunshot wounds off of 287 South near CR 171 Not only was this
case investigated by the ACSO but it was also brought to the attention of the Texas Rangers and
the District Attorneys office The investigation led authorities to Houston where Holiday was last
seen Holiday who was reported as a truck driver had left his vehicle in a truck stop in Houston and
made his way to Anderson County
ldquoThey were never able to quite piece together how he got up here who brought him up here why
they shot him and dumped him on the side of the road way up here when he was in Houston to
begin withrdquo Taylor said ldquoThat ones still open and its a mystery Lots of speculation but nothing
concreterdquo
It was nearly five years after the confusing case of Holiday before the ACSO faced its next open
case In what Taylor described as haunting the county saw the death of 19shyyearshyold Palestine High
School student Joshua Seales who was found in the trunk of a car on Sept 1 2001
ldquoWhen we opened the trunk his body was inside the trunk and he was burned very badly toordquo
Taylor said ldquoThe autopsy proved that he died of homicidal violence as wellrdquo
Seales had last been seen running errands with another man According to the Wanted flier created
by the ACSO ldquowitnesses stated that it appeared that Seals may have been followed by unknown
subjectsrdquo A forensic artist released a drawing of the man believed to have been accompanying
Seales before his death but have never been able to identify him
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ldquoThis case remains openrdquo Taylor said ldquoWe do ask frequently with our local folks that come in and
out of here about this case We believe that theres one or two that come in here that do know
about it but they just wont talkrdquo
Taylor said he believes this to be a case where Seales was just in the wrong place at the wrong
time Currently CrimesStoppers is offering a $5000 for the arrest and conviction those responsible
for the death of Seales
ldquoThey all haunt us but this one haunts us a lot a 19shyyearshyold kid lost his life and were unable to
solve itrdquo
After nearly 17 years Palestine PD faced its next cold case In February 20 2004 officers
responded to a call concerning a deceased person
Muniz said that police discovered the body of 79shyyearshyold Rosemary Sarosdy at her residence on
the 1600 block of Court Drive She died of trauma to the body According to Muniz details
concerning the case were not revealed as a precaution to hindering any further investigations
Sometimes even though law enforcement believe to have their suspects the cases remain cold
such as in the case of 51shyyearshyold Melton Pariss murder Taylor said that the ACSO saw Pariss
case in 2007 when the victim was found shot to death in his home in Tennessee Colony
ldquoThe Sheriffs Office and the District Attorneys office investigated that case and its still openrdquo Taylor
said ldquoThis is one where we believe who shot this individual and that individual is now dead We will
never be able to concretely prove it Were confident Im confident of who killed this man but hes
dead now and well probably never know for surerdquo
In 2008 the ACSO saw their final cold case and one that could only be described as grizzly
ldquoThis ones really toughrdquo Taylor said while handing out a flyer for information regarding the death of
Betty Waters Waters an 81 year old woman was found dead laying in her living room not far from
her front door with a neck wound from where it had been cut
ldquoWe can speculate all day longrdquo Taylor said ldquoWe interviewed oh my gosh we interviewed so many
peoplerdquo
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Taylor said that there had been multiple people around the area due from a tree trimming crew and
that every single worker was interviewed and yet all that came about was a report of an old white
vehicle leaving the area
ldquoThis ones really tragic we can only speculate what happened to herrdquo Taylor said
There is a $10000 reward for any information regarding the Waters case
ldquoFor any of these cases were asking any one that has any information they can call CrimeStoppers
and possibly receive an awardrdquo Taylor said ldquoWed certainly would welcome any tips on any of these
cases Theyre all heartbreaking in their own way No one deserves to die without justicerdquo
It was in the same year that the Palestine PD responded to a call of a discovered body Ricardo
Loaeza 29 of Palestine was found dead in a wooded area in the 1600 block of Eilenstein Street by
a passerby who then called in anonymously with information
Muniz said that Loaeza was determined to have died from trauma to the body During the
investigation several persons of interest were developed however nothing became of the
suspicions and no suspects were apprehended Currently Muniz is leading the investigation
Loaezas unsolved murder was followed in 2009 by Vergie Spurlock a 66shyyearshyold Palestine man
who was found killed in his residence at the 700 block of Head Street His body had been
discovered after a visitor came by and could not get an answer at the door The visitor looked
through the window and saw Spurlock on the floor Muniz said that an ldquoextensive investigation was
conducted and several suspects were developed in the case however the case remains open and
activerdquo
Currently Sgt Justin Willoughby along with his team are working on the case
The final case for the Palestine Police Department and the most recent in the area was from Oct
23 2013 when John Fereles 82 of Palestine was found dead inside his residence on the 100 block
of Longhorn Drive He was discovered after a family member requested that the PD check on his
welfare Reports show that Fereles died from trauma to the body and the investigation brought
several persons of interest but no arrests were made
Currently detective David Kassaw is the lead detective for this case
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ldquoAll homicides in which an arrest ways not made are still considered as an open caserdquo Muniz said
ldquoThe cases will never be closed until a suspect has been brought to justice The Palestine Police
Department will continue to work these cases in order to give closure to the families of the victims
and to the communityrdquo
According to Taylor when a murder is committed law enforcement has roughly 72 hours before the
trail goes cold During that time investigators canvass the area searching for any clues they can
get from reliving the victims life
ldquoUsually you run across somebody that gives you an indicationrdquo Taylor said ldquoYou find something
that says ah that one did it this is the motive but in these we didnrsquotrdquo
Though Anderson County has only had a handful of unsolved cases they are each continually
watched and thought about by all of the officers involved
ldquoAs a law enforcement officer open homicides always haunt usrdquo Taylor said ldquoWe talk about these
cases and we look at these cases again and we put them all out on the tablerdquo
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I also wonder why my brother John Autry Sutton is not on this list We would love to see his case solved andget justice for him
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The costs of meth in Anderson County
By HALEY HOAR hhoarPHP Mar 8 2015
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Hollywood has glamorized it Networks have made millions from its portrayal and yet it is described
as a plague in Anderson County and elsewhere across America Drugs like cocaine K2 marijuana
PCP and methamphetamine have all contributed to the areas crime rate
According to Sheriff Greg Taylor of the Anderson County Sheriffrsquos Office 2014 saw a total of 287
drug related incidents in the county That averages to nearly five drug related arrests a week The
Palestine Police Department alone held 60 cases involving felony drug investigations which vary
from manufacturing and delivery of a controlled substance to just possession Lt Jeff Powell said
But there is no other drug more prevalent at home than meth While the county faces a wide range
of drugs methamphetamine accounts for nearly 60 percent of the arrests
ldquoAll drugs are bad but meth seems to be the biggest plague around hererdquo Taylor said
Methamphetamine an addictive hallucinogen made from a concoction of what you might find under
the bathroom counter and in the medicine cabinet causes long term damages that includes physical
and psychological issues The National Institute of Drug Abuse described several long term effects
such as changes in brain structure and function deficits in thinking and motor skills increased
distractibility memory loss aggressive or violent behavior mood disturbances severe dental
problems and weight loss as a result of continuous use of methamphetamine
With its highly addictive tendencies users of methamphetamine often find themselves willing to do
what they can to get a fix Allyson Mitchell district attorney for Anderson County said there is a
direct correlation between drug use and crime
ldquoThe bottom line is that they have to finance their addictionrdquo Mitchell said ldquoMost of these people
dont have eight to five jobs You see the theft and burglary and we even see prostitution here too
They stoop as low as to selling themselves to get their next fixrdquo
The combined efforts of the law enforcement agencies along with the DAs office has worked to
lower the impact of drugs on the community with their main attention at ridding the area of the
dealers that keep their customers trapped
ldquoI know for every bad person in the world theres another one waiting in line but we keep going
ofter themrdquo Mitchell said ldquoMy goal is to get the word out on the streets that were not playing with
these charges Were getting our community backrdquo
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Lt James Muniz described the Palestine Police Departments efforts in cleaning the streets of the
suppliers as an on going process The department formed a drug unit nearly a little over a year ago
and since then has used it to investigate different suspects
ldquoWe work on an almost weekly basis trying to make an impact on those in the community trying to
profit from the illegal waysrdquo Muniz said ldquoSince we got a new chief hes totally supported the drug
unit and the departments efforts to do what we can to slow down the drug traderdquo
While the root of the problem is the dealers Taylor said that he hopes that those trapped in
addiction are able to get help to get out
ldquoWe have to arrest them but there needs to be more help for them especially first time offendersrdquo
Taylor said ldquoDealers however they need to gordquo
Taylor explained that the only way to truly stop drugs is to stop people from wanting them and that
starts with education at a young age The Sheriffs Office makes a point to bring education
especially to younger crowds in hopes of heading off the issue before it becomes a problem by
using their DARE program
Though law enforcement works around the clock to stop those who profit and those addicted to
controlled substances the best way for citizens to help combat the drug issue is to remain vigilant to
their surroundings Homes that seem to frequent a lot of traffic such as short visits might be related
to a distributer in the area
Citizens are encouraged to contact the law enforcement agencies or even to call CrimeStoppers at
903shy729shy8477 if they see suspicious activity in their area
ldquoIm proud of the efforts of the law enforcement are making in combating the issue and Im proud of
those willing to speak uprdquo Mitchell said ldquoThey say it takes a village to raise a kid but it takes a
village to keep the community saferdquo
For those trapped in recreational drug use there is help in the community including several areas
that have support groups such as Narcotics Anonymous Meetings can be found at the Brown
Building on Monday Wednesday and Saturday at 6 pm Palestine Unity Group holds groups on
Monday Wednesday andFriday at 8 pm and the Td County Jail Lc Powledge Unit holds theirs on
Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 3 pm
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Moon Rivers Naturals owners Stephen and Stefanie McNeely are hoping to help contribute to the redevelopment of downtown Tyler with the addition oftheir new store
Until recently an online business Moon Rivers Naturals took up residence in a refurbished store at 265 S Broadway Ave in May
ldquoWe wanted to expand in the Tyler market and in the local community to become more of a part ofthis areardquo Stephen McNeely said ldquoThe online world the global market is awesome The worldrsquos sosmall now you can ship anywhere but really we want to start investing some in our own community shyespecially this little strip which is so cool Therersquos a really creative community happening here and wewant to be a part of thatrdquo
Offering body products such as soaps and scrubs made with local organic ingredients Moon RiversNaturals was an opportunity for the McNeelyrsquos to share their passion for healthy living The productsare made with essential oils avoiding colorants and fragrance oils that remove nutrients and candamage and bleach skin
ldquoI think people in our generation are genuinely starting to care about where their products come fromwhere the ingredients come from and things like thatrdquo Stephen McNeely said ldquoWe want to be a partof that movementrdquo
Everything is made locally with a basic batch of soap taking roughly two weeks to complete before itrsquos ready for shipping
ldquoWe keep everything smallshybatch to ensure that it still has that human touchrdquo he said ldquoA lot of companies go out and have labs do their stuff and thenjust put their name on it but we really want to produce everything hererdquo
The company named after their firstborn son Rivers originated in their home in Hawkins dubbed the Moon Rivers Homestead Soon after starting thecompany the couple decided to sell some of the soaps Stefanie had been making at a music festival
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ldquoLiterally that morning we were printing off labels and putting them on productsrdquo Stephen McNeelysaid ldquoIt was all very shoddy since we didnrsquot really have our branding down then but she sold out ofeverything We kind of pinned down our market that first day We made a real connection with thecommunityrdquo
After the success of the festival Stephen and Stefanie McNeely began meeting with retailers andresearching product ideas Their business took them from San Francisco to New York with over 100retailers nationwide and a few in Canada selling Moon Rivers Naturals products
ldquoStarting out especially when yoursquore working out of your home you never get away from itrdquo StephenMcNeely said ldquoSo wersquore making soap at midnight because with the chemicals and stuff we tried not todo it around our son since he was so young and it could be very dangerous You just work 15shyhourdays weekends and all that and if yoursquore not working itrsquos on your mindrdquo
Now that the company has a few years behind it Stephen said they hope to expand into other fieldsone day under the same umbrella of Moon Rivers Naturals
More information can be found at wwwmoonriversnaturalscom
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Tyler photographer TJC professor to photograph GrandCanyon as summer artist in residencePublished on Thursday 2 June 2016 0736 shy Written by
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Regardless of what hersquos photographing shy whether itrsquos aperson an object or a landscape shy freelancephotographer Robert Langham III said every subjecthas a story to tell
For the next two weeks Langham hopes to find thosestories on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon
ldquoWhen you see the canyon itrsquos hard to comprehend itssizerdquo Langham said ldquoWe tend to measure the canyonagainst our own body Itrsquos how we can process it Irsquodlike to capture that momentrdquo
Langham was selected for the third year in a row toparticipate in the ArtistshyinshyResidence program throughthe US National Parks Service This time he and hiswife Katie will spend two weeks at the canyon
Langham was previously assigned to photographHubbell Trading Post National Historic Site in GanadoArizona in 2014 and the Petrified Forest PetrifiedForest National Park in 2015
According to the National Park Service the program invites artists to stay in a historic area to share their view of the parkrsquos interpretive themes such asecology the environment park advocacy and conservation
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Langham hopes to capture the moment when a person crests the top of the rim returning from a hikeinto the canyon Langham said he will focus on landscapes But beyond those specific imagesLangham hopes to surprise himself with what he captures He looks forward to the images he doesnrsquotanticipate on the outset of the trip
ldquoWhen Irsquom photographing I always keep in mind that most of the time Irsquom just guessingrdquo Langhamsaid ldquoNow I have a lot of confidence in my guessing but I just keep it open that therersquos somethingthat I donrsquot know Even if Irsquom just looking at dirt therersquos something I donrsquot know so Irsquom going to bewilling to guessrdquo
When not behind the camera Langham instructs future photographers as an adjunct teacher at TylerJunior College One of the first lessons his students learn is what itrsquos like to see as a camera sees
ldquoWhen you get a new student no matter what their age is the problem is learning to see whatrsquos infront of your own eyes and then to see like a camerardquo Langham said ldquoItrsquos simple but itrsquos kind of aradical shift People donrsquot understand that itrsquos going to happen So I have to say when people walk intomy class they quickly find out that itrsquos a collegeshylevel class and itrsquos full immersion and yoursquore going todo unusual thingsrdquo
While his lessons focus on expanding his studentsrsquo perspective Langham is constantly challenginghimself to expand
ldquoTeaching is a passion of mine just dealing with human consciousness and trying to get them toexpand a little bitrdquo Langham said ldquoOf course I use these same lessons on myself and my artwork Inever count on the fact that what Irsquom looking at is all there is to see Therersquos more therersquos alwaysmorerdquo
Langham said one lesson he uses regularly is ldquoAnything worth doing is worth doing badly at firstrdquo
He explained that intense focus to capture one specific image or perfect idea sometimes can keep him from beginning at all
ldquoI probably canrsquot hit genius at first but I can start with a stupid idea and then improve a little bit at a timerdquo Langham saidldquoThe point is if yoursquore trying for a genius idea yoursquoll never get started but if you start with a stupid idea yoursquoll get startedand the point is to get started
ldquoItrsquos not the quality of the idea itrsquos just to get goingrdquo he added ldquoOnce you get started everything in the world is asfascinating as chairs and you start walking into rooms and you see things that nobody else has seenrdquo
Langhamrsquos most recent work includes his ldquoBlackfork Bestiary projectrdquo an exhibition of photographs depicting rescued oradopted wild animals and other creatures found near his home in Tyler
For more information visit httprobertlanghamblogspotcom
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Westwood takes on cybershybullying
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Jan 6 2016
This year Westwood Junior High has taken an initiative to thwart cybershybullying before it happens
As a fundraiser for the student council the school is encouraging a new software that stops bullying
with an app
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ldquoIts designed to help parents be more aware of how their children are using social mediardquo
Westwood Junior High Principal Julana Harmon said ldquoIts easy to hide behind your device and say
mean thingsrdquo
My Social Sitter is a new program developed to encourage positive communication between
students With the software parents are able to view any messages that hold key phrases that
could be seen as offensive or selfshyharming So far the program covers text messaging and Twitter
but is growing to include other platforms as well
ldquoBasically I was a child that experienced bullying before social media existedrdquo founder Michele Joel
said ldquoMany times when I moved around for my dads job I experienced the cruelty of kids being
the new kid everywhere I moved Through the years I was able to overcome it but I still as an adult
had some little anxiety issues I finally overcame that and my career brought me into technology and
marketing and product development I was on the forefront of building communities and creating
programs where people can interact with each other and then I started reading on the news where
kids were using social media in a way that I never even thought Not to bring people together but to
really harm each otherrdquo
Joel developed the program to keep parents aware of whats happening in their childrens world
According to a release My Social Sitter uses a realshytime filter that rejects harmful content using an
algorithm based on customized user settings and filters including slang and sentiment in six
languages
ldquoTodayrsquos world of social media gives kids the opportunity to say whatever theyrsquore thinking whenever
they think it ndash sometimes to their own detrimentrdquo Joel said ldquoBut My Social Sitter instantly prevents
users from posting negative social media posts protecting them and others from harmful contentrdquo
The app connects to a userrsquos Twitter account so that when messages are sent they go through
multiple layers of the My Social Sitter algorithms to decide if it is appropriate based on an
individualrsquos custom settings Appropriate messages are posted or sent If appropriate it is
immediately posted If inappropriate the parents are notified
ldquoIt gave us a way to provide something to parents and at the same time a tool to encourage
students as wellrdquo Harmon said ldquoThe other side to the software is that theres options for the kids to
earn points for the positive things they say We thought what a great opportunity for kids to say
positive thingsrdquo
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The release said that users are incentivized to use the app through gamification for every positive
message a user sends they earn tokens which can be redeemed for prizes
The program is available on desktop or through an app for both Android and iPhone users
Westwood Junior High parents who sign up will receive $10 off of the regular annual fee of $3999
with the promo code PANTHERS Parents can sign up at wwwmyssocialsittercom
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Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Oct 2 2015
HALEY HOAR | HeraldshyPressStudents at Northside Primary participate in a districtshywide endeavor called Daily Five They can read or work on exercises for 20minutes at the start of the day to ldquobuild staminardquo Daily Five also encourages and improves reading skills This program is an exampleof improving academics part of the Vision 2020 plan
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Palestine Independent School District has begun preparing for its next stage of education The
program known as Vision 2020 is a fiveshyyear strategic plan to enhance the six campuses and the
district as a whole
Vision 2020 is broken into seven key objectives according to Superintendent Jason Marshall The
objectives are academics human resources college and career readiness technology community
relationships extracurriculars and business services
Marshall said the district finished its previous fiveshyyear plan started in 2010 which focused mainly
on facility enhancements and upgrades due to a $64 million school bond that was passed in 2009
ldquoWhile were going to stay with pretty much the same format as from the 2010 to 2015 planrdquo
Marshall said ldquoHowever that plan was a strategic plan only and this time were going to add some
systems to it and make it a little bit more broad range comprehensive planrdquo
The first segment of Vision 2020 was the gathering of comments from both the community and
faculty Meetings were held throughout September to bring attention to the new plan and surveys
are still available on the districts website at wwwpalestineschoolsorg
ldquoWere asking them on the surveys to look at each of the seven components and from your
perspective which one should we prioritize as No 1 and which one should we prioritize as No 7rdquo
Marshall said ldquoAt the same time with the survey there are a couple of openedshyended questions
and were saying Whats most important to you and What type of district do you want Palestine to
be in 2020
Ill be honest with you I wrote that question on purposewe dont know what kind of answers were
going to get All of the questions that were asking and all of the work that were doing thats the
central question What do we want to be in 2020rdquo
The Vision 2020 plan will have committees covering each objective with representatives from the
community as well as the campuses Marshall said that roughly 10 people will be on each
committee and will meet to review each years progress as the plan moves forward Each survey
has the option of being filled out anonymously or parents or community members can enter their
information or apply to serve on the committees
Larissa Loveless public relations director for Palestine school district said the object of the
committees is not just work harder but also work smarter
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We could have very quickly produced a document on paper but were taking very meticulous steps
to get inputrdquo Loveless said
Marshall said that tentatively the timeline is set to have a final draft of Vision 2020 by the January
2016 board meeting After a month focused on parent and community input the district is focusing
on faculty and board input before forming committees in midshyOctober The committees for each
objective will meet to lay out plans for a rough draft of Vision 2020 to present to the board before
winter break
More information can be found in a presentation on the districts website
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ldquoIt was really sad and it affected a lot of the officersrdquo Taylor said ldquoI have one or two officers that are
back here from the time that it happened and it affected them pretty drasticallyrdquo
Though investigations were performed and speculations made there was never enough evidence to
decisively arrest a suspect
ldquoThe case is still openrdquo Taylor said ldquoWe have our suspects We have looked into this case since
then just a few years ago we looked into it some more All these cold cases we try to refresh
ourselves on from time to time look at them again and see if theres anything new any new
information Unfortunately I can only speculate as to whordquo
The second case that the ACSO faced was the death of William Holiday 46 in 1996 when Taylor
was starting as a deputy
Taylor said he was the responding deputy to a call of a man who had been found lying on his back
and appeared to have several gunshot wounds off of 287 South near CR 171 Not only was this
case investigated by the ACSO but it was also brought to the attention of the Texas Rangers and
the District Attorneys office The investigation led authorities to Houston where Holiday was last
seen Holiday who was reported as a truck driver had left his vehicle in a truck stop in Houston and
made his way to Anderson County
ldquoThey were never able to quite piece together how he got up here who brought him up here why
they shot him and dumped him on the side of the road way up here when he was in Houston to
begin withrdquo Taylor said ldquoThat ones still open and its a mystery Lots of speculation but nothing
concreterdquo
It was nearly five years after the confusing case of Holiday before the ACSO faced its next open
case In what Taylor described as haunting the county saw the death of 19shyyearshyold Palestine High
School student Joshua Seales who was found in the trunk of a car on Sept 1 2001
ldquoWhen we opened the trunk his body was inside the trunk and he was burned very badly toordquo
Taylor said ldquoThe autopsy proved that he died of homicidal violence as wellrdquo
Seales had last been seen running errands with another man According to the Wanted flier created
by the ACSO ldquowitnesses stated that it appeared that Seals may have been followed by unknown
subjectsrdquo A forensic artist released a drawing of the man believed to have been accompanying
Seales before his death but have never been able to identify him
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ldquoThis case remains openrdquo Taylor said ldquoWe do ask frequently with our local folks that come in and
out of here about this case We believe that theres one or two that come in here that do know
about it but they just wont talkrdquo
Taylor said he believes this to be a case where Seales was just in the wrong place at the wrong
time Currently CrimesStoppers is offering a $5000 for the arrest and conviction those responsible
for the death of Seales
ldquoThey all haunt us but this one haunts us a lot a 19shyyearshyold kid lost his life and were unable to
solve itrdquo
After nearly 17 years Palestine PD faced its next cold case In February 20 2004 officers
responded to a call concerning a deceased person
Muniz said that police discovered the body of 79shyyearshyold Rosemary Sarosdy at her residence on
the 1600 block of Court Drive She died of trauma to the body According to Muniz details
concerning the case were not revealed as a precaution to hindering any further investigations
Sometimes even though law enforcement believe to have their suspects the cases remain cold
such as in the case of 51shyyearshyold Melton Pariss murder Taylor said that the ACSO saw Pariss
case in 2007 when the victim was found shot to death in his home in Tennessee Colony
ldquoThe Sheriffs Office and the District Attorneys office investigated that case and its still openrdquo Taylor
said ldquoThis is one where we believe who shot this individual and that individual is now dead We will
never be able to concretely prove it Were confident Im confident of who killed this man but hes
dead now and well probably never know for surerdquo
In 2008 the ACSO saw their final cold case and one that could only be described as grizzly
ldquoThis ones really toughrdquo Taylor said while handing out a flyer for information regarding the death of
Betty Waters Waters an 81 year old woman was found dead laying in her living room not far from
her front door with a neck wound from where it had been cut
ldquoWe can speculate all day longrdquo Taylor said ldquoWe interviewed oh my gosh we interviewed so many
peoplerdquo
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Taylor said that there had been multiple people around the area due from a tree trimming crew and
that every single worker was interviewed and yet all that came about was a report of an old white
vehicle leaving the area
ldquoThis ones really tragic we can only speculate what happened to herrdquo Taylor said
There is a $10000 reward for any information regarding the Waters case
ldquoFor any of these cases were asking any one that has any information they can call CrimeStoppers
and possibly receive an awardrdquo Taylor said ldquoWed certainly would welcome any tips on any of these
cases Theyre all heartbreaking in their own way No one deserves to die without justicerdquo
It was in the same year that the Palestine PD responded to a call of a discovered body Ricardo
Loaeza 29 of Palestine was found dead in a wooded area in the 1600 block of Eilenstein Street by
a passerby who then called in anonymously with information
Muniz said that Loaeza was determined to have died from trauma to the body During the
investigation several persons of interest were developed however nothing became of the
suspicions and no suspects were apprehended Currently Muniz is leading the investigation
Loaezas unsolved murder was followed in 2009 by Vergie Spurlock a 66shyyearshyold Palestine man
who was found killed in his residence at the 700 block of Head Street His body had been
discovered after a visitor came by and could not get an answer at the door The visitor looked
through the window and saw Spurlock on the floor Muniz said that an ldquoextensive investigation was
conducted and several suspects were developed in the case however the case remains open and
activerdquo
Currently Sgt Justin Willoughby along with his team are working on the case
The final case for the Palestine Police Department and the most recent in the area was from Oct
23 2013 when John Fereles 82 of Palestine was found dead inside his residence on the 100 block
of Longhorn Drive He was discovered after a family member requested that the PD check on his
welfare Reports show that Fereles died from trauma to the body and the investigation brought
several persons of interest but no arrests were made
Currently detective David Kassaw is the lead detective for this case
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ldquoAll homicides in which an arrest ways not made are still considered as an open caserdquo Muniz said
ldquoThe cases will never be closed until a suspect has been brought to justice The Palestine Police
Department will continue to work these cases in order to give closure to the families of the victims
and to the communityrdquo
According to Taylor when a murder is committed law enforcement has roughly 72 hours before the
trail goes cold During that time investigators canvass the area searching for any clues they can
get from reliving the victims life
ldquoUsually you run across somebody that gives you an indicationrdquo Taylor said ldquoYou find something
that says ah that one did it this is the motive but in these we didnrsquotrdquo
Though Anderson County has only had a handful of unsolved cases they are each continually
watched and thought about by all of the officers involved
ldquoAs a law enforcement officer open homicides always haunt usrdquo Taylor said ldquoWe talk about these
cases and we look at these cases again and we put them all out on the tablerdquo
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The costs of meth in Anderson County
By HALEY HOAR hhoarPHP Mar 8 2015
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Hollywood has glamorized it Networks have made millions from its portrayal and yet it is described
as a plague in Anderson County and elsewhere across America Drugs like cocaine K2 marijuana
PCP and methamphetamine have all contributed to the areas crime rate
According to Sheriff Greg Taylor of the Anderson County Sheriffrsquos Office 2014 saw a total of 287
drug related incidents in the county That averages to nearly five drug related arrests a week The
Palestine Police Department alone held 60 cases involving felony drug investigations which vary
from manufacturing and delivery of a controlled substance to just possession Lt Jeff Powell said
But there is no other drug more prevalent at home than meth While the county faces a wide range
of drugs methamphetamine accounts for nearly 60 percent of the arrests
ldquoAll drugs are bad but meth seems to be the biggest plague around hererdquo Taylor said
Methamphetamine an addictive hallucinogen made from a concoction of what you might find under
the bathroom counter and in the medicine cabinet causes long term damages that includes physical
and psychological issues The National Institute of Drug Abuse described several long term effects
such as changes in brain structure and function deficits in thinking and motor skills increased
distractibility memory loss aggressive or violent behavior mood disturbances severe dental
problems and weight loss as a result of continuous use of methamphetamine
With its highly addictive tendencies users of methamphetamine often find themselves willing to do
what they can to get a fix Allyson Mitchell district attorney for Anderson County said there is a
direct correlation between drug use and crime
ldquoThe bottom line is that they have to finance their addictionrdquo Mitchell said ldquoMost of these people
dont have eight to five jobs You see the theft and burglary and we even see prostitution here too
They stoop as low as to selling themselves to get their next fixrdquo
The combined efforts of the law enforcement agencies along with the DAs office has worked to
lower the impact of drugs on the community with their main attention at ridding the area of the
dealers that keep their customers trapped
ldquoI know for every bad person in the world theres another one waiting in line but we keep going
ofter themrdquo Mitchell said ldquoMy goal is to get the word out on the streets that were not playing with
these charges Were getting our community backrdquo
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Lt James Muniz described the Palestine Police Departments efforts in cleaning the streets of the
suppliers as an on going process The department formed a drug unit nearly a little over a year ago
and since then has used it to investigate different suspects
ldquoWe work on an almost weekly basis trying to make an impact on those in the community trying to
profit from the illegal waysrdquo Muniz said ldquoSince we got a new chief hes totally supported the drug
unit and the departments efforts to do what we can to slow down the drug traderdquo
While the root of the problem is the dealers Taylor said that he hopes that those trapped in
addiction are able to get help to get out
ldquoWe have to arrest them but there needs to be more help for them especially first time offendersrdquo
Taylor said ldquoDealers however they need to gordquo
Taylor explained that the only way to truly stop drugs is to stop people from wanting them and that
starts with education at a young age The Sheriffs Office makes a point to bring education
especially to younger crowds in hopes of heading off the issue before it becomes a problem by
using their DARE program
Though law enforcement works around the clock to stop those who profit and those addicted to
controlled substances the best way for citizens to help combat the drug issue is to remain vigilant to
their surroundings Homes that seem to frequent a lot of traffic such as short visits might be related
to a distributer in the area
Citizens are encouraged to contact the law enforcement agencies or even to call CrimeStoppers at
903shy729shy8477 if they see suspicious activity in their area
ldquoIm proud of the efforts of the law enforcement are making in combating the issue and Im proud of
those willing to speak uprdquo Mitchell said ldquoThey say it takes a village to raise a kid but it takes a
village to keep the community saferdquo
For those trapped in recreational drug use there is help in the community including several areas
that have support groups such as Narcotics Anonymous Meetings can be found at the Brown
Building on Monday Wednesday and Saturday at 6 pm Palestine Unity Group holds groups on
Monday Wednesday andFriday at 8 pm and the Td County Jail Lc Powledge Unit holds theirs on
Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 3 pm
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Moon Rivers Naturals owners Stephen and Stefanie McNeely are hoping to help contribute to the redevelopment of downtown Tyler with the addition oftheir new store
Until recently an online business Moon Rivers Naturals took up residence in a refurbished store at 265 S Broadway Ave in May
ldquoWe wanted to expand in the Tyler market and in the local community to become more of a part ofthis areardquo Stephen McNeely said ldquoThe online world the global market is awesome The worldrsquos sosmall now you can ship anywhere but really we want to start investing some in our own community shyespecially this little strip which is so cool Therersquos a really creative community happening here and wewant to be a part of thatrdquo
Offering body products such as soaps and scrubs made with local organic ingredients Moon RiversNaturals was an opportunity for the McNeelyrsquos to share their passion for healthy living The productsare made with essential oils avoiding colorants and fragrance oils that remove nutrients and candamage and bleach skin
ldquoI think people in our generation are genuinely starting to care about where their products come fromwhere the ingredients come from and things like thatrdquo Stephen McNeely said ldquoWe want to be a partof that movementrdquo
Everything is made locally with a basic batch of soap taking roughly two weeks to complete before itrsquos ready for shipping
ldquoWe keep everything smallshybatch to ensure that it still has that human touchrdquo he said ldquoA lot of companies go out and have labs do their stuff and thenjust put their name on it but we really want to produce everything hererdquo
The company named after their firstborn son Rivers originated in their home in Hawkins dubbed the Moon Rivers Homestead Soon after starting thecompany the couple decided to sell some of the soaps Stefanie had been making at a music festival
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ldquoLiterally that morning we were printing off labels and putting them on productsrdquo Stephen McNeelysaid ldquoIt was all very shoddy since we didnrsquot really have our branding down then but she sold out ofeverything We kind of pinned down our market that first day We made a real connection with thecommunityrdquo
After the success of the festival Stephen and Stefanie McNeely began meeting with retailers andresearching product ideas Their business took them from San Francisco to New York with over 100retailers nationwide and a few in Canada selling Moon Rivers Naturals products
ldquoStarting out especially when yoursquore working out of your home you never get away from itrdquo StephenMcNeely said ldquoSo wersquore making soap at midnight because with the chemicals and stuff we tried not todo it around our son since he was so young and it could be very dangerous You just work 15shyhourdays weekends and all that and if yoursquore not working itrsquos on your mindrdquo
Now that the company has a few years behind it Stephen said they hope to expand into other fieldsone day under the same umbrella of Moon Rivers Naturals
More information can be found at wwwmoonriversnaturalscom
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Regardless of what hersquos photographing shy whether itrsquos aperson an object or a landscape shy freelancephotographer Robert Langham III said every subjecthas a story to tell
For the next two weeks Langham hopes to find thosestories on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon
ldquoWhen you see the canyon itrsquos hard to comprehend itssizerdquo Langham said ldquoWe tend to measure the canyonagainst our own body Itrsquos how we can process it Irsquodlike to capture that momentrdquo
Langham was selected for the third year in a row toparticipate in the ArtistshyinshyResidence program throughthe US National Parks Service This time he and hiswife Katie will spend two weeks at the canyon
Langham was previously assigned to photographHubbell Trading Post National Historic Site in GanadoArizona in 2014 and the Petrified Forest PetrifiedForest National Park in 2015
According to the National Park Service the program invites artists to stay in a historic area to share their view of the parkrsquos interpretive themes such asecology the environment park advocacy and conservation
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Langham hopes to capture the moment when a person crests the top of the rim returning from a hikeinto the canyon Langham said he will focus on landscapes But beyond those specific imagesLangham hopes to surprise himself with what he captures He looks forward to the images he doesnrsquotanticipate on the outset of the trip
ldquoWhen Irsquom photographing I always keep in mind that most of the time Irsquom just guessingrdquo Langhamsaid ldquoNow I have a lot of confidence in my guessing but I just keep it open that therersquos somethingthat I donrsquot know Even if Irsquom just looking at dirt therersquos something I donrsquot know so Irsquom going to bewilling to guessrdquo
When not behind the camera Langham instructs future photographers as an adjunct teacher at TylerJunior College One of the first lessons his students learn is what itrsquos like to see as a camera sees
ldquoWhen you get a new student no matter what their age is the problem is learning to see whatrsquos infront of your own eyes and then to see like a camerardquo Langham said ldquoItrsquos simple but itrsquos kind of aradical shift People donrsquot understand that itrsquos going to happen So I have to say when people walk intomy class they quickly find out that itrsquos a collegeshylevel class and itrsquos full immersion and yoursquore going todo unusual thingsrdquo
While his lessons focus on expanding his studentsrsquo perspective Langham is constantly challenginghimself to expand
ldquoTeaching is a passion of mine just dealing with human consciousness and trying to get them toexpand a little bitrdquo Langham said ldquoOf course I use these same lessons on myself and my artwork Inever count on the fact that what Irsquom looking at is all there is to see Therersquos more therersquos alwaysmorerdquo
Langham said one lesson he uses regularly is ldquoAnything worth doing is worth doing badly at firstrdquo
He explained that intense focus to capture one specific image or perfect idea sometimes can keep him from beginning at all
ldquoI probably canrsquot hit genius at first but I can start with a stupid idea and then improve a little bit at a timerdquo Langham saidldquoThe point is if yoursquore trying for a genius idea yoursquoll never get started but if you start with a stupid idea yoursquoll get startedand the point is to get started
ldquoItrsquos not the quality of the idea itrsquos just to get goingrdquo he added ldquoOnce you get started everything in the world is asfascinating as chairs and you start walking into rooms and you see things that nobody else has seenrdquo
Langhamrsquos most recent work includes his ldquoBlackfork Bestiary projectrdquo an exhibition of photographs depicting rescued oradopted wild animals and other creatures found near his home in Tyler
For more information visit httprobertlanghamblogspotcom
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By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Jan 6 2016
This year Westwood Junior High has taken an initiative to thwart cybershybullying before it happens
As a fundraiser for the student council the school is encouraging a new software that stops bullying
with an app
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ldquoIts designed to help parents be more aware of how their children are using social mediardquo
Westwood Junior High Principal Julana Harmon said ldquoIts easy to hide behind your device and say
mean thingsrdquo
My Social Sitter is a new program developed to encourage positive communication between
students With the software parents are able to view any messages that hold key phrases that
could be seen as offensive or selfshyharming So far the program covers text messaging and Twitter
but is growing to include other platforms as well
ldquoBasically I was a child that experienced bullying before social media existedrdquo founder Michele Joel
said ldquoMany times when I moved around for my dads job I experienced the cruelty of kids being
the new kid everywhere I moved Through the years I was able to overcome it but I still as an adult
had some little anxiety issues I finally overcame that and my career brought me into technology and
marketing and product development I was on the forefront of building communities and creating
programs where people can interact with each other and then I started reading on the news where
kids were using social media in a way that I never even thought Not to bring people together but to
really harm each otherrdquo
Joel developed the program to keep parents aware of whats happening in their childrens world
According to a release My Social Sitter uses a realshytime filter that rejects harmful content using an
algorithm based on customized user settings and filters including slang and sentiment in six
languages
ldquoTodayrsquos world of social media gives kids the opportunity to say whatever theyrsquore thinking whenever
they think it ndash sometimes to their own detrimentrdquo Joel said ldquoBut My Social Sitter instantly prevents
users from posting negative social media posts protecting them and others from harmful contentrdquo
The app connects to a userrsquos Twitter account so that when messages are sent they go through
multiple layers of the My Social Sitter algorithms to decide if it is appropriate based on an
individualrsquos custom settings Appropriate messages are posted or sent If appropriate it is
immediately posted If inappropriate the parents are notified
ldquoIt gave us a way to provide something to parents and at the same time a tool to encourage
students as wellrdquo Harmon said ldquoThe other side to the software is that theres options for the kids to
earn points for the positive things they say We thought what a great opportunity for kids to say
positive thingsrdquo
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The release said that users are incentivized to use the app through gamification for every positive
message a user sends they earn tokens which can be redeemed for prizes
The program is available on desktop or through an app for both Android and iPhone users
Westwood Junior High parents who sign up will receive $10 off of the regular annual fee of $3999
with the promo code PANTHERS Parents can sign up at wwwmyssocialsittercom
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Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Oct 2 2015
HALEY HOAR | HeraldshyPressStudents at Northside Primary participate in a districtshywide endeavor called Daily Five They can read or work on exercises for 20minutes at the start of the day to ldquobuild staminardquo Daily Five also encourages and improves reading skills This program is an exampleof improving academics part of the Vision 2020 plan
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Palestine Independent School District has begun preparing for its next stage of education The
program known as Vision 2020 is a fiveshyyear strategic plan to enhance the six campuses and the
district as a whole
Vision 2020 is broken into seven key objectives according to Superintendent Jason Marshall The
objectives are academics human resources college and career readiness technology community
relationships extracurriculars and business services
Marshall said the district finished its previous fiveshyyear plan started in 2010 which focused mainly
on facility enhancements and upgrades due to a $64 million school bond that was passed in 2009
ldquoWhile were going to stay with pretty much the same format as from the 2010 to 2015 planrdquo
Marshall said ldquoHowever that plan was a strategic plan only and this time were going to add some
systems to it and make it a little bit more broad range comprehensive planrdquo
The first segment of Vision 2020 was the gathering of comments from both the community and
faculty Meetings were held throughout September to bring attention to the new plan and surveys
are still available on the districts website at wwwpalestineschoolsorg
ldquoWere asking them on the surveys to look at each of the seven components and from your
perspective which one should we prioritize as No 1 and which one should we prioritize as No 7rdquo
Marshall said ldquoAt the same time with the survey there are a couple of openedshyended questions
and were saying Whats most important to you and What type of district do you want Palestine to
be in 2020
Ill be honest with you I wrote that question on purposewe dont know what kind of answers were
going to get All of the questions that were asking and all of the work that were doing thats the
central question What do we want to be in 2020rdquo
The Vision 2020 plan will have committees covering each objective with representatives from the
community as well as the campuses Marshall said that roughly 10 people will be on each
committee and will meet to review each years progress as the plan moves forward Each survey
has the option of being filled out anonymously or parents or community members can enter their
information or apply to serve on the committees
Larissa Loveless public relations director for Palestine school district said the object of the
committees is not just work harder but also work smarter
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We could have very quickly produced a document on paper but were taking very meticulous steps
to get inputrdquo Loveless said
Marshall said that tentatively the timeline is set to have a final draft of Vision 2020 by the January
2016 board meeting After a month focused on parent and community input the district is focusing
on faculty and board input before forming committees in midshyOctober The committees for each
objective will meet to lay out plans for a rough draft of Vision 2020 to present to the board before
winter break
More information can be found in a presentation on the districts website
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ldquoThis case remains openrdquo Taylor said ldquoWe do ask frequently with our local folks that come in and
out of here about this case We believe that theres one or two that come in here that do know
about it but they just wont talkrdquo
Taylor said he believes this to be a case where Seales was just in the wrong place at the wrong
time Currently CrimesStoppers is offering a $5000 for the arrest and conviction those responsible
for the death of Seales
ldquoThey all haunt us but this one haunts us a lot a 19shyyearshyold kid lost his life and were unable to
solve itrdquo
After nearly 17 years Palestine PD faced its next cold case In February 20 2004 officers
responded to a call concerning a deceased person
Muniz said that police discovered the body of 79shyyearshyold Rosemary Sarosdy at her residence on
the 1600 block of Court Drive She died of trauma to the body According to Muniz details
concerning the case were not revealed as a precaution to hindering any further investigations
Sometimes even though law enforcement believe to have their suspects the cases remain cold
such as in the case of 51shyyearshyold Melton Pariss murder Taylor said that the ACSO saw Pariss
case in 2007 when the victim was found shot to death in his home in Tennessee Colony
ldquoThe Sheriffs Office and the District Attorneys office investigated that case and its still openrdquo Taylor
said ldquoThis is one where we believe who shot this individual and that individual is now dead We will
never be able to concretely prove it Were confident Im confident of who killed this man but hes
dead now and well probably never know for surerdquo
In 2008 the ACSO saw their final cold case and one that could only be described as grizzly
ldquoThis ones really toughrdquo Taylor said while handing out a flyer for information regarding the death of
Betty Waters Waters an 81 year old woman was found dead laying in her living room not far from
her front door with a neck wound from where it had been cut
ldquoWe can speculate all day longrdquo Taylor said ldquoWe interviewed oh my gosh we interviewed so many
peoplerdquo
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Taylor said that there had been multiple people around the area due from a tree trimming crew and
that every single worker was interviewed and yet all that came about was a report of an old white
vehicle leaving the area
ldquoThis ones really tragic we can only speculate what happened to herrdquo Taylor said
There is a $10000 reward for any information regarding the Waters case
ldquoFor any of these cases were asking any one that has any information they can call CrimeStoppers
and possibly receive an awardrdquo Taylor said ldquoWed certainly would welcome any tips on any of these
cases Theyre all heartbreaking in their own way No one deserves to die without justicerdquo
It was in the same year that the Palestine PD responded to a call of a discovered body Ricardo
Loaeza 29 of Palestine was found dead in a wooded area in the 1600 block of Eilenstein Street by
a passerby who then called in anonymously with information
Muniz said that Loaeza was determined to have died from trauma to the body During the
investigation several persons of interest were developed however nothing became of the
suspicions and no suspects were apprehended Currently Muniz is leading the investigation
Loaezas unsolved murder was followed in 2009 by Vergie Spurlock a 66shyyearshyold Palestine man
who was found killed in his residence at the 700 block of Head Street His body had been
discovered after a visitor came by and could not get an answer at the door The visitor looked
through the window and saw Spurlock on the floor Muniz said that an ldquoextensive investigation was
conducted and several suspects were developed in the case however the case remains open and
activerdquo
Currently Sgt Justin Willoughby along with his team are working on the case
The final case for the Palestine Police Department and the most recent in the area was from Oct
23 2013 when John Fereles 82 of Palestine was found dead inside his residence on the 100 block
of Longhorn Drive He was discovered after a family member requested that the PD check on his
welfare Reports show that Fereles died from trauma to the body and the investigation brought
several persons of interest but no arrests were made
Currently detective David Kassaw is the lead detective for this case
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ldquoAll homicides in which an arrest ways not made are still considered as an open caserdquo Muniz said
ldquoThe cases will never be closed until a suspect has been brought to justice The Palestine Police
Department will continue to work these cases in order to give closure to the families of the victims
and to the communityrdquo
According to Taylor when a murder is committed law enforcement has roughly 72 hours before the
trail goes cold During that time investigators canvass the area searching for any clues they can
get from reliving the victims life
ldquoUsually you run across somebody that gives you an indicationrdquo Taylor said ldquoYou find something
that says ah that one did it this is the motive but in these we didnrsquotrdquo
Though Anderson County has only had a handful of unsolved cases they are each continually
watched and thought about by all of the officers involved
ldquoAs a law enforcement officer open homicides always haunt usrdquo Taylor said ldquoWe talk about these
cases and we look at these cases again and we put them all out on the tablerdquo
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I also wonder why my brother John Autry Sutton is not on this list We would love to see his case solved andget justice for him
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Hollywood has glamorized it Networks have made millions from its portrayal and yet it is described
as a plague in Anderson County and elsewhere across America Drugs like cocaine K2 marijuana
PCP and methamphetamine have all contributed to the areas crime rate
According to Sheriff Greg Taylor of the Anderson County Sheriffrsquos Office 2014 saw a total of 287
drug related incidents in the county That averages to nearly five drug related arrests a week The
Palestine Police Department alone held 60 cases involving felony drug investigations which vary
from manufacturing and delivery of a controlled substance to just possession Lt Jeff Powell said
But there is no other drug more prevalent at home than meth While the county faces a wide range
of drugs methamphetamine accounts for nearly 60 percent of the arrests
ldquoAll drugs are bad but meth seems to be the biggest plague around hererdquo Taylor said
Methamphetamine an addictive hallucinogen made from a concoction of what you might find under
the bathroom counter and in the medicine cabinet causes long term damages that includes physical
and psychological issues The National Institute of Drug Abuse described several long term effects
such as changes in brain structure and function deficits in thinking and motor skills increased
distractibility memory loss aggressive or violent behavior mood disturbances severe dental
problems and weight loss as a result of continuous use of methamphetamine
With its highly addictive tendencies users of methamphetamine often find themselves willing to do
what they can to get a fix Allyson Mitchell district attorney for Anderson County said there is a
direct correlation between drug use and crime
ldquoThe bottom line is that they have to finance their addictionrdquo Mitchell said ldquoMost of these people
dont have eight to five jobs You see the theft and burglary and we even see prostitution here too
They stoop as low as to selling themselves to get their next fixrdquo
The combined efforts of the law enforcement agencies along with the DAs office has worked to
lower the impact of drugs on the community with their main attention at ridding the area of the
dealers that keep their customers trapped
ldquoI know for every bad person in the world theres another one waiting in line but we keep going
ofter themrdquo Mitchell said ldquoMy goal is to get the word out on the streets that were not playing with
these charges Were getting our community backrdquo
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Lt James Muniz described the Palestine Police Departments efforts in cleaning the streets of the
suppliers as an on going process The department formed a drug unit nearly a little over a year ago
and since then has used it to investigate different suspects
ldquoWe work on an almost weekly basis trying to make an impact on those in the community trying to
profit from the illegal waysrdquo Muniz said ldquoSince we got a new chief hes totally supported the drug
unit and the departments efforts to do what we can to slow down the drug traderdquo
While the root of the problem is the dealers Taylor said that he hopes that those trapped in
addiction are able to get help to get out
ldquoWe have to arrest them but there needs to be more help for them especially first time offendersrdquo
Taylor said ldquoDealers however they need to gordquo
Taylor explained that the only way to truly stop drugs is to stop people from wanting them and that
starts with education at a young age The Sheriffs Office makes a point to bring education
especially to younger crowds in hopes of heading off the issue before it becomes a problem by
using their DARE program
Though law enforcement works around the clock to stop those who profit and those addicted to
controlled substances the best way for citizens to help combat the drug issue is to remain vigilant to
their surroundings Homes that seem to frequent a lot of traffic such as short visits might be related
to a distributer in the area
Citizens are encouraged to contact the law enforcement agencies or even to call CrimeStoppers at
903shy729shy8477 if they see suspicious activity in their area
ldquoIm proud of the efforts of the law enforcement are making in combating the issue and Im proud of
those willing to speak uprdquo Mitchell said ldquoThey say it takes a village to raise a kid but it takes a
village to keep the community saferdquo
For those trapped in recreational drug use there is help in the community including several areas
that have support groups such as Narcotics Anonymous Meetings can be found at the Brown
Building on Monday Wednesday and Saturday at 6 pm Palestine Unity Group holds groups on
Monday Wednesday andFriday at 8 pm and the Td County Jail Lc Powledge Unit holds theirs on
Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 3 pm
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Moon Rivers Naturals owners Stephen and Stefanie McNeely are hoping to help contribute to the redevelopment of downtown Tyler with the addition oftheir new store
Until recently an online business Moon Rivers Naturals took up residence in a refurbished store at 265 S Broadway Ave in May
ldquoWe wanted to expand in the Tyler market and in the local community to become more of a part ofthis areardquo Stephen McNeely said ldquoThe online world the global market is awesome The worldrsquos sosmall now you can ship anywhere but really we want to start investing some in our own community shyespecially this little strip which is so cool Therersquos a really creative community happening here and wewant to be a part of thatrdquo
Offering body products such as soaps and scrubs made with local organic ingredients Moon RiversNaturals was an opportunity for the McNeelyrsquos to share their passion for healthy living The productsare made with essential oils avoiding colorants and fragrance oils that remove nutrients and candamage and bleach skin
ldquoI think people in our generation are genuinely starting to care about where their products come fromwhere the ingredients come from and things like thatrdquo Stephen McNeely said ldquoWe want to be a partof that movementrdquo
Everything is made locally with a basic batch of soap taking roughly two weeks to complete before itrsquos ready for shipping
ldquoWe keep everything smallshybatch to ensure that it still has that human touchrdquo he said ldquoA lot of companies go out and have labs do their stuff and thenjust put their name on it but we really want to produce everything hererdquo
The company named after their firstborn son Rivers originated in their home in Hawkins dubbed the Moon Rivers Homestead Soon after starting thecompany the couple decided to sell some of the soaps Stefanie had been making at a music festival
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ldquoLiterally that morning we were printing off labels and putting them on productsrdquo Stephen McNeelysaid ldquoIt was all very shoddy since we didnrsquot really have our branding down then but she sold out ofeverything We kind of pinned down our market that first day We made a real connection with thecommunityrdquo
After the success of the festival Stephen and Stefanie McNeely began meeting with retailers andresearching product ideas Their business took them from San Francisco to New York with over 100retailers nationwide and a few in Canada selling Moon Rivers Naturals products
ldquoStarting out especially when yoursquore working out of your home you never get away from itrdquo StephenMcNeely said ldquoSo wersquore making soap at midnight because with the chemicals and stuff we tried not todo it around our son since he was so young and it could be very dangerous You just work 15shyhourdays weekends and all that and if yoursquore not working itrsquos on your mindrdquo
Now that the company has a few years behind it Stephen said they hope to expand into other fieldsone day under the same umbrella of Moon Rivers Naturals
More information can be found at wwwmoonriversnaturalscom
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Tyler photographer TJC professor to photograph GrandCanyon as summer artist in residencePublished on Thursday 2 June 2016 0736 shy Written by
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Regardless of what hersquos photographing shy whether itrsquos aperson an object or a landscape shy freelancephotographer Robert Langham III said every subjecthas a story to tell
For the next two weeks Langham hopes to find thosestories on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon
ldquoWhen you see the canyon itrsquos hard to comprehend itssizerdquo Langham said ldquoWe tend to measure the canyonagainst our own body Itrsquos how we can process it Irsquodlike to capture that momentrdquo
Langham was selected for the third year in a row toparticipate in the ArtistshyinshyResidence program throughthe US National Parks Service This time he and hiswife Katie will spend two weeks at the canyon
Langham was previously assigned to photographHubbell Trading Post National Historic Site in GanadoArizona in 2014 and the Petrified Forest PetrifiedForest National Park in 2015
According to the National Park Service the program invites artists to stay in a historic area to share their view of the parkrsquos interpretive themes such asecology the environment park advocacy and conservation
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Langham hopes to capture the moment when a person crests the top of the rim returning from a hikeinto the canyon Langham said he will focus on landscapes But beyond those specific imagesLangham hopes to surprise himself with what he captures He looks forward to the images he doesnrsquotanticipate on the outset of the trip
ldquoWhen Irsquom photographing I always keep in mind that most of the time Irsquom just guessingrdquo Langhamsaid ldquoNow I have a lot of confidence in my guessing but I just keep it open that therersquos somethingthat I donrsquot know Even if Irsquom just looking at dirt therersquos something I donrsquot know so Irsquom going to bewilling to guessrdquo
When not behind the camera Langham instructs future photographers as an adjunct teacher at TylerJunior College One of the first lessons his students learn is what itrsquos like to see as a camera sees
ldquoWhen you get a new student no matter what their age is the problem is learning to see whatrsquos infront of your own eyes and then to see like a camerardquo Langham said ldquoItrsquos simple but itrsquos kind of aradical shift People donrsquot understand that itrsquos going to happen So I have to say when people walk intomy class they quickly find out that itrsquos a collegeshylevel class and itrsquos full immersion and yoursquore going todo unusual thingsrdquo
While his lessons focus on expanding his studentsrsquo perspective Langham is constantly challenginghimself to expand
ldquoTeaching is a passion of mine just dealing with human consciousness and trying to get them toexpand a little bitrdquo Langham said ldquoOf course I use these same lessons on myself and my artwork Inever count on the fact that what Irsquom looking at is all there is to see Therersquos more therersquos alwaysmorerdquo
Langham said one lesson he uses regularly is ldquoAnything worth doing is worth doing badly at firstrdquo
He explained that intense focus to capture one specific image or perfect idea sometimes can keep him from beginning at all
ldquoI probably canrsquot hit genius at first but I can start with a stupid idea and then improve a little bit at a timerdquo Langham saidldquoThe point is if yoursquore trying for a genius idea yoursquoll never get started but if you start with a stupid idea yoursquoll get startedand the point is to get started
ldquoItrsquos not the quality of the idea itrsquos just to get goingrdquo he added ldquoOnce you get started everything in the world is asfascinating as chairs and you start walking into rooms and you see things that nobody else has seenrdquo
Langhamrsquos most recent work includes his ldquoBlackfork Bestiary projectrdquo an exhibition of photographs depicting rescued oradopted wild animals and other creatures found near his home in Tyler
For more information visit httprobertlanghamblogspotcom
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Westwood takes on cybershybullying
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Jan 6 2016
This year Westwood Junior High has taken an initiative to thwart cybershybullying before it happens
As a fundraiser for the student council the school is encouraging a new software that stops bullying
with an app
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ldquoIts designed to help parents be more aware of how their children are using social mediardquo
Westwood Junior High Principal Julana Harmon said ldquoIts easy to hide behind your device and say
mean thingsrdquo
My Social Sitter is a new program developed to encourage positive communication between
students With the software parents are able to view any messages that hold key phrases that
could be seen as offensive or selfshyharming So far the program covers text messaging and Twitter
but is growing to include other platforms as well
ldquoBasically I was a child that experienced bullying before social media existedrdquo founder Michele Joel
said ldquoMany times when I moved around for my dads job I experienced the cruelty of kids being
the new kid everywhere I moved Through the years I was able to overcome it but I still as an adult
had some little anxiety issues I finally overcame that and my career brought me into technology and
marketing and product development I was on the forefront of building communities and creating
programs where people can interact with each other and then I started reading on the news where
kids were using social media in a way that I never even thought Not to bring people together but to
really harm each otherrdquo
Joel developed the program to keep parents aware of whats happening in their childrens world
According to a release My Social Sitter uses a realshytime filter that rejects harmful content using an
algorithm based on customized user settings and filters including slang and sentiment in six
languages
ldquoTodayrsquos world of social media gives kids the opportunity to say whatever theyrsquore thinking whenever
they think it ndash sometimes to their own detrimentrdquo Joel said ldquoBut My Social Sitter instantly prevents
users from posting negative social media posts protecting them and others from harmful contentrdquo
The app connects to a userrsquos Twitter account so that when messages are sent they go through
multiple layers of the My Social Sitter algorithms to decide if it is appropriate based on an
individualrsquos custom settings Appropriate messages are posted or sent If appropriate it is
immediately posted If inappropriate the parents are notified
ldquoIt gave us a way to provide something to parents and at the same time a tool to encourage
students as wellrdquo Harmon said ldquoThe other side to the software is that theres options for the kids to
earn points for the positive things they say We thought what a great opportunity for kids to say
positive thingsrdquo
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The release said that users are incentivized to use the app through gamification for every positive
message a user sends they earn tokens which can be redeemed for prizes
The program is available on desktop or through an app for both Android and iPhone users
Westwood Junior High parents who sign up will receive $10 off of the regular annual fee of $3999
with the promo code PANTHERS Parents can sign up at wwwmyssocialsittercom
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By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Oct 2 2015
HALEY HOAR | HeraldshyPressStudents at Northside Primary participate in a districtshywide endeavor called Daily Five They can read or work on exercises for 20minutes at the start of the day to ldquobuild staminardquo Daily Five also encourages and improves reading skills This program is an exampleof improving academics part of the Vision 2020 plan
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Palestine Independent School District has begun preparing for its next stage of education The
program known as Vision 2020 is a fiveshyyear strategic plan to enhance the six campuses and the
district as a whole
Vision 2020 is broken into seven key objectives according to Superintendent Jason Marshall The
objectives are academics human resources college and career readiness technology community
relationships extracurriculars and business services
Marshall said the district finished its previous fiveshyyear plan started in 2010 which focused mainly
on facility enhancements and upgrades due to a $64 million school bond that was passed in 2009
ldquoWhile were going to stay with pretty much the same format as from the 2010 to 2015 planrdquo
Marshall said ldquoHowever that plan was a strategic plan only and this time were going to add some
systems to it and make it a little bit more broad range comprehensive planrdquo
The first segment of Vision 2020 was the gathering of comments from both the community and
faculty Meetings were held throughout September to bring attention to the new plan and surveys
are still available on the districts website at wwwpalestineschoolsorg
ldquoWere asking them on the surveys to look at each of the seven components and from your
perspective which one should we prioritize as No 1 and which one should we prioritize as No 7rdquo
Marshall said ldquoAt the same time with the survey there are a couple of openedshyended questions
and were saying Whats most important to you and What type of district do you want Palestine to
be in 2020
Ill be honest with you I wrote that question on purposewe dont know what kind of answers were
going to get All of the questions that were asking and all of the work that were doing thats the
central question What do we want to be in 2020rdquo
The Vision 2020 plan will have committees covering each objective with representatives from the
community as well as the campuses Marshall said that roughly 10 people will be on each
committee and will meet to review each years progress as the plan moves forward Each survey
has the option of being filled out anonymously or parents or community members can enter their
information or apply to serve on the committees
Larissa Loveless public relations director for Palestine school district said the object of the
committees is not just work harder but also work smarter
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We could have very quickly produced a document on paper but were taking very meticulous steps
to get inputrdquo Loveless said
Marshall said that tentatively the timeline is set to have a final draft of Vision 2020 by the January
2016 board meeting After a month focused on parent and community input the district is focusing
on faculty and board input before forming committees in midshyOctober The committees for each
objective will meet to lay out plans for a rough draft of Vision 2020 to present to the board before
winter break
More information can be found in a presentation on the districts website
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Taylor said that there had been multiple people around the area due from a tree trimming crew and
that every single worker was interviewed and yet all that came about was a report of an old white
vehicle leaving the area
ldquoThis ones really tragic we can only speculate what happened to herrdquo Taylor said
There is a $10000 reward for any information regarding the Waters case
ldquoFor any of these cases were asking any one that has any information they can call CrimeStoppers
and possibly receive an awardrdquo Taylor said ldquoWed certainly would welcome any tips on any of these
cases Theyre all heartbreaking in their own way No one deserves to die without justicerdquo
It was in the same year that the Palestine PD responded to a call of a discovered body Ricardo
Loaeza 29 of Palestine was found dead in a wooded area in the 1600 block of Eilenstein Street by
a passerby who then called in anonymously with information
Muniz said that Loaeza was determined to have died from trauma to the body During the
investigation several persons of interest were developed however nothing became of the
suspicions and no suspects were apprehended Currently Muniz is leading the investigation
Loaezas unsolved murder was followed in 2009 by Vergie Spurlock a 66shyyearshyold Palestine man
who was found killed in his residence at the 700 block of Head Street His body had been
discovered after a visitor came by and could not get an answer at the door The visitor looked
through the window and saw Spurlock on the floor Muniz said that an ldquoextensive investigation was
conducted and several suspects were developed in the case however the case remains open and
activerdquo
Currently Sgt Justin Willoughby along with his team are working on the case
The final case for the Palestine Police Department and the most recent in the area was from Oct
23 2013 when John Fereles 82 of Palestine was found dead inside his residence on the 100 block
of Longhorn Drive He was discovered after a family member requested that the PD check on his
welfare Reports show that Fereles died from trauma to the body and the investigation brought
several persons of interest but no arrests were made
Currently detective David Kassaw is the lead detective for this case
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ldquoAll homicides in which an arrest ways not made are still considered as an open caserdquo Muniz said
ldquoThe cases will never be closed until a suspect has been brought to justice The Palestine Police
Department will continue to work these cases in order to give closure to the families of the victims
and to the communityrdquo
According to Taylor when a murder is committed law enforcement has roughly 72 hours before the
trail goes cold During that time investigators canvass the area searching for any clues they can
get from reliving the victims life
ldquoUsually you run across somebody that gives you an indicationrdquo Taylor said ldquoYou find something
that says ah that one did it this is the motive but in these we didnrsquotrdquo
Though Anderson County has only had a handful of unsolved cases they are each continually
watched and thought about by all of the officers involved
ldquoAs a law enforcement officer open homicides always haunt usrdquo Taylor said ldquoWe talk about these
cases and we look at these cases again and we put them all out on the tablerdquo
15 hours ago
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I also wonder why my brother John Autry Sutton is not on this list We would love to see his case solved andget justice for him
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Hollywood has glamorized it Networks have made millions from its portrayal and yet it is described
as a plague in Anderson County and elsewhere across America Drugs like cocaine K2 marijuana
PCP and methamphetamine have all contributed to the areas crime rate
According to Sheriff Greg Taylor of the Anderson County Sheriffrsquos Office 2014 saw a total of 287
drug related incidents in the county That averages to nearly five drug related arrests a week The
Palestine Police Department alone held 60 cases involving felony drug investigations which vary
from manufacturing and delivery of a controlled substance to just possession Lt Jeff Powell said
But there is no other drug more prevalent at home than meth While the county faces a wide range
of drugs methamphetamine accounts for nearly 60 percent of the arrests
ldquoAll drugs are bad but meth seems to be the biggest plague around hererdquo Taylor said
Methamphetamine an addictive hallucinogen made from a concoction of what you might find under
the bathroom counter and in the medicine cabinet causes long term damages that includes physical
and psychological issues The National Institute of Drug Abuse described several long term effects
such as changes in brain structure and function deficits in thinking and motor skills increased
distractibility memory loss aggressive or violent behavior mood disturbances severe dental
problems and weight loss as a result of continuous use of methamphetamine
With its highly addictive tendencies users of methamphetamine often find themselves willing to do
what they can to get a fix Allyson Mitchell district attorney for Anderson County said there is a
direct correlation between drug use and crime
ldquoThe bottom line is that they have to finance their addictionrdquo Mitchell said ldquoMost of these people
dont have eight to five jobs You see the theft and burglary and we even see prostitution here too
They stoop as low as to selling themselves to get their next fixrdquo
The combined efforts of the law enforcement agencies along with the DAs office has worked to
lower the impact of drugs on the community with their main attention at ridding the area of the
dealers that keep their customers trapped
ldquoI know for every bad person in the world theres another one waiting in line but we keep going
ofter themrdquo Mitchell said ldquoMy goal is to get the word out on the streets that were not playing with
these charges Were getting our community backrdquo
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Lt James Muniz described the Palestine Police Departments efforts in cleaning the streets of the
suppliers as an on going process The department formed a drug unit nearly a little over a year ago
and since then has used it to investigate different suspects
ldquoWe work on an almost weekly basis trying to make an impact on those in the community trying to
profit from the illegal waysrdquo Muniz said ldquoSince we got a new chief hes totally supported the drug
unit and the departments efforts to do what we can to slow down the drug traderdquo
While the root of the problem is the dealers Taylor said that he hopes that those trapped in
addiction are able to get help to get out
ldquoWe have to arrest them but there needs to be more help for them especially first time offendersrdquo
Taylor said ldquoDealers however they need to gordquo
Taylor explained that the only way to truly stop drugs is to stop people from wanting them and that
starts with education at a young age The Sheriffs Office makes a point to bring education
especially to younger crowds in hopes of heading off the issue before it becomes a problem by
using their DARE program
Though law enforcement works around the clock to stop those who profit and those addicted to
controlled substances the best way for citizens to help combat the drug issue is to remain vigilant to
their surroundings Homes that seem to frequent a lot of traffic such as short visits might be related
to a distributer in the area
Citizens are encouraged to contact the law enforcement agencies or even to call CrimeStoppers at
903shy729shy8477 if they see suspicious activity in their area
ldquoIm proud of the efforts of the law enforcement are making in combating the issue and Im proud of
those willing to speak uprdquo Mitchell said ldquoThey say it takes a village to raise a kid but it takes a
village to keep the community saferdquo
For those trapped in recreational drug use there is help in the community including several areas
that have support groups such as Narcotics Anonymous Meetings can be found at the Brown
Building on Monday Wednesday and Saturday at 6 pm Palestine Unity Group holds groups on
Monday Wednesday andFriday at 8 pm and the Td County Jail Lc Powledge Unit holds theirs on
Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 3 pm
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Moon Rivers Naturals owners Stephen and Stefanie McNeely are hoping to help contribute to the redevelopment of downtown Tyler with the addition oftheir new store
Until recently an online business Moon Rivers Naturals took up residence in a refurbished store at 265 S Broadway Ave in May
ldquoWe wanted to expand in the Tyler market and in the local community to become more of a part ofthis areardquo Stephen McNeely said ldquoThe online world the global market is awesome The worldrsquos sosmall now you can ship anywhere but really we want to start investing some in our own community shyespecially this little strip which is so cool Therersquos a really creative community happening here and wewant to be a part of thatrdquo
Offering body products such as soaps and scrubs made with local organic ingredients Moon RiversNaturals was an opportunity for the McNeelyrsquos to share their passion for healthy living The productsare made with essential oils avoiding colorants and fragrance oils that remove nutrients and candamage and bleach skin
ldquoI think people in our generation are genuinely starting to care about where their products come fromwhere the ingredients come from and things like thatrdquo Stephen McNeely said ldquoWe want to be a partof that movementrdquo
Everything is made locally with a basic batch of soap taking roughly two weeks to complete before itrsquos ready for shipping
ldquoWe keep everything smallshybatch to ensure that it still has that human touchrdquo he said ldquoA lot of companies go out and have labs do their stuff and thenjust put their name on it but we really want to produce everything hererdquo
The company named after their firstborn son Rivers originated in their home in Hawkins dubbed the Moon Rivers Homestead Soon after starting thecompany the couple decided to sell some of the soaps Stefanie had been making at a music festival
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ldquoLiterally that morning we were printing off labels and putting them on productsrdquo Stephen McNeelysaid ldquoIt was all very shoddy since we didnrsquot really have our branding down then but she sold out ofeverything We kind of pinned down our market that first day We made a real connection with thecommunityrdquo
After the success of the festival Stephen and Stefanie McNeely began meeting with retailers andresearching product ideas Their business took them from San Francisco to New York with over 100retailers nationwide and a few in Canada selling Moon Rivers Naturals products
ldquoStarting out especially when yoursquore working out of your home you never get away from itrdquo StephenMcNeely said ldquoSo wersquore making soap at midnight because with the chemicals and stuff we tried not todo it around our son since he was so young and it could be very dangerous You just work 15shyhourdays weekends and all that and if yoursquore not working itrsquos on your mindrdquo
Now that the company has a few years behind it Stephen said they hope to expand into other fieldsone day under the same umbrella of Moon Rivers Naturals
More information can be found at wwwmoonriversnaturalscom
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Tyler photographer TJC professor to photograph GrandCanyon as summer artist in residencePublished on Thursday 2 June 2016 0736 shy Written by
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Regardless of what hersquos photographing shy whether itrsquos aperson an object or a landscape shy freelancephotographer Robert Langham III said every subjecthas a story to tell
For the next two weeks Langham hopes to find thosestories on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon
ldquoWhen you see the canyon itrsquos hard to comprehend itssizerdquo Langham said ldquoWe tend to measure the canyonagainst our own body Itrsquos how we can process it Irsquodlike to capture that momentrdquo
Langham was selected for the third year in a row toparticipate in the ArtistshyinshyResidence program throughthe US National Parks Service This time he and hiswife Katie will spend two weeks at the canyon
Langham was previously assigned to photographHubbell Trading Post National Historic Site in GanadoArizona in 2014 and the Petrified Forest PetrifiedForest National Park in 2015
According to the National Park Service the program invites artists to stay in a historic area to share their view of the parkrsquos interpretive themes such asecology the environment park advocacy and conservation
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Langham hopes to capture the moment when a person crests the top of the rim returning from a hikeinto the canyon Langham said he will focus on landscapes But beyond those specific imagesLangham hopes to surprise himself with what he captures He looks forward to the images he doesnrsquotanticipate on the outset of the trip
ldquoWhen Irsquom photographing I always keep in mind that most of the time Irsquom just guessingrdquo Langhamsaid ldquoNow I have a lot of confidence in my guessing but I just keep it open that therersquos somethingthat I donrsquot know Even if Irsquom just looking at dirt therersquos something I donrsquot know so Irsquom going to bewilling to guessrdquo
When not behind the camera Langham instructs future photographers as an adjunct teacher at TylerJunior College One of the first lessons his students learn is what itrsquos like to see as a camera sees
ldquoWhen you get a new student no matter what their age is the problem is learning to see whatrsquos infront of your own eyes and then to see like a camerardquo Langham said ldquoItrsquos simple but itrsquos kind of aradical shift People donrsquot understand that itrsquos going to happen So I have to say when people walk intomy class they quickly find out that itrsquos a collegeshylevel class and itrsquos full immersion and yoursquore going todo unusual thingsrdquo
While his lessons focus on expanding his studentsrsquo perspective Langham is constantly challenginghimself to expand
ldquoTeaching is a passion of mine just dealing with human consciousness and trying to get them toexpand a little bitrdquo Langham said ldquoOf course I use these same lessons on myself and my artwork Inever count on the fact that what Irsquom looking at is all there is to see Therersquos more therersquos alwaysmorerdquo
Langham said one lesson he uses regularly is ldquoAnything worth doing is worth doing badly at firstrdquo
He explained that intense focus to capture one specific image or perfect idea sometimes can keep him from beginning at all
ldquoI probably canrsquot hit genius at first but I can start with a stupid idea and then improve a little bit at a timerdquo Langham saidldquoThe point is if yoursquore trying for a genius idea yoursquoll never get started but if you start with a stupid idea yoursquoll get startedand the point is to get started
ldquoItrsquos not the quality of the idea itrsquos just to get goingrdquo he added ldquoOnce you get started everything in the world is asfascinating as chairs and you start walking into rooms and you see things that nobody else has seenrdquo
Langhamrsquos most recent work includes his ldquoBlackfork Bestiary projectrdquo an exhibition of photographs depicting rescued oradopted wild animals and other creatures found near his home in Tyler
For more information visit httprobertlanghamblogspotcom
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Westwood takes on cybershybullying
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Jan 6 2016
This year Westwood Junior High has taken an initiative to thwart cybershybullying before it happens
As a fundraiser for the student council the school is encouraging a new software that stops bullying
with an app
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ldquoIts designed to help parents be more aware of how their children are using social mediardquo
Westwood Junior High Principal Julana Harmon said ldquoIts easy to hide behind your device and say
mean thingsrdquo
My Social Sitter is a new program developed to encourage positive communication between
students With the software parents are able to view any messages that hold key phrases that
could be seen as offensive or selfshyharming So far the program covers text messaging and Twitter
but is growing to include other platforms as well
ldquoBasically I was a child that experienced bullying before social media existedrdquo founder Michele Joel
said ldquoMany times when I moved around for my dads job I experienced the cruelty of kids being
the new kid everywhere I moved Through the years I was able to overcome it but I still as an adult
had some little anxiety issues I finally overcame that and my career brought me into technology and
marketing and product development I was on the forefront of building communities and creating
programs where people can interact with each other and then I started reading on the news where
kids were using social media in a way that I never even thought Not to bring people together but to
really harm each otherrdquo
Joel developed the program to keep parents aware of whats happening in their childrens world
According to a release My Social Sitter uses a realshytime filter that rejects harmful content using an
algorithm based on customized user settings and filters including slang and sentiment in six
languages
ldquoTodayrsquos world of social media gives kids the opportunity to say whatever theyrsquore thinking whenever
they think it ndash sometimes to their own detrimentrdquo Joel said ldquoBut My Social Sitter instantly prevents
users from posting negative social media posts protecting them and others from harmful contentrdquo
The app connects to a userrsquos Twitter account so that when messages are sent they go through
multiple layers of the My Social Sitter algorithms to decide if it is appropriate based on an
individualrsquos custom settings Appropriate messages are posted or sent If appropriate it is
immediately posted If inappropriate the parents are notified
ldquoIt gave us a way to provide something to parents and at the same time a tool to encourage
students as wellrdquo Harmon said ldquoThe other side to the software is that theres options for the kids to
earn points for the positive things they say We thought what a great opportunity for kids to say
positive thingsrdquo
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The release said that users are incentivized to use the app through gamification for every positive
message a user sends they earn tokens which can be redeemed for prizes
The program is available on desktop or through an app for both Android and iPhone users
Westwood Junior High parents who sign up will receive $10 off of the regular annual fee of $3999
with the promo code PANTHERS Parents can sign up at wwwmyssocialsittercom
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Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Oct 2 2015
HALEY HOAR | HeraldshyPressStudents at Northside Primary participate in a districtshywide endeavor called Daily Five They can read or work on exercises for 20minutes at the start of the day to ldquobuild staminardquo Daily Five also encourages and improves reading skills This program is an exampleof improving academics part of the Vision 2020 plan
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Palestine Independent School District has begun preparing for its next stage of education The
program known as Vision 2020 is a fiveshyyear strategic plan to enhance the six campuses and the
district as a whole
Vision 2020 is broken into seven key objectives according to Superintendent Jason Marshall The
objectives are academics human resources college and career readiness technology community
relationships extracurriculars and business services
Marshall said the district finished its previous fiveshyyear plan started in 2010 which focused mainly
on facility enhancements and upgrades due to a $64 million school bond that was passed in 2009
ldquoWhile were going to stay with pretty much the same format as from the 2010 to 2015 planrdquo
Marshall said ldquoHowever that plan was a strategic plan only and this time were going to add some
systems to it and make it a little bit more broad range comprehensive planrdquo
The first segment of Vision 2020 was the gathering of comments from both the community and
faculty Meetings were held throughout September to bring attention to the new plan and surveys
are still available on the districts website at wwwpalestineschoolsorg
ldquoWere asking them on the surveys to look at each of the seven components and from your
perspective which one should we prioritize as No 1 and which one should we prioritize as No 7rdquo
Marshall said ldquoAt the same time with the survey there are a couple of openedshyended questions
and were saying Whats most important to you and What type of district do you want Palestine to
be in 2020
Ill be honest with you I wrote that question on purposewe dont know what kind of answers were
going to get All of the questions that were asking and all of the work that were doing thats the
central question What do we want to be in 2020rdquo
The Vision 2020 plan will have committees covering each objective with representatives from the
community as well as the campuses Marshall said that roughly 10 people will be on each
committee and will meet to review each years progress as the plan moves forward Each survey
has the option of being filled out anonymously or parents or community members can enter their
information or apply to serve on the committees
Larissa Loveless public relations director for Palestine school district said the object of the
committees is not just work harder but also work smarter
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We could have very quickly produced a document on paper but were taking very meticulous steps
to get inputrdquo Loveless said
Marshall said that tentatively the timeline is set to have a final draft of Vision 2020 by the January
2016 board meeting After a month focused on parent and community input the district is focusing
on faculty and board input before forming committees in midshyOctober The committees for each
objective will meet to lay out plans for a rough draft of Vision 2020 to present to the board before
winter break
More information can be found in a presentation on the districts website
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ldquoAll homicides in which an arrest ways not made are still considered as an open caserdquo Muniz said
ldquoThe cases will never be closed until a suspect has been brought to justice The Palestine Police
Department will continue to work these cases in order to give closure to the families of the victims
and to the communityrdquo
According to Taylor when a murder is committed law enforcement has roughly 72 hours before the
trail goes cold During that time investigators canvass the area searching for any clues they can
get from reliving the victims life
ldquoUsually you run across somebody that gives you an indicationrdquo Taylor said ldquoYou find something
that says ah that one did it this is the motive but in these we didnrsquotrdquo
Though Anderson County has only had a handful of unsolved cases they are each continually
watched and thought about by all of the officers involved
ldquoAs a law enforcement officer open homicides always haunt usrdquo Taylor said ldquoWe talk about these
cases and we look at these cases again and we put them all out on the tablerdquo
15 hours ago
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I also wonder why my brother John Autry Sutton is not on this list We would love to see his case solved andget justice for him
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Hollywood has glamorized it Networks have made millions from its portrayal and yet it is described
as a plague in Anderson County and elsewhere across America Drugs like cocaine K2 marijuana
PCP and methamphetamine have all contributed to the areas crime rate
According to Sheriff Greg Taylor of the Anderson County Sheriffrsquos Office 2014 saw a total of 287
drug related incidents in the county That averages to nearly five drug related arrests a week The
Palestine Police Department alone held 60 cases involving felony drug investigations which vary
from manufacturing and delivery of a controlled substance to just possession Lt Jeff Powell said
But there is no other drug more prevalent at home than meth While the county faces a wide range
of drugs methamphetamine accounts for nearly 60 percent of the arrests
ldquoAll drugs are bad but meth seems to be the biggest plague around hererdquo Taylor said
Methamphetamine an addictive hallucinogen made from a concoction of what you might find under
the bathroom counter and in the medicine cabinet causes long term damages that includes physical
and psychological issues The National Institute of Drug Abuse described several long term effects
such as changes in brain structure and function deficits in thinking and motor skills increased
distractibility memory loss aggressive or violent behavior mood disturbances severe dental
problems and weight loss as a result of continuous use of methamphetamine
With its highly addictive tendencies users of methamphetamine often find themselves willing to do
what they can to get a fix Allyson Mitchell district attorney for Anderson County said there is a
direct correlation between drug use and crime
ldquoThe bottom line is that they have to finance their addictionrdquo Mitchell said ldquoMost of these people
dont have eight to five jobs You see the theft and burglary and we even see prostitution here too
They stoop as low as to selling themselves to get their next fixrdquo
The combined efforts of the law enforcement agencies along with the DAs office has worked to
lower the impact of drugs on the community with their main attention at ridding the area of the
dealers that keep their customers trapped
ldquoI know for every bad person in the world theres another one waiting in line but we keep going
ofter themrdquo Mitchell said ldquoMy goal is to get the word out on the streets that were not playing with
these charges Were getting our community backrdquo
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Lt James Muniz described the Palestine Police Departments efforts in cleaning the streets of the
suppliers as an on going process The department formed a drug unit nearly a little over a year ago
and since then has used it to investigate different suspects
ldquoWe work on an almost weekly basis trying to make an impact on those in the community trying to
profit from the illegal waysrdquo Muniz said ldquoSince we got a new chief hes totally supported the drug
unit and the departments efforts to do what we can to slow down the drug traderdquo
While the root of the problem is the dealers Taylor said that he hopes that those trapped in
addiction are able to get help to get out
ldquoWe have to arrest them but there needs to be more help for them especially first time offendersrdquo
Taylor said ldquoDealers however they need to gordquo
Taylor explained that the only way to truly stop drugs is to stop people from wanting them and that
starts with education at a young age The Sheriffs Office makes a point to bring education
especially to younger crowds in hopes of heading off the issue before it becomes a problem by
using their DARE program
Though law enforcement works around the clock to stop those who profit and those addicted to
controlled substances the best way for citizens to help combat the drug issue is to remain vigilant to
their surroundings Homes that seem to frequent a lot of traffic such as short visits might be related
to a distributer in the area
Citizens are encouraged to contact the law enforcement agencies or even to call CrimeStoppers at
903shy729shy8477 if they see suspicious activity in their area
ldquoIm proud of the efforts of the law enforcement are making in combating the issue and Im proud of
those willing to speak uprdquo Mitchell said ldquoThey say it takes a village to raise a kid but it takes a
village to keep the community saferdquo
For those trapped in recreational drug use there is help in the community including several areas
that have support groups such as Narcotics Anonymous Meetings can be found at the Brown
Building on Monday Wednesday and Saturday at 6 pm Palestine Unity Group holds groups on
Monday Wednesday andFriday at 8 pm and the Td County Jail Lc Powledge Unit holds theirs on
Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 3 pm
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Moon Rivers Naturals owners Stephen and Stefanie McNeely are hoping to help contribute to the redevelopment of downtown Tyler with the addition oftheir new store
Until recently an online business Moon Rivers Naturals took up residence in a refurbished store at 265 S Broadway Ave in May
ldquoWe wanted to expand in the Tyler market and in the local community to become more of a part ofthis areardquo Stephen McNeely said ldquoThe online world the global market is awesome The worldrsquos sosmall now you can ship anywhere but really we want to start investing some in our own community shyespecially this little strip which is so cool Therersquos a really creative community happening here and wewant to be a part of thatrdquo
Offering body products such as soaps and scrubs made with local organic ingredients Moon RiversNaturals was an opportunity for the McNeelyrsquos to share their passion for healthy living The productsare made with essential oils avoiding colorants and fragrance oils that remove nutrients and candamage and bleach skin
ldquoI think people in our generation are genuinely starting to care about where their products come fromwhere the ingredients come from and things like thatrdquo Stephen McNeely said ldquoWe want to be a partof that movementrdquo
Everything is made locally with a basic batch of soap taking roughly two weeks to complete before itrsquos ready for shipping
ldquoWe keep everything smallshybatch to ensure that it still has that human touchrdquo he said ldquoA lot of companies go out and have labs do their stuff and thenjust put their name on it but we really want to produce everything hererdquo
The company named after their firstborn son Rivers originated in their home in Hawkins dubbed the Moon Rivers Homestead Soon after starting thecompany the couple decided to sell some of the soaps Stefanie had been making at a music festival
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ldquoLiterally that morning we were printing off labels and putting them on productsrdquo Stephen McNeelysaid ldquoIt was all very shoddy since we didnrsquot really have our branding down then but she sold out ofeverything We kind of pinned down our market that first day We made a real connection with thecommunityrdquo
After the success of the festival Stephen and Stefanie McNeely began meeting with retailers andresearching product ideas Their business took them from San Francisco to New York with over 100retailers nationwide and a few in Canada selling Moon Rivers Naturals products
ldquoStarting out especially when yoursquore working out of your home you never get away from itrdquo StephenMcNeely said ldquoSo wersquore making soap at midnight because with the chemicals and stuff we tried not todo it around our son since he was so young and it could be very dangerous You just work 15shyhourdays weekends and all that and if yoursquore not working itrsquos on your mindrdquo
Now that the company has a few years behind it Stephen said they hope to expand into other fieldsone day under the same umbrella of Moon Rivers Naturals
More information can be found at wwwmoonriversnaturalscom
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Tyler photographer TJC professor to photograph GrandCanyon as summer artist in residencePublished on Thursday 2 June 2016 0736 shy Written by
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Regardless of what hersquos photographing shy whether itrsquos aperson an object or a landscape shy freelancephotographer Robert Langham III said every subjecthas a story to tell
For the next two weeks Langham hopes to find thosestories on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon
ldquoWhen you see the canyon itrsquos hard to comprehend itssizerdquo Langham said ldquoWe tend to measure the canyonagainst our own body Itrsquos how we can process it Irsquodlike to capture that momentrdquo
Langham was selected for the third year in a row toparticipate in the ArtistshyinshyResidence program throughthe US National Parks Service This time he and hiswife Katie will spend two weeks at the canyon
Langham was previously assigned to photographHubbell Trading Post National Historic Site in GanadoArizona in 2014 and the Petrified Forest PetrifiedForest National Park in 2015
According to the National Park Service the program invites artists to stay in a historic area to share their view of the parkrsquos interpretive themes such asecology the environment park advocacy and conservation
Moonset Shiprock New Mexico 1999
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Langham hopes to capture the moment when a person crests the top of the rim returning from a hikeinto the canyon Langham said he will focus on landscapes But beyond those specific imagesLangham hopes to surprise himself with what he captures He looks forward to the images he doesnrsquotanticipate on the outset of the trip
ldquoWhen Irsquom photographing I always keep in mind that most of the time Irsquom just guessingrdquo Langhamsaid ldquoNow I have a lot of confidence in my guessing but I just keep it open that therersquos somethingthat I donrsquot know Even if Irsquom just looking at dirt therersquos something I donrsquot know so Irsquom going to bewilling to guessrdquo
When not behind the camera Langham instructs future photographers as an adjunct teacher at TylerJunior College One of the first lessons his students learn is what itrsquos like to see as a camera sees
ldquoWhen you get a new student no matter what their age is the problem is learning to see whatrsquos infront of your own eyes and then to see like a camerardquo Langham said ldquoItrsquos simple but itrsquos kind of aradical shift People donrsquot understand that itrsquos going to happen So I have to say when people walk intomy class they quickly find out that itrsquos a collegeshylevel class and itrsquos full immersion and yoursquore going todo unusual thingsrdquo
While his lessons focus on expanding his studentsrsquo perspective Langham is constantly challenginghimself to expand
ldquoTeaching is a passion of mine just dealing with human consciousness and trying to get them toexpand a little bitrdquo Langham said ldquoOf course I use these same lessons on myself and my artwork Inever count on the fact that what Irsquom looking at is all there is to see Therersquos more therersquos alwaysmorerdquo
Langham said one lesson he uses regularly is ldquoAnything worth doing is worth doing badly at firstrdquo
He explained that intense focus to capture one specific image or perfect idea sometimes can keep him from beginning at all
ldquoI probably canrsquot hit genius at first but I can start with a stupid idea and then improve a little bit at a timerdquo Langham saidldquoThe point is if yoursquore trying for a genius idea yoursquoll never get started but if you start with a stupid idea yoursquoll get startedand the point is to get started
ldquoItrsquos not the quality of the idea itrsquos just to get goingrdquo he added ldquoOnce you get started everything in the world is asfascinating as chairs and you start walking into rooms and you see things that nobody else has seenrdquo
Langhamrsquos most recent work includes his ldquoBlackfork Bestiary projectrdquo an exhibition of photographs depicting rescued oradopted wild animals and other creatures found near his home in Tyler
For more information visit httprobertlanghamblogspotcom
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Westwood takes on cybershybullying
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Jan 6 2016
This year Westwood Junior High has taken an initiative to thwart cybershybullying before it happens
As a fundraiser for the student council the school is encouraging a new software that stops bullying
with an app
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ldquoIts designed to help parents be more aware of how their children are using social mediardquo
Westwood Junior High Principal Julana Harmon said ldquoIts easy to hide behind your device and say
mean thingsrdquo
My Social Sitter is a new program developed to encourage positive communication between
students With the software parents are able to view any messages that hold key phrases that
could be seen as offensive or selfshyharming So far the program covers text messaging and Twitter
but is growing to include other platforms as well
ldquoBasically I was a child that experienced bullying before social media existedrdquo founder Michele Joel
said ldquoMany times when I moved around for my dads job I experienced the cruelty of kids being
the new kid everywhere I moved Through the years I was able to overcome it but I still as an adult
had some little anxiety issues I finally overcame that and my career brought me into technology and
marketing and product development I was on the forefront of building communities and creating
programs where people can interact with each other and then I started reading on the news where
kids were using social media in a way that I never even thought Not to bring people together but to
really harm each otherrdquo
Joel developed the program to keep parents aware of whats happening in their childrens world
According to a release My Social Sitter uses a realshytime filter that rejects harmful content using an
algorithm based on customized user settings and filters including slang and sentiment in six
languages
ldquoTodayrsquos world of social media gives kids the opportunity to say whatever theyrsquore thinking whenever
they think it ndash sometimes to their own detrimentrdquo Joel said ldquoBut My Social Sitter instantly prevents
users from posting negative social media posts protecting them and others from harmful contentrdquo
The app connects to a userrsquos Twitter account so that when messages are sent they go through
multiple layers of the My Social Sitter algorithms to decide if it is appropriate based on an
individualrsquos custom settings Appropriate messages are posted or sent If appropriate it is
immediately posted If inappropriate the parents are notified
ldquoIt gave us a way to provide something to parents and at the same time a tool to encourage
students as wellrdquo Harmon said ldquoThe other side to the software is that theres options for the kids to
earn points for the positive things they say We thought what a great opportunity for kids to say
positive thingsrdquo
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The release said that users are incentivized to use the app through gamification for every positive
message a user sends they earn tokens which can be redeemed for prizes
The program is available on desktop or through an app for both Android and iPhone users
Westwood Junior High parents who sign up will receive $10 off of the regular annual fee of $3999
with the promo code PANTHERS Parents can sign up at wwwmyssocialsittercom
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Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Oct 2 2015
HALEY HOAR | HeraldshyPressStudents at Northside Primary participate in a districtshywide endeavor called Daily Five They can read or work on exercises for 20minutes at the start of the day to ldquobuild staminardquo Daily Five also encourages and improves reading skills This program is an exampleof improving academics part of the Vision 2020 plan
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Palestine Independent School District has begun preparing for its next stage of education The
program known as Vision 2020 is a fiveshyyear strategic plan to enhance the six campuses and the
district as a whole
Vision 2020 is broken into seven key objectives according to Superintendent Jason Marshall The
objectives are academics human resources college and career readiness technology community
relationships extracurriculars and business services
Marshall said the district finished its previous fiveshyyear plan started in 2010 which focused mainly
on facility enhancements and upgrades due to a $64 million school bond that was passed in 2009
ldquoWhile were going to stay with pretty much the same format as from the 2010 to 2015 planrdquo
Marshall said ldquoHowever that plan was a strategic plan only and this time were going to add some
systems to it and make it a little bit more broad range comprehensive planrdquo
The first segment of Vision 2020 was the gathering of comments from both the community and
faculty Meetings were held throughout September to bring attention to the new plan and surveys
are still available on the districts website at wwwpalestineschoolsorg
ldquoWere asking them on the surveys to look at each of the seven components and from your
perspective which one should we prioritize as No 1 and which one should we prioritize as No 7rdquo
Marshall said ldquoAt the same time with the survey there are a couple of openedshyended questions
and were saying Whats most important to you and What type of district do you want Palestine to
be in 2020
Ill be honest with you I wrote that question on purposewe dont know what kind of answers were
going to get All of the questions that were asking and all of the work that were doing thats the
central question What do we want to be in 2020rdquo
The Vision 2020 plan will have committees covering each objective with representatives from the
community as well as the campuses Marshall said that roughly 10 people will be on each
committee and will meet to review each years progress as the plan moves forward Each survey
has the option of being filled out anonymously or parents or community members can enter their
information or apply to serve on the committees
Larissa Loveless public relations director for Palestine school district said the object of the
committees is not just work harder but also work smarter
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We could have very quickly produced a document on paper but were taking very meticulous steps
to get inputrdquo Loveless said
Marshall said that tentatively the timeline is set to have a final draft of Vision 2020 by the January
2016 board meeting After a month focused on parent and community input the district is focusing
on faculty and board input before forming committees in midshyOctober The committees for each
objective will meet to lay out plans for a rough draft of Vision 2020 to present to the board before
winter break
More information can be found in a presentation on the districts website
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Hollywood has glamorized it Networks have made millions from its portrayal and yet it is described
as a plague in Anderson County and elsewhere across America Drugs like cocaine K2 marijuana
PCP and methamphetamine have all contributed to the areas crime rate
According to Sheriff Greg Taylor of the Anderson County Sheriffrsquos Office 2014 saw a total of 287
drug related incidents in the county That averages to nearly five drug related arrests a week The
Palestine Police Department alone held 60 cases involving felony drug investigations which vary
from manufacturing and delivery of a controlled substance to just possession Lt Jeff Powell said
But there is no other drug more prevalent at home than meth While the county faces a wide range
of drugs methamphetamine accounts for nearly 60 percent of the arrests
ldquoAll drugs are bad but meth seems to be the biggest plague around hererdquo Taylor said
Methamphetamine an addictive hallucinogen made from a concoction of what you might find under
the bathroom counter and in the medicine cabinet causes long term damages that includes physical
and psychological issues The National Institute of Drug Abuse described several long term effects
such as changes in brain structure and function deficits in thinking and motor skills increased
distractibility memory loss aggressive or violent behavior mood disturbances severe dental
problems and weight loss as a result of continuous use of methamphetamine
With its highly addictive tendencies users of methamphetamine often find themselves willing to do
what they can to get a fix Allyson Mitchell district attorney for Anderson County said there is a
direct correlation between drug use and crime
ldquoThe bottom line is that they have to finance their addictionrdquo Mitchell said ldquoMost of these people
dont have eight to five jobs You see the theft and burglary and we even see prostitution here too
They stoop as low as to selling themselves to get their next fixrdquo
The combined efforts of the law enforcement agencies along with the DAs office has worked to
lower the impact of drugs on the community with their main attention at ridding the area of the
dealers that keep their customers trapped
ldquoI know for every bad person in the world theres another one waiting in line but we keep going
ofter themrdquo Mitchell said ldquoMy goal is to get the word out on the streets that were not playing with
these charges Were getting our community backrdquo
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Lt James Muniz described the Palestine Police Departments efforts in cleaning the streets of the
suppliers as an on going process The department formed a drug unit nearly a little over a year ago
and since then has used it to investigate different suspects
ldquoWe work on an almost weekly basis trying to make an impact on those in the community trying to
profit from the illegal waysrdquo Muniz said ldquoSince we got a new chief hes totally supported the drug
unit and the departments efforts to do what we can to slow down the drug traderdquo
While the root of the problem is the dealers Taylor said that he hopes that those trapped in
addiction are able to get help to get out
ldquoWe have to arrest them but there needs to be more help for them especially first time offendersrdquo
Taylor said ldquoDealers however they need to gordquo
Taylor explained that the only way to truly stop drugs is to stop people from wanting them and that
starts with education at a young age The Sheriffs Office makes a point to bring education
especially to younger crowds in hopes of heading off the issue before it becomes a problem by
using their DARE program
Though law enforcement works around the clock to stop those who profit and those addicted to
controlled substances the best way for citizens to help combat the drug issue is to remain vigilant to
their surroundings Homes that seem to frequent a lot of traffic such as short visits might be related
to a distributer in the area
Citizens are encouraged to contact the law enforcement agencies or even to call CrimeStoppers at
903shy729shy8477 if they see suspicious activity in their area
ldquoIm proud of the efforts of the law enforcement are making in combating the issue and Im proud of
those willing to speak uprdquo Mitchell said ldquoThey say it takes a village to raise a kid but it takes a
village to keep the community saferdquo
For those trapped in recreational drug use there is help in the community including several areas
that have support groups such as Narcotics Anonymous Meetings can be found at the Brown
Building on Monday Wednesday and Saturday at 6 pm Palestine Unity Group holds groups on
Monday Wednesday andFriday at 8 pm and the Td County Jail Lc Powledge Unit holds theirs on
Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 3 pm
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Moon Rivers Naturals owners Stephen and Stefanie McNeely are hoping to help contribute to the redevelopment of downtown Tyler with the addition oftheir new store
Until recently an online business Moon Rivers Naturals took up residence in a refurbished store at 265 S Broadway Ave in May
ldquoWe wanted to expand in the Tyler market and in the local community to become more of a part ofthis areardquo Stephen McNeely said ldquoThe online world the global market is awesome The worldrsquos sosmall now you can ship anywhere but really we want to start investing some in our own community shyespecially this little strip which is so cool Therersquos a really creative community happening here and wewant to be a part of thatrdquo
Offering body products such as soaps and scrubs made with local organic ingredients Moon RiversNaturals was an opportunity for the McNeelyrsquos to share their passion for healthy living The productsare made with essential oils avoiding colorants and fragrance oils that remove nutrients and candamage and bleach skin
ldquoI think people in our generation are genuinely starting to care about where their products come fromwhere the ingredients come from and things like thatrdquo Stephen McNeely said ldquoWe want to be a partof that movementrdquo
Everything is made locally with a basic batch of soap taking roughly two weeks to complete before itrsquos ready for shipping
ldquoWe keep everything smallshybatch to ensure that it still has that human touchrdquo he said ldquoA lot of companies go out and have labs do their stuff and thenjust put their name on it but we really want to produce everything hererdquo
The company named after their firstborn son Rivers originated in their home in Hawkins dubbed the Moon Rivers Homestead Soon after starting thecompany the couple decided to sell some of the soaps Stefanie had been making at a music festival
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ldquoLiterally that morning we were printing off labels and putting them on productsrdquo Stephen McNeelysaid ldquoIt was all very shoddy since we didnrsquot really have our branding down then but she sold out ofeverything We kind of pinned down our market that first day We made a real connection with thecommunityrdquo
After the success of the festival Stephen and Stefanie McNeely began meeting with retailers andresearching product ideas Their business took them from San Francisco to New York with over 100retailers nationwide and a few in Canada selling Moon Rivers Naturals products
ldquoStarting out especially when yoursquore working out of your home you never get away from itrdquo StephenMcNeely said ldquoSo wersquore making soap at midnight because with the chemicals and stuff we tried not todo it around our son since he was so young and it could be very dangerous You just work 15shyhourdays weekends and all that and if yoursquore not working itrsquos on your mindrdquo
Now that the company has a few years behind it Stephen said they hope to expand into other fieldsone day under the same umbrella of Moon Rivers Naturals
More information can be found at wwwmoonriversnaturalscom
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Tyler photographer TJC professor to photograph GrandCanyon as summer artist in residencePublished on Thursday 2 June 2016 0736 shy Written by
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Regardless of what hersquos photographing shy whether itrsquos aperson an object or a landscape shy freelancephotographer Robert Langham III said every subjecthas a story to tell
For the next two weeks Langham hopes to find thosestories on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon
ldquoWhen you see the canyon itrsquos hard to comprehend itssizerdquo Langham said ldquoWe tend to measure the canyonagainst our own body Itrsquos how we can process it Irsquodlike to capture that momentrdquo
Langham was selected for the third year in a row toparticipate in the ArtistshyinshyResidence program throughthe US National Parks Service This time he and hiswife Katie will spend two weeks at the canyon
Langham was previously assigned to photographHubbell Trading Post National Historic Site in GanadoArizona in 2014 and the Petrified Forest PetrifiedForest National Park in 2015
According to the National Park Service the program invites artists to stay in a historic area to share their view of the parkrsquos interpretive themes such asecology the environment park advocacy and conservation
Moonset Shiprock New Mexico 1999
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Langham hopes to capture the moment when a person crests the top of the rim returning from a hikeinto the canyon Langham said he will focus on landscapes But beyond those specific imagesLangham hopes to surprise himself with what he captures He looks forward to the images he doesnrsquotanticipate on the outset of the trip
ldquoWhen Irsquom photographing I always keep in mind that most of the time Irsquom just guessingrdquo Langhamsaid ldquoNow I have a lot of confidence in my guessing but I just keep it open that therersquos somethingthat I donrsquot know Even if Irsquom just looking at dirt therersquos something I donrsquot know so Irsquom going to bewilling to guessrdquo
When not behind the camera Langham instructs future photographers as an adjunct teacher at TylerJunior College One of the first lessons his students learn is what itrsquos like to see as a camera sees
ldquoWhen you get a new student no matter what their age is the problem is learning to see whatrsquos infront of your own eyes and then to see like a camerardquo Langham said ldquoItrsquos simple but itrsquos kind of aradical shift People donrsquot understand that itrsquos going to happen So I have to say when people walk intomy class they quickly find out that itrsquos a collegeshylevel class and itrsquos full immersion and yoursquore going todo unusual thingsrdquo
While his lessons focus on expanding his studentsrsquo perspective Langham is constantly challenginghimself to expand
ldquoTeaching is a passion of mine just dealing with human consciousness and trying to get them toexpand a little bitrdquo Langham said ldquoOf course I use these same lessons on myself and my artwork Inever count on the fact that what Irsquom looking at is all there is to see Therersquos more therersquos alwaysmorerdquo
Langham said one lesson he uses regularly is ldquoAnything worth doing is worth doing badly at firstrdquo
He explained that intense focus to capture one specific image or perfect idea sometimes can keep him from beginning at all
ldquoI probably canrsquot hit genius at first but I can start with a stupid idea and then improve a little bit at a timerdquo Langham saidldquoThe point is if yoursquore trying for a genius idea yoursquoll never get started but if you start with a stupid idea yoursquoll get startedand the point is to get started
ldquoItrsquos not the quality of the idea itrsquos just to get goingrdquo he added ldquoOnce you get started everything in the world is asfascinating as chairs and you start walking into rooms and you see things that nobody else has seenrdquo
Langhamrsquos most recent work includes his ldquoBlackfork Bestiary projectrdquo an exhibition of photographs depicting rescued oradopted wild animals and other creatures found near his home in Tyler
For more information visit httprobertlanghamblogspotcom
9282016 Westwood takes on cybershybullying | News | palestineheraldcom
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Westwood takes on cybershybullying
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Jan 6 2016
This year Westwood Junior High has taken an initiative to thwart cybershybullying before it happens
As a fundraiser for the student council the school is encouraging a new software that stops bullying
with an app
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ldquoIts designed to help parents be more aware of how their children are using social mediardquo
Westwood Junior High Principal Julana Harmon said ldquoIts easy to hide behind your device and say
mean thingsrdquo
My Social Sitter is a new program developed to encourage positive communication between
students With the software parents are able to view any messages that hold key phrases that
could be seen as offensive or selfshyharming So far the program covers text messaging and Twitter
but is growing to include other platforms as well
ldquoBasically I was a child that experienced bullying before social media existedrdquo founder Michele Joel
said ldquoMany times when I moved around for my dads job I experienced the cruelty of kids being
the new kid everywhere I moved Through the years I was able to overcome it but I still as an adult
had some little anxiety issues I finally overcame that and my career brought me into technology and
marketing and product development I was on the forefront of building communities and creating
programs where people can interact with each other and then I started reading on the news where
kids were using social media in a way that I never even thought Not to bring people together but to
really harm each otherrdquo
Joel developed the program to keep parents aware of whats happening in their childrens world
According to a release My Social Sitter uses a realshytime filter that rejects harmful content using an
algorithm based on customized user settings and filters including slang and sentiment in six
languages
ldquoTodayrsquos world of social media gives kids the opportunity to say whatever theyrsquore thinking whenever
they think it ndash sometimes to their own detrimentrdquo Joel said ldquoBut My Social Sitter instantly prevents
users from posting negative social media posts protecting them and others from harmful contentrdquo
The app connects to a userrsquos Twitter account so that when messages are sent they go through
multiple layers of the My Social Sitter algorithms to decide if it is appropriate based on an
individualrsquos custom settings Appropriate messages are posted or sent If appropriate it is
immediately posted If inappropriate the parents are notified
ldquoIt gave us a way to provide something to parents and at the same time a tool to encourage
students as wellrdquo Harmon said ldquoThe other side to the software is that theres options for the kids to
earn points for the positive things they say We thought what a great opportunity for kids to say
positive thingsrdquo
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The release said that users are incentivized to use the app through gamification for every positive
message a user sends they earn tokens which can be redeemed for prizes
The program is available on desktop or through an app for both Android and iPhone users
Westwood Junior High parents who sign up will receive $10 off of the regular annual fee of $3999
with the promo code PANTHERS Parents can sign up at wwwmyssocialsittercom
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Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Oct 2 2015
HALEY HOAR | HeraldshyPressStudents at Northside Primary participate in a districtshywide endeavor called Daily Five They can read or work on exercises for 20minutes at the start of the day to ldquobuild staminardquo Daily Five also encourages and improves reading skills This program is an exampleof improving academics part of the Vision 2020 plan
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Palestine Independent School District has begun preparing for its next stage of education The
program known as Vision 2020 is a fiveshyyear strategic plan to enhance the six campuses and the
district as a whole
Vision 2020 is broken into seven key objectives according to Superintendent Jason Marshall The
objectives are academics human resources college and career readiness technology community
relationships extracurriculars and business services
Marshall said the district finished its previous fiveshyyear plan started in 2010 which focused mainly
on facility enhancements and upgrades due to a $64 million school bond that was passed in 2009
ldquoWhile were going to stay with pretty much the same format as from the 2010 to 2015 planrdquo
Marshall said ldquoHowever that plan was a strategic plan only and this time were going to add some
systems to it and make it a little bit more broad range comprehensive planrdquo
The first segment of Vision 2020 was the gathering of comments from both the community and
faculty Meetings were held throughout September to bring attention to the new plan and surveys
are still available on the districts website at wwwpalestineschoolsorg
ldquoWere asking them on the surveys to look at each of the seven components and from your
perspective which one should we prioritize as No 1 and which one should we prioritize as No 7rdquo
Marshall said ldquoAt the same time with the survey there are a couple of openedshyended questions
and were saying Whats most important to you and What type of district do you want Palestine to
be in 2020
Ill be honest with you I wrote that question on purposewe dont know what kind of answers were
going to get All of the questions that were asking and all of the work that were doing thats the
central question What do we want to be in 2020rdquo
The Vision 2020 plan will have committees covering each objective with representatives from the
community as well as the campuses Marshall said that roughly 10 people will be on each
committee and will meet to review each years progress as the plan moves forward Each survey
has the option of being filled out anonymously or parents or community members can enter their
information or apply to serve on the committees
Larissa Loveless public relations director for Palestine school district said the object of the
committees is not just work harder but also work smarter
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We could have very quickly produced a document on paper but were taking very meticulous steps
to get inputrdquo Loveless said
Marshall said that tentatively the timeline is set to have a final draft of Vision 2020 by the January
2016 board meeting After a month focused on parent and community input the district is focusing
on faculty and board input before forming committees in midshyOctober The committees for each
objective will meet to lay out plans for a rough draft of Vision 2020 to present to the board before
winter break
More information can be found in a presentation on the districts website
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Hollywood has glamorized it Networks have made millions from its portrayal and yet it is described
as a plague in Anderson County and elsewhere across America Drugs like cocaine K2 marijuana
PCP and methamphetamine have all contributed to the areas crime rate
According to Sheriff Greg Taylor of the Anderson County Sheriffrsquos Office 2014 saw a total of 287
drug related incidents in the county That averages to nearly five drug related arrests a week The
Palestine Police Department alone held 60 cases involving felony drug investigations which vary
from manufacturing and delivery of a controlled substance to just possession Lt Jeff Powell said
But there is no other drug more prevalent at home than meth While the county faces a wide range
of drugs methamphetamine accounts for nearly 60 percent of the arrests
ldquoAll drugs are bad but meth seems to be the biggest plague around hererdquo Taylor said
Methamphetamine an addictive hallucinogen made from a concoction of what you might find under
the bathroom counter and in the medicine cabinet causes long term damages that includes physical
and psychological issues The National Institute of Drug Abuse described several long term effects
such as changes in brain structure and function deficits in thinking and motor skills increased
distractibility memory loss aggressive or violent behavior mood disturbances severe dental
problems and weight loss as a result of continuous use of methamphetamine
With its highly addictive tendencies users of methamphetamine often find themselves willing to do
what they can to get a fix Allyson Mitchell district attorney for Anderson County said there is a
direct correlation between drug use and crime
ldquoThe bottom line is that they have to finance their addictionrdquo Mitchell said ldquoMost of these people
dont have eight to five jobs You see the theft and burglary and we even see prostitution here too
They stoop as low as to selling themselves to get their next fixrdquo
The combined efforts of the law enforcement agencies along with the DAs office has worked to
lower the impact of drugs on the community with their main attention at ridding the area of the
dealers that keep their customers trapped
ldquoI know for every bad person in the world theres another one waiting in line but we keep going
ofter themrdquo Mitchell said ldquoMy goal is to get the word out on the streets that were not playing with
these charges Were getting our community backrdquo
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Lt James Muniz described the Palestine Police Departments efforts in cleaning the streets of the
suppliers as an on going process The department formed a drug unit nearly a little over a year ago
and since then has used it to investigate different suspects
ldquoWe work on an almost weekly basis trying to make an impact on those in the community trying to
profit from the illegal waysrdquo Muniz said ldquoSince we got a new chief hes totally supported the drug
unit and the departments efforts to do what we can to slow down the drug traderdquo
While the root of the problem is the dealers Taylor said that he hopes that those trapped in
addiction are able to get help to get out
ldquoWe have to arrest them but there needs to be more help for them especially first time offendersrdquo
Taylor said ldquoDealers however they need to gordquo
Taylor explained that the only way to truly stop drugs is to stop people from wanting them and that
starts with education at a young age The Sheriffs Office makes a point to bring education
especially to younger crowds in hopes of heading off the issue before it becomes a problem by
using their DARE program
Though law enforcement works around the clock to stop those who profit and those addicted to
controlled substances the best way for citizens to help combat the drug issue is to remain vigilant to
their surroundings Homes that seem to frequent a lot of traffic such as short visits might be related
to a distributer in the area
Citizens are encouraged to contact the law enforcement agencies or even to call CrimeStoppers at
903shy729shy8477 if they see suspicious activity in their area
ldquoIm proud of the efforts of the law enforcement are making in combating the issue and Im proud of
those willing to speak uprdquo Mitchell said ldquoThey say it takes a village to raise a kid but it takes a
village to keep the community saferdquo
For those trapped in recreational drug use there is help in the community including several areas
that have support groups such as Narcotics Anonymous Meetings can be found at the Brown
Building on Monday Wednesday and Saturday at 6 pm Palestine Unity Group holds groups on
Monday Wednesday andFriday at 8 pm and the Td County Jail Lc Powledge Unit holds theirs on
Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 3 pm
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Moon Rivers Naturals owners Stephen and Stefanie McNeely are hoping to help contribute to the redevelopment of downtown Tyler with the addition oftheir new store
Until recently an online business Moon Rivers Naturals took up residence in a refurbished store at 265 S Broadway Ave in May
ldquoWe wanted to expand in the Tyler market and in the local community to become more of a part ofthis areardquo Stephen McNeely said ldquoThe online world the global market is awesome The worldrsquos sosmall now you can ship anywhere but really we want to start investing some in our own community shyespecially this little strip which is so cool Therersquos a really creative community happening here and wewant to be a part of thatrdquo
Offering body products such as soaps and scrubs made with local organic ingredients Moon RiversNaturals was an opportunity for the McNeelyrsquos to share their passion for healthy living The productsare made with essential oils avoiding colorants and fragrance oils that remove nutrients and candamage and bleach skin
ldquoI think people in our generation are genuinely starting to care about where their products come fromwhere the ingredients come from and things like thatrdquo Stephen McNeely said ldquoWe want to be a partof that movementrdquo
Everything is made locally with a basic batch of soap taking roughly two weeks to complete before itrsquos ready for shipping
ldquoWe keep everything smallshybatch to ensure that it still has that human touchrdquo he said ldquoA lot of companies go out and have labs do their stuff and thenjust put their name on it but we really want to produce everything hererdquo
The company named after their firstborn son Rivers originated in their home in Hawkins dubbed the Moon Rivers Homestead Soon after starting thecompany the couple decided to sell some of the soaps Stefanie had been making at a music festival
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ldquoLiterally that morning we were printing off labels and putting them on productsrdquo Stephen McNeelysaid ldquoIt was all very shoddy since we didnrsquot really have our branding down then but she sold out ofeverything We kind of pinned down our market that first day We made a real connection with thecommunityrdquo
After the success of the festival Stephen and Stefanie McNeely began meeting with retailers andresearching product ideas Their business took them from San Francisco to New York with over 100retailers nationwide and a few in Canada selling Moon Rivers Naturals products
ldquoStarting out especially when yoursquore working out of your home you never get away from itrdquo StephenMcNeely said ldquoSo wersquore making soap at midnight because with the chemicals and stuff we tried not todo it around our son since he was so young and it could be very dangerous You just work 15shyhourdays weekends and all that and if yoursquore not working itrsquos on your mindrdquo
Now that the company has a few years behind it Stephen said they hope to expand into other fieldsone day under the same umbrella of Moon Rivers Naturals
More information can be found at wwwmoonriversnaturalscom
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Tyler photographer TJC professor to photograph GrandCanyon as summer artist in residencePublished on Thursday 2 June 2016 0736 shy Written by
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Regardless of what hersquos photographing shy whether itrsquos aperson an object or a landscape shy freelancephotographer Robert Langham III said every subjecthas a story to tell
For the next two weeks Langham hopes to find thosestories on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon
ldquoWhen you see the canyon itrsquos hard to comprehend itssizerdquo Langham said ldquoWe tend to measure the canyonagainst our own body Itrsquos how we can process it Irsquodlike to capture that momentrdquo
Langham was selected for the third year in a row toparticipate in the ArtistshyinshyResidence program throughthe US National Parks Service This time he and hiswife Katie will spend two weeks at the canyon
Langham was previously assigned to photographHubbell Trading Post National Historic Site in GanadoArizona in 2014 and the Petrified Forest PetrifiedForest National Park in 2015
According to the National Park Service the program invites artists to stay in a historic area to share their view of the parkrsquos interpretive themes such asecology the environment park advocacy and conservation
Moonset Shiprock New Mexico 1999
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Langham hopes to capture the moment when a person crests the top of the rim returning from a hikeinto the canyon Langham said he will focus on landscapes But beyond those specific imagesLangham hopes to surprise himself with what he captures He looks forward to the images he doesnrsquotanticipate on the outset of the trip
ldquoWhen Irsquom photographing I always keep in mind that most of the time Irsquom just guessingrdquo Langhamsaid ldquoNow I have a lot of confidence in my guessing but I just keep it open that therersquos somethingthat I donrsquot know Even if Irsquom just looking at dirt therersquos something I donrsquot know so Irsquom going to bewilling to guessrdquo
When not behind the camera Langham instructs future photographers as an adjunct teacher at TylerJunior College One of the first lessons his students learn is what itrsquos like to see as a camera sees
ldquoWhen you get a new student no matter what their age is the problem is learning to see whatrsquos infront of your own eyes and then to see like a camerardquo Langham said ldquoItrsquos simple but itrsquos kind of aradical shift People donrsquot understand that itrsquos going to happen So I have to say when people walk intomy class they quickly find out that itrsquos a collegeshylevel class and itrsquos full immersion and yoursquore going todo unusual thingsrdquo
While his lessons focus on expanding his studentsrsquo perspective Langham is constantly challenginghimself to expand
ldquoTeaching is a passion of mine just dealing with human consciousness and trying to get them toexpand a little bitrdquo Langham said ldquoOf course I use these same lessons on myself and my artwork Inever count on the fact that what Irsquom looking at is all there is to see Therersquos more therersquos alwaysmorerdquo
Langham said one lesson he uses regularly is ldquoAnything worth doing is worth doing badly at firstrdquo
He explained that intense focus to capture one specific image or perfect idea sometimes can keep him from beginning at all
ldquoI probably canrsquot hit genius at first but I can start with a stupid idea and then improve a little bit at a timerdquo Langham saidldquoThe point is if yoursquore trying for a genius idea yoursquoll never get started but if you start with a stupid idea yoursquoll get startedand the point is to get started
ldquoItrsquos not the quality of the idea itrsquos just to get goingrdquo he added ldquoOnce you get started everything in the world is asfascinating as chairs and you start walking into rooms and you see things that nobody else has seenrdquo
Langhamrsquos most recent work includes his ldquoBlackfork Bestiary projectrdquo an exhibition of photographs depicting rescued oradopted wild animals and other creatures found near his home in Tyler
For more information visit httprobertlanghamblogspotcom
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Westwood takes on cybershybullying
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Jan 6 2016
This year Westwood Junior High has taken an initiative to thwart cybershybullying before it happens
As a fundraiser for the student council the school is encouraging a new software that stops bullying
with an app
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ldquoIts designed to help parents be more aware of how their children are using social mediardquo
Westwood Junior High Principal Julana Harmon said ldquoIts easy to hide behind your device and say
mean thingsrdquo
My Social Sitter is a new program developed to encourage positive communication between
students With the software parents are able to view any messages that hold key phrases that
could be seen as offensive or selfshyharming So far the program covers text messaging and Twitter
but is growing to include other platforms as well
ldquoBasically I was a child that experienced bullying before social media existedrdquo founder Michele Joel
said ldquoMany times when I moved around for my dads job I experienced the cruelty of kids being
the new kid everywhere I moved Through the years I was able to overcome it but I still as an adult
had some little anxiety issues I finally overcame that and my career brought me into technology and
marketing and product development I was on the forefront of building communities and creating
programs where people can interact with each other and then I started reading on the news where
kids were using social media in a way that I never even thought Not to bring people together but to
really harm each otherrdquo
Joel developed the program to keep parents aware of whats happening in their childrens world
According to a release My Social Sitter uses a realshytime filter that rejects harmful content using an
algorithm based on customized user settings and filters including slang and sentiment in six
languages
ldquoTodayrsquos world of social media gives kids the opportunity to say whatever theyrsquore thinking whenever
they think it ndash sometimes to their own detrimentrdquo Joel said ldquoBut My Social Sitter instantly prevents
users from posting negative social media posts protecting them and others from harmful contentrdquo
The app connects to a userrsquos Twitter account so that when messages are sent they go through
multiple layers of the My Social Sitter algorithms to decide if it is appropriate based on an
individualrsquos custom settings Appropriate messages are posted or sent If appropriate it is
immediately posted If inappropriate the parents are notified
ldquoIt gave us a way to provide something to parents and at the same time a tool to encourage
students as wellrdquo Harmon said ldquoThe other side to the software is that theres options for the kids to
earn points for the positive things they say We thought what a great opportunity for kids to say
positive thingsrdquo
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The release said that users are incentivized to use the app through gamification for every positive
message a user sends they earn tokens which can be redeemed for prizes
The program is available on desktop or through an app for both Android and iPhone users
Westwood Junior High parents who sign up will receive $10 off of the regular annual fee of $3999
with the promo code PANTHERS Parents can sign up at wwwmyssocialsittercom
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Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Oct 2 2015
HALEY HOAR | HeraldshyPressStudents at Northside Primary participate in a districtshywide endeavor called Daily Five They can read or work on exercises for 20minutes at the start of the day to ldquobuild staminardquo Daily Five also encourages and improves reading skills This program is an exampleof improving academics part of the Vision 2020 plan
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Palestine Independent School District has begun preparing for its next stage of education The
program known as Vision 2020 is a fiveshyyear strategic plan to enhance the six campuses and the
district as a whole
Vision 2020 is broken into seven key objectives according to Superintendent Jason Marshall The
objectives are academics human resources college and career readiness technology community
relationships extracurriculars and business services
Marshall said the district finished its previous fiveshyyear plan started in 2010 which focused mainly
on facility enhancements and upgrades due to a $64 million school bond that was passed in 2009
ldquoWhile were going to stay with pretty much the same format as from the 2010 to 2015 planrdquo
Marshall said ldquoHowever that plan was a strategic plan only and this time were going to add some
systems to it and make it a little bit more broad range comprehensive planrdquo
The first segment of Vision 2020 was the gathering of comments from both the community and
faculty Meetings were held throughout September to bring attention to the new plan and surveys
are still available on the districts website at wwwpalestineschoolsorg
ldquoWere asking them on the surveys to look at each of the seven components and from your
perspective which one should we prioritize as No 1 and which one should we prioritize as No 7rdquo
Marshall said ldquoAt the same time with the survey there are a couple of openedshyended questions
and were saying Whats most important to you and What type of district do you want Palestine to
be in 2020
Ill be honest with you I wrote that question on purposewe dont know what kind of answers were
going to get All of the questions that were asking and all of the work that were doing thats the
central question What do we want to be in 2020rdquo
The Vision 2020 plan will have committees covering each objective with representatives from the
community as well as the campuses Marshall said that roughly 10 people will be on each
committee and will meet to review each years progress as the plan moves forward Each survey
has the option of being filled out anonymously or parents or community members can enter their
information or apply to serve on the committees
Larissa Loveless public relations director for Palestine school district said the object of the
committees is not just work harder but also work smarter
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We could have very quickly produced a document on paper but were taking very meticulous steps
to get inputrdquo Loveless said
Marshall said that tentatively the timeline is set to have a final draft of Vision 2020 by the January
2016 board meeting After a month focused on parent and community input the district is focusing
on faculty and board input before forming committees in midshyOctober The committees for each
objective will meet to lay out plans for a rough draft of Vision 2020 to present to the board before
winter break
More information can be found in a presentation on the districts website
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Lt James Muniz described the Palestine Police Departments efforts in cleaning the streets of the
suppliers as an on going process The department formed a drug unit nearly a little over a year ago
and since then has used it to investigate different suspects
ldquoWe work on an almost weekly basis trying to make an impact on those in the community trying to
profit from the illegal waysrdquo Muniz said ldquoSince we got a new chief hes totally supported the drug
unit and the departments efforts to do what we can to slow down the drug traderdquo
While the root of the problem is the dealers Taylor said that he hopes that those trapped in
addiction are able to get help to get out
ldquoWe have to arrest them but there needs to be more help for them especially first time offendersrdquo
Taylor said ldquoDealers however they need to gordquo
Taylor explained that the only way to truly stop drugs is to stop people from wanting them and that
starts with education at a young age The Sheriffs Office makes a point to bring education
especially to younger crowds in hopes of heading off the issue before it becomes a problem by
using their DARE program
Though law enforcement works around the clock to stop those who profit and those addicted to
controlled substances the best way for citizens to help combat the drug issue is to remain vigilant to
their surroundings Homes that seem to frequent a lot of traffic such as short visits might be related
to a distributer in the area
Citizens are encouraged to contact the law enforcement agencies or even to call CrimeStoppers at
903shy729shy8477 if they see suspicious activity in their area
ldquoIm proud of the efforts of the law enforcement are making in combating the issue and Im proud of
those willing to speak uprdquo Mitchell said ldquoThey say it takes a village to raise a kid but it takes a
village to keep the community saferdquo
For those trapped in recreational drug use there is help in the community including several areas
that have support groups such as Narcotics Anonymous Meetings can be found at the Brown
Building on Monday Wednesday and Saturday at 6 pm Palestine Unity Group holds groups on
Monday Wednesday andFriday at 8 pm and the Td County Jail Lc Powledge Unit holds theirs on
Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 3 pm
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Moon Rivers Naturals owners Stephen and Stefanie McNeely are hoping to help contribute to the redevelopment of downtown Tyler with the addition oftheir new store
Until recently an online business Moon Rivers Naturals took up residence in a refurbished store at 265 S Broadway Ave in May
ldquoWe wanted to expand in the Tyler market and in the local community to become more of a part ofthis areardquo Stephen McNeely said ldquoThe online world the global market is awesome The worldrsquos sosmall now you can ship anywhere but really we want to start investing some in our own community shyespecially this little strip which is so cool Therersquos a really creative community happening here and wewant to be a part of thatrdquo
Offering body products such as soaps and scrubs made with local organic ingredients Moon RiversNaturals was an opportunity for the McNeelyrsquos to share their passion for healthy living The productsare made with essential oils avoiding colorants and fragrance oils that remove nutrients and candamage and bleach skin
ldquoI think people in our generation are genuinely starting to care about where their products come fromwhere the ingredients come from and things like thatrdquo Stephen McNeely said ldquoWe want to be a partof that movementrdquo
Everything is made locally with a basic batch of soap taking roughly two weeks to complete before itrsquos ready for shipping
ldquoWe keep everything smallshybatch to ensure that it still has that human touchrdquo he said ldquoA lot of companies go out and have labs do their stuff and thenjust put their name on it but we really want to produce everything hererdquo
The company named after their firstborn son Rivers originated in their home in Hawkins dubbed the Moon Rivers Homestead Soon after starting thecompany the couple decided to sell some of the soaps Stefanie had been making at a music festival
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ldquoLiterally that morning we were printing off labels and putting them on productsrdquo Stephen McNeelysaid ldquoIt was all very shoddy since we didnrsquot really have our branding down then but she sold out ofeverything We kind of pinned down our market that first day We made a real connection with thecommunityrdquo
After the success of the festival Stephen and Stefanie McNeely began meeting with retailers andresearching product ideas Their business took them from San Francisco to New York with over 100retailers nationwide and a few in Canada selling Moon Rivers Naturals products
ldquoStarting out especially when yoursquore working out of your home you never get away from itrdquo StephenMcNeely said ldquoSo wersquore making soap at midnight because with the chemicals and stuff we tried not todo it around our son since he was so young and it could be very dangerous You just work 15shyhourdays weekends and all that and if yoursquore not working itrsquos on your mindrdquo
Now that the company has a few years behind it Stephen said they hope to expand into other fieldsone day under the same umbrella of Moon Rivers Naturals
More information can be found at wwwmoonriversnaturalscom
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Tyler photographer TJC professor to photograph GrandCanyon as summer artist in residencePublished on Thursday 2 June 2016 0736 shy Written by
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Regardless of what hersquos photographing shy whether itrsquos aperson an object or a landscape shy freelancephotographer Robert Langham III said every subjecthas a story to tell
For the next two weeks Langham hopes to find thosestories on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon
ldquoWhen you see the canyon itrsquos hard to comprehend itssizerdquo Langham said ldquoWe tend to measure the canyonagainst our own body Itrsquos how we can process it Irsquodlike to capture that momentrdquo
Langham was selected for the third year in a row toparticipate in the ArtistshyinshyResidence program throughthe US National Parks Service This time he and hiswife Katie will spend two weeks at the canyon
Langham was previously assigned to photographHubbell Trading Post National Historic Site in GanadoArizona in 2014 and the Petrified Forest PetrifiedForest National Park in 2015
According to the National Park Service the program invites artists to stay in a historic area to share their view of the parkrsquos interpretive themes such asecology the environment park advocacy and conservation
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Langham hopes to capture the moment when a person crests the top of the rim returning from a hikeinto the canyon Langham said he will focus on landscapes But beyond those specific imagesLangham hopes to surprise himself with what he captures He looks forward to the images he doesnrsquotanticipate on the outset of the trip
ldquoWhen Irsquom photographing I always keep in mind that most of the time Irsquom just guessingrdquo Langhamsaid ldquoNow I have a lot of confidence in my guessing but I just keep it open that therersquos somethingthat I donrsquot know Even if Irsquom just looking at dirt therersquos something I donrsquot know so Irsquom going to bewilling to guessrdquo
When not behind the camera Langham instructs future photographers as an adjunct teacher at TylerJunior College One of the first lessons his students learn is what itrsquos like to see as a camera sees
ldquoWhen you get a new student no matter what their age is the problem is learning to see whatrsquos infront of your own eyes and then to see like a camerardquo Langham said ldquoItrsquos simple but itrsquos kind of aradical shift People donrsquot understand that itrsquos going to happen So I have to say when people walk intomy class they quickly find out that itrsquos a collegeshylevel class and itrsquos full immersion and yoursquore going todo unusual thingsrdquo
While his lessons focus on expanding his studentsrsquo perspective Langham is constantly challenginghimself to expand
ldquoTeaching is a passion of mine just dealing with human consciousness and trying to get them toexpand a little bitrdquo Langham said ldquoOf course I use these same lessons on myself and my artwork Inever count on the fact that what Irsquom looking at is all there is to see Therersquos more therersquos alwaysmorerdquo
Langham said one lesson he uses regularly is ldquoAnything worth doing is worth doing badly at firstrdquo
He explained that intense focus to capture one specific image or perfect idea sometimes can keep him from beginning at all
ldquoI probably canrsquot hit genius at first but I can start with a stupid idea and then improve a little bit at a timerdquo Langham saidldquoThe point is if yoursquore trying for a genius idea yoursquoll never get started but if you start with a stupid idea yoursquoll get startedand the point is to get started
ldquoItrsquos not the quality of the idea itrsquos just to get goingrdquo he added ldquoOnce you get started everything in the world is asfascinating as chairs and you start walking into rooms and you see things that nobody else has seenrdquo
Langhamrsquos most recent work includes his ldquoBlackfork Bestiary projectrdquo an exhibition of photographs depicting rescued oradopted wild animals and other creatures found near his home in Tyler
For more information visit httprobertlanghamblogspotcom
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By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Jan 6 2016
This year Westwood Junior High has taken an initiative to thwart cybershybullying before it happens
As a fundraiser for the student council the school is encouraging a new software that stops bullying
with an app
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ldquoIts designed to help parents be more aware of how their children are using social mediardquo
Westwood Junior High Principal Julana Harmon said ldquoIts easy to hide behind your device and say
mean thingsrdquo
My Social Sitter is a new program developed to encourage positive communication between
students With the software parents are able to view any messages that hold key phrases that
could be seen as offensive or selfshyharming So far the program covers text messaging and Twitter
but is growing to include other platforms as well
ldquoBasically I was a child that experienced bullying before social media existedrdquo founder Michele Joel
said ldquoMany times when I moved around for my dads job I experienced the cruelty of kids being
the new kid everywhere I moved Through the years I was able to overcome it but I still as an adult
had some little anxiety issues I finally overcame that and my career brought me into technology and
marketing and product development I was on the forefront of building communities and creating
programs where people can interact with each other and then I started reading on the news where
kids were using social media in a way that I never even thought Not to bring people together but to
really harm each otherrdquo
Joel developed the program to keep parents aware of whats happening in their childrens world
According to a release My Social Sitter uses a realshytime filter that rejects harmful content using an
algorithm based on customized user settings and filters including slang and sentiment in six
languages
ldquoTodayrsquos world of social media gives kids the opportunity to say whatever theyrsquore thinking whenever
they think it ndash sometimes to their own detrimentrdquo Joel said ldquoBut My Social Sitter instantly prevents
users from posting negative social media posts protecting them and others from harmful contentrdquo
The app connects to a userrsquos Twitter account so that when messages are sent they go through
multiple layers of the My Social Sitter algorithms to decide if it is appropriate based on an
individualrsquos custom settings Appropriate messages are posted or sent If appropriate it is
immediately posted If inappropriate the parents are notified
ldquoIt gave us a way to provide something to parents and at the same time a tool to encourage
students as wellrdquo Harmon said ldquoThe other side to the software is that theres options for the kids to
earn points for the positive things they say We thought what a great opportunity for kids to say
positive thingsrdquo
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The release said that users are incentivized to use the app through gamification for every positive
message a user sends they earn tokens which can be redeemed for prizes
The program is available on desktop or through an app for both Android and iPhone users
Westwood Junior High parents who sign up will receive $10 off of the regular annual fee of $3999
with the promo code PANTHERS Parents can sign up at wwwmyssocialsittercom
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By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Oct 2 2015
HALEY HOAR | HeraldshyPressStudents at Northside Primary participate in a districtshywide endeavor called Daily Five They can read or work on exercises for 20minutes at the start of the day to ldquobuild staminardquo Daily Five also encourages and improves reading skills This program is an exampleof improving academics part of the Vision 2020 plan
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Palestine Independent School District has begun preparing for its next stage of education The
program known as Vision 2020 is a fiveshyyear strategic plan to enhance the six campuses and the
district as a whole
Vision 2020 is broken into seven key objectives according to Superintendent Jason Marshall The
objectives are academics human resources college and career readiness technology community
relationships extracurriculars and business services
Marshall said the district finished its previous fiveshyyear plan started in 2010 which focused mainly
on facility enhancements and upgrades due to a $64 million school bond that was passed in 2009
ldquoWhile were going to stay with pretty much the same format as from the 2010 to 2015 planrdquo
Marshall said ldquoHowever that plan was a strategic plan only and this time were going to add some
systems to it and make it a little bit more broad range comprehensive planrdquo
The first segment of Vision 2020 was the gathering of comments from both the community and
faculty Meetings were held throughout September to bring attention to the new plan and surveys
are still available on the districts website at wwwpalestineschoolsorg
ldquoWere asking them on the surveys to look at each of the seven components and from your
perspective which one should we prioritize as No 1 and which one should we prioritize as No 7rdquo
Marshall said ldquoAt the same time with the survey there are a couple of openedshyended questions
and were saying Whats most important to you and What type of district do you want Palestine to
be in 2020
Ill be honest with you I wrote that question on purposewe dont know what kind of answers were
going to get All of the questions that were asking and all of the work that were doing thats the
central question What do we want to be in 2020rdquo
The Vision 2020 plan will have committees covering each objective with representatives from the
community as well as the campuses Marshall said that roughly 10 people will be on each
committee and will meet to review each years progress as the plan moves forward Each survey
has the option of being filled out anonymously or parents or community members can enter their
information or apply to serve on the committees
Larissa Loveless public relations director for Palestine school district said the object of the
committees is not just work harder but also work smarter
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We could have very quickly produced a document on paper but were taking very meticulous steps
to get inputrdquo Loveless said
Marshall said that tentatively the timeline is set to have a final draft of Vision 2020 by the January
2016 board meeting After a month focused on parent and community input the district is focusing
on faculty and board input before forming committees in midshyOctober The committees for each
objective will meet to lay out plans for a rough draft of Vision 2020 to present to the board before
winter break
More information can be found in a presentation on the districts website
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Moon Rivers Naturals owners Stephen and Stefanie McNeely are hoping to help contribute to the redevelopment of downtown Tyler with the addition oftheir new store
Until recently an online business Moon Rivers Naturals took up residence in a refurbished store at 265 S Broadway Ave in May
ldquoWe wanted to expand in the Tyler market and in the local community to become more of a part ofthis areardquo Stephen McNeely said ldquoThe online world the global market is awesome The worldrsquos sosmall now you can ship anywhere but really we want to start investing some in our own community shyespecially this little strip which is so cool Therersquos a really creative community happening here and wewant to be a part of thatrdquo
Offering body products such as soaps and scrubs made with local organic ingredients Moon RiversNaturals was an opportunity for the McNeelyrsquos to share their passion for healthy living The productsare made with essential oils avoiding colorants and fragrance oils that remove nutrients and candamage and bleach skin
ldquoI think people in our generation are genuinely starting to care about where their products come fromwhere the ingredients come from and things like thatrdquo Stephen McNeely said ldquoWe want to be a partof that movementrdquo
Everything is made locally with a basic batch of soap taking roughly two weeks to complete before itrsquos ready for shipping
ldquoWe keep everything smallshybatch to ensure that it still has that human touchrdquo he said ldquoA lot of companies go out and have labs do their stuff and thenjust put their name on it but we really want to produce everything hererdquo
The company named after their firstborn son Rivers originated in their home in Hawkins dubbed the Moon Rivers Homestead Soon after starting thecompany the couple decided to sell some of the soaps Stefanie had been making at a music festival
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ldquoLiterally that morning we were printing off labels and putting them on productsrdquo Stephen McNeelysaid ldquoIt was all very shoddy since we didnrsquot really have our branding down then but she sold out ofeverything We kind of pinned down our market that first day We made a real connection with thecommunityrdquo
After the success of the festival Stephen and Stefanie McNeely began meeting with retailers andresearching product ideas Their business took them from San Francisco to New York with over 100retailers nationwide and a few in Canada selling Moon Rivers Naturals products
ldquoStarting out especially when yoursquore working out of your home you never get away from itrdquo StephenMcNeely said ldquoSo wersquore making soap at midnight because with the chemicals and stuff we tried not todo it around our son since he was so young and it could be very dangerous You just work 15shyhourdays weekends and all that and if yoursquore not working itrsquos on your mindrdquo
Now that the company has a few years behind it Stephen said they hope to expand into other fieldsone day under the same umbrella of Moon Rivers Naturals
More information can be found at wwwmoonriversnaturalscom
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Baltimore Ravens linemanJohn Urschels brain ismade for math and heswilling to risk it on thefield10 October 2016 [0754 AM]
Deadline today to registerto vote in general election11 October 2016 [0117 AM]
Child Protective Serviceslooks to churches to meetneeds in East Texas07 October 2016 [0647 PM]
Deacon Bill Necessaryuses superheroics toimpact students at BishopTK Gorman CatholicSchool11 October 2016 [0114 AM]
83rd annual Texas RoseFestival Kicks off thisweek09 October 2016 [0651 PM]
Scene of fatal accident onUS Highway 271 clearedby Tyler policeidentification of deceasedpending10 October 2016 [0827 PM]
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Regardless of what hersquos photographing shy whether itrsquos aperson an object or a landscape shy freelancephotographer Robert Langham III said every subjecthas a story to tell
For the next two weeks Langham hopes to find thosestories on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon
ldquoWhen you see the canyon itrsquos hard to comprehend itssizerdquo Langham said ldquoWe tend to measure the canyonagainst our own body Itrsquos how we can process it Irsquodlike to capture that momentrdquo
Langham was selected for the third year in a row toparticipate in the ArtistshyinshyResidence program throughthe US National Parks Service This time he and hiswife Katie will spend two weeks at the canyon
Langham was previously assigned to photographHubbell Trading Post National Historic Site in GanadoArizona in 2014 and the Petrified Forest PetrifiedForest National Park in 2015
According to the National Park Service the program invites artists to stay in a historic area to share their view of the parkrsquos interpretive themes such asecology the environment park advocacy and conservation
Moonset Shiprock New Mexico 1999
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Langham hopes to capture the moment when a person crests the top of the rim returning from a hikeinto the canyon Langham said he will focus on landscapes But beyond those specific imagesLangham hopes to surprise himself with what he captures He looks forward to the images he doesnrsquotanticipate on the outset of the trip
ldquoWhen Irsquom photographing I always keep in mind that most of the time Irsquom just guessingrdquo Langhamsaid ldquoNow I have a lot of confidence in my guessing but I just keep it open that therersquos somethingthat I donrsquot know Even if Irsquom just looking at dirt therersquos something I donrsquot know so Irsquom going to bewilling to guessrdquo
When not behind the camera Langham instructs future photographers as an adjunct teacher at TylerJunior College One of the first lessons his students learn is what itrsquos like to see as a camera sees
ldquoWhen you get a new student no matter what their age is the problem is learning to see whatrsquos infront of your own eyes and then to see like a camerardquo Langham said ldquoItrsquos simple but itrsquos kind of aradical shift People donrsquot understand that itrsquos going to happen So I have to say when people walk intomy class they quickly find out that itrsquos a collegeshylevel class and itrsquos full immersion and yoursquore going todo unusual thingsrdquo
While his lessons focus on expanding his studentsrsquo perspective Langham is constantly challenginghimself to expand
ldquoTeaching is a passion of mine just dealing with human consciousness and trying to get them toexpand a little bitrdquo Langham said ldquoOf course I use these same lessons on myself and my artwork Inever count on the fact that what Irsquom looking at is all there is to see Therersquos more therersquos alwaysmorerdquo
Langham said one lesson he uses regularly is ldquoAnything worth doing is worth doing badly at firstrdquo
He explained that intense focus to capture one specific image or perfect idea sometimes can keep him from beginning at all
ldquoI probably canrsquot hit genius at first but I can start with a stupid idea and then improve a little bit at a timerdquo Langham saidldquoThe point is if yoursquore trying for a genius idea yoursquoll never get started but if you start with a stupid idea yoursquoll get startedand the point is to get started
ldquoItrsquos not the quality of the idea itrsquos just to get goingrdquo he added ldquoOnce you get started everything in the world is asfascinating as chairs and you start walking into rooms and you see things that nobody else has seenrdquo
Langhamrsquos most recent work includes his ldquoBlackfork Bestiary projectrdquo an exhibition of photographs depicting rescued oradopted wild animals and other creatures found near his home in Tyler
For more information visit httprobertlanghamblogspotcom
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Westwood takes on cybershybullying
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Jan 6 2016
This year Westwood Junior High has taken an initiative to thwart cybershybullying before it happens
As a fundraiser for the student council the school is encouraging a new software that stops bullying
with an app
0
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ldquoIts designed to help parents be more aware of how their children are using social mediardquo
Westwood Junior High Principal Julana Harmon said ldquoIts easy to hide behind your device and say
mean thingsrdquo
My Social Sitter is a new program developed to encourage positive communication between
students With the software parents are able to view any messages that hold key phrases that
could be seen as offensive or selfshyharming So far the program covers text messaging and Twitter
but is growing to include other platforms as well
ldquoBasically I was a child that experienced bullying before social media existedrdquo founder Michele Joel
said ldquoMany times when I moved around for my dads job I experienced the cruelty of kids being
the new kid everywhere I moved Through the years I was able to overcome it but I still as an adult
had some little anxiety issues I finally overcame that and my career brought me into technology and
marketing and product development I was on the forefront of building communities and creating
programs where people can interact with each other and then I started reading on the news where
kids were using social media in a way that I never even thought Not to bring people together but to
really harm each otherrdquo
Joel developed the program to keep parents aware of whats happening in their childrens world
According to a release My Social Sitter uses a realshytime filter that rejects harmful content using an
algorithm based on customized user settings and filters including slang and sentiment in six
languages
ldquoTodayrsquos world of social media gives kids the opportunity to say whatever theyrsquore thinking whenever
they think it ndash sometimes to their own detrimentrdquo Joel said ldquoBut My Social Sitter instantly prevents
users from posting negative social media posts protecting them and others from harmful contentrdquo
The app connects to a userrsquos Twitter account so that when messages are sent they go through
multiple layers of the My Social Sitter algorithms to decide if it is appropriate based on an
individualrsquos custom settings Appropriate messages are posted or sent If appropriate it is
immediately posted If inappropriate the parents are notified
ldquoIt gave us a way to provide something to parents and at the same time a tool to encourage
students as wellrdquo Harmon said ldquoThe other side to the software is that theres options for the kids to
earn points for the positive things they say We thought what a great opportunity for kids to say
positive thingsrdquo
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The release said that users are incentivized to use the app through gamification for every positive
message a user sends they earn tokens which can be redeemed for prizes
The program is available on desktop or through an app for both Android and iPhone users
Westwood Junior High parents who sign up will receive $10 off of the regular annual fee of $3999
with the promo code PANTHERS Parents can sign up at wwwmyssocialsittercom
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Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Oct 2 2015
HALEY HOAR | HeraldshyPressStudents at Northside Primary participate in a districtshywide endeavor called Daily Five They can read or work on exercises for 20minutes at the start of the day to ldquobuild staminardquo Daily Five also encourages and improves reading skills This program is an exampleof improving academics part of the Vision 2020 plan
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Palestine Independent School District has begun preparing for its next stage of education The
program known as Vision 2020 is a fiveshyyear strategic plan to enhance the six campuses and the
district as a whole
Vision 2020 is broken into seven key objectives according to Superintendent Jason Marshall The
objectives are academics human resources college and career readiness technology community
relationships extracurriculars and business services
Marshall said the district finished its previous fiveshyyear plan started in 2010 which focused mainly
on facility enhancements and upgrades due to a $64 million school bond that was passed in 2009
ldquoWhile were going to stay with pretty much the same format as from the 2010 to 2015 planrdquo
Marshall said ldquoHowever that plan was a strategic plan only and this time were going to add some
systems to it and make it a little bit more broad range comprehensive planrdquo
The first segment of Vision 2020 was the gathering of comments from both the community and
faculty Meetings were held throughout September to bring attention to the new plan and surveys
are still available on the districts website at wwwpalestineschoolsorg
ldquoWere asking them on the surveys to look at each of the seven components and from your
perspective which one should we prioritize as No 1 and which one should we prioritize as No 7rdquo
Marshall said ldquoAt the same time with the survey there are a couple of openedshyended questions
and were saying Whats most important to you and What type of district do you want Palestine to
be in 2020
Ill be honest with you I wrote that question on purposewe dont know what kind of answers were
going to get All of the questions that were asking and all of the work that were doing thats the
central question What do we want to be in 2020rdquo
The Vision 2020 plan will have committees covering each objective with representatives from the
community as well as the campuses Marshall said that roughly 10 people will be on each
committee and will meet to review each years progress as the plan moves forward Each survey
has the option of being filled out anonymously or parents or community members can enter their
information or apply to serve on the committees
Larissa Loveless public relations director for Palestine school district said the object of the
committees is not just work harder but also work smarter
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We could have very quickly produced a document on paper but were taking very meticulous steps
to get inputrdquo Loveless said
Marshall said that tentatively the timeline is set to have a final draft of Vision 2020 by the January
2016 board meeting After a month focused on parent and community input the district is focusing
on faculty and board input before forming committees in midshyOctober The committees for each
objective will meet to lay out plans for a rough draft of Vision 2020 to present to the board before
winter break
More information can be found in a presentation on the districts website
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ldquoLiterally that morning we were printing off labels and putting them on productsrdquo Stephen McNeelysaid ldquoIt was all very shoddy since we didnrsquot really have our branding down then but she sold out ofeverything We kind of pinned down our market that first day We made a real connection with thecommunityrdquo
After the success of the festival Stephen and Stefanie McNeely began meeting with retailers andresearching product ideas Their business took them from San Francisco to New York with over 100retailers nationwide and a few in Canada selling Moon Rivers Naturals products
ldquoStarting out especially when yoursquore working out of your home you never get away from itrdquo StephenMcNeely said ldquoSo wersquore making soap at midnight because with the chemicals and stuff we tried not todo it around our son since he was so young and it could be very dangerous You just work 15shyhourdays weekends and all that and if yoursquore not working itrsquos on your mindrdquo
Now that the company has a few years behind it Stephen said they hope to expand into other fieldsone day under the same umbrella of Moon Rivers Naturals
More information can be found at wwwmoonriversnaturalscom
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Special to the Tyler Morning Telegraph
Regardless of what hersquos photographing shy whether itrsquos aperson an object or a landscape shy freelancephotographer Robert Langham III said every subjecthas a story to tell
For the next two weeks Langham hopes to find thosestories on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon
ldquoWhen you see the canyon itrsquos hard to comprehend itssizerdquo Langham said ldquoWe tend to measure the canyonagainst our own body Itrsquos how we can process it Irsquodlike to capture that momentrdquo
Langham was selected for the third year in a row toparticipate in the ArtistshyinshyResidence program throughthe US National Parks Service This time he and hiswife Katie will spend two weeks at the canyon
Langham was previously assigned to photographHubbell Trading Post National Historic Site in GanadoArizona in 2014 and the Petrified Forest PetrifiedForest National Park in 2015
According to the National Park Service the program invites artists to stay in a historic area to share their view of the parkrsquos interpretive themes such asecology the environment park advocacy and conservation
Moonset Shiprock New Mexico 1999
Like 417
9282016 Tyler Morning Telegraph shy Tyler photographer TJC professor to photograph Grand Canyon as summer artist in residence
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Langham hopes to capture the moment when a person crests the top of the rim returning from a hikeinto the canyon Langham said he will focus on landscapes But beyond those specific imagesLangham hopes to surprise himself with what he captures He looks forward to the images he doesnrsquotanticipate on the outset of the trip
ldquoWhen Irsquom photographing I always keep in mind that most of the time Irsquom just guessingrdquo Langhamsaid ldquoNow I have a lot of confidence in my guessing but I just keep it open that therersquos somethingthat I donrsquot know Even if Irsquom just looking at dirt therersquos something I donrsquot know so Irsquom going to bewilling to guessrdquo
When not behind the camera Langham instructs future photographers as an adjunct teacher at TylerJunior College One of the first lessons his students learn is what itrsquos like to see as a camera sees
ldquoWhen you get a new student no matter what their age is the problem is learning to see whatrsquos infront of your own eyes and then to see like a camerardquo Langham said ldquoItrsquos simple but itrsquos kind of aradical shift People donrsquot understand that itrsquos going to happen So I have to say when people walk intomy class they quickly find out that itrsquos a collegeshylevel class and itrsquos full immersion and yoursquore going todo unusual thingsrdquo
While his lessons focus on expanding his studentsrsquo perspective Langham is constantly challenginghimself to expand
ldquoTeaching is a passion of mine just dealing with human consciousness and trying to get them toexpand a little bitrdquo Langham said ldquoOf course I use these same lessons on myself and my artwork Inever count on the fact that what Irsquom looking at is all there is to see Therersquos more therersquos alwaysmorerdquo
Langham said one lesson he uses regularly is ldquoAnything worth doing is worth doing badly at firstrdquo
He explained that intense focus to capture one specific image or perfect idea sometimes can keep him from beginning at all
ldquoI probably canrsquot hit genius at first but I can start with a stupid idea and then improve a little bit at a timerdquo Langham saidldquoThe point is if yoursquore trying for a genius idea yoursquoll never get started but if you start with a stupid idea yoursquoll get startedand the point is to get started
ldquoItrsquos not the quality of the idea itrsquos just to get goingrdquo he added ldquoOnce you get started everything in the world is asfascinating as chairs and you start walking into rooms and you see things that nobody else has seenrdquo
Langhamrsquos most recent work includes his ldquoBlackfork Bestiary projectrdquo an exhibition of photographs depicting rescued oradopted wild animals and other creatures found near his home in Tyler
For more information visit httprobertlanghamblogspotcom
9282016 Westwood takes on cybershybullying | News | palestineheraldcom
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EDITORS PICK FEATURED
Westwood takes on cybershybullying
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Jan 6 2016
This year Westwood Junior High has taken an initiative to thwart cybershybullying before it happens
As a fundraiser for the student council the school is encouraging a new software that stops bullying
with an app
0
9282016 Westwood takes on cybershybullying | News | palestineheraldcom
httpwwwpalestineheraldcomnewswestwoodshytakesshyonshycybershybullyingarticle_a23d20aashyb4e1shy11e5shy9713shy47307b51f63dhtml 24
ldquoIts designed to help parents be more aware of how their children are using social mediardquo
Westwood Junior High Principal Julana Harmon said ldquoIts easy to hide behind your device and say
mean thingsrdquo
My Social Sitter is a new program developed to encourage positive communication between
students With the software parents are able to view any messages that hold key phrases that
could be seen as offensive or selfshyharming So far the program covers text messaging and Twitter
but is growing to include other platforms as well
ldquoBasically I was a child that experienced bullying before social media existedrdquo founder Michele Joel
said ldquoMany times when I moved around for my dads job I experienced the cruelty of kids being
the new kid everywhere I moved Through the years I was able to overcome it but I still as an adult
had some little anxiety issues I finally overcame that and my career brought me into technology and
marketing and product development I was on the forefront of building communities and creating
programs where people can interact with each other and then I started reading on the news where
kids were using social media in a way that I never even thought Not to bring people together but to
really harm each otherrdquo
Joel developed the program to keep parents aware of whats happening in their childrens world
According to a release My Social Sitter uses a realshytime filter that rejects harmful content using an
algorithm based on customized user settings and filters including slang and sentiment in six
languages
ldquoTodayrsquos world of social media gives kids the opportunity to say whatever theyrsquore thinking whenever
they think it ndash sometimes to their own detrimentrdquo Joel said ldquoBut My Social Sitter instantly prevents
users from posting negative social media posts protecting them and others from harmful contentrdquo
The app connects to a userrsquos Twitter account so that when messages are sent they go through
multiple layers of the My Social Sitter algorithms to decide if it is appropriate based on an
individualrsquos custom settings Appropriate messages are posted or sent If appropriate it is
immediately posted If inappropriate the parents are notified
ldquoIt gave us a way to provide something to parents and at the same time a tool to encourage
students as wellrdquo Harmon said ldquoThe other side to the software is that theres options for the kids to
earn points for the positive things they say We thought what a great opportunity for kids to say
positive thingsrdquo
9282016 Westwood takes on cybershybullying | News | palestineheraldcom
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The release said that users are incentivized to use the app through gamification for every positive
message a user sends they earn tokens which can be redeemed for prizes
The program is available on desktop or through an app for both Android and iPhone users
Westwood Junior High parents who sign up will receive $10 off of the regular annual fee of $3999
with the promo code PANTHERS Parents can sign up at wwwmyssocialsittercom
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Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Oct 2 2015
HALEY HOAR | HeraldshyPressStudents at Northside Primary participate in a districtshywide endeavor called Daily Five They can read or work on exercises for 20minutes at the start of the day to ldquobuild staminardquo Daily Five also encourages and improves reading skills This program is an exampleof improving academics part of the Vision 2020 plan
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Palestine Independent School District has begun preparing for its next stage of education The
program known as Vision 2020 is a fiveshyyear strategic plan to enhance the six campuses and the
district as a whole
Vision 2020 is broken into seven key objectives according to Superintendent Jason Marshall The
objectives are academics human resources college and career readiness technology community
relationships extracurriculars and business services
Marshall said the district finished its previous fiveshyyear plan started in 2010 which focused mainly
on facility enhancements and upgrades due to a $64 million school bond that was passed in 2009
ldquoWhile were going to stay with pretty much the same format as from the 2010 to 2015 planrdquo
Marshall said ldquoHowever that plan was a strategic plan only and this time were going to add some
systems to it and make it a little bit more broad range comprehensive planrdquo
The first segment of Vision 2020 was the gathering of comments from both the community and
faculty Meetings were held throughout September to bring attention to the new plan and surveys
are still available on the districts website at wwwpalestineschoolsorg
ldquoWere asking them on the surveys to look at each of the seven components and from your
perspective which one should we prioritize as No 1 and which one should we prioritize as No 7rdquo
Marshall said ldquoAt the same time with the survey there are a couple of openedshyended questions
and were saying Whats most important to you and What type of district do you want Palestine to
be in 2020
Ill be honest with you I wrote that question on purposewe dont know what kind of answers were
going to get All of the questions that were asking and all of the work that were doing thats the
central question What do we want to be in 2020rdquo
The Vision 2020 plan will have committees covering each objective with representatives from the
community as well as the campuses Marshall said that roughly 10 people will be on each
committee and will meet to review each years progress as the plan moves forward Each survey
has the option of being filled out anonymously or parents or community members can enter their
information or apply to serve on the committees
Larissa Loveless public relations director for Palestine school district said the object of the
committees is not just work harder but also work smarter
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We could have very quickly produced a document on paper but were taking very meticulous steps
to get inputrdquo Loveless said
Marshall said that tentatively the timeline is set to have a final draft of Vision 2020 by the January
2016 board meeting After a month focused on parent and community input the district is focusing
on faculty and board input before forming committees in midshyOctober The committees for each
objective will meet to lay out plans for a rough draft of Vision 2020 to present to the board before
winter break
More information can be found in a presentation on the districts website
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Regardless of what hersquos photographing shy whether itrsquos aperson an object or a landscape shy freelancephotographer Robert Langham III said every subjecthas a story to tell
For the next two weeks Langham hopes to find thosestories on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon
ldquoWhen you see the canyon itrsquos hard to comprehend itssizerdquo Langham said ldquoWe tend to measure the canyonagainst our own body Itrsquos how we can process it Irsquodlike to capture that momentrdquo
Langham was selected for the third year in a row toparticipate in the ArtistshyinshyResidence program throughthe US National Parks Service This time he and hiswife Katie will spend two weeks at the canyon
Langham was previously assigned to photographHubbell Trading Post National Historic Site in GanadoArizona in 2014 and the Petrified Forest PetrifiedForest National Park in 2015
According to the National Park Service the program invites artists to stay in a historic area to share their view of the parkrsquos interpretive themes such asecology the environment park advocacy and conservation
Moonset Shiprock New Mexico 1999
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Langham hopes to capture the moment when a person crests the top of the rim returning from a hikeinto the canyon Langham said he will focus on landscapes But beyond those specific imagesLangham hopes to surprise himself with what he captures He looks forward to the images he doesnrsquotanticipate on the outset of the trip
ldquoWhen Irsquom photographing I always keep in mind that most of the time Irsquom just guessingrdquo Langhamsaid ldquoNow I have a lot of confidence in my guessing but I just keep it open that therersquos somethingthat I donrsquot know Even if Irsquom just looking at dirt therersquos something I donrsquot know so Irsquom going to bewilling to guessrdquo
When not behind the camera Langham instructs future photographers as an adjunct teacher at TylerJunior College One of the first lessons his students learn is what itrsquos like to see as a camera sees
ldquoWhen you get a new student no matter what their age is the problem is learning to see whatrsquos infront of your own eyes and then to see like a camerardquo Langham said ldquoItrsquos simple but itrsquos kind of aradical shift People donrsquot understand that itrsquos going to happen So I have to say when people walk intomy class they quickly find out that itrsquos a collegeshylevel class and itrsquos full immersion and yoursquore going todo unusual thingsrdquo
While his lessons focus on expanding his studentsrsquo perspective Langham is constantly challenginghimself to expand
ldquoTeaching is a passion of mine just dealing with human consciousness and trying to get them toexpand a little bitrdquo Langham said ldquoOf course I use these same lessons on myself and my artwork Inever count on the fact that what Irsquom looking at is all there is to see Therersquos more therersquos alwaysmorerdquo
Langham said one lesson he uses regularly is ldquoAnything worth doing is worth doing badly at firstrdquo
He explained that intense focus to capture one specific image or perfect idea sometimes can keep him from beginning at all
ldquoI probably canrsquot hit genius at first but I can start with a stupid idea and then improve a little bit at a timerdquo Langham saidldquoThe point is if yoursquore trying for a genius idea yoursquoll never get started but if you start with a stupid idea yoursquoll get startedand the point is to get started
ldquoItrsquos not the quality of the idea itrsquos just to get goingrdquo he added ldquoOnce you get started everything in the world is asfascinating as chairs and you start walking into rooms and you see things that nobody else has seenrdquo
Langhamrsquos most recent work includes his ldquoBlackfork Bestiary projectrdquo an exhibition of photographs depicting rescued oradopted wild animals and other creatures found near his home in Tyler
For more information visit httprobertlanghamblogspotcom
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Westwood takes on cybershybullying
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Jan 6 2016
This year Westwood Junior High has taken an initiative to thwart cybershybullying before it happens
As a fundraiser for the student council the school is encouraging a new software that stops bullying
with an app
0
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ldquoIts designed to help parents be more aware of how their children are using social mediardquo
Westwood Junior High Principal Julana Harmon said ldquoIts easy to hide behind your device and say
mean thingsrdquo
My Social Sitter is a new program developed to encourage positive communication between
students With the software parents are able to view any messages that hold key phrases that
could be seen as offensive or selfshyharming So far the program covers text messaging and Twitter
but is growing to include other platforms as well
ldquoBasically I was a child that experienced bullying before social media existedrdquo founder Michele Joel
said ldquoMany times when I moved around for my dads job I experienced the cruelty of kids being
the new kid everywhere I moved Through the years I was able to overcome it but I still as an adult
had some little anxiety issues I finally overcame that and my career brought me into technology and
marketing and product development I was on the forefront of building communities and creating
programs where people can interact with each other and then I started reading on the news where
kids were using social media in a way that I never even thought Not to bring people together but to
really harm each otherrdquo
Joel developed the program to keep parents aware of whats happening in their childrens world
According to a release My Social Sitter uses a realshytime filter that rejects harmful content using an
algorithm based on customized user settings and filters including slang and sentiment in six
languages
ldquoTodayrsquos world of social media gives kids the opportunity to say whatever theyrsquore thinking whenever
they think it ndash sometimes to their own detrimentrdquo Joel said ldquoBut My Social Sitter instantly prevents
users from posting negative social media posts protecting them and others from harmful contentrdquo
The app connects to a userrsquos Twitter account so that when messages are sent they go through
multiple layers of the My Social Sitter algorithms to decide if it is appropriate based on an
individualrsquos custom settings Appropriate messages are posted or sent If appropriate it is
immediately posted If inappropriate the parents are notified
ldquoIt gave us a way to provide something to parents and at the same time a tool to encourage
students as wellrdquo Harmon said ldquoThe other side to the software is that theres options for the kids to
earn points for the positive things they say We thought what a great opportunity for kids to say
positive thingsrdquo
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The release said that users are incentivized to use the app through gamification for every positive
message a user sends they earn tokens which can be redeemed for prizes
The program is available on desktop or through an app for both Android and iPhone users
Westwood Junior High parents who sign up will receive $10 off of the regular annual fee of $3999
with the promo code PANTHERS Parents can sign up at wwwmyssocialsittercom
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EDITORS PICK FEATURED
Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Oct 2 2015
HALEY HOAR | HeraldshyPressStudents at Northside Primary participate in a districtshywide endeavor called Daily Five They can read or work on exercises for 20minutes at the start of the day to ldquobuild staminardquo Daily Five also encourages and improves reading skills This program is an exampleof improving academics part of the Vision 2020 plan
10112016 Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020 | News | palestineheraldcom
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Palestine Independent School District has begun preparing for its next stage of education The
program known as Vision 2020 is a fiveshyyear strategic plan to enhance the six campuses and the
district as a whole
Vision 2020 is broken into seven key objectives according to Superintendent Jason Marshall The
objectives are academics human resources college and career readiness technology community
relationships extracurriculars and business services
Marshall said the district finished its previous fiveshyyear plan started in 2010 which focused mainly
on facility enhancements and upgrades due to a $64 million school bond that was passed in 2009
ldquoWhile were going to stay with pretty much the same format as from the 2010 to 2015 planrdquo
Marshall said ldquoHowever that plan was a strategic plan only and this time were going to add some
systems to it and make it a little bit more broad range comprehensive planrdquo
The first segment of Vision 2020 was the gathering of comments from both the community and
faculty Meetings were held throughout September to bring attention to the new plan and surveys
are still available on the districts website at wwwpalestineschoolsorg
ldquoWere asking them on the surveys to look at each of the seven components and from your
perspective which one should we prioritize as No 1 and which one should we prioritize as No 7rdquo
Marshall said ldquoAt the same time with the survey there are a couple of openedshyended questions
and were saying Whats most important to you and What type of district do you want Palestine to
be in 2020
Ill be honest with you I wrote that question on purposewe dont know what kind of answers were
going to get All of the questions that were asking and all of the work that were doing thats the
central question What do we want to be in 2020rdquo
The Vision 2020 plan will have committees covering each objective with representatives from the
community as well as the campuses Marshall said that roughly 10 people will be on each
committee and will meet to review each years progress as the plan moves forward Each survey
has the option of being filled out anonymously or parents or community members can enter their
information or apply to serve on the committees
Larissa Loveless public relations director for Palestine school district said the object of the
committees is not just work harder but also work smarter
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httpwwwpalestineheraldcomnewspalestineshylookingshytoshytheshyfutureshywithshyvisionarticle_d0c8d03ashy6965shy11e5shy844fshyd7c81b249b6dhtml 34
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We could have very quickly produced a document on paper but were taking very meticulous steps
to get inputrdquo Loveless said
Marshall said that tentatively the timeline is set to have a final draft of Vision 2020 by the January
2016 board meeting After a month focused on parent and community input the district is focusing
on faculty and board input before forming committees in midshyOctober The committees for each
objective will meet to lay out plans for a rough draft of Vision 2020 to present to the board before
winter break
More information can be found in a presentation on the districts website
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10112016 Tyler Morning Telegraph shy Moon Rivers Naturals owners Stephen and Stefanie McNeely hope to contribute to redevelopment of downtown Tyler with thehellip
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Tyler photographer TJC professor to photograph GrandCanyon as summer artist in residencePublished on Thursday 2 June 2016 0736 shy Written by
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HALEY HOAR
Special to the Tyler Morning Telegraph
Regardless of what hersquos photographing shy whether itrsquos aperson an object or a landscape shy freelancephotographer Robert Langham III said every subjecthas a story to tell
For the next two weeks Langham hopes to find thosestories on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon
ldquoWhen you see the canyon itrsquos hard to comprehend itssizerdquo Langham said ldquoWe tend to measure the canyonagainst our own body Itrsquos how we can process it Irsquodlike to capture that momentrdquo
Langham was selected for the third year in a row toparticipate in the ArtistshyinshyResidence program throughthe US National Parks Service This time he and hiswife Katie will spend two weeks at the canyon
Langham was previously assigned to photographHubbell Trading Post National Historic Site in GanadoArizona in 2014 and the Petrified Forest PetrifiedForest National Park in 2015
According to the National Park Service the program invites artists to stay in a historic area to share their view of the parkrsquos interpretive themes such asecology the environment park advocacy and conservation
Moonset Shiprock New Mexico 1999
Like 417
9282016 Tyler Morning Telegraph shy Tyler photographer TJC professor to photograph Grand Canyon as summer artist in residence
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Langham hopes to capture the moment when a person crests the top of the rim returning from a hikeinto the canyon Langham said he will focus on landscapes But beyond those specific imagesLangham hopes to surprise himself with what he captures He looks forward to the images he doesnrsquotanticipate on the outset of the trip
ldquoWhen Irsquom photographing I always keep in mind that most of the time Irsquom just guessingrdquo Langhamsaid ldquoNow I have a lot of confidence in my guessing but I just keep it open that therersquos somethingthat I donrsquot know Even if Irsquom just looking at dirt therersquos something I donrsquot know so Irsquom going to bewilling to guessrdquo
When not behind the camera Langham instructs future photographers as an adjunct teacher at TylerJunior College One of the first lessons his students learn is what itrsquos like to see as a camera sees
ldquoWhen you get a new student no matter what their age is the problem is learning to see whatrsquos infront of your own eyes and then to see like a camerardquo Langham said ldquoItrsquos simple but itrsquos kind of aradical shift People donrsquot understand that itrsquos going to happen So I have to say when people walk intomy class they quickly find out that itrsquos a collegeshylevel class and itrsquos full immersion and yoursquore going todo unusual thingsrdquo
While his lessons focus on expanding his studentsrsquo perspective Langham is constantly challenginghimself to expand
ldquoTeaching is a passion of mine just dealing with human consciousness and trying to get them toexpand a little bitrdquo Langham said ldquoOf course I use these same lessons on myself and my artwork Inever count on the fact that what Irsquom looking at is all there is to see Therersquos more therersquos alwaysmorerdquo
Langham said one lesson he uses regularly is ldquoAnything worth doing is worth doing badly at firstrdquo
He explained that intense focus to capture one specific image or perfect idea sometimes can keep him from beginning at all
ldquoI probably canrsquot hit genius at first but I can start with a stupid idea and then improve a little bit at a timerdquo Langham saidldquoThe point is if yoursquore trying for a genius idea yoursquoll never get started but if you start with a stupid idea yoursquoll get startedand the point is to get started
ldquoItrsquos not the quality of the idea itrsquos just to get goingrdquo he added ldquoOnce you get started everything in the world is asfascinating as chairs and you start walking into rooms and you see things that nobody else has seenrdquo
Langhamrsquos most recent work includes his ldquoBlackfork Bestiary projectrdquo an exhibition of photographs depicting rescued oradopted wild animals and other creatures found near his home in Tyler
For more information visit httprobertlanghamblogspotcom
9282016 Westwood takes on cybershybullying | News | palestineheraldcom
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Westwood takes on cybershybullying
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Jan 6 2016
This year Westwood Junior High has taken an initiative to thwart cybershybullying before it happens
As a fundraiser for the student council the school is encouraging a new software that stops bullying
with an app
0
9282016 Westwood takes on cybershybullying | News | palestineheraldcom
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ldquoIts designed to help parents be more aware of how their children are using social mediardquo
Westwood Junior High Principal Julana Harmon said ldquoIts easy to hide behind your device and say
mean thingsrdquo
My Social Sitter is a new program developed to encourage positive communication between
students With the software parents are able to view any messages that hold key phrases that
could be seen as offensive or selfshyharming So far the program covers text messaging and Twitter
but is growing to include other platforms as well
ldquoBasically I was a child that experienced bullying before social media existedrdquo founder Michele Joel
said ldquoMany times when I moved around for my dads job I experienced the cruelty of kids being
the new kid everywhere I moved Through the years I was able to overcome it but I still as an adult
had some little anxiety issues I finally overcame that and my career brought me into technology and
marketing and product development I was on the forefront of building communities and creating
programs where people can interact with each other and then I started reading on the news where
kids were using social media in a way that I never even thought Not to bring people together but to
really harm each otherrdquo
Joel developed the program to keep parents aware of whats happening in their childrens world
According to a release My Social Sitter uses a realshytime filter that rejects harmful content using an
algorithm based on customized user settings and filters including slang and sentiment in six
languages
ldquoTodayrsquos world of social media gives kids the opportunity to say whatever theyrsquore thinking whenever
they think it ndash sometimes to their own detrimentrdquo Joel said ldquoBut My Social Sitter instantly prevents
users from posting negative social media posts protecting them and others from harmful contentrdquo
The app connects to a userrsquos Twitter account so that when messages are sent they go through
multiple layers of the My Social Sitter algorithms to decide if it is appropriate based on an
individualrsquos custom settings Appropriate messages are posted or sent If appropriate it is
immediately posted If inappropriate the parents are notified
ldquoIt gave us a way to provide something to parents and at the same time a tool to encourage
students as wellrdquo Harmon said ldquoThe other side to the software is that theres options for the kids to
earn points for the positive things they say We thought what a great opportunity for kids to say
positive thingsrdquo
9282016 Westwood takes on cybershybullying | News | palestineheraldcom
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The release said that users are incentivized to use the app through gamification for every positive
message a user sends they earn tokens which can be redeemed for prizes
The program is available on desktop or through an app for both Android and iPhone users
Westwood Junior High parents who sign up will receive $10 off of the regular annual fee of $3999
with the promo code PANTHERS Parents can sign up at wwwmyssocialsittercom
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Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Oct 2 2015
HALEY HOAR | HeraldshyPressStudents at Northside Primary participate in a districtshywide endeavor called Daily Five They can read or work on exercises for 20minutes at the start of the day to ldquobuild staminardquo Daily Five also encourages and improves reading skills This program is an exampleof improving academics part of the Vision 2020 plan
10112016 Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020 | News | palestineheraldcom
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Palestine Independent School District has begun preparing for its next stage of education The
program known as Vision 2020 is a fiveshyyear strategic plan to enhance the six campuses and the
district as a whole
Vision 2020 is broken into seven key objectives according to Superintendent Jason Marshall The
objectives are academics human resources college and career readiness technology community
relationships extracurriculars and business services
Marshall said the district finished its previous fiveshyyear plan started in 2010 which focused mainly
on facility enhancements and upgrades due to a $64 million school bond that was passed in 2009
ldquoWhile were going to stay with pretty much the same format as from the 2010 to 2015 planrdquo
Marshall said ldquoHowever that plan was a strategic plan only and this time were going to add some
systems to it and make it a little bit more broad range comprehensive planrdquo
The first segment of Vision 2020 was the gathering of comments from both the community and
faculty Meetings were held throughout September to bring attention to the new plan and surveys
are still available on the districts website at wwwpalestineschoolsorg
ldquoWere asking them on the surveys to look at each of the seven components and from your
perspective which one should we prioritize as No 1 and which one should we prioritize as No 7rdquo
Marshall said ldquoAt the same time with the survey there are a couple of openedshyended questions
and were saying Whats most important to you and What type of district do you want Palestine to
be in 2020
Ill be honest with you I wrote that question on purposewe dont know what kind of answers were
going to get All of the questions that were asking and all of the work that were doing thats the
central question What do we want to be in 2020rdquo
The Vision 2020 plan will have committees covering each objective with representatives from the
community as well as the campuses Marshall said that roughly 10 people will be on each
committee and will meet to review each years progress as the plan moves forward Each survey
has the option of being filled out anonymously or parents or community members can enter their
information or apply to serve on the committees
Larissa Loveless public relations director for Palestine school district said the object of the
committees is not just work harder but also work smarter
10112016 Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020 | News | palestineheraldcom
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We could have very quickly produced a document on paper but were taking very meticulous steps
to get inputrdquo Loveless said
Marshall said that tentatively the timeline is set to have a final draft of Vision 2020 by the January
2016 board meeting After a month focused on parent and community input the district is focusing
on faculty and board input before forming committees in midshyOctober The committees for each
objective will meet to lay out plans for a rough draft of Vision 2020 to present to the board before
winter break
More information can be found in a presentation on the districts website
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Special to the Tyler Morning Telegraph
Regardless of what hersquos photographing shy whether itrsquos aperson an object or a landscape shy freelancephotographer Robert Langham III said every subjecthas a story to tell
For the next two weeks Langham hopes to find thosestories on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon
ldquoWhen you see the canyon itrsquos hard to comprehend itssizerdquo Langham said ldquoWe tend to measure the canyonagainst our own body Itrsquos how we can process it Irsquodlike to capture that momentrdquo
Langham was selected for the third year in a row toparticipate in the ArtistshyinshyResidence program throughthe US National Parks Service This time he and hiswife Katie will spend two weeks at the canyon
Langham was previously assigned to photographHubbell Trading Post National Historic Site in GanadoArizona in 2014 and the Petrified Forest PetrifiedForest National Park in 2015
According to the National Park Service the program invites artists to stay in a historic area to share their view of the parkrsquos interpretive themes such asecology the environment park advocacy and conservation
Moonset Shiprock New Mexico 1999
Like 417
9282016 Tyler Morning Telegraph shy Tyler photographer TJC professor to photograph Grand Canyon as summer artist in residence
httpwwwtylerpapercomTPshyArts+Entertainment236687tylershyphotographershytjcshyprofessorshytoshyphotographshygrandshycanyonshyasshysummershyartistshyinshyresidence 25
TAKE A LOOKMelania Trump Gets Caught
Angers DonaldIvanka Trump Stirring Up
Controversy With Shocking ImagesHomeowners Are In For A Big
Surprise In 2016This MegashyHouse is Texasrsquos Most
Expensive (pics)Barb Walters Sits Down With Dr
Oz Viewers Left SpeechlessMen Dont Need Viagra If You Do
Langham hopes to capture the moment when a person crests the top of the rim returning from a hikeinto the canyon Langham said he will focus on landscapes But beyond those specific imagesLangham hopes to surprise himself with what he captures He looks forward to the images he doesnrsquotanticipate on the outset of the trip
ldquoWhen Irsquom photographing I always keep in mind that most of the time Irsquom just guessingrdquo Langhamsaid ldquoNow I have a lot of confidence in my guessing but I just keep it open that therersquos somethingthat I donrsquot know Even if Irsquom just looking at dirt therersquos something I donrsquot know so Irsquom going to bewilling to guessrdquo
When not behind the camera Langham instructs future photographers as an adjunct teacher at TylerJunior College One of the first lessons his students learn is what itrsquos like to see as a camera sees
ldquoWhen you get a new student no matter what their age is the problem is learning to see whatrsquos infront of your own eyes and then to see like a camerardquo Langham said ldquoItrsquos simple but itrsquos kind of aradical shift People donrsquot understand that itrsquos going to happen So I have to say when people walk intomy class they quickly find out that itrsquos a collegeshylevel class and itrsquos full immersion and yoursquore going todo unusual thingsrdquo
While his lessons focus on expanding his studentsrsquo perspective Langham is constantly challenginghimself to expand
ldquoTeaching is a passion of mine just dealing with human consciousness and trying to get them toexpand a little bitrdquo Langham said ldquoOf course I use these same lessons on myself and my artwork Inever count on the fact that what Irsquom looking at is all there is to see Therersquos more therersquos alwaysmorerdquo
Langham said one lesson he uses regularly is ldquoAnything worth doing is worth doing badly at firstrdquo
He explained that intense focus to capture one specific image or perfect idea sometimes can keep him from beginning at all
ldquoI probably canrsquot hit genius at first but I can start with a stupid idea and then improve a little bit at a timerdquo Langham saidldquoThe point is if yoursquore trying for a genius idea yoursquoll never get started but if you start with a stupid idea yoursquoll get startedand the point is to get started
ldquoItrsquos not the quality of the idea itrsquos just to get goingrdquo he added ldquoOnce you get started everything in the world is asfascinating as chairs and you start walking into rooms and you see things that nobody else has seenrdquo
Langhamrsquos most recent work includes his ldquoBlackfork Bestiary projectrdquo an exhibition of photographs depicting rescued oradopted wild animals and other creatures found near his home in Tyler
For more information visit httprobertlanghamblogspotcom
9282016 Westwood takes on cybershybullying | News | palestineheraldcom
httpwwwpalestineheraldcomnewswestwoodshytakesshyonshycybershybullyingarticle_a23d20aashyb4e1shy11e5shy9713shy47307b51f63dhtml 14
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EDITORS PICK FEATURED
Westwood takes on cybershybullying
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Jan 6 2016
This year Westwood Junior High has taken an initiative to thwart cybershybullying before it happens
As a fundraiser for the student council the school is encouraging a new software that stops bullying
with an app
0
9282016 Westwood takes on cybershybullying | News | palestineheraldcom
httpwwwpalestineheraldcomnewswestwoodshytakesshyonshycybershybullyingarticle_a23d20aashyb4e1shy11e5shy9713shy47307b51f63dhtml 24
ldquoIts designed to help parents be more aware of how their children are using social mediardquo
Westwood Junior High Principal Julana Harmon said ldquoIts easy to hide behind your device and say
mean thingsrdquo
My Social Sitter is a new program developed to encourage positive communication between
students With the software parents are able to view any messages that hold key phrases that
could be seen as offensive or selfshyharming So far the program covers text messaging and Twitter
but is growing to include other platforms as well
ldquoBasically I was a child that experienced bullying before social media existedrdquo founder Michele Joel
said ldquoMany times when I moved around for my dads job I experienced the cruelty of kids being
the new kid everywhere I moved Through the years I was able to overcome it but I still as an adult
had some little anxiety issues I finally overcame that and my career brought me into technology and
marketing and product development I was on the forefront of building communities and creating
programs where people can interact with each other and then I started reading on the news where
kids were using social media in a way that I never even thought Not to bring people together but to
really harm each otherrdquo
Joel developed the program to keep parents aware of whats happening in their childrens world
According to a release My Social Sitter uses a realshytime filter that rejects harmful content using an
algorithm based on customized user settings and filters including slang and sentiment in six
languages
ldquoTodayrsquos world of social media gives kids the opportunity to say whatever theyrsquore thinking whenever
they think it ndash sometimes to their own detrimentrdquo Joel said ldquoBut My Social Sitter instantly prevents
users from posting negative social media posts protecting them and others from harmful contentrdquo
The app connects to a userrsquos Twitter account so that when messages are sent they go through
multiple layers of the My Social Sitter algorithms to decide if it is appropriate based on an
individualrsquos custom settings Appropriate messages are posted or sent If appropriate it is
immediately posted If inappropriate the parents are notified
ldquoIt gave us a way to provide something to parents and at the same time a tool to encourage
students as wellrdquo Harmon said ldquoThe other side to the software is that theres options for the kids to
earn points for the positive things they say We thought what a great opportunity for kids to say
positive thingsrdquo
9282016 Westwood takes on cybershybullying | News | palestineheraldcom
httpwwwpalestineheraldcomnewswestwoodshytakesshyonshycybershybullyingarticle_a23d20aashyb4e1shy11e5shy9713shy47307b51f63dhtml 34
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The release said that users are incentivized to use the app through gamification for every positive
message a user sends they earn tokens which can be redeemed for prizes
The program is available on desktop or through an app for both Android and iPhone users
Westwood Junior High parents who sign up will receive $10 off of the regular annual fee of $3999
with the promo code PANTHERS Parents can sign up at wwwmyssocialsittercom
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10112016 Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020 | News | palestineheraldcom
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EDITORS PICK FEATURED
Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Oct 2 2015
HALEY HOAR | HeraldshyPressStudents at Northside Primary participate in a districtshywide endeavor called Daily Five They can read or work on exercises for 20minutes at the start of the day to ldquobuild staminardquo Daily Five also encourages and improves reading skills This program is an exampleof improving academics part of the Vision 2020 plan
10112016 Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020 | News | palestineheraldcom
httpwwwpalestineheraldcomnewspalestineshylookingshytoshytheshyfutureshywithshyvisionarticle_d0c8d03ashy6965shy11e5shy844fshyd7c81b249b6dhtml 24
Palestine Independent School District has begun preparing for its next stage of education The
program known as Vision 2020 is a fiveshyyear strategic plan to enhance the six campuses and the
district as a whole
Vision 2020 is broken into seven key objectives according to Superintendent Jason Marshall The
objectives are academics human resources college and career readiness technology community
relationships extracurriculars and business services
Marshall said the district finished its previous fiveshyyear plan started in 2010 which focused mainly
on facility enhancements and upgrades due to a $64 million school bond that was passed in 2009
ldquoWhile were going to stay with pretty much the same format as from the 2010 to 2015 planrdquo
Marshall said ldquoHowever that plan was a strategic plan only and this time were going to add some
systems to it and make it a little bit more broad range comprehensive planrdquo
The first segment of Vision 2020 was the gathering of comments from both the community and
faculty Meetings were held throughout September to bring attention to the new plan and surveys
are still available on the districts website at wwwpalestineschoolsorg
ldquoWere asking them on the surveys to look at each of the seven components and from your
perspective which one should we prioritize as No 1 and which one should we prioritize as No 7rdquo
Marshall said ldquoAt the same time with the survey there are a couple of openedshyended questions
and were saying Whats most important to you and What type of district do you want Palestine to
be in 2020
Ill be honest with you I wrote that question on purposewe dont know what kind of answers were
going to get All of the questions that were asking and all of the work that were doing thats the
central question What do we want to be in 2020rdquo
The Vision 2020 plan will have committees covering each objective with representatives from the
community as well as the campuses Marshall said that roughly 10 people will be on each
committee and will meet to review each years progress as the plan moves forward Each survey
has the option of being filled out anonymously or parents or community members can enter their
information or apply to serve on the committees
Larissa Loveless public relations director for Palestine school district said the object of the
committees is not just work harder but also work smarter
10112016 Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020 | News | palestineheraldcom
httpwwwpalestineheraldcomnewspalestineshylookingshytoshytheshyfutureshywithshyvisionarticle_d0c8d03ashy6965shy11e5shy844fshyd7c81b249b6dhtml 34
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We could have very quickly produced a document on paper but were taking very meticulous steps
to get inputrdquo Loveless said
Marshall said that tentatively the timeline is set to have a final draft of Vision 2020 by the January
2016 board meeting After a month focused on parent and community input the district is focusing
on faculty and board input before forming committees in midshyOctober The committees for each
objective will meet to lay out plans for a rough draft of Vision 2020 to present to the board before
winter break
More information can be found in a presentation on the districts website
Newest | Oldest
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Special to the Tyler Morning Telegraph
Regardless of what hersquos photographing shy whether itrsquos aperson an object or a landscape shy freelancephotographer Robert Langham III said every subjecthas a story to tell
For the next two weeks Langham hopes to find thosestories on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon
ldquoWhen you see the canyon itrsquos hard to comprehend itssizerdquo Langham said ldquoWe tend to measure the canyonagainst our own body Itrsquos how we can process it Irsquodlike to capture that momentrdquo
Langham was selected for the third year in a row toparticipate in the ArtistshyinshyResidence program throughthe US National Parks Service This time he and hiswife Katie will spend two weeks at the canyon
Langham was previously assigned to photographHubbell Trading Post National Historic Site in GanadoArizona in 2014 and the Petrified Forest PetrifiedForest National Park in 2015
According to the National Park Service the program invites artists to stay in a historic area to share their view of the parkrsquos interpretive themes such asecology the environment park advocacy and conservation
Moonset Shiprock New Mexico 1999
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Langham hopes to capture the moment when a person crests the top of the rim returning from a hikeinto the canyon Langham said he will focus on landscapes But beyond those specific imagesLangham hopes to surprise himself with what he captures He looks forward to the images he doesnrsquotanticipate on the outset of the trip
ldquoWhen Irsquom photographing I always keep in mind that most of the time Irsquom just guessingrdquo Langhamsaid ldquoNow I have a lot of confidence in my guessing but I just keep it open that therersquos somethingthat I donrsquot know Even if Irsquom just looking at dirt therersquos something I donrsquot know so Irsquom going to bewilling to guessrdquo
When not behind the camera Langham instructs future photographers as an adjunct teacher at TylerJunior College One of the first lessons his students learn is what itrsquos like to see as a camera sees
ldquoWhen you get a new student no matter what their age is the problem is learning to see whatrsquos infront of your own eyes and then to see like a camerardquo Langham said ldquoItrsquos simple but itrsquos kind of aradical shift People donrsquot understand that itrsquos going to happen So I have to say when people walk intomy class they quickly find out that itrsquos a collegeshylevel class and itrsquos full immersion and yoursquore going todo unusual thingsrdquo
While his lessons focus on expanding his studentsrsquo perspective Langham is constantly challenginghimself to expand
ldquoTeaching is a passion of mine just dealing with human consciousness and trying to get them toexpand a little bitrdquo Langham said ldquoOf course I use these same lessons on myself and my artwork Inever count on the fact that what Irsquom looking at is all there is to see Therersquos more therersquos alwaysmorerdquo
Langham said one lesson he uses regularly is ldquoAnything worth doing is worth doing badly at firstrdquo
He explained that intense focus to capture one specific image or perfect idea sometimes can keep him from beginning at all
ldquoI probably canrsquot hit genius at first but I can start with a stupid idea and then improve a little bit at a timerdquo Langham saidldquoThe point is if yoursquore trying for a genius idea yoursquoll never get started but if you start with a stupid idea yoursquoll get startedand the point is to get started
ldquoItrsquos not the quality of the idea itrsquos just to get goingrdquo he added ldquoOnce you get started everything in the world is asfascinating as chairs and you start walking into rooms and you see things that nobody else has seenrdquo
Langhamrsquos most recent work includes his ldquoBlackfork Bestiary projectrdquo an exhibition of photographs depicting rescued oradopted wild animals and other creatures found near his home in Tyler
For more information visit httprobertlanghamblogspotcom
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Westwood takes on cybershybullying
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Jan 6 2016
This year Westwood Junior High has taken an initiative to thwart cybershybullying before it happens
As a fundraiser for the student council the school is encouraging a new software that stops bullying
with an app
0
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ldquoIts designed to help parents be more aware of how their children are using social mediardquo
Westwood Junior High Principal Julana Harmon said ldquoIts easy to hide behind your device and say
mean thingsrdquo
My Social Sitter is a new program developed to encourage positive communication between
students With the software parents are able to view any messages that hold key phrases that
could be seen as offensive or selfshyharming So far the program covers text messaging and Twitter
but is growing to include other platforms as well
ldquoBasically I was a child that experienced bullying before social media existedrdquo founder Michele Joel
said ldquoMany times when I moved around for my dads job I experienced the cruelty of kids being
the new kid everywhere I moved Through the years I was able to overcome it but I still as an adult
had some little anxiety issues I finally overcame that and my career brought me into technology and
marketing and product development I was on the forefront of building communities and creating
programs where people can interact with each other and then I started reading on the news where
kids were using social media in a way that I never even thought Not to bring people together but to
really harm each otherrdquo
Joel developed the program to keep parents aware of whats happening in their childrens world
According to a release My Social Sitter uses a realshytime filter that rejects harmful content using an
algorithm based on customized user settings and filters including slang and sentiment in six
languages
ldquoTodayrsquos world of social media gives kids the opportunity to say whatever theyrsquore thinking whenever
they think it ndash sometimes to their own detrimentrdquo Joel said ldquoBut My Social Sitter instantly prevents
users from posting negative social media posts protecting them and others from harmful contentrdquo
The app connects to a userrsquos Twitter account so that when messages are sent they go through
multiple layers of the My Social Sitter algorithms to decide if it is appropriate based on an
individualrsquos custom settings Appropriate messages are posted or sent If appropriate it is
immediately posted If inappropriate the parents are notified
ldquoIt gave us a way to provide something to parents and at the same time a tool to encourage
students as wellrdquo Harmon said ldquoThe other side to the software is that theres options for the kids to
earn points for the positive things they say We thought what a great opportunity for kids to say
positive thingsrdquo
9282016 Westwood takes on cybershybullying | News | palestineheraldcom
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The release said that users are incentivized to use the app through gamification for every positive
message a user sends they earn tokens which can be redeemed for prizes
The program is available on desktop or through an app for both Android and iPhone users
Westwood Junior High parents who sign up will receive $10 off of the regular annual fee of $3999
with the promo code PANTHERS Parents can sign up at wwwmyssocialsittercom
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Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Oct 2 2015
HALEY HOAR | HeraldshyPressStudents at Northside Primary participate in a districtshywide endeavor called Daily Five They can read or work on exercises for 20minutes at the start of the day to ldquobuild staminardquo Daily Five also encourages and improves reading skills This program is an exampleof improving academics part of the Vision 2020 plan
10112016 Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020 | News | palestineheraldcom
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Palestine Independent School District has begun preparing for its next stage of education The
program known as Vision 2020 is a fiveshyyear strategic plan to enhance the six campuses and the
district as a whole
Vision 2020 is broken into seven key objectives according to Superintendent Jason Marshall The
objectives are academics human resources college and career readiness technology community
relationships extracurriculars and business services
Marshall said the district finished its previous fiveshyyear plan started in 2010 which focused mainly
on facility enhancements and upgrades due to a $64 million school bond that was passed in 2009
ldquoWhile were going to stay with pretty much the same format as from the 2010 to 2015 planrdquo
Marshall said ldquoHowever that plan was a strategic plan only and this time were going to add some
systems to it and make it a little bit more broad range comprehensive planrdquo
The first segment of Vision 2020 was the gathering of comments from both the community and
faculty Meetings were held throughout September to bring attention to the new plan and surveys
are still available on the districts website at wwwpalestineschoolsorg
ldquoWere asking them on the surveys to look at each of the seven components and from your
perspective which one should we prioritize as No 1 and which one should we prioritize as No 7rdquo
Marshall said ldquoAt the same time with the survey there are a couple of openedshyended questions
and were saying Whats most important to you and What type of district do you want Palestine to
be in 2020
Ill be honest with you I wrote that question on purposewe dont know what kind of answers were
going to get All of the questions that were asking and all of the work that were doing thats the
central question What do we want to be in 2020rdquo
The Vision 2020 plan will have committees covering each objective with representatives from the
community as well as the campuses Marshall said that roughly 10 people will be on each
committee and will meet to review each years progress as the plan moves forward Each survey
has the option of being filled out anonymously or parents or community members can enter their
information or apply to serve on the committees
Larissa Loveless public relations director for Palestine school district said the object of the
committees is not just work harder but also work smarter
10112016 Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020 | News | palestineheraldcom
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We could have very quickly produced a document on paper but were taking very meticulous steps
to get inputrdquo Loveless said
Marshall said that tentatively the timeline is set to have a final draft of Vision 2020 by the January
2016 board meeting After a month focused on parent and community input the district is focusing
on faculty and board input before forming committees in midshyOctober The committees for each
objective will meet to lay out plans for a rough draft of Vision 2020 to present to the board before
winter break
More information can be found in a presentation on the districts website
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Palestine Herald Events(httpwwwpalestineheraldcomevents)
TUE11
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Angers DonaldIvanka Trump Stirring Up
Controversy With Shocking ImagesHomeowners Are In For A Big
Surprise In 2016This MegashyHouse is Texasrsquos Most
Expensive (pics)Barb Walters Sits Down With Dr
Oz Viewers Left SpeechlessMen Dont Need Viagra If You Do
Langham hopes to capture the moment when a person crests the top of the rim returning from a hikeinto the canyon Langham said he will focus on landscapes But beyond those specific imagesLangham hopes to surprise himself with what he captures He looks forward to the images he doesnrsquotanticipate on the outset of the trip
ldquoWhen Irsquom photographing I always keep in mind that most of the time Irsquom just guessingrdquo Langhamsaid ldquoNow I have a lot of confidence in my guessing but I just keep it open that therersquos somethingthat I donrsquot know Even if Irsquom just looking at dirt therersquos something I donrsquot know so Irsquom going to bewilling to guessrdquo
When not behind the camera Langham instructs future photographers as an adjunct teacher at TylerJunior College One of the first lessons his students learn is what itrsquos like to see as a camera sees
ldquoWhen you get a new student no matter what their age is the problem is learning to see whatrsquos infront of your own eyes and then to see like a camerardquo Langham said ldquoItrsquos simple but itrsquos kind of aradical shift People donrsquot understand that itrsquos going to happen So I have to say when people walk intomy class they quickly find out that itrsquos a collegeshylevel class and itrsquos full immersion and yoursquore going todo unusual thingsrdquo
While his lessons focus on expanding his studentsrsquo perspective Langham is constantly challenginghimself to expand
ldquoTeaching is a passion of mine just dealing with human consciousness and trying to get them toexpand a little bitrdquo Langham said ldquoOf course I use these same lessons on myself and my artwork Inever count on the fact that what Irsquom looking at is all there is to see Therersquos more therersquos alwaysmorerdquo
Langham said one lesson he uses regularly is ldquoAnything worth doing is worth doing badly at firstrdquo
He explained that intense focus to capture one specific image or perfect idea sometimes can keep him from beginning at all
ldquoI probably canrsquot hit genius at first but I can start with a stupid idea and then improve a little bit at a timerdquo Langham saidldquoThe point is if yoursquore trying for a genius idea yoursquoll never get started but if you start with a stupid idea yoursquoll get startedand the point is to get started
ldquoItrsquos not the quality of the idea itrsquos just to get goingrdquo he added ldquoOnce you get started everything in the world is asfascinating as chairs and you start walking into rooms and you see things that nobody else has seenrdquo
Langhamrsquos most recent work includes his ldquoBlackfork Bestiary projectrdquo an exhibition of photographs depicting rescued oradopted wild animals and other creatures found near his home in Tyler
For more information visit httprobertlanghamblogspotcom
9282016 Westwood takes on cybershybullying | News | palestineheraldcom
httpwwwpalestineheraldcomnewswestwoodshytakesshyonshycybershybullyingarticle_a23d20aashyb4e1shy11e5shy9713shy47307b51f63dhtml 14
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EDITORS PICK FEATURED
Westwood takes on cybershybullying
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Jan 6 2016
This year Westwood Junior High has taken an initiative to thwart cybershybullying before it happens
As a fundraiser for the student council the school is encouraging a new software that stops bullying
with an app
0
9282016 Westwood takes on cybershybullying | News | palestineheraldcom
httpwwwpalestineheraldcomnewswestwoodshytakesshyonshycybershybullyingarticle_a23d20aashyb4e1shy11e5shy9713shy47307b51f63dhtml 24
ldquoIts designed to help parents be more aware of how their children are using social mediardquo
Westwood Junior High Principal Julana Harmon said ldquoIts easy to hide behind your device and say
mean thingsrdquo
My Social Sitter is a new program developed to encourage positive communication between
students With the software parents are able to view any messages that hold key phrases that
could be seen as offensive or selfshyharming So far the program covers text messaging and Twitter
but is growing to include other platforms as well
ldquoBasically I was a child that experienced bullying before social media existedrdquo founder Michele Joel
said ldquoMany times when I moved around for my dads job I experienced the cruelty of kids being
the new kid everywhere I moved Through the years I was able to overcome it but I still as an adult
had some little anxiety issues I finally overcame that and my career brought me into technology and
marketing and product development I was on the forefront of building communities and creating
programs where people can interact with each other and then I started reading on the news where
kids were using social media in a way that I never even thought Not to bring people together but to
really harm each otherrdquo
Joel developed the program to keep parents aware of whats happening in their childrens world
According to a release My Social Sitter uses a realshytime filter that rejects harmful content using an
algorithm based on customized user settings and filters including slang and sentiment in six
languages
ldquoTodayrsquos world of social media gives kids the opportunity to say whatever theyrsquore thinking whenever
they think it ndash sometimes to their own detrimentrdquo Joel said ldquoBut My Social Sitter instantly prevents
users from posting negative social media posts protecting them and others from harmful contentrdquo
The app connects to a userrsquos Twitter account so that when messages are sent they go through
multiple layers of the My Social Sitter algorithms to decide if it is appropriate based on an
individualrsquos custom settings Appropriate messages are posted or sent If appropriate it is
immediately posted If inappropriate the parents are notified
ldquoIt gave us a way to provide something to parents and at the same time a tool to encourage
students as wellrdquo Harmon said ldquoThe other side to the software is that theres options for the kids to
earn points for the positive things they say We thought what a great opportunity for kids to say
positive thingsrdquo
9282016 Westwood takes on cybershybullying | News | palestineheraldcom
httpwwwpalestineheraldcomnewswestwoodshytakesshyonshycybershybullyingarticle_a23d20aashyb4e1shy11e5shy9713shy47307b51f63dhtml 34
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The release said that users are incentivized to use the app through gamification for every positive
message a user sends they earn tokens which can be redeemed for prizes
The program is available on desktop or through an app for both Android and iPhone users
Westwood Junior High parents who sign up will receive $10 off of the regular annual fee of $3999
with the promo code PANTHERS Parents can sign up at wwwmyssocialsittercom
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Palestine Herald Events(httpwwwpalestineheraldcomevents)
THU29
PACC Ladies Fire懒腽y Golf NightWildcat Golf Cours | Palestine TX
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10112016 Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020 | News | palestineheraldcom
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EDITORS PICK FEATURED
Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Oct 2 2015
HALEY HOAR | HeraldshyPressStudents at Northside Primary participate in a districtshywide endeavor called Daily Five They can read or work on exercises for 20minutes at the start of the day to ldquobuild staminardquo Daily Five also encourages and improves reading skills This program is an exampleof improving academics part of the Vision 2020 plan
10112016 Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020 | News | palestineheraldcom
httpwwwpalestineheraldcomnewspalestineshylookingshytoshytheshyfutureshywithshyvisionarticle_d0c8d03ashy6965shy11e5shy844fshyd7c81b249b6dhtml 24
Palestine Independent School District has begun preparing for its next stage of education The
program known as Vision 2020 is a fiveshyyear strategic plan to enhance the six campuses and the
district as a whole
Vision 2020 is broken into seven key objectives according to Superintendent Jason Marshall The
objectives are academics human resources college and career readiness technology community
relationships extracurriculars and business services
Marshall said the district finished its previous fiveshyyear plan started in 2010 which focused mainly
on facility enhancements and upgrades due to a $64 million school bond that was passed in 2009
ldquoWhile were going to stay with pretty much the same format as from the 2010 to 2015 planrdquo
Marshall said ldquoHowever that plan was a strategic plan only and this time were going to add some
systems to it and make it a little bit more broad range comprehensive planrdquo
The first segment of Vision 2020 was the gathering of comments from both the community and
faculty Meetings were held throughout September to bring attention to the new plan and surveys
are still available on the districts website at wwwpalestineschoolsorg
ldquoWere asking them on the surveys to look at each of the seven components and from your
perspective which one should we prioritize as No 1 and which one should we prioritize as No 7rdquo
Marshall said ldquoAt the same time with the survey there are a couple of openedshyended questions
and were saying Whats most important to you and What type of district do you want Palestine to
be in 2020
Ill be honest with you I wrote that question on purposewe dont know what kind of answers were
going to get All of the questions that were asking and all of the work that were doing thats the
central question What do we want to be in 2020rdquo
The Vision 2020 plan will have committees covering each objective with representatives from the
community as well as the campuses Marshall said that roughly 10 people will be on each
committee and will meet to review each years progress as the plan moves forward Each survey
has the option of being filled out anonymously or parents or community members can enter their
information or apply to serve on the committees
Larissa Loveless public relations director for Palestine school district said the object of the
committees is not just work harder but also work smarter
10112016 Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020 | News | palestineheraldcom
httpwwwpalestineheraldcomnewspalestineshylookingshytoshytheshyfutureshywithshyvisionarticle_d0c8d03ashy6965shy11e5shy844fshyd7c81b249b6dhtml 34
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This Weeks Circulars
HOVER FOR CIRCULAR HOVER FOR CIRCULAR HOVER FOR CIRCULAR
We could have very quickly produced a document on paper but were taking very meticulous steps
to get inputrdquo Loveless said
Marshall said that tentatively the timeline is set to have a final draft of Vision 2020 by the January
2016 board meeting After a month focused on parent and community input the district is focusing
on faculty and board input before forming committees in midshyOctober The committees for each
objective will meet to lay out plans for a rough draft of Vision 2020 to present to the board before
winter break
More information can be found in a presentation on the districts website
Newest | Oldest
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Palestine Herald Events(httpwwwpalestineheraldcomevents)
TUE11
Crimes of the HeartTexas Theatre | Palestine TX
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Westwood takes on cybershybullying
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Jan 6 2016
This year Westwood Junior High has taken an initiative to thwart cybershybullying before it happens
As a fundraiser for the student council the school is encouraging a new software that stops bullying
with an app
0
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ldquoIts designed to help parents be more aware of how their children are using social mediardquo
Westwood Junior High Principal Julana Harmon said ldquoIts easy to hide behind your device and say
mean thingsrdquo
My Social Sitter is a new program developed to encourage positive communication between
students With the software parents are able to view any messages that hold key phrases that
could be seen as offensive or selfshyharming So far the program covers text messaging and Twitter
but is growing to include other platforms as well
ldquoBasically I was a child that experienced bullying before social media existedrdquo founder Michele Joel
said ldquoMany times when I moved around for my dads job I experienced the cruelty of kids being
the new kid everywhere I moved Through the years I was able to overcome it but I still as an adult
had some little anxiety issues I finally overcame that and my career brought me into technology and
marketing and product development I was on the forefront of building communities and creating
programs where people can interact with each other and then I started reading on the news where
kids were using social media in a way that I never even thought Not to bring people together but to
really harm each otherrdquo
Joel developed the program to keep parents aware of whats happening in their childrens world
According to a release My Social Sitter uses a realshytime filter that rejects harmful content using an
algorithm based on customized user settings and filters including slang and sentiment in six
languages
ldquoTodayrsquos world of social media gives kids the opportunity to say whatever theyrsquore thinking whenever
they think it ndash sometimes to their own detrimentrdquo Joel said ldquoBut My Social Sitter instantly prevents
users from posting negative social media posts protecting them and others from harmful contentrdquo
The app connects to a userrsquos Twitter account so that when messages are sent they go through
multiple layers of the My Social Sitter algorithms to decide if it is appropriate based on an
individualrsquos custom settings Appropriate messages are posted or sent If appropriate it is
immediately posted If inappropriate the parents are notified
ldquoIt gave us a way to provide something to parents and at the same time a tool to encourage
students as wellrdquo Harmon said ldquoThe other side to the software is that theres options for the kids to
earn points for the positive things they say We thought what a great opportunity for kids to say
positive thingsrdquo
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The release said that users are incentivized to use the app through gamification for every positive
message a user sends they earn tokens which can be redeemed for prizes
The program is available on desktop or through an app for both Android and iPhone users
Westwood Junior High parents who sign up will receive $10 off of the regular annual fee of $3999
with the promo code PANTHERS Parents can sign up at wwwmyssocialsittercom
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Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Oct 2 2015
HALEY HOAR | HeraldshyPressStudents at Northside Primary participate in a districtshywide endeavor called Daily Five They can read or work on exercises for 20minutes at the start of the day to ldquobuild staminardquo Daily Five also encourages and improves reading skills This program is an exampleof improving academics part of the Vision 2020 plan
10112016 Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020 | News | palestineheraldcom
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Palestine Independent School District has begun preparing for its next stage of education The
program known as Vision 2020 is a fiveshyyear strategic plan to enhance the six campuses and the
district as a whole
Vision 2020 is broken into seven key objectives according to Superintendent Jason Marshall The
objectives are academics human resources college and career readiness technology community
relationships extracurriculars and business services
Marshall said the district finished its previous fiveshyyear plan started in 2010 which focused mainly
on facility enhancements and upgrades due to a $64 million school bond that was passed in 2009
ldquoWhile were going to stay with pretty much the same format as from the 2010 to 2015 planrdquo
Marshall said ldquoHowever that plan was a strategic plan only and this time were going to add some
systems to it and make it a little bit more broad range comprehensive planrdquo
The first segment of Vision 2020 was the gathering of comments from both the community and
faculty Meetings were held throughout September to bring attention to the new plan and surveys
are still available on the districts website at wwwpalestineschoolsorg
ldquoWere asking them on the surveys to look at each of the seven components and from your
perspective which one should we prioritize as No 1 and which one should we prioritize as No 7rdquo
Marshall said ldquoAt the same time with the survey there are a couple of openedshyended questions
and were saying Whats most important to you and What type of district do you want Palestine to
be in 2020
Ill be honest with you I wrote that question on purposewe dont know what kind of answers were
going to get All of the questions that were asking and all of the work that were doing thats the
central question What do we want to be in 2020rdquo
The Vision 2020 plan will have committees covering each objective with representatives from the
community as well as the campuses Marshall said that roughly 10 people will be on each
committee and will meet to review each years progress as the plan moves forward Each survey
has the option of being filled out anonymously or parents or community members can enter their
information or apply to serve on the committees
Larissa Loveless public relations director for Palestine school district said the object of the
committees is not just work harder but also work smarter
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We could have very quickly produced a document on paper but were taking very meticulous steps
to get inputrdquo Loveless said
Marshall said that tentatively the timeline is set to have a final draft of Vision 2020 by the January
2016 board meeting After a month focused on parent and community input the district is focusing
on faculty and board input before forming committees in midshyOctober The committees for each
objective will meet to lay out plans for a rough draft of Vision 2020 to present to the board before
winter break
More information can be found in a presentation on the districts website
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ldquoIts designed to help parents be more aware of how their children are using social mediardquo
Westwood Junior High Principal Julana Harmon said ldquoIts easy to hide behind your device and say
mean thingsrdquo
My Social Sitter is a new program developed to encourage positive communication between
students With the software parents are able to view any messages that hold key phrases that
could be seen as offensive or selfshyharming So far the program covers text messaging and Twitter
but is growing to include other platforms as well
ldquoBasically I was a child that experienced bullying before social media existedrdquo founder Michele Joel
said ldquoMany times when I moved around for my dads job I experienced the cruelty of kids being
the new kid everywhere I moved Through the years I was able to overcome it but I still as an adult
had some little anxiety issues I finally overcame that and my career brought me into technology and
marketing and product development I was on the forefront of building communities and creating
programs where people can interact with each other and then I started reading on the news where
kids were using social media in a way that I never even thought Not to bring people together but to
really harm each otherrdquo
Joel developed the program to keep parents aware of whats happening in their childrens world
According to a release My Social Sitter uses a realshytime filter that rejects harmful content using an
algorithm based on customized user settings and filters including slang and sentiment in six
languages
ldquoTodayrsquos world of social media gives kids the opportunity to say whatever theyrsquore thinking whenever
they think it ndash sometimes to their own detrimentrdquo Joel said ldquoBut My Social Sitter instantly prevents
users from posting negative social media posts protecting them and others from harmful contentrdquo
The app connects to a userrsquos Twitter account so that when messages are sent they go through
multiple layers of the My Social Sitter algorithms to decide if it is appropriate based on an
individualrsquos custom settings Appropriate messages are posted or sent If appropriate it is
immediately posted If inappropriate the parents are notified
ldquoIt gave us a way to provide something to parents and at the same time a tool to encourage
students as wellrdquo Harmon said ldquoThe other side to the software is that theres options for the kids to
earn points for the positive things they say We thought what a great opportunity for kids to say
positive thingsrdquo
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The release said that users are incentivized to use the app through gamification for every positive
message a user sends they earn tokens which can be redeemed for prizes
The program is available on desktop or through an app for both Android and iPhone users
Westwood Junior High parents who sign up will receive $10 off of the regular annual fee of $3999
with the promo code PANTHERS Parents can sign up at wwwmyssocialsittercom
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EDITORS PICK FEATURED
Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Oct 2 2015
HALEY HOAR | HeraldshyPressStudents at Northside Primary participate in a districtshywide endeavor called Daily Five They can read or work on exercises for 20minutes at the start of the day to ldquobuild staminardquo Daily Five also encourages and improves reading skills This program is an exampleof improving academics part of the Vision 2020 plan
10112016 Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020 | News | palestineheraldcom
httpwwwpalestineheraldcomnewspalestineshylookingshytoshytheshyfutureshywithshyvisionarticle_d0c8d03ashy6965shy11e5shy844fshyd7c81b249b6dhtml 24
Palestine Independent School District has begun preparing for its next stage of education The
program known as Vision 2020 is a fiveshyyear strategic plan to enhance the six campuses and the
district as a whole
Vision 2020 is broken into seven key objectives according to Superintendent Jason Marshall The
objectives are academics human resources college and career readiness technology community
relationships extracurriculars and business services
Marshall said the district finished its previous fiveshyyear plan started in 2010 which focused mainly
on facility enhancements and upgrades due to a $64 million school bond that was passed in 2009
ldquoWhile were going to stay with pretty much the same format as from the 2010 to 2015 planrdquo
Marshall said ldquoHowever that plan was a strategic plan only and this time were going to add some
systems to it and make it a little bit more broad range comprehensive planrdquo
The first segment of Vision 2020 was the gathering of comments from both the community and
faculty Meetings were held throughout September to bring attention to the new plan and surveys
are still available on the districts website at wwwpalestineschoolsorg
ldquoWere asking them on the surveys to look at each of the seven components and from your
perspective which one should we prioritize as No 1 and which one should we prioritize as No 7rdquo
Marshall said ldquoAt the same time with the survey there are a couple of openedshyended questions
and were saying Whats most important to you and What type of district do you want Palestine to
be in 2020
Ill be honest with you I wrote that question on purposewe dont know what kind of answers were
going to get All of the questions that were asking and all of the work that were doing thats the
central question What do we want to be in 2020rdquo
The Vision 2020 plan will have committees covering each objective with representatives from the
community as well as the campuses Marshall said that roughly 10 people will be on each
committee and will meet to review each years progress as the plan moves forward Each survey
has the option of being filled out anonymously or parents or community members can enter their
information or apply to serve on the committees
Larissa Loveless public relations director for Palestine school district said the object of the
committees is not just work harder but also work smarter
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We could have very quickly produced a document on paper but were taking very meticulous steps
to get inputrdquo Loveless said
Marshall said that tentatively the timeline is set to have a final draft of Vision 2020 by the January
2016 board meeting After a month focused on parent and community input the district is focusing
on faculty and board input before forming committees in midshyOctober The committees for each
objective will meet to lay out plans for a rough draft of Vision 2020 to present to the board before
winter break
More information can be found in a presentation on the districts website
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The release said that users are incentivized to use the app through gamification for every positive
message a user sends they earn tokens which can be redeemed for prizes
The program is available on desktop or through an app for both Android and iPhone users
Westwood Junior High parents who sign up will receive $10 off of the regular annual fee of $3999
with the promo code PANTHERS Parents can sign up at wwwmyssocialsittercom
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EDITORS PICK FEATURED
Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Oct 2 2015
HALEY HOAR | HeraldshyPressStudents at Northside Primary participate in a districtshywide endeavor called Daily Five They can read or work on exercises for 20minutes at the start of the day to ldquobuild staminardquo Daily Five also encourages and improves reading skills This program is an exampleof improving academics part of the Vision 2020 plan
10112016 Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020 | News | palestineheraldcom
httpwwwpalestineheraldcomnewspalestineshylookingshytoshytheshyfutureshywithshyvisionarticle_d0c8d03ashy6965shy11e5shy844fshyd7c81b249b6dhtml 24
Palestine Independent School District has begun preparing for its next stage of education The
program known as Vision 2020 is a fiveshyyear strategic plan to enhance the six campuses and the
district as a whole
Vision 2020 is broken into seven key objectives according to Superintendent Jason Marshall The
objectives are academics human resources college and career readiness technology community
relationships extracurriculars and business services
Marshall said the district finished its previous fiveshyyear plan started in 2010 which focused mainly
on facility enhancements and upgrades due to a $64 million school bond that was passed in 2009
ldquoWhile were going to stay with pretty much the same format as from the 2010 to 2015 planrdquo
Marshall said ldquoHowever that plan was a strategic plan only and this time were going to add some
systems to it and make it a little bit more broad range comprehensive planrdquo
The first segment of Vision 2020 was the gathering of comments from both the community and
faculty Meetings were held throughout September to bring attention to the new plan and surveys
are still available on the districts website at wwwpalestineschoolsorg
ldquoWere asking them on the surveys to look at each of the seven components and from your
perspective which one should we prioritize as No 1 and which one should we prioritize as No 7rdquo
Marshall said ldquoAt the same time with the survey there are a couple of openedshyended questions
and were saying Whats most important to you and What type of district do you want Palestine to
be in 2020
Ill be honest with you I wrote that question on purposewe dont know what kind of answers were
going to get All of the questions that were asking and all of the work that were doing thats the
central question What do we want to be in 2020rdquo
The Vision 2020 plan will have committees covering each objective with representatives from the
community as well as the campuses Marshall said that roughly 10 people will be on each
committee and will meet to review each years progress as the plan moves forward Each survey
has the option of being filled out anonymously or parents or community members can enter their
information or apply to serve on the committees
Larissa Loveless public relations director for Palestine school district said the object of the
committees is not just work harder but also work smarter
10112016 Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020 | News | palestineheraldcom
httpwwwpalestineheraldcomnewspalestineshylookingshytoshytheshyfutureshywithshyvisionarticle_d0c8d03ashy6965shy11e5shy844fshyd7c81b249b6dhtml 34
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This Weeks Circulars
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We could have very quickly produced a document on paper but were taking very meticulous steps
to get inputrdquo Loveless said
Marshall said that tentatively the timeline is set to have a final draft of Vision 2020 by the January
2016 board meeting After a month focused on parent and community input the district is focusing
on faculty and board input before forming committees in midshyOctober The committees for each
objective will meet to lay out plans for a rough draft of Vision 2020 to present to the board before
winter break
More information can be found in a presentation on the districts website
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EDITORS PICK FEATURED
Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Oct 2 2015
HALEY HOAR | HeraldshyPressStudents at Northside Primary participate in a districtshywide endeavor called Daily Five They can read or work on exercises for 20minutes at the start of the day to ldquobuild staminardquo Daily Five also encourages and improves reading skills This program is an exampleof improving academics part of the Vision 2020 plan
10112016 Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020 | News | palestineheraldcom
httpwwwpalestineheraldcomnewspalestineshylookingshytoshytheshyfutureshywithshyvisionarticle_d0c8d03ashy6965shy11e5shy844fshyd7c81b249b6dhtml 24
Palestine Independent School District has begun preparing for its next stage of education The
program known as Vision 2020 is a fiveshyyear strategic plan to enhance the six campuses and the
district as a whole
Vision 2020 is broken into seven key objectives according to Superintendent Jason Marshall The
objectives are academics human resources college and career readiness technology community
relationships extracurriculars and business services
Marshall said the district finished its previous fiveshyyear plan started in 2010 which focused mainly
on facility enhancements and upgrades due to a $64 million school bond that was passed in 2009
ldquoWhile were going to stay with pretty much the same format as from the 2010 to 2015 planrdquo
Marshall said ldquoHowever that plan was a strategic plan only and this time were going to add some
systems to it and make it a little bit more broad range comprehensive planrdquo
The first segment of Vision 2020 was the gathering of comments from both the community and
faculty Meetings were held throughout September to bring attention to the new plan and surveys
are still available on the districts website at wwwpalestineschoolsorg
ldquoWere asking them on the surveys to look at each of the seven components and from your
perspective which one should we prioritize as No 1 and which one should we prioritize as No 7rdquo
Marshall said ldquoAt the same time with the survey there are a couple of openedshyended questions
and were saying Whats most important to you and What type of district do you want Palestine to
be in 2020
Ill be honest with you I wrote that question on purposewe dont know what kind of answers were
going to get All of the questions that were asking and all of the work that were doing thats the
central question What do we want to be in 2020rdquo
The Vision 2020 plan will have committees covering each objective with representatives from the
community as well as the campuses Marshall said that roughly 10 people will be on each
committee and will meet to review each years progress as the plan moves forward Each survey
has the option of being filled out anonymously or parents or community members can enter their
information or apply to serve on the committees
Larissa Loveless public relations director for Palestine school district said the object of the
committees is not just work harder but also work smarter
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We could have very quickly produced a document on paper but were taking very meticulous steps
to get inputrdquo Loveless said
Marshall said that tentatively the timeline is set to have a final draft of Vision 2020 by the January
2016 board meeting After a month focused on parent and community input the district is focusing
on faculty and board input before forming committees in midshyOctober The committees for each
objective will meet to lay out plans for a rough draft of Vision 2020 to present to the board before
winter break
More information can be found in a presentation on the districts website
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Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020
By HALEY HOAR newspalestineheraldcom Oct 2 2015
HALEY HOAR | HeraldshyPressStudents at Northside Primary participate in a districtshywide endeavor called Daily Five They can read or work on exercises for 20minutes at the start of the day to ldquobuild staminardquo Daily Five also encourages and improves reading skills This program is an exampleof improving academics part of the Vision 2020 plan
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Palestine Independent School District has begun preparing for its next stage of education The
program known as Vision 2020 is a fiveshyyear strategic plan to enhance the six campuses and the
district as a whole
Vision 2020 is broken into seven key objectives according to Superintendent Jason Marshall The
objectives are academics human resources college and career readiness technology community
relationships extracurriculars and business services
Marshall said the district finished its previous fiveshyyear plan started in 2010 which focused mainly
on facility enhancements and upgrades due to a $64 million school bond that was passed in 2009
ldquoWhile were going to stay with pretty much the same format as from the 2010 to 2015 planrdquo
Marshall said ldquoHowever that plan was a strategic plan only and this time were going to add some
systems to it and make it a little bit more broad range comprehensive planrdquo
The first segment of Vision 2020 was the gathering of comments from both the community and
faculty Meetings were held throughout September to bring attention to the new plan and surveys
are still available on the districts website at wwwpalestineschoolsorg
ldquoWere asking them on the surveys to look at each of the seven components and from your
perspective which one should we prioritize as No 1 and which one should we prioritize as No 7rdquo
Marshall said ldquoAt the same time with the survey there are a couple of openedshyended questions
and were saying Whats most important to you and What type of district do you want Palestine to
be in 2020
Ill be honest with you I wrote that question on purposewe dont know what kind of answers were
going to get All of the questions that were asking and all of the work that were doing thats the
central question What do we want to be in 2020rdquo
The Vision 2020 plan will have committees covering each objective with representatives from the
community as well as the campuses Marshall said that roughly 10 people will be on each
committee and will meet to review each years progress as the plan moves forward Each survey
has the option of being filled out anonymously or parents or community members can enter their
information or apply to serve on the committees
Larissa Loveless public relations director for Palestine school district said the object of the
committees is not just work harder but also work smarter
10112016 Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020 | News | palestineheraldcom
httpwwwpalestineheraldcomnewspalestineshylookingshytoshytheshyfutureshywithshyvisionarticle_d0c8d03ashy6965shy11e5shy844fshyd7c81b249b6dhtml 34
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We could have very quickly produced a document on paper but were taking very meticulous steps
to get inputrdquo Loveless said
Marshall said that tentatively the timeline is set to have a final draft of Vision 2020 by the January
2016 board meeting After a month focused on parent and community input the district is focusing
on faculty and board input before forming committees in midshyOctober The committees for each
objective will meet to lay out plans for a rough draft of Vision 2020 to present to the board before
winter break
More information can be found in a presentation on the districts website
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Palestine Independent School District has begun preparing for its next stage of education The
program known as Vision 2020 is a fiveshyyear strategic plan to enhance the six campuses and the
district as a whole
Vision 2020 is broken into seven key objectives according to Superintendent Jason Marshall The
objectives are academics human resources college and career readiness technology community
relationships extracurriculars and business services
Marshall said the district finished its previous fiveshyyear plan started in 2010 which focused mainly
on facility enhancements and upgrades due to a $64 million school bond that was passed in 2009
ldquoWhile were going to stay with pretty much the same format as from the 2010 to 2015 planrdquo
Marshall said ldquoHowever that plan was a strategic plan only and this time were going to add some
systems to it and make it a little bit more broad range comprehensive planrdquo
The first segment of Vision 2020 was the gathering of comments from both the community and
faculty Meetings were held throughout September to bring attention to the new plan and surveys
are still available on the districts website at wwwpalestineschoolsorg
ldquoWere asking them on the surveys to look at each of the seven components and from your
perspective which one should we prioritize as No 1 and which one should we prioritize as No 7rdquo
Marshall said ldquoAt the same time with the survey there are a couple of openedshyended questions
and were saying Whats most important to you and What type of district do you want Palestine to
be in 2020
Ill be honest with you I wrote that question on purposewe dont know what kind of answers were
going to get All of the questions that were asking and all of the work that were doing thats the
central question What do we want to be in 2020rdquo
The Vision 2020 plan will have committees covering each objective with representatives from the
community as well as the campuses Marshall said that roughly 10 people will be on each
committee and will meet to review each years progress as the plan moves forward Each survey
has the option of being filled out anonymously or parents or community members can enter their
information or apply to serve on the committees
Larissa Loveless public relations director for Palestine school district said the object of the
committees is not just work harder but also work smarter
10112016 Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020 | News | palestineheraldcom
httpwwwpalestineheraldcomnewspalestineshylookingshytoshytheshyfutureshywithshyvisionarticle_d0c8d03ashy6965shy11e5shy844fshyd7c81b249b6dhtml 34
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We could have very quickly produced a document on paper but were taking very meticulous steps
to get inputrdquo Loveless said
Marshall said that tentatively the timeline is set to have a final draft of Vision 2020 by the January
2016 board meeting After a month focused on parent and community input the district is focusing
on faculty and board input before forming committees in midshyOctober The committees for each
objective will meet to lay out plans for a rough draft of Vision 2020 to present to the board before
winter break
More information can be found in a presentation on the districts website
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Palestine Herald Events(httpwwwpalestineheraldcomevents)
TUE11
Crimes of the HeartTexas Theatre | Palestine TX
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THU13
Paint and SipOSweet Pea | Palestine TX
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OCT22
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This Weeks Circulars
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We could have very quickly produced a document on paper but were taking very meticulous steps
to get inputrdquo Loveless said
Marshall said that tentatively the timeline is set to have a final draft of Vision 2020 by the January
2016 board meeting After a month focused on parent and community input the district is focusing
on faculty and board input before forming committees in midshyOctober The committees for each
objective will meet to lay out plans for a rough draft of Vision 2020 to present to the board before
winter break
More information can be found in a presentation on the districts website
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Michael Maresh
Palestine Herald Events(httpwwwpalestineheraldcomevents)
TUE11
Crimes of the HeartTexas Theatre | Palestine TX
(httpwwwpalestineheraldcomeventsdetailsCRIMES-OF-THE-HEART28079842016-10-11T19)
THU13
Paint and SipOSweet Pea | Palestine TX
(httpwwwpalestineheraldcomeventsdetailsPAINT-
OCT22
Jeff FoxworthyUT Tyler Cowan Cen | Tyler TX
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10112016 Palestine looking to the future with Vision 2020 | News | palestineheraldcom
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Michael Maresh
Palestine Herald Events(httpwwwpalestineheraldcomevents)
TUE11
Crimes of the HeartTexas Theatre | Palestine TX
(httpwwwpalestineheraldcomeventsdetailsCRIMES-OF-THE-HEART28079842016-10-11T19)
THU13
Paint and SipOSweet Pea | Palestine TX
(httpwwwpalestineheraldcomeventsdetailsPAINT-
OCT22
Jeff FoxworthyUT Tyler Cowan Cen | Tyler TX
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