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Levelland High School student Jennifer Salley will appear in lights on Broadway on Saturday, September 24, as part of the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) video presentation, which promotes the value, acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome.
The photo of Jennifer Salley, who has Down syndrome, was selected from over 1,200 entries in the NDSS worldwide call for photos. Over 200 photographs will appear in the video, which will be shown on the larger-than-life MTV plasma screen, located in the heart of Times Square.
Jennifer is pictured with LHS senior Matthew Race, her prom date, on the red carpet at the Levelland High School Senior Prom. The picture was taken by LHS yearbook/journalism teacher, Kelly Williamson.
The Times Square video presentation kicks off Down Syndrome Awareness Month in October. The video presentation will be followed by the 17th Annual New York City Buddy Walk® in Central Park.
Jennifer’s mother, Debra Salley, submitted the photo after seeing a call for pictures on the National Down Syndrome Society website. In early August they were notified by email that the picture had been selected.
“This whole experience has been overwhelming,” says Mrs. Salley. “This all began back in May when Matthew Race agreed to be Jennifer’s escort to the Senior Prom. Then at the prom Ms. Williamson took a fabulous picture of the two of them on the red carpet. Jennifer was just beaming. This was a once in a lifetime experience for her. Matthew probably does not fully realize how meaningful this was.”
Mrs. Salley thought the picture was special but had no idea that it would actually be picked. “Once we were notified, I knew that Jennifer would not realize the magnitude of the screens in Times Square unless she experienced this personally,” Mrs. Salley says. “I had considered making the trip, but had almost decided that maybe I should not spend that amount of money to make this happen.” Mrs. Salley, who has lived in Levelland for 36 years and taught in Levelland ISD for 20 years, did not know at the time that her co-workers were already working to make this trip happen for her and for Jennifer. “I found out that my LHS family had been collecting donations to help make the trip possible. In addition to these donations, a couple in town that do not even know us heard about the plans and donated airline miles for our plane tickets. Many ‘angels’ have been involved in helping us have this exciting trip. We are truly blessed,” says Mrs. Salley.
Neither Mrs. Salley nor Jennifer have been to NYC before and they are very excited. “ We plan to attend the Buddy Walk after the viewing of the video in Times Square on Saturday. The rest of our time will be spent sight-seeing, shopping and Broadway shows and probably the Today Show,” she says. “Watch for us on the Today show either Sat. or Monday morning.”

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Sandy Bridges’ 1st period Practicum in Business Management class created a PSA for the Tech Prep PSA Challenge. The PSA topic was Tech Prep programs and articulation. The PSA submitted by this class won 1st place in the Challenge. The first place prize awarded was three $500 SPC scholarships. The scholarship recipients are Susan Duff, Aaron Galarza, and Haley Webb. Thanks to South Plains Tech Prep for the scholarships.  The PSA can be viewed at http://www.southplainscollege.edu/techprep/

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LHS students in Mrs. Bridges’ Digital and Interactive Multimedia class are pictured with a new poster printer. The poster printer was purchased through a competitive grant written by Mrs. Bridges and awarded by South Plains Tech Prep. The printer will be used to print posters created by these and other DIM students to advertise all of the Career and Technology courses available to students at LHS. Funding for the grants is provided by Carl D. Perkins funds through the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Thank you to Tech Prep for the poster printer!

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The Levelland High School Student Council and Friends of Rachel are raising money for Shelter in a Box. They are conducting hat days for students who pay $1 to wear a hat to school and jean days for teachers who pay $5 to wear jeans to school to raise funds for the organization. “LHS staff and students are very compassionate. They want to help those in need and this project is a great way to do that,” says LHS principal Ray Vasquez.

The students were concerned with all of the loss of life and homes with the recent earthquake and tsunami and wanted to give back to those in need. They identified that the organization Shelter in a Box provides more than just money to the region, but they provide temporary homes and the tools necessary to survive and rebuild their lives.

Shelter in a Box, a non profit organization, provides tents, tools, writing supplies for kids and adults alike, blankets, and cooking utensils to countries with natural disasters. The box costs $1,000, and the students will be able to track where their box ends up. The organization has been endorsed by Rotary International for their humanitarian aid.

The high school students have also challenged the middle school to see which school can earn more funds for the organization.

To make a donation, contact LHS Student Council and Friends of Rachel sponsor Merribeth Gregory at mgregory@esc17.net.

Please visit http://www.shelterboxusa.org for more information about the organization.

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“Top students from LHS attended the Business Professionals of America 2011 State Leadership Conference, in Fort Worth, Texas, March 2 – 5, 2011.

 LHS chapter members, joined over 2,500 other conference delegates from across the state to participate in state level business skill competitions, general sessions, and the state officer candidate campaigns and elections.  

 Students from the Texas Association’s Regional Leadership Conference qualified to participate at the state level conference.  The conference emphasizes business workforce education and training which members of the local chapter of Business Professionals of America at LHS have received. Chapter advisors are Sandy Bridges and John Ewerz.  Following is a list of contest and participants:

 Small Business Management Team–Ty Hewitt, Tanner Saunders, Rebecca Thomman

Video Production Team–Lisa Cogdell, LaSalle Washington, Haley Webb

Web Site Design Team–Ashley Davis, Alex Johnston, Lance White

Entrepreneurship–Cheyenne Bautista

Digital Media Production–Ty Hewitt and Clarissa Marquez

Extemporaneous Speech–Lisa Cogdell

Keyboarding Production–Kelsie Vest

Legal Office Procedures–Harley Wardlow

PC Servicing and Troubleshooting–Alex Johnston–State Finalist–4th Place–Advancing to Nationals

Prepared Speech–Tanner Saunders–State Finalist–5th Place

Statesman Torch Award Recipients–Lisa Cogdell, Ty Hewitt, Tanner Saunders, Rebecca Thomman, Kelsie Vest, Haley Webb

 

Congratulations to all BPA members who represented LHS so well in Ft. Worth.”

 

Student names in picture:

Front row: Clarissa Marquez, Cheyenne Bautista, Harley Wardlow, Haley Webb, Tanner Saunders Back row: Lisa Cogdell, Ty Hewitt, Rebecca Thomman, Lance White, Alex Johnston, Ashley Davis, Kelsie Vest, LaSalle Washington.

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