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VOL. 24 NO. 39
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Elementary-school principals say ‘time has come’ for all-day kindergarten in Conway
Voters in April will be asked for $166,794 to go from half-day to full-day program BY LLOYD JONES THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
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Students practice reading in Patty Poulin’s afternoon kindergarten class at Conway Elementary School Thursday. On April 10 Conway voters will have a chance to decide if the three elementary schools, Conway Elementary, John Fuller and Pine Tree, will offer full-day classes for kindergartners or keep it as a half-day program. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
CONWAY — All-day kindergarten was the hot topic at deliberative portion of annual Conway School Meeting. About 100 people turned out to the 90-minute meeting, and the majority of time was spent on this one warrant article. Several in attendance believe the time is now to move from half-day to full-day kindergarten. Article No. 17 is for $166,794 for three teachers at $54,098 each and $1,500 per school for supplies and equipment to establish a full-day kindergarten program in each of the three elementary schools. It is supported by the school board 4-3 (Randy Davison, Dick Klement and Rick Breton in the minority). The budget committee voted 9-8 not to support the article with Maury McKinney, Greydon Turner, Betty Loynd, Maureen Seavey, Mike DiGregorio, Brian Charles, Kelly DeFeo and Klement in the minority. School board member John Skelton see KINDERGARTEN page 8
Leanne Smith finishes fifth in final World Cup race of season BY LLOYD JONES THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
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SCHLADMING, Austria – Leanne Smith made sure the final race of her World Cup season would be a good one Thursday, but the North Conway resident didn’t know how good until she crossed the finish line at the women’s super G at the 2012 World Cup Finals in Schladming, Austria. She was a career-best fifth overall, one spot ahead of teammate Lindsey Vonn. “I just wanted to ski as aggressively as possible,” Smith said on the U.S. Ski Team website following the race.
“I made a couple of little errors but I am really happy with my anticipation and the intensity of that run.” On the course early, in the No. 6 bib, Smith, the daughter of Paula and Joe Smith, was the first of the three American starters to get to work. She recorded her best World Cup finish ever in fifth place, 0.55 seconds behind the winner. Her previous best finish was a seventh-place result in the St. Moritz downhill in January. Smith ended the season ranked 16th in the super G standings.
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