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The Worthington ALC Insider
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Volume
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Marlys Knuth leaves the ALC By Sirjio BlueArm Marlys Knuth began working at the Area Learning Center (ALC) in 1990 as an English and math teacher. At that time there were only night classes held from 3:00 to 8:00. The ALC was then located at the High School. Marlys enjoyed working there, so when director Nancy Bryce quit in 1991, Marlys applied for director and she got the job. When Marlys became director, she created more classes. She also started day school classes for the students. Students of all ages came to complete their schooling. With the increasing number of students, the ALC moved to different locations like Prairie Lakes Center on Noble Street, then to the CCSI building. We are currently at the old West Elementary School. When her position as director was eliminated, Marlys continued to work at the ALC as a math teacher. She also served as student advocate. She recently resigned from that job and is currently a full time student at Mankato University. She is earning her master’s degree and should be completed by the end of this summer. From there she hope to go |
on to be a principal but she’s not sure where. Marlys has also expressed interest in starting her own school somewhere. Marlys would like people to remember that the ALC is here for the students. Marlys was an
incredible person and she has done a lot for not only this school but for the
students as well. She will be missed
very much. Mr. Langseth and Marlys Knuth’s departure By Zara Nasers Before Paul Langseth became Dean of Students for the ALC, he was a high school Ag teacher, operated a tree nursery service, and also served on the ISD 518 school board. When the position at the ALC opened, and three other people (Continued on page 2) |
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(Continued from page 1) refused the job, Mr. Langseth felt a sense of responsibility to keep our school going. When asked to talk about Marlys’ resignation, Mr. Langseth couldn’t comment because he was not familiar with all the facts. He only knew what was reported to him. Since Marlys has been gone, Mr. Langseth feels there is a huge hole to be filled. “She had so much heart for this school and the students,” he said. He also said she was flexible and created many new classes for the students. With Marlys’ departure, 39 students are left without a math teacher. The students have a substitute teacher while the school looks for a teacher to fill the position. Mr. Langseth would like to thank all the students and staff for helping him by accepting the changes that have taken place.
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In 1993, I traveled from Kenya to Seattle, Washington, where I lived for four months. I later moved to Sioux Falls where I worked for the Sioux Valley Clinic, and later at John Morrel. I moved to Worthington in 1999 and lived with my two good friends Cham and Abang. They introduced me to two members of their church named Allen and Vicki. When Vicki learned that my parents had passed away in Africa, she asked me to be her daughter. You see, Vicki had two sons, but she had no daughters. Vicki took me to church every Sunday, and she was more loving each time I saw her. Unfortunately, she later passed away, though her husband Allen still treats me like a daughter. He helps me a lot. I thank God for him. Another member of the church, Deb Vanderkooi, also became a good friend. One day when she was giving me a ride, she asked me if I would like a job in her store. I started working for Deb at Main Street Kids in 1999. She, her husband, and her children are very loving, honest people. I look upon them as part of my family. I sometimes wonder why these people love me and my children. God must know that my real family is gone, so He has given me these good Christian people. I am lucky and honored to have them in my life. |
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The Texas Chainsaw
Massacre Who is to say what is scary? A lot of people I know say that Texas Chainsaw Massacre was really scary, although everyone has their own opinion. I thought the movie was good and I definitely felt it kept me on the edge of my seat. A few good things about this movie are the blood and
gore…. I guess if you don’t like to see
people get killed and blood splatter everywhere, then this really isn’t your
kind of movie. I liked the way the movie was planned. They tried to make it as close to the real thing as possible, which was awesome. How many movies show such vivid details? Hardly none, because producers try to keep the most gruesome things in the dark. For all the people that like horror movies, here is a movie for you. It’s not the best one I’ve ever seen, but it is good. Some of the dumb things about this movie are how some of the people get killed. There are some pointless killings, like a girl who kills herself because her baby was stolen, after she could have fought back to get the baby back. That was pretty pointless in my opinion. I also thought that the ending was okay, but if it were left to me, I would have had more survivors. I give this movie a grade of B. |
Top 10 Christmas Gifts Camera phones: Camera phones have been out for about a year and are very popular already. Camera phones run from as little as $49.99 to as high as $399. DVD players: This is the second most popular gift around. You can find them mostly everywhere. At Wal-Mart you can find a DVD player at around 70 dollars and they can go as high as 300 dollars. DVD’s: And if they already have a DVD player you can always get them some DVD’s. You can find all kind of DVD’s new and old. The prices range from about $5 to $20, depending on how new the movie is. CD players and MP3 players: They have been out for a while, but they are still good presents for teens. You can find the CD players from $50 and up. The MP3 players run from about $100 up. CD’s: If they already have a CD player you can always get them CD’s. You can find them from about $15 and up. Wal-Mart sells edited CDs. If you want some that are not edited, try Best-Buy Co. Gift Cards: If you absolutely don’t have any idea
of what they would like, you can always buy a gift cards. It saves you
shopping time and you will know that the person you give it to will
appreciate your gift. |
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ALC Insider Sports Page November 26, 2003 page 4 |
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NBA REPORT By Eddie Torres The Minnesota Timberwolves won
against their first conference opponent.
Kevin Garnett was solid in this game with 26 points, 11 rebounds and
eight assists. Minnesota with this win
is now 5-1 against the Eastern Conference, and 1-4 against the West. The Nuggets Leading scorer was Nikoloz
Tskitishvili with 14 points. The
final score was Minnesota 89 and Denver 76. The Charlotte Hornets won against
the New Jersey Nets by only three points.
David Wesley had 20 points and Baron Davis had 2. He was the Hornets leading scorer. The final score was Charlotte 88 and New
Jersey 85. The Atlanta Hawks got past the
Milwaukee Bucks 101 to 93. Shareef
Abdur-Rahim scored 27 and grabbed 11 rebounds. Jason Terry had 17 points the Bucks shooting only 38 percent
from the field. Cleveland’s Ricky Davis scored 27
points; Chris Mihm added a career-high 21 and the rookie Lebron James
finished the night with 14 points.
Predrag Dronjak had a season high with 20 points to lead the
Clippers. The final score was
Cavaliers 103 and Clippers 95. The San Antonio Spurs won 94 to 81 over the Warriors. Tim Duncan had 21 points and 10 rebounds. Erick Dampier led the Warriors with 21 points and 17 rebounds. |
More
pheasants means more hunting By Jason Paplow Worthington locals are pleased with the Pheasant populations according to the many hunters in the area. For the last few years the local and state pheasant populations were down, but now they are making a comeback and are up 65% Many say this
is due to mild winters and warm dry springs. Also 79,500 additional acres of
land have been purchased or set aside for CRP ground, which is open to public
hunting. There are 243.8 pheasants per 100 miles
while last year there were only 113.2per 100 miles according to Pheasants
Forever Biologist Aaron Kuehl of Jaynesville. That represents a 115% increase
in only one year. This is the highest increase since the 1960’s. There were just under 370,000 pheasants
hunted last year. This year is expected to top the 500,000 mark (there have been approximately 230,000 pheasants
bagged so far). The increase in pheasants will mean
more hunters, which should lead to more money for the area. This, in turn, might result in more public
access hunting grounds for the avid hunters in our state.
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Today, many people, mainly women and young teenage girls, are insecure about themselves and their bodies. Many teenage girls look at movie stars and models and think to themselves that they have to be like them or as skinny as them. So they decide to diet. This may lead to anorexia or bulimia. For Melissa Dehart this was the case. A women who once weighed at about 135 pounds at the age 17, Melisssa started dieting and now weighs at around 56 pounds. Today she suffers from anorexia and bulimia. Melissa was once a former newscaster but now is a woman just trying to survive. Despite help from various treatment centers, Melissa still hasn’t improved. Melissa Dehart is still struggling today to fight anorexia and bulimia When I first heard about Melissa Dehart on TV, I wondered how someone could do that to her own body. But in one way or another we all understand her situation. I myself can admit that I am insecure about my body times and I know others are whether it’s a big thing or a little thing that you don’t like about yourself. Many of us try to compare ourselves with other people and that can be a bad thing. When I look at Melissa Dehart I know that I will never want to look like that. We all should like ourselves for who we are and not what we look like.
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Life’s Experiences By Chol Opiew Three years
ago, February 6, 2000, we had a fire in our apartment. We lost everything except our
documents. Members of our church,
First Lutheran, helped us clean up after the fire. Marguerite and Bill Hegg gave us an enormous gift. We are thankful to those who helped us and
prayed for us. The American Red Cross helped us, too. Executive Director Stephanie Moran and her husband took us from the hospital to a motel where we stayed for two days. Our friend and sponsor, Karen from Florida, also visited us twice. She helped us care for our twin sons who were only six weeks old at the time. In August of
2002, I went to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as a delegate from Worthington First
Lutheran Church for the ELCA Churchwide Assembly. I met many people from Southwestern Minnesota synods.
There were a total of 1,030 voting members, and 2,500 observers who attended the Churchwide Assembly. I am thankful to my pastor for giving me the opportunity to attend this event. |
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