The James Logan Courier

By Rick La Plante, New Haven Schools Director of Parent and Community Relations

Faced with possibility of having to reduce the current school year by two additional days because of mid-year budget cuts ordered by the state, the New Haven Unified School District and the New Haven Teachers Association have agreed on a solution to maintain the integrity of the instructional calendar.

The state budget proposal announced in January by Gov. Brown included a mid-year reduction to public education that robbed New Haven children of approximately $585,000 – on top of a $6 million reduction already included in the 2011-12 budget, as compared to 2010-11.

By Lauren Mascarenhas, Courier Managing Editor

A recent change in the ASB cabinet at Logan has resulted in the promotion of junior, Allison Drumm, from ASB vice president to president.

Allison proved to be successful at her duties as vice president, organizing two blood drives and overseeing monthly teacher appreciation. “As President, my role is more broad and administrative. For example, I lead the leadership class, hold meetings and support the leadership staff in their endeavors,” said Drumm.

“As far as what I plan to do to serve the school, I plan to proceed with the current leadership agenda,” Drumm continued. This will include organization of dances and prom, as well as the annual spirit week skits and rallies – something Drumm said, “Everyone will be proud of.”

From wikipedia:
Susanna Madora "Dora" Salter (March 2, 1860 – March 17, 1961) was a U.S. politician and activist. She served as mayor of Argonia, Kansas, becoming the first woman elected as mayor and the first woman elected to any political office in the United States.

Susanna Madora Kinsey was born near the unincorporated community of Lamira in Smith Township, Belmont County, Ohio, the daughter of Oliver Kinsey and Terissa Ann White Kinsey, the descendants of Quaker colonists from England. At age 12, she moved to Kansas with her parents. Eight years later, she entered Kansas State Agricultural College (present-day Kansas State University) in Manhattan, and was able to skip her freshman year, having taken college-level courses in high school, but was forced to drop out six weeks short of graduation due to illness.

Read more about Susanna Madora Salter, free from the Kansas Collection.

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