The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
PAGE 11 - February 1, 2017
YTS Celebrates Literacy Week
Searching For The Truth
From Yankeetown School
Celebrate Literacy Week was January 23-27 for the entire state of Florida. We had
AN EGG IS NOT JUST AN EGG
many activities planned for our Sandgnats
Yankeetown School. Many of the class-
..EVERY DETAIL IS PLANNED
room doors were decorated with literacy
slogans. Students had 15 minutes of "Drop
Everything and Read" (DEAR time) each
Not all eggs are
day. Each morning there was a mystery
the same; they come in
reader to recite poetry during the morning
a variety of sizes, colors
announcements before the pledge of alle-
and shapes. Robins have
giance.
oval eggs that fit nicely in
On Monday we kicked off Liter-
their dish-shaped nest. Screech owls have round-shaped eggs that lie at the bot-
acy Week with a bang! YTS was blessed
tom of a hole in a tree. Birds like the Killdeer have eggs that are sharply pointed
to have 15 volunteer readers come to share
allowing them to pivot on their small end. This is the perfect design for this bird
stories in the classrooms. We had 2 may-
because the Killdeer's nest is on bare ground, and round eggs could roll away. The
ors, the Superintendent, board members,
common Murre nests on a sea cliff ledge and lays their eggs on bare rock ledges.
parents, retired teachers, the former princi-
The egg's oblong shape prevents it from rolling off the ledge because when pushed
pal, a local author, a pastor and members
or nudged, it can only roll in a circle. Eggs that are hidden away are usually pale or
from Levy Emergency Management. It was Volunteeer readers holding the books they read to
a solid color, while eggs laid out in the open are spotted, blotchy, and camouflaged.
great for our students to see members of the students during Literacy week. Pictured are from
our community showing how important lit- bottom to top: Ruth Ruppert, Ann Jenson, Drinda
There are more than 9,000 species of birds in the world. Think of all the
eracy is so close to home. Volunteers met Merritt, Kelly Warner, Interim Principal Marla Hiers,
variety of eggs! Eggs are not just "happy coincidences", but they reveal the hand
with Principal Hiers for coffee and donuts Metha Sanford, Debra Weiss, Tiffany Raiford, Paula
of the Creator that designed their perfect shapes, sizes, and colors to fit into their
Yaws, Chris Cowart, Aaron Kramer, Christopher Cas-
and then went to classrooms. The event
tleberry, Shernard Blake, Melody Carson, Superinten-
nurseries ­ details preprogrammed into the creation to allow birds to fill all sorts of
followed up with a group photo on the front dent Jeff Edison, Stirling Wright and Joshua King. Not
different environmental niches.
steps.
Pictured Officer Max Long
For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art God alone. -
There was a bookmark contest on
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Psalm 86:10
Tuesday. Each grade level winner will receive a new book and a certificate The winners
were: Kindergarten- Kaydan Hill 1st Grade-Alesha Adams 2nd grade-Kaylee Seamen 3rd
Based on, Inspired Evidence a book by Bruce Malone, 2011
grade-London Castle 4th grade- Dayden Floyd 5th grade-Madeline Rohrer 6th grade-
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Bryanna Pank 7th grade-Morgan Pitts 8th grade-Jennifer Trejo-Ordonez.
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100th Day of school coincided with Literacy Week so we had a race to see how
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ty Department of Public Safety (LCDPS) transported the suspect to an area accessible to
fast we could get 100AR points. Students read and tested and made the goal before 12:00.
ShandsCair, which flew him to Shands UF Hospital in Gainesville for emergency treatment.
Go readers! Students were alos encouraged to fins as many books as possible that included
At the time of the press release, the suspect was not identified, and his condition was not
"100" in the title. The list were on display in the cafeteria.
released.
We were on the "HUNT FOR A GOOD BOOK" on Friday. Students were encour-
According to the Levy County Sheriff's Office, the agency was notified of a car-
aged to dress in camouflage. Mrs. Redd's 2nd grade classes perfromed readers theater for
jacking in Old Town by the Dixie County Sheriff's Office at 9:05 am. The stolen vehicle
the school. The fractured fairy tales were a hit with the audience. Mrs. Carson would like
was a black truck pulling a camper, and the suspect was armed with a handgun. At 9:12 am,
to thank everyone involved with Litercy Week.
two additional reports reports were called in about the carjacking of a gold Chevrolet truck
by an armed man at the Waco 6 Citgo gas station located at 8731 NW 174 Street in Fanning
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The pursuit of the suspect continued south on U.S. Hwy. 19 into Chiefland, where
stop sticks were deployed along the roadway, in an attempt to flatten the tires in the stolen
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of up to 100 mph. Stop sticks were also laid out in Otter Creek at the intersection of U.S.
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About one mile south of Gulf Hammock, the suspect abruptly locked the brakes
and lost control of the vehicle, causing the passenger side of the stolen vehicle to strike the
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patrol vehicle of LCSO Lt. Jimmy Anderson, who was in pursuit. In an effort to avoid hit-
ting the stolen vehicle and the deputy's patrol vehicle, Chiefland Police Chief Scott Ander-
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son, who was also in pursuit, slid to a stop on the south shoulder of the roadway and struck a
tree. At that time, CPD Chief Anderson and LCSO deputy Lt. Anderson both reported hear-
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The Florida Highway Patrol conducted the crash investigation.
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