The Little Shop of Horrors - Last night!  Let's Pack the House!
Submitted by Lisa Henderson, Livingston High School, October 17, 2008
Livingston - Come see the outrageous musical "The Little Shop of Horrors"!!! It will be a night of fun for the whole family!!! Tickets will be available from Lisa Henderson at LHS and at Shrimpboat Manny's starting Halloween weekend!  The show will be presented on November 13, 14,15,17 at 7:00 pm and November 16, 2008 at 2:00 pm. Tickets $8.00 in advance and $10.00 at the door.

Pine Ridge Celebrates Veterans' Day
Submitted by Destiny Kennedy, Pine Ridge Elementary School, November 17, 2008

PRE - Pine Ridge celebrated Veteran's Day by inviting members of the VFW and Ladies Auxiliary to our school. The children performed patriotic songs and taught the guest how to play "Battleship". The children also made cards, pictures, poster and wrote letters for the Ladies Auxiliary to pass out to the VA Hospital patients and for decorations at the VFW Hall. The Veteran's taught the children proper flag etiquette for parades, sporting events and ceremonies. They also taught the kids about the Buddy Poppy. The Ladies and Veteran's were able to give each child some mementos help them learn about the flag.

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Tips for Family Fitness Fun
Submitted by Nikki Wilson, Livingston ISD Health and Wellness Committee, November 17, 2008

Everyone knows that it is important to turn off the TV, DVD, Gameboys etc. in order to prevent the development of childhood obesity. But without their *screens* available, many children complain that they are bored. With this in mind, Shape Up America! and Sweet *N Low have partnered on a set of ideas for parents to use to help children become more active and live a healthier lifestyle.

Lists of tips are available at
http://www.shapeup.org/fittips/index.php

Balancing Balloons Made Easy
Submitted by Lana Smith, Livingston Intermediate School, November 17, 2008

LIS - LIS staff members learned that balancing balloons is easier when it is a team effort. With the many tasks that teachers have to accomplish during the school day, it is easy to forget that you have a "team" to help you out. Staff members were given varied numbers of balloons and were asked to keep their balloons in the air until they needed help to do so. In order to receive help, they had to call out a name of someone on the sidelines and ask them to help balance the balloons. Once the new member was inside the circle, they had to help balance the balloons already in the air plus any additional balloons that they may have had aloft. Staff members learned that more can be accomplished as a team than as one individual.

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Photo of the Week - November 16, 2008
Submitted by Marci Dickens, Livingston High School, November 17, 2008

LHS - Photo of the Week - This week’s lesson in Mrs. Dickens’ LHS Photojournalism class was colorization. Students were to take a photograph and only leave a part of it colored. Mrs. Dickens was looking for sharp photos and neat, eye-catching colorization. Senior, Alex Little, did a great job with her photograph. The color was just enough to make the wheel barrow and fence stand out. Make sure to check out the color version on-line!

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Juvenile Law Presentations Scheduled
Submitted by Raymond Ortiz, Livingston Junior High School, November 6, 2008
LISD - On November 17, 2008 at LJH, Assistant District Attorney Michael Matthews along with Raymond Ortiz will be doing presentations regarding juvenile law.  The two gentleman will be doing the same presentations at LHS on November 19, 2008.    Mr. Matthews will discuss the types of offenses seen in the schools and that are being filed by his office.  Topics include assaults, sex crimes, drug possession, public intoxication, public lewdness, and terroristic threats.

The schedule is as follows:
LJH --- November 17, 2008 8:55 AM to 11:00 AM(two presentations)
LHS-----November 19, 2008 9:15 AM to 10:30 AM (two presentations.