Editorial
Contact:
Barbara Pendergrass
SAS inSchool, Cary, NC
(888) 760 2515, ext. 17221
Barbara.Pendergrass@sas.com
www.SASinSchool.com
CARY,
NC (October 2000) — SAS inSchool announces the selection of six new
teacher-editors for the 2000-2001 year of MidLink Magazine, the
award-winning magazine for kids, by kids aged 8 to 18. The new editors are:
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Wanda Day, Grahamwood Elementary, Memphis, TN
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Daithi’ O’Murchu’, Gaelscol, Limerick, Ireland
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Brenda Dyck, Master’s Academy, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Arnold Pulda, Doherty Memorial
High School, Worcester, MA
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- Glenn Gurley, Mt. Holly Middle
School, Mt. Holly, NC
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- Russ Van Wyk, Cary Academy,
Cary, NC
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Editor-in-Chief,
Caroline McCullen, expressed excitement about the coming year, “We met
face-to-face for the first time this month. The group jelled quickly, and
these professionals are already working on dynamic projects together. The new
editors will bring synergy, enthusiasm, expertise, and innovative project
ideas to our readers.”
The
editors will work with international colleagues to help students create
content for MidLink Magazine. MidLink’s mission is to highlight the
exemplary work from classrooms around the world. The magazine is sponsored by
SAS inSchool, NC State University, and the University of Central Florida. The
Advisory Board includes Ann Thompson, Educator-on-Loan, NC Department of
Public Instruction/Centennial Middle School, and Beckey Reed, NC State
University.
About MidLink Magazine
MidLink
Magazine is non-profit. Established
in 1994, MidLink has been the recipient of numerous awards and recognition.
Any school, teacher, or student is invited to participate. All content must be
original, must enhance learning, and must come directly from a classroom. Our
pages reflect the creative learning process that exists in classrooms where
technology is the vehicle or enhancement, but academics are the focus. Over
the next few months, readers will see new projects such as:
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Let
the Walls Come Down, an analysis of real and virtual barriers that affect
our lives
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Poetry
Post, an international poetry festival
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Stock
Market Simulations
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Other
science and math projects appropriate for grades 6 – 12.
Please
visit our site at
http://www.cs.ucf.edu/~MidLink or
http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink.
