Amarillo Area School Starts Monitoring Students Social Media
River Road ISD is one of the few schools in the country already using software to monitor students online to determine if a student is a threat.
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5 Tips To Help Kick Off The New School Year
Students have to get back into daily routines, get used to doing homework again, and parents, well, they have some of the same challenges too!
Become a Host Family for a Foreign Exchange Student
Living in Amarillo is great. How would you like to open your home and invite a student to join you in your family in this great city. SHARE! is a program in Amarillo that will pair you up with a student who wants to come to the United States and Amarillo to spend a year here attending our local …
Cafeteria Worker Fired for Feeding Poor Hungry Students
One woman's effort to provide lunches for students in need of sustenance has landed her in the unemployment line.
Texas Elementary School Strip Searches Students
Two dozen students in a Texas school were divided into two groups by gender and forced to pull down their pants so administrators could try and find the culprit in an ongoing problem with feces being found on the gymnasium floor.
Texas Has Most Reported Teacher-Student Sex Cases in the Nation
It appears Texas is at the top of a list that no one wants to brag about. According to a recent report, Texas is at the top of the list of most reported teacher-student sex cases.
Palo Duro Class Trip to The Big Texan Ends With Stuffed Students
Recently the PRO internship classes at Amarillo High School and Palo Duro High school were treated to a formal meal at Amarillo's The Big Texan. As part of Palo Duro PRO, I was invited to go along, making it the first time I've ever gone to both the Big Texan and a luncheon.
Scholastic Awards Trip to New York for Students Who Create Winning PSA
Scholastic is currently holding the Drive2Life contest, where students from 6 to 12 grade can make a storyboard or written script depicting a 30-second public service announcement or PSA. It's to spread awareness and prevent impaired-driving situations caused by alcohol, drugs or sleep deprivat…
Jonathan Sprinkles to Speak at Amarillo Civic Center on January 22, 2014
Motivational speaker Jonathan Sprinkles, who won the title of National Speaker of the Year, is hosting a college planning event at the Amarillo Civic Center. The event will be held at the Grand Plaza and Auditorium for students and their families who are part of the Amarillo ISD...
Teacher Realizes ‘The Daily Show’ Is More Harmful to Students Than He Thought
Back in the day, high school classes would only show “how a bill becomes a law” videos, but Rhett Felix, a teacher at Eureka High school outside of Peoria, Illinois, tried to spice things up a bit. He used clips from Comedy Central’s ‘The Daily Show …