Thu, Jul 02 2009
Celebrate the Fourth in town

After flirting with idea of replacing the annual July 4 pancake breakfast and Horribles Parade with a July 3 hot dog picnic, Andover will do both to celebrate Independence Day.
To make a private donation towards fireworks, pancake breakfast and parade, send a check to the fireworks fund, in care of BankNorth, 61 Main St., Andover, MA, 01810.

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Education

Inspirational Odyssey teacher Simpson heads out on own journey
Just like many of the Andover High School seniors he taught during the last three decades, Craig Simpson walked out of AHS for the last time this week.
Simpson has retired after a 30-year career teaching social studies in Andover. Next month, he will move to Santa Fe with his longtime partner, Kathy Cook, who retired from Andover High five years ago after a 32-year teaching career.
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Seifert column: Self-reliance is a safe bet
Walk was no pie-in-sky event
Seifert column: Listen to this Amish lesson
High Plain gives Principal Brenda O'Brien sendoff, student scholarship in her name
Emily Cogliano delivers Cotting School graduation speech
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Opinion

Letter: Salary list shows town should focus on controlling overtime
Salary list shows town should focus on controlling overtime
Editor, Townsman:
Maybe, just maybe, the recent revelation (Townsman, June 25) regarding town salaries/compensation will cause many uninformed Andover citizens to stop blaming the school budget - where rapidly growing special education expenses are mandated by law - for all Town budget problems and allow them to focus their angst on one of the real problems: inflated compensation directly attributable to poor contract negotiations and union contracts not in our best interest.
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Letter: Union head should offer constructive ideas to pay for positions
Letter: Community support honored Krit, launched scholarship
Letter: Teachers union president: James should thank, not insult us
Letter: On Argilla, go slow, go safely
Editorial: Change for the better possible on budget
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Sports RallyNorth.net

Carlson, Farrell each spin a gem
Legion baseball
Still battling an ankle injury, Shawn Carlson delivered five innings of one-hit ball, leading Andover to a 7-0 drubbing of Swampscott on Saturday. Carlson struck out 10 and did not walk a batter, while allowing just the one hit. Zach Burdeau led Post 8, going 3 for 3 with a double, two RBIs and a run. Andrew Ruiz-Henriquez added a triple and scored a run and Mike Taylor drove in a pair for the winners (6-0)
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Andover tennis players ace finals exam
Can't be stopped: Muccio emerges as star at Bucknell
Sports from the community: T-ball, summer basketball registrations; local standouts in crew, and at Austin Prep.
Through the Years
Super Spring
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This week's poll

On Tuesday, June 23, Daniela Ioannides, the American Sign Language teacher at Andover High School was told her contract would not be renewed for next year. Ioannides, who has taught full-time at AHS for five years, has not been able to pass the communication section of the basic English competency part of the state’s teacher certification exam. The Andover schools have granted her a waiver to be able to teach without state certification, and could again if no one else qualified applies for the job. Your opinion?
Ioannides should be granted a waiver for next year, as she continues to try and pass the certification test.
If an exception is made for Ioannides, other teachers will want special treatment.
Don’t lower teaching standards. Speakers of other languages still have to pass the test to be certified.
Cut the ASL program at AHS, instead of music, health and other programs facing cuts.
The state should create an American Sign Language certification test for teachers.
Ioannides should have been certified before she was hired at AHS.
There is discrimination and injustice in Ioannides’ situation.
There has not been discrimination and injustice in Ioannides’ situation.
None of the above.
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