All schools have new
starting times this fall
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
With the first day of classes
approaching, students in the
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County
school system are being
reminded that all schools will
have new start times for the
2003-04 school year.
Elementary start times are
staggered. One
group starts at
7:55 a.m., anoth
er at 8:20 a.m.
and a final group
at 8:45 a.m. Mid
dle schools start
at 7:30 a.m., and
high schools
begin at 8: 45
a.m.
There are a
few exceptions.
The paired mag
net schools -
Ashley and Diggs
elementary and
Hill and Paisley
middle - will all
start at 8:15 a.m.
The first day
of school for
those on the tradi
tional calendar is
Aug. 11.
District
administrators said that the new
schedule would affect more
people than students and their
parents.
"It's important for everyone
in the county to understand that
traffic patterns, especially
around schools, will he different
than to what people have
become accustomed," said Ken
Kucirka, director of auxiliary
services for the school district.
"We urge drivers to be
aware of buses on the road and
of traffic around our schools,
but also to be aware that the
times of the heavy traffic
around schools will be different
than in the past."
Parents who have questions
or concerns about their bus
schedules or their routes should
call 661-RIDE (7433).
The new bell schedule is:
Elementary schools
? 7:55 a.m. - 2:25 p.m. -
Children's Center, Clemmons.
Jefferson, Kernersville,
Lewisville. OltfYTown, Rural
Hall. Sedge Garden. Southwest,
Union Cross and Walkertown.
? 8:20 a.m. - 2:50 p.m. -
Branson, Cash, Cook, Forest
Park. Gibson. Griffith. Ibraham,
Latham, Meadowlark, Moore,
North Hills, Piney Grove. Sher
wood Forest, South Fork,
Speas, Vienna, Ward and
Whitaker.
? 8:45 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. -
Bolton, Downtown. Easton,
Hall-Woodward. Kimberley
Park, Konnoak, Mineral
Springs, Old Richmond and
Petree.
Paired Magnet Schools
? 8:15 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. -
Ashley Elementary. Diggs Ele
mentary, Hill Middle and Pais
ley Middle.
All middle schools, includ
ing Kennedy Learning Center
and Lowrance, will run from
7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
All high schools, including
Forsyth Vocational, will go
from 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Year-round schools started
July 21 and have already adopt
ed the starting times.
Agency will probe kindergarten
readiness with $80,000 grant
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
Forsyth Early Childhood
Partnership will conduct a
study that will assess factors
contributing to kindergarten
readiness in Forsyth County.
The study is being funded by a
two-year $80,000 grant from
the Z. Smith Reynolds Foun
dation.
The Winston-Salem Foun
dation provided initial funding
for the project. FECP will con
duct a longitudinal study on
the impact that growth and
developmental factors, child
care settings and educational
services have on school readi
ness in the county.
Dr. Ron Montaquila. exec
utive director of the partner
ship, said the goal of the study
is twofold: to determine a bet
ter plan for early-education
) programs and services for
young children and to create a
model by which other commu
nities can learn and work.
The study, which will
begin in 2003, will follow a
group of children from their
early-education experience
through kindergarten. Chil
dren from different genders,
ethnicities and incomes who
participate in poor, moderate
and high quality early child
hood education programs will
be examined as part of ahe
study.
For more information on
the study, visit
www.forsythchild.org.
Recall
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ified for the ballot, it was slat
ed for the next statewide elec
tion, which was then the
March 2004 presidential pri
mary. That promised a dispro
portionate Democratic
Mtrnyut -.-a mix 'O.fclrtterals and
minorities considered the
proposition's natural oppo
nents.
But when anti-Davis
troops gathered enough signa
tures to force a recall on Oct.
7, suddenly Proposition 54
became the other standout
issue on the ballot.
While the accelerated
timetable could help the ini
tiative's chances because
opponents have less time to
rally, a jolt of traditionally
Democratic voters could ben
efit Davis.
"I think it will have a net
effect for the anti-recall
folks." said Barbara O'Con
nor, a communications pro
fessor at California State Uni
versity-Sacramento. "It pro
vides a moral imperative for
those who don't want to recall
the governor, but aren't
inclined to vote."
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Iraqi vet tells kids about war
David Boyd spent
much of his childhood
at Reynolds Park
BY COURTNEY GAILLARD
III! ( HRONK I I
Cpl. David Boyd remem
bers when he spent countless
afternoons and summers of his
youth playing at Reynolds
Park Recreation Center. Hav
ing spent most of this summer
fighting in the war in Iraq,
Boyd returned to Reynolds
Park to share his experiences
as a member of the 3rd Battal
ion of the 1st Marine Division.
Originally stationed at
Camp Pendleton. Calif., Boyd
is in the process of transfer
ring to Camp Lejeune. Boyd, a
rifleman, returned to Winston
Salem last month, and. he
said, "It's good to be home."
Boyd spoke candidly with
the youngsters about his
deployment to Iraq, which
Ihsted from January until
June. Hands shot up around
the room as youngsters lob
bied to have their questions
answered.
Were you scared? Did you
carry a gun? How long did
you go without taking a bath?
What kind of food did you
eat? Did you shoot anybody?
were among the questions
asked of Boyd.
"(Iraqi civilians) were so
happy to see us because they
knew we were getting rid of
Saddam (Hussein). He's that
bad of a man," Boyd said. "He
(Saddam) killed a lot of his
own people and did a lot of
bad things to them."
Boyd said a number of
Iraqi soldiers surrendered
themselves, their weapons and
their uniforms. Boyd kept a
hat, which was taken off by an
Iraqi soldier upon surrender
ing to the U.S. military.
Boyd's unit also encoun
tered boys, as young as 12
years old, fighting in the Iraqi
militia. Boyd explained that
kids growing up in Iraq aren't
as fortunate as kids who live
in America. He encouraged
the youngsters to take nothing
for granted in life.
"You should appreciate
what you have here (in Amer
ica). You don't have to grow
up like that. You don't have to
grow up playing with guns.
You don't have to do any of
that. You've got it made. Over
there, they feel like they have
to fight." Boyd said.
Boyd's father. Sgt. Jimmy
Boyd of the Winston-Salem
Police Department, accompa
nied his son on his visit to
Reynolds Park. The two corre
sponded by letter during the
younger Boyd's recent tour of
Photos by Courtney Gaillard
David Boyd greets members of his young audience.
duty. At one point, a letter
arrived from Baghdad from
Cpl. Boyd on a piece of card
board. Sgt. Boyd explained. It
was proof thai his son was still
alive.
"I'm extremely happy that
he is back, alive and safe.
There were many prayers that
were sent up by so many peo
ple," Sgt. Boyd said. "I think
it's seemingly fitting for him
to come back (to Reynolds
Park) and show the kids that
they can grow up and be what
they want to be."
Boyd, who was recently
awarded a medal for good
conduct, never expected to see
combat when he joined the
Marines after graduating from
high school in 1999. The
"Marines' style." said Boyd, is
what attracted him to that
branch of the military.
Boyd said he doesn't give
much thought to the contro
versy in this country over the
war. For Boyd, it was a matter
of fulfilling his obligation as a
U.S. Marine.
"It's my job to fight, and I
have to back up the president,
so that is what I did," Boyd
said. ?
Jimmy Boyd and his son, David.
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