 Students: keep your minds active this summer by reading, writing, painting, singing and dancing. The High Plains Library District's summer reading program offers all this and more through July 31. All ages are welcome to participate. Incentives will be awarded for each level of reading participants complete. Your reading time can include books, audio books, magazines, newspapers, even the cereal box. Shared reading time counts, as well as reading for school work. There's no better way to earn free stuff, so stop by the library or check out the Summer Reading webpage to get involved.
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 Gov. Bill Ritter met with staff members at Chappelow K-8 Arts Literacy Magnet School on Thursday, June 11. Ritter was in Evans to address the state convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.More than 500 vets and state veterans'affairs representatives are conducting their state convention in Evans, using Chappelow and Dos Rios Elementary as their main sites, along with two other sites in the city. Thomas Hawley, commander of Evans VFW Post 6624, said this year marksthe first time in 89 years that the state convention has been in Evans. Its a pretty neat event, and were very honored to have them at Chappelow, Lara-Black said.
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 The District 6 Board of Education unanimously approved its new strategic plan for 2009-14, Reaching for Excellence, at its June 8 meeting.The plan builds upon the previous, three-year strategic plan which led to a wide array of improvements, systems and reforms. Ninety-two percent of the strategies of that plan have been accomplished, with more still to be expected this year. One main goal and two supporting goals are the backbone of the new plan, each with specific standards to be achieved in the next five years: Increase Academic Achievement; Strengthen Relationships; Improve Organizational Effectiveness
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 The District 6 gifted education program was featured this spring when 15 educators from Bangkok, Thailand, toured local schools as part of a fact-finding and education mission organized by the University of Northern Colorado.Dr. Daranee Uthairatanakit, principal of Kasertsart Laboratory School in Bangkok, led the Thai delegation as part of a plan to introduce gifted education in her school, which has 3,000 students from first grade to high school and has a staff of 300 teachers. Educators from two other university lab schools were represented on the delegation, as well.
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