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Welcome Back! The new 2003-04 School Year starts with the Annual Opening Convocation of Teachers and Staff. Movie
of John Burgart's Opening Address by August 2003
The turtle downloads a complete movie, no streaming. This is best for telephone modems. After saving this file, you can play it with RealPlayer. The rabbit button is a streaming movie. If you have high-speed web access such as DSL, it will begin playing immediately. The rocket button is for high-speed networks (like our schools have), DSL, and cable modems. It's the largest size streaming movie file with full-stereo audio. Further instructions are below on how to play video and audio files that appear on our website. The fourth button is an audio only that plays just the sound track. It's playable via any speed computer connection. It wasn't too bad, and the program was not allowed to go long which was nice. Superintendent John Burgart's speech, "Keeping the Main Thing The Main Thing," was just the right length and his topic compelling enough that nobody complained. So what is the "Main Thing" John refers to in the title of his speech? If you didn't attend the speech in person, you'll just have to watch the video to find out. The alternative title of his speech, by the way, was "Is Your Dog Getting Enough Cheese?" It was a milestone event of sorts since it was John Burgart's first full year in the role of Superintendent. As you can see by the video and the photo upper right on this page, he seems quite comfortable in the job. A significant award was presented during the convocation, the Community Partner in Education Award, this year presented to Mary Lursen, the Dubuque Education Association's JDC UniServe Director. At the lectern, Mary announced to everyone that this would be her last year as she is retiring.
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ummer's
unrelenting heat had everyone a little worried about the comfort
level of the un-air-conditioned Nora Gymnasium at Senior High. But
experienced support staff know a little something about that giant
stone-clad space. The theory and practice is if you can get sufficient
air circulating before the sun begins to bake, the gym can remain
cooler well into midmorning."But with a thousand people in
the gym, it will be a challenge staying comfortable," said
Senior instrumental music teacher, Bill Rowley, who helped organizers
of the convocation set up and adjust the sound system. 
We are now providing a choice of RealPlayer applications for you to download
and install on your computer to enable you to view the video and audio
files. One is RealPlayer8 and the other is RealOne Player, which is an
excellent player with many new features. It's easy to install, so just
Of
the two types of free players available, RealPlayer 8 is the traditional
player that is free and will work beautifully to access Web based multimedia
files from our site. There is also a new player available, which is also
free, called RealONE. Either player will probably work for your operating
system. If your system is older (Windows 95, NT), however, you may want
to use the RealPlayer 8 software. If you are running a newer, faster system
like Windows 98, ME, XP, or 2000, go for the RealOne player.
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