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Michelle Covey Wins ISEA Volunteer Award Video Clip by Charlie Ellis November 14, 2002
"Sometimes I feel like the frog in the water that is slowly being brought to boil," says David evoking the old science experiment where if you drop a frog in hot water, he jumps out. But if you slowly bring the water to boil with the frog in it, he'll stay until eventually you have frog stew. "Well, Michelle is the boiling water," says David with all the respect in the world. Formerly a DCSD School Board member, Michelle decided that it was the school buildings where she could do the most good. "It's where the real action is," she confided. So she resigned from the Board to devote more time to causes that directly effect students, sometimes one student at a time. Every teacher knows her name and she knows every teacher. She's smart, has boundless energy, and always has a creative idea of how we can make things better. She's involved with Dollars for Scholars, the Hempstead Renaissance Program, the Hempstead Booster Club, and a whole host of committees and subcommittees. The award presentation was made in the Hempstead Library on November 14th, and she was surrounded by several of her friends, though many of the teachers in the room look upon Michelle as something more than a friend. "She's a force of nature," said one teacher with admiration. |
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ichelle
Covey is not your ordinary parent. With three kids in the Dubuque
Community Schools, this mom wasn't satisfied just driving her three
children to school and events. She had to park the vehicle, go inside,
and get involved. At Hempstead, where two of her kids attend, she
was architect of an online computer program that would help match
students with scholarships. She's not above baking a cookie or two,
either. Michelle has always been there as a volunteer, a helping
hand, and an agent for change, says Hempstead principal, David Olson.
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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