• Fayette County Teacher wins Jordan Fundamentals Grant!
  Bryan Station High English Teacher Regina Dills won a Nike/Michael Jordan Fundamentals grant using her electronic pen-pals and video conference project (featured in TIPS, April 2002)! Congratulations, Regina! 
• KET's Video Curriculum Project
  continues with its second KTLN session on Friday, October 25th, from 10:00 to noon. Contact Jeff Gray at KET or Jeffrey L. Jones for details. 
• Attention: High School Physics Teachers:
   AIA and the National Association of Rocketry are sponsoring a model rocket competition. Prize money! Deadline for applications is November 15. See http://www.rocketcontest.org/ for details.
• Does your school do video announcements...
  ...or other student-produced closed-circuit video broadcasts? We want to feature your work! Send a sample videotape to Jeffrey L. Jones, c/o Central Office, in any video format. Make sure each student appearing has a media and web release form on file. Look for our story in November TIPS!
• Attention: High School Art Teachers:
  This art contest is for Juniors and Seniors, and is sponsored by technology vendor CDW-G, among others.

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