By Dena Wood
| The Times
Waitsburg Students Are Wordly Wise
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December 4, 2014
Above: Waitsburg school district superintendent Dr. Carol Clarke reviews this month's Tier 2 words, displayed on a huge crossword puzzle outside the district office, with 4th Grade Student of the Month, Blake Jones.
WAITSBURG - It's widely known that words are among the mightiest of weapons - but only if you know how to use them.
To that end, the Waitsburg school district staff has devoted a great deal of effort and creativity this year to arming its students to fight well. They won't be using words to slay any dragons, but teachers and administrators are hoping a concentrated focus on vocabulary will give students an edge when taking on the state assessments.
Last year, Waitsburg teachers decided it would be beneficial to focus on teaching students vocabulary words categorized by Common Core standards as...
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