Published: August 16, 2008 12:00 am            

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Four named to reapportionment committee

City councilmembers put their official stamp of approval on four mayoral appointments to the reapportionment committee at a recent council meeting.

Mayor Cindy Rosenthal appointed Chris Lewis, Ward 1; Phoebe Schmitz, Ward 2; Jonathan Leavey, Ward 3; and Greg Jungman, Ward 4, to the committee.

Lewis is a reappointment, with his term running through July 1, 2011.

Schmitz will replace Virginia Clendening and Leavey replaces Sassan Moghadam. Their terms will run through July 1, 2011.

Jungman will fill the unexpired vacancy left by Lois Lawler Brown, and will serve through July 1, 2009.



Library exhibits Persian calligraphy

Examples of Persian calligraphy are on display in the Gwen Campbell Room of the Norman Public Library, 225 N. Webster Ave., through Aug. 31. The display is sponsored by the Baha'i of Moore and Norman and features works from the private collection of Firouz Ardestani.

The exhibit contains nine matted examples of the artistic symbols, letters and elements characteristic of Persian calligraphy, an art form considered by many to be one of the most eye-catching and fascinating manifestations of Persian culture.?

Ardestani offers a short history of Persian scripts that accompanies the display. According to Ardestani, Persian script was invented by about 500-600 BC to provide monument inscriptions for the Achaemenid kings. Centuries later, other scripts were created. After initiation of Islam in the seventh century, Persians adapted the Arabic alphabet to the Farsi language and developed the contemporary Farsi alphabet.

The Gwen Campbell Room of the Norman library is available for public exhibits by arrangement with the library branch manager. For information, call the library at 701-2600.



OSSM hosts Yale University rep

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Officials at the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics will host an information session on Yale University 3-5 p.m. Aug. 24, on the school's campus in the Manning Academic Center Auditorium, 1141 North Lincoln Blvd. The session is open to interested high school students and their parents and is free of charge. Yale alumni also are encouraged to attend.

Jean Lee, associate director of undergraduate admissions for Yale, will be the featured speaker. She will discuss information regarding admission requirements, academic programs, financial aid and campus life at Yale.

"We are pleased to make it possible for areawide students to obtain first-hand information about Yale," Gary Salwierak, OSSM college counselor, said. He also noted that the first OSSM student to matriculate to Yale was in 1993 and hosting the annual session is a distinctive experience.

Directions to OSSM and an optional registration form are available on the Yale Admissions Web site link: http://admissions.yale.edu/events.

OSSM was created through legislative action in 1983 and is designed as a two-year residential public high school for academically gifted junior and senior students in mathematics and science.

For more information, visit the school's Web site www.ossm.edu.



Free dance classes offered

ArtWorks Academy will offer two free dance classes Aug. 23. Classes will be taught by Cheryl Morris, who has worked with young dancers in ballet, tap and jazz for 11 years.

Students in preschool and kindergarten are invited to class from 10-10:30 a.m. Students in first through third grades are invited to class from 11?11:30 a.m.

Both classes will be at 1225 W. Lindsey St. An open house for all ages will follow the classes from noon to 4 p.m.

For more information on the classes, call 397-1824 or e-mail Cheryl@ArtWorksAcademy.com. For information on the academy, visit www.ArtWorksAcademy.com.



Restaurant to host teacher appreciation

Abuelo's Mexican restaurants are kicking off the school year with a Teacher Appreciation Night from 4 p.m. to close Monday at Abuelo's, 17 E. Sheridan in Bricktown and 3001 Memorial Road, both in Oklahoma City.

The first 150 teachers to visit each location will receive an Abuelo's Back-to-School Survival Kit that will include highlighters, pens, notepads and other supplies for the classroom as well as rewards for students and incentives for teachers. Teachers also can register for the chance to win a new laptop computer.

-- Transcript Staff

        

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