The weather was perfect and competition was fierce as Winthrop Girls Softball hosted the fourth annual Battle at the Beach Softball Tournament. Winthrop’s Battle at the Beach saw its largest number of teams (20) roll into town to compete in…
He Gave It His All – Superintendent Jenkins worked under difficult financial conditions
Those are certainly some interesting comments in a Sun-Transcript interview by Superintendent of Schools Dr. Steve Jenkins, who has announced that he will be stepping down after six years at the helm of the Winthrop schools on December 31, 2010.…
Options All Around – Moving seventh and eighth graders to a new high school makes some sense
Council President Jeffrey Turco threw out the idea at the last council meeting about combining the Winthrop Middle School and Winthrop High School into one building or complex and having students in grades 7-12 attend school under one roof. Many…
I’ll Effects Of Athletic User Fees – A bad practice for students and academics
Last week we noted that back in 2000, the athletic user fee at Winthrop High per sport was $75. In this week’s through the years column for 1990, the first user fee went into effect at $25 per sport. There…
Police Blotter 08-12-2010
August 2 1 a.m. — A noisy group of people on Shirley Street is sent home for the night. 11:15 a.m. — A caller reports that someone is using her debit card fraudulently online. She is told to report the…
Obituaries 08-12-2010
Natalie Blake, 68 Virginia resident Natalie E. Blake of Midlothian , Va., died on August 4 at her residence. She was 68 years old. Prior to retirement, she worked as the office manager and later as a technical research librarian…