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Your Hometown News Since 1840 www.WashingtonTimesReporter.com Vol. 171 No. 49

WedNeSdAY,DECEMBER 7, 2011

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BY HollY RicHRATH

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When it was be-lieved that DaxLocke would not live tosee 2009s Christmasseason, Jerry and LyndaYoung decorated theirWashington home withthe Christmas decora-tions the little boy loved.

Although it was onlyOctober, many in Wash-ington, surroundingcommunities and even

across the nation ol-lowed suit to show their

support or Dax and hisamily. Dax lived to seehis avorite holiday, butdied a ew days later onDec. 30, 2009.

Two years later, thecommunity is still hon-oring Dax and helpingto support his amilysmission to raise $1.6million or St. JudeChildrens ResearchHospital.

The Youngs wereamong the 2,500 peoplewho attended the Nov.30 premiere o TheHeart o Christmas atPeorias Rave MotionPictures.

We came tonightto ollow up with the

heartwarming story onot only the tragedy,

but the triumph thatthe amily experiencedwith the outpouring olove rom the commu-nity, Jerry said ater the

show. It was very heart-warming. Id denitelywatch it again.

The one-night pre-miere was completewith six showings oThe Heart o Christ-mas, a red carpet, aperormance by Gram-my-nominated singerMatthew West and aundraiser to help Ju-lie and Austin Lockesmission to support thehospital that never turnsa amily away regardlesso their ability to pay or

care. Ticket sales or thepremiere raised $21,000

or St. Jude.We are so honored

to be Daxs parents andwe are so proud o him,Julie said. He has made

such an amazing impacton this world. I hopethis movie helps to showpeople how important itis to cherish every mo-ment with their ami-lies.

The movie stars Can-dace Cameron Bure oFull House ame, asMegan, a mother andwie who struggles tond time to spend withher amily. She takesher son trick-or-treatingthrough the Lockesneighborhood and nds

BY BRANdoN ScHATSiek

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As i Santa Claus alreadydidnt have enough to do atthis time o year, due to theingenuity o 16 WashingtonCommunity High School

students, Santa Clauswill now be making semi-personalized phone calls tochildren o all ages comeChristmas Eve.

In its rst year, Tricia

Gardners Business Entre-preneurship class has setup what she considers, adirect line to the NorthPole.

Loved ones can sign upto have the young ones intheir lives receive a call

rom Santa Claus at hisworkshop or a ee o $2.There will be a two-hourwindow in which the call

He has made such an amazing impact on this world

Holiday season is here

Community gathers at Square to sing, stroll, shop

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BY BRANdoN ScHATSiek

TimesNewspapers

Karen Stevens, director o student servicesat Washington Community High School, saidshe was taught it takes three years to have atrend in anything.

Come next all, District 308 might betrending as a ailing school, according to theNo Child Let Behind Act o 2001.

For the second year in a row, the districtailed to meet the Adequate Yearly Progresspercentages in both reading and mathemat-ics.

The 2011 Illinois District Report Cardshows the district had 60.5 percent o itsstudents meet or exceed AYP standards inreading and 60.1 percent in mathematics the goal or 2011 was 85 percent in bothsubjects.

The 2011 junior class tested 273 students.Not only did the districts scores not meet

AYP standards or 2011, the scores were sev-eral percentage points lower than the resultsrom the 2010 tests overall 64.6 percent inreading and 63.4 percent in math.

The goal or 2010 was 77.5 percent.The data shows us that the scores were

down this year a little bit compared to lastyear they werent a signicant drop, but

denitely a drop-of, Stevens said.There could be multiple reasons or that.

District 308 failsto meet AYP in 2011,on Early Academic

Warning Year 2

See WcHS PAGe A9

Despite not meeting standards,

most scores better than states

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