The White Falcon - 02.05.1980, Blaðsíða 2

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The White Falcon
May 2, 1980
NEW COMFAIRKEF CHIEF-----AWC Douglas Clark was recently promoted to Chief
Petty Officer by Rear Admiral Richard A. Martini, Commander Fleet Air Kef-
lavik. Chief Petty Officer Clark is an acoustic analysis watch team lead-
er at Fleet Air Keflavik.
Student Assessment Program begins
During the first two weeks of composition skills. The mathematics
this month the Department of Defense
Dependent Schools" (DODDS) annual
Pupil Assessment Program of achieve-
ment in the subject areas of read-
ing, language arts, and mathematics
will be conducted at A. T. Mahan
School.
Students in the following grades
will be assessed in the areas indi-
cated: For grade 7 - mathematics;
For grade 9 - reading and language
arts; For grade 11 - reading, lan-
guage arts, and mathematics.
The reading tests cover skills
such as phonics and structural anal-
ysis, comprehension and interpreta-
tion, morphology and study skills.
The language arts tests cover skills
such as capitalization and punctua-
tion, parts of speech, spelling and
tests cover skills such as basic
computation problem solving, number
theory, measurement, and applica-
tion. All three tests use a multi-
ple choice response format.
The purpose of the assessment
program is to determine group and
individual achievement, comparative
analysis, and to provide data for
school curriculum development and
case study committees.
Individual class, and school re-
sults for the testing conducted in
grades 7, 9, and 11 can be expected
in late July. Results of the tests
will be shared with students and
parents upon request.
For further information call the
high school counselor at 7625.
PAUL A. KENNEY, a weapons controller at the 932nd Aircraft Control and
Warning Squadron in Rockville, was promoted recently to the rank of Cap-
tain. Pinning on the bars are Lt. Col. L. Keith DeMott, 932nd Commander,
and assisted by 2nd Lt. A. Asbridge. (Photo by Staff Sgt. J. Smith)
How’s the weather?
Arctic summer commences with this
month. The days grow longer with
warmer temperatures and light winds.
The jet stream becomes weaker and
more disorganized thus reducing the
number of systems passing Keflavik.
On the average temperatures in-
crease 5.8°F over April giving May a
mean temperature of 44°F\ The high-
est May temperature was recorded in
1960 (66°F) while the lowest (23°F)
was recorded in 1967.
Precipitation in the form of rain
and/or drizzle can be expected for
21 days of the month while snow or
sleet occurs only three days this
month. The record snowfall for May
was 6.2 inches in 1963.
The increasingly longer days will
become noticeable as the month con-
tinues. By the end of May sunrise
will occur at 3:31 a.m. and set at
11:57 p.m. for a gain of three hours
and one munute from the first of May
or an increase of six minutes of
daylight per day.
By the end of this month Keflavik
will experience civil twilight, a
period of usable light between sun-
set and sunrise.
Stork arrival
Tonya Marie Brooks was born at
1:11 p.m. April 26. She is the
daughter of SH3 Carl Wayne and Bonny
Jo Brooks. Petty Officer Brooks
works with the Navy Exchange.
COMMANDER ICELAND DEFENSE FORCE
Rear Adm. Richard A. Martini
PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER
Lt. Cmdr. Perry C. Bishop
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