Ledger Looking Back 25 Years: September 26, 1996

SEPTEMBER 26, 1996

There are changes on the wind at Whitehall High School, Principal Barbara Thronson said Monday night, and she realizes not all of the changes are popular with the students. But, in the long run, the students, their parents and the whole community will benefit from the changes, she promised. Thronson said the changes would be based on the national “America Goes Back to School” program. The program is intended to encourage a wide diversity of people to get involved in education, according to an overview prepared by the federal Dept. of Education. The 5-year plan to be...