Compiled by
Kevin Morin
Facts Editor
In history there have been numerous natural disasters that have caused mass damage and death. Here are the top ten deadliest natural disasters.
1.1931 China Floods
July-November 1931, China
Death Toll: 1,000,000- 4,000,000
2.1887 Yellow River Flood
September-October 1887, China
Death Toll: 900,000-2,000,000
3.1556 Shaanxi Earthquake
January 23 1556, China
Death Toll: 830,000
4.1970 Bhola Cyclone
November 13, 1970, Pakistan
Death Toll: 500,000
5.1839 India Cyclone
November 25 1839, India
Death Toll: 300,000
6.526 Antioch Earthquake
May 526 A.D., Antioch (Now Turkey)
Death Toll: 250,000-300,000
7.1976 Tangshan Earthquake
July 28 1976, China
Death Toll: 242,419
8.1920 Haiyuan Earthquake
December 16 1920, China
Death Toll: 234,117
9.2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake
December 26 2004, Worldwide
Death Toll: 230,210
10.2010 Haiti Earthquake
January 12 2010, Haiti
Death Toll: 22,517
Top Five Worst’s:
Earthquakes:
1. 1556 Shaanxi Earthquake
January 23 1556, China
Death Toll: 830,000
2. 526 Antioch Earthquake
May 526 A.D., Antioch (Now Turkey)
Death Toll: 250,000-300,000
3. 1976 Tangshan Earthquake
July 28 1976, China
Death Toll: 242,419
4. 1920 Haiyuan Earthquake
December 16 1920, China
Death Toll: 234,117
5. 2010 Haiti Earthquake
January 12 2010, Haiti
Death Toll: 22,517
Infectious Diseases:
1. Smallpox
1900-1980, Worldwide
Death Toll: 300,000,000
2. Measles
Last 150 years, Worldwide
Death Toll: 200,000,000
3. Malaria
20th century-present, Worldwide
Death Toll: 80,000,000-250,000,000
4. Tuberculosis
20th century-present, Worldwide
Death Toll: 40,000,000-100,000,000
5. AIDs
1981-present, Worldwide
Death Toll: 25,250,000
Famines:
1. Great Chinese Famine
1958-1961, China
Death Toll: 15,000,000-43,000,000
2. Indian Famine
1896-1902, British India
Death Toll: 19,000,000
3. Bengal Famine
1769-1771, India
Death Toll: 15,000,000
4. Northern Chinese Famine
1876-1879, China
Death Toll: 13,000,000
5. Great European Famine
1315-1317, Europe
Death Toll: 7,500,000
Volcanoes:
1. Mt. Tambora
1815, Indonesia
Death Toll: 92,000
2. Krakatoa
August 26-27 1883, Indonesia
Death Toll: 36,000
3. Mt. Pelee
May 7th or May 8th 1902, Martinique
Death Toll: 29,000
4. Mt. Vesuvius
August 24, 79 A.D, Pompeii
Death Toll: 25,000
5. Nevado Del Ruiz
November 13 1985, Colombia
Death Toll: 23,000
Friday, March 12, 2010
Teacher Cuts
Jill Schumacher
Editor-in-Chief
The budget cuts in Colorado and APS are resulting in more than just money cut backs; teachers are facing many changes for the next school year as well. Teachers will not only be taking on an extra teaching period next year, but a few are going to be cut from RHS.
“It’s going to be a change,” Principal Turner said. Teachers used to have two planning periods they use to plan, tutor students, or collaborate with other teachers will now have less planning time and six periods instead of five. This means it is going to be more difficult to find teachers and get one-on-one help from them.
“This will make it harder on all of us if there will be less one-on-one time between teachers and students,” Sophomore Scott Allen explains, “I think there will be a lot more students struggling because they wont get the attention they need to understand a subject.” Math teacher Mr. Bushman also sees this “is not what is best for the students.” However Principal Turner said, “I am hoping there is not a huge impact on the students.”
Besides the added work load teachers will be receiving next year, some teachers will not be here to experience this change. Originally “about 15.4 teachers (TE) were being cut just from RHS” Turner said but the school board has cut that in half, so six teachers will be staying and not be cut just yet. However, the teachers RHS is losing will cause the other teachers to have to take on additional supervision for next year causing them to lose 1hr and ½ for supervision from their already cut back planning periods. Though some teachers will be lost classes will not be.
“I feel so sad that teachers who are very dedicated are losing their jobs,” German teacher Frau Dovas-Hudson said, “It is demoralizing that there is a ripple affect causing people everywhere to lose their jobs.”
Next year things are not going to get better. This year there is a 20 million deficit and the following years it will go down to 10 million and then to six million. This means that RHS will keep seeing changes over the next few years.
“There is not an area in the building that will not be impacted,” Turner said.
Editor-in-Chief
The budget cuts in Colorado and APS are resulting in more than just money cut backs; teachers are facing many changes for the next school year as well. Teachers will not only be taking on an extra teaching period next year, but a few are going to be cut from RHS.
“It’s going to be a change,” Principal Turner said. Teachers used to have two planning periods they use to plan, tutor students, or collaborate with other teachers will now have less planning time and six periods instead of five. This means it is going to be more difficult to find teachers and get one-on-one help from them.
“This will make it harder on all of us if there will be less one-on-one time between teachers and students,” Sophomore Scott Allen explains, “I think there will be a lot more students struggling because they wont get the attention they need to understand a subject.” Math teacher Mr. Bushman also sees this “is not what is best for the students.” However Principal Turner said, “I am hoping there is not a huge impact on the students.”
Besides the added work load teachers will be receiving next year, some teachers will not be here to experience this change. Originally “about 15.4 teachers (TE) were being cut just from RHS” Turner said but the school board has cut that in half, so six teachers will be staying and not be cut just yet. However, the teachers RHS is losing will cause the other teachers to have to take on additional supervision for next year causing them to lose 1hr and ½ for supervision from their already cut back planning periods. Though some teachers will be lost classes will not be.
“I feel so sad that teachers who are very dedicated are losing their jobs,” German teacher Frau Dovas-Hudson said, “It is demoralizing that there is a ripple affect causing people everywhere to lose their jobs.”
Next year things are not going to get better. This year there is a 20 million deficit and the following years it will go down to 10 million and then to six million. This means that RHS will keep seeing changes over the next few years.
“There is not an area in the building that will not be impacted,” Turner said.
State Budget Cuts
Jill Schumacher
Editor-in-Chief
This recession is the worst since the 1930s and has caused the steepest decline in state tax receipts on record and is causing a variety of issues for school district’s everywhere. Even after making deep cuts states continue to face large budget gaps. New shortfalls have opened up in the budgets of at least 41 states for the current fiscal year. In addition, initial indications are that states will face shortfalls as big as or bigger than they faced this year in the upcoming 2011 fiscal year. The school districts all over the country and especially in Colorado are being affected dramatically.
“The amount of money that we’re looking for this year in the cuts is the worst fiscal crisis that Aurora Public Schools has ever faced,” APS Superintendent John Barry said. “It’s going to take a lot of teamwork and a lot of communication.” The state of Colorado is facing a budget shortfall of at least $1 billion.
Colorado school districts have begun to indicate dramatic cuts are approaching—fewer teachers, reduced class offerings and larger class sizes. Schools districts have given out surveys to get support for specific cuts and formed focus groups with city leaders to help with decisions and are meeting with parents and staff to develop new ideas.
Right now it looks as these districts will face the following cuts:
• APS is facing between $18 and $20 million in funding cutbacks from the state for the 2010-11 school years, with $28 million in cuts to follow during the next two years.
• Jefferson County expects nearly $40 million in cuts over the next two years, on top of $23 million the district plans to pull from its reserves.
• Cherry Creek School District will have about $13 million cut from their budget. This is the first time in Cherry Creek School Districts history that the district’s revenue has decreased from one year to the next.
• Douglas County expects to lose at least $31 million from its budget next school year. The next two years Douglas County will have a budget deficit of more than $70 million.
• Denver Public school-level budgets will be cut 3.5 percent and the administration budget slashed 7 percent, for at least $30 million in savings.
Certain measures like using a portion of the district’s general fund balance and reducing the allocation to its capital reserve fund could begin within the next few months, while other possibilities could be implemented later in 2010, Barry said. The states’ fiscal problems will continue into the next fiscal year and likely beyond.
"This is as tough a time this school district has had in memory," said Barry. "We are trying now to think of every single possible place we can save money.”
Editor-in-Chief
This recession is the worst since the 1930s and has caused the steepest decline in state tax receipts on record and is causing a variety of issues for school district’s everywhere. Even after making deep cuts states continue to face large budget gaps. New shortfalls have opened up in the budgets of at least 41 states for the current fiscal year. In addition, initial indications are that states will face shortfalls as big as or bigger than they faced this year in the upcoming 2011 fiscal year. The school districts all over the country and especially in Colorado are being affected dramatically.
“The amount of money that we’re looking for this year in the cuts is the worst fiscal crisis that Aurora Public Schools has ever faced,” APS Superintendent John Barry said. “It’s going to take a lot of teamwork and a lot of communication.” The state of Colorado is facing a budget shortfall of at least $1 billion.
Colorado school districts have begun to indicate dramatic cuts are approaching—fewer teachers, reduced class offerings and larger class sizes. Schools districts have given out surveys to get support for specific cuts and formed focus groups with city leaders to help with decisions and are meeting with parents and staff to develop new ideas.
Right now it looks as these districts will face the following cuts:
• APS is facing between $18 and $20 million in funding cutbacks from the state for the 2010-11 school years, with $28 million in cuts to follow during the next two years.
• Jefferson County expects nearly $40 million in cuts over the next two years, on top of $23 million the district plans to pull from its reserves.
• Cherry Creek School District will have about $13 million cut from their budget. This is the first time in Cherry Creek School Districts history that the district’s revenue has decreased from one year to the next.
• Douglas County expects to lose at least $31 million from its budget next school year. The next two years Douglas County will have a budget deficit of more than $70 million.
• Denver Public school-level budgets will be cut 3.5 percent and the administration budget slashed 7 percent, for at least $30 million in savings.
Certain measures like using a portion of the district’s general fund balance and reducing the allocation to its capital reserve fund could begin within the next few months, while other possibilities could be implemented later in 2010, Barry said. The states’ fiscal problems will continue into the next fiscal year and likely beyond.
"This is as tough a time this school district has had in memory," said Barry. "We are trying now to think of every single possible place we can save money.”
District Budget Cuts
Jacob Schmied
Staff Reporter
The coming Aurora Public Schools budget cuts are predicted to hit area schools hard. APS is slated to lose $18-20 million of its $267 million 2009-2010 budget for next year, which is a 6% loss. Another $16 million is expected to be lost over the next 2 years after.
To compensate for the cuts, no areas are out of reach. A hiring freeze is already in affect, and bigger class sizes, salary decreases, and reduction in staff could ensue in the coming months.
"See why I'm having nightmares and don't sleep?" Vody Herrmann, the Department of Education's schools finance director, said following a presentation to the board.
"For us, 83 percent is salary and benefits," said APS Superintendent John Barry. "This is the worst fiscal crisis that Aurora Public Schools has faced in modern memory. The cuts will be evident. We are trying to stay away from the classroom as much as we possibly can."
Many educators assume schools are safe from budget cuts because of Amendment 23, passed by voters in 2000, which set minimum school funding levels. However, Amendment 23 doesn't cover some programs - including preschool and parts of kindergarten. Those programs are funded in a bill passed annually by the legislature and their money can be cut. Another clause in the Colorado state constitution makes it so that the Colorado budget must be balanced. If money needs to be cut, it has to be cut.
“When revenue drops, the balance had to be balanced somewhere. Every public service is likely to take a hit,” said Ronald Fey, an Assistant Principal at APS’s Rangeview High School.
Another proposal is high school teachers taking on another class period, which would allow fewer teachers, saving an estimated $4 million dollars a year.
“As it stands right now, we can’t take on another class,” said Patrick Sandt, head of the Rangeview High School Teacher Union, “it’s in our contracts that we can’t take on more than 5 classes, but right now we’re in negotiation to change that.”
“People need to realize there is something they can do. Going to school board meeting, filling out surveys, and educating themselves is the first step.” Sandt went on to say. “John Barry and the school board do listen to what people have to say.”
Staff Reporter
The coming Aurora Public Schools budget cuts are predicted to hit area schools hard. APS is slated to lose $18-20 million of its $267 million 2009-2010 budget for next year, which is a 6% loss. Another $16 million is expected to be lost over the next 2 years after.
To compensate for the cuts, no areas are out of reach. A hiring freeze is already in affect, and bigger class sizes, salary decreases, and reduction in staff could ensue in the coming months.
"See why I'm having nightmares and don't sleep?" Vody Herrmann, the Department of Education's schools finance director, said following a presentation to the board.
"For us, 83 percent is salary and benefits," said APS Superintendent John Barry. "This is the worst fiscal crisis that Aurora Public Schools has faced in modern memory. The cuts will be evident. We are trying to stay away from the classroom as much as we possibly can."
Many educators assume schools are safe from budget cuts because of Amendment 23, passed by voters in 2000, which set minimum school funding levels. However, Amendment 23 doesn't cover some programs - including preschool and parts of kindergarten. Those programs are funded in a bill passed annually by the legislature and their money can be cut. Another clause in the Colorado state constitution makes it so that the Colorado budget must be balanced. If money needs to be cut, it has to be cut.
“When revenue drops, the balance had to be balanced somewhere. Every public service is likely to take a hit,” said Ronald Fey, an Assistant Principal at APS’s Rangeview High School.
Another proposal is high school teachers taking on another class period, which would allow fewer teachers, saving an estimated $4 million dollars a year.
“As it stands right now, we can’t take on another class,” said Patrick Sandt, head of the Rangeview High School Teacher Union, “it’s in our contracts that we can’t take on more than 5 classes, but right now we’re in negotiation to change that.”
“People need to realize there is something they can do. Going to school board meeting, filling out surveys, and educating themselves is the first step.” Sandt went on to say. “John Barry and the school board do listen to what people have to say.”
APS Budget Cuts
Jacob Schmied
Staff Reporter
The coming Aurora Public Schools budget cuts are predicted to hit area schools hard. APS is slated to lose $18-20 million of its $267 million 2009-2010 budget for next year, which is a 6% loss. Another $16 million is expected to be lost over the next 2 years after.
To compensate for the cuts, no areas are out of reach. A hiring freeze is already in affect, and bigger class sizes, salary decreases, and reduction in staff could ensue in the coming months.
"See why I'm having nightmares and don't sleep?" Vody Herrmann, the Department of Education's schools finance director, said following a presentation to the board.
"For us, 83 percent is salary and benefits," said APS Superintendent John Barry. "This is the worst fiscal crisis that Aurora Public Schools has faced in modern memory. The cuts will be evident. We are trying to stay away from the classroom as much as we possibly can."
Many educators assume schools are safe from budget cuts because of Amendment 23, passed by voters in 2000, which set minimum school funding levels. However, Amendment 23 doesn't cover some programs - including preschool and parts of kindergarten. Those programs are funded in a bill passed annually by the legislature and their money can be cut. Another clause in the Colorado state constitution makes it so that the Colorado budget must be balanced. If money needs to be cut, it has to be cut.
“When revenue drops, the balance had to be balanced somewhere. Every public service is likely to take a hit,” said Ronald Fey, an Assistant Principal at APS’s Rangeview High School.
Another proposal is high school teachers taking on another class period, which would allow fewer teachers, saving an estimated $4 million dollars a year.
“As it stands right now, we can’t take on another class,” said Patrick Sandt, head of the Rangeview High School Teacher Union, “it’s in our contracts that we can’t take on more than 5 classes, but right now we’re in negotiation to change that.”
“People need to realize there is something they can do. Going to school board meeting, filling out surveys, and educating themselves is the first step.” Sandt went on to say. “John Barry and the school board do listen to what people have to say.”
Staff Reporter
The coming Aurora Public Schools budget cuts are predicted to hit area schools hard. APS is slated to lose $18-20 million of its $267 million 2009-2010 budget for next year, which is a 6% loss. Another $16 million is expected to be lost over the next 2 years after.
To compensate for the cuts, no areas are out of reach. A hiring freeze is already in affect, and bigger class sizes, salary decreases, and reduction in staff could ensue in the coming months.
"See why I'm having nightmares and don't sleep?" Vody Herrmann, the Department of Education's schools finance director, said following a presentation to the board.
"For us, 83 percent is salary and benefits," said APS Superintendent John Barry. "This is the worst fiscal crisis that Aurora Public Schools has faced in modern memory. The cuts will be evident. We are trying to stay away from the classroom as much as we possibly can."
Many educators assume schools are safe from budget cuts because of Amendment 23, passed by voters in 2000, which set minimum school funding levels. However, Amendment 23 doesn't cover some programs - including preschool and parts of kindergarten. Those programs are funded in a bill passed annually by the legislature and their money can be cut. Another clause in the Colorado state constitution makes it so that the Colorado budget must be balanced. If money needs to be cut, it has to be cut.
“When revenue drops, the balance had to be balanced somewhere. Every public service is likely to take a hit,” said Ronald Fey, an Assistant Principal at APS’s Rangeview High School.
Another proposal is high school teachers taking on another class period, which would allow fewer teachers, saving an estimated $4 million dollars a year.
“As it stands right now, we can’t take on another class,” said Patrick Sandt, head of the Rangeview High School Teacher Union, “it’s in our contracts that we can’t take on more than 5 classes, but right now we’re in negotiation to change that.”
“People need to realize there is something they can do. Going to school board meeting, filling out surveys, and educating themselves is the first step.” Sandt went on to say. “John Barry and the school board do listen to what people have to say.”
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