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The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees approved a nine percent instate tuition increase for students at-tending the University of Tennessee at Martin effective for the 2010 fall semes-ter. Approval came Thursday during the board’s annual meeting in Knox-ville.

Instate tuition and fees, including the new tuition rate, will now cost un-dergraduate students an additional $210.50 or $3,095 per semester to attend UT Martin. Full-time undergraduate enrollment is a minimum of 12 hours. Out-of-state undergraduate tuition will also increase nine percent for an addi-tional $722.50 or a total cost of $9,300 per semester.

“This increase will enable UT Mar-tin to sustain a high level of academic excellence and personalized student services while still holding tuition lev-els well below other states,” said Dr. Tom Rakes, UT Martin chancellor.

Tuition and fees will increase $253 for instate graduate students at UT Martin for a total cost of $3,582 per se-mester starting this fall. Total cost for out-of-state graduate students will in-crease $765 to $9,787 per semester. Full-time graduate enrollment is nine hours per semester.

Other actions involving UT Martin that were approved included:

•A two-year pilot regional tuition rate for undergraduate students who meet current admissions standards but

reside in three Mississippi counties con-tiguous to the state. This regional rate would include all in-state charges plus an additional 20 percent out-of-state differential for eligible students from Alcorn, Tippah and Tishomingo coun-ties. The regional tuition rate will begin fall 2010. Since 1998, UT Martin has administered the UT Martin McNairy County Center/Selmer, which serves McNairy County and the Southwest Tennessee area bordering Mississippi.

•The naming of the alumni center as the Nick and Cathy Dunagan Alumni Center in honor of the Dunagans, both UT Martin alumni. He is chancellor emeritus and she is the university’s for-mer fi rst lady.

•The naming of the Kelly Murray Investment Management Room in the Business Administration Building; the Steven E. Rogers Media Center in the Paul Meek Library; the Kathleen Elam Multipurpose Room in the Bob Carroll Football Building; the Houston Gor-don Museum in the Paul Meek Library; and the Dorotha Norton Classroom in Gooch Hall.

•A $3.3 million campus lighting up-grade.

•A $20 special course fee/academic enrichment fee for Department of Ag-riculture, Geosciences and Natural Re-sources classes that is estimated to gen-erate $34,860 annually to be used for experiential learning.

UT Martin Tuition Increases Nine Percent

Haywood High School Air Force Junior ROTC will hold a drill team camp July 26 – 30 between 9AM and 11:30AM. If your teen has signed up for the Unarmed or Armed regulation drill teams, we highly encourage them to attend this camp. During this camp, your teen will begin learning the basics of teamwork, leadership, and basic drill

commands. If your teen has not signed up for

the Air Force JROTC program this year and would like to, or you would like to fi nd out more about our program, we invite you to contact us for more infor-mation. Call 731-772-1845 and ask for Master Sergeant John Parker or Major Delois Dailey.

HHS Air Force Junior ROTC drill team camp

On Tuesday, May 11, East Side El-ementary held a science fair. These students used the scientifi c method to investigate their hypothesis on chosen topics to culminate what they have learned in science this year. The ES Sci-ence Fair coordinator was Amy Harris, HCS Prodigy teacher. The projects were judged and students in third and fourth grade were awarded fi rst, second, third, and honorable mention prizes because

of their efforts to becoming “super sci-entists.” Science investigation projects included topics about basketball, chick-en eggs, soda cans, among others. The students received ribbons, certifi cates, and/or cash gift cards for their accom-plishments. In addition, East Side ad-ministrators and faculty would like to thank First South Bank for being our community partners in education and donating the cash gift cards.

ES has “super scientists”

Students learn about Yoga

Miss Annette Hill’s second-grade class at Haywood Elementary ended the school year on “the right foot.” Mrs. Betty Carlton, owner of Your Yoga Source, spent one morning during the last week of school talking to Miss Annette’s class on the benefi ts of yoga. She taught them some of the basic poses. She stressed breathing, focusing and alignment. It was a great way to end the school year.