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CRIME AT VALLEY
Science Department conducts mock crime scene investigation

Linking the technology, communications, and science departments, this Crime Scene, staged by Mr. Doug Canepa, gave students a chance to experience first-hand exactly what a crime scene investigation consists of. Beginning in December, this experiment staged the death of a man at a bar, played by McClelland. Photographers from Mr. Stephen Torode’s photo classes ensured that every aspect of this scene was captured and saved for later. Students from Mr. Terry McElhatton’s video classes recorded the entire investigation. And members of Mrs. Diann Fugate’s journalism classes served as witnesses. continued in news...

CAMERA PHONES
Use of popular accessory praised, yet feared

It started out simply with a forgotten camera when needed most to catch a “picture perfect” moment. Then, out comes that slick new cell phone with a camera lens to save the day! But are camera phones being used for the wrong purposes?

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MEGAN’S LAW
Ruling allows information to be accessed by all

In 1994, a seven-year-old New Jersey girl named Megan Kanka was brutally raped and murdered by a twice convicted child molester who had committed a similar crime only months before. At the time, information about this offender’s location was not available to the public and the Kanka family had no idea that a known sex offender was living on their street. This horrific event prompted the Kankas to push for a system continued in news...

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January 2005