The West Test. What it is it for?

WESTEST stands for WV Eduication Standards Test. The WESTEST is used to determine a students ability on various subject matters. The test rates the students knowledge of a subject and places him/her in one of 5 cattigories: distinguished, above mastery, mastery, below mastery, and novice. Test scores are used to determine whether or not a student will advance to the next grade level and the classes a student should be placed into.

NCLB - No Child Left Behind

Election Results

US House of Representatives - A representative serves in the lower house and helps to pass bills and laws. Mike Oliverio won the election
Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals - They decide whether or not a case may be tried before the Supreme Court. Thomas E McHugh won the election.
State Senator- They work in the upper house to either pass or deny bills and laws. Orphy Klempa won the election.I onced delived an appliance to Orphy Klempa nice man paid his bill on time.
I am not qualified for any of these jobs, but If I had to chose I would like to be a senator.The job is more prestegiou, and requiers more experience. Im not sure wether I could handle the job but it would try my best. Im very openiated and good at presuading people to see things my way.

Elections

US House of Representatives - Must be of at least 25 years of and must have been a US citizen for the last seven years. A representative serves in the lower house and helps to pass bills and laws.
Candidates:
• Alan B Mollohan
• Mike Oliverio
Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals - must be an attorney with a practice or a judge in West Virginia. They decide whether or not a case may be tried before the Supreme Court.
Candidates:
• Thomas E McHugh
State Senator- A senator must be at least 30 years old and a resident of the stat he wishes to represent. They work in the upper house to either pass or deny bills and laws.
Candidates
• Dan Greathouse
• Orphy Klempa
I am not qualified for any of these jobs but If I had to chose I would like to be a senator. They seem more important than a representative. They have to be older and must be citizens longer. There are fewer of them and the work in the upper house instead of the lower house. I think I could handle the job. I either vote yes or no depending on whether or not I like the bill. When A bill come through that I feel strongly about I try to convince people to let it pass. It sounds like fun.

Media and Goverment

The three branches of goverment are Exective Legislative and Judicial
The often joked about fourth branch is the media. Here are some news sites.
www.wvgazette.com
www.thedailyshow.com
www.colbertnation.com
www.nationalenquirer.com
www.wikipedia.org
www.foxnews.com
www.cnn.com
www.msnbc.msn.com
espn.go.com
twitter.com
www.myspace.com
www.facebook.com
www.wtov9.com

ReMake

Confidentiality: the state of being secret
Sealed: established irrevocably
Probable Cause: evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure
Adult: a fully developed person from maturity onward
Rule 20, the transfer from a juvenile court to an adult court, states that in order for a juvenile to be tried as an adult they must be between 14 and 17 years old, and will have had to commit one or more of these 7 crimes: murder, sexually assault, armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, treason, arson, kidnapping, and the manufacturing and distribution of narcotics. I would only consider this for especially violent crimes or for repeat offenders.
Rule 49, the confidentially of juvenile records, states that all juvenile proceedings are not open to the public. Your records are sealed from public view and media coverage is not permitted. Furthermore rule 50, states that juvenile records are erased one year after a person turns 18. This is done to allow a fresh start for young adult who have made mistakes in their youth. The records are sealed and can only be reopened by court order. They are kept at the at the circuit court in a manner that prevents anyone from discover the name of the offender.

Sealing Records

Confidentiality defined as the state of being secret.
Sealed is defined as established irrevocably.
Normally juvenile records are sealed upon reaching adult hood (18). This is done to prevent the mistakes of our youth from coming back to bite us as adults. However in some cases the crime that was committed is too severe to be erased from record. In these cases the record will follow you throughout your life. Once the documents are sealed by the state they cannot be legally reopened for any reason. Thus providing confidentiality.

Criminal Procedings

What dose probable cause mean?
• evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure
What dose adult mean?
• one who has attained maturity or legal age
Truth be told Mr. G I really didn’t understand the rule all that much but I think this is what it means. A juvenile can be tried as an adult in a criminal hearing when being tried for a violent crime. The Juvenile must be at least 15 years of age. I would only consider this if the charges are murder, rape, or an extremely violent crime.