LHS names new assistant principal

Beryl New has been named an assistant principal at Lawrence High School. She replaces Kyle Hayden, who resigned and accepted a principal job in western Kansas.

She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Washburn University and is currently pursuing doctoral studies at Kansas University.

Her educational experience includes 13 years of teaching language arts at Topeka High School.

Lawrence High School serves 1,300 students in grades 10-12 with a certified staff of 96.

Public radio

Radio station to go off-air temporarily

Kansas Public Radio, the National Public Radio affiliate at Kansas University, will be off the air today for equipment installation.

KPR, which broadcasts at 91.5 FM in Lawrence, will be off the air beginning at 9 a.m. today as crews work to upgrade the station’s broadcast signal. Programming will still be available online at http://kpr.ku.edu.

The Kansas Audio-Reader Network, a service for the visually impaired, also will be off the air during the work.

The work is expected to take one day, but bad weather or other complications could take KPR off the air for part of Wednesday, as well.

A tower crew will install equipment as part of a “high-definition” radio upgrade.

The new equipment will provide better quality digital broadcasts and artists and song title information on high-definition-equipped radios.

Kansas University

Roofing ceremony to ‘top’ new KU building

Officials at the Kansas University Medical Center will gather today for a “topping out ceremony” at the Biomedical Research Center under construction on the campus.

The ceremony will be at 2:30 p.m. today in Room 4024 Varnes Hall. From there, attendees can view the placing of the top steel beam of the Biomedical Research Center.

The five-story, 205,000-square-foot building, which is due to open in fall 2006, is being funded by $57.2 million in bonds approved by the Legislature.

The center will provide laboratories and offices for researchers in areas including neuroscience, reproductive biology, proteomics and livers.

Gasoline Prices

Patrol seeks fuel deals

The Journal-World has found a gas price as low as $2.06 at several locations. If you find a lower price, call Pump Patrol at 832-7154.