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'''Excel Academy''' is a [[coeducational]] [[boarding school]] in [[Conroe, Texas]]. Since 2001 it has been operated by the [[Aspen Education Group]].<ref>[http://www.strugglingteens.com/archives/2000/2/visit01.html Schools & Program Visits - Feb, 2000 Issue #66: Excel Academy], by Lon Woodbury, Woodbury Reports</ref> |
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company_name = Cub Foods, Inc.| |
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company_logo = [[Image:Cub Foods.gif]]| |
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company_type = [[Grocery]]| |
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foundation = [[Minneapolis/St. Paul]]| |
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location = [[Stillwater, Minnesota]]| |
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industry = [[Retail]]| |
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products = Bakery, dairy, deli, frozen foods, grocery, meat, pharmacy, produce, seafood, snacks, liquor, most stores feature a [[Wells Fargo]] or [[TCF Bank]]| |
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parent = [[Supervalu (United States)|Supervalu, Inc.]]| |
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slogan = "Bringing '''more''' to your table."| |
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homepage = [http://www.cub.com www.cub.com]| |
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}} |
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The school, which enrolls adolescents with behavioral issues, provides a [[college preparatory]] [[high school]] curriculum and treatment based on the [[twelve-step program|12-step philosophy]].<ref name=Vardell/> Beginning with the 2007-2008 school year, Excel limits new enrollment to students without a history of conduct disorders and whose history includes substance abuse as a primary issue.<ref name=Vardell/> |
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'''Cub Foods''' is a grocery store chain with eighty-four stores in [[Minnesota]], [[Iowa]], [[Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]], and [[Ohio]].<ref>{{Citation |
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| title = SuperValu:Cub Foods Corporate Banner |
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| url = http://www.supervalu.com/sv-webapp/retail/banners/cub.jsp |
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}}</ref> The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of [[Eden Prairie, Minnesota]]-based [[Supervalu (United States)|Supervalu]]. The store was famous for being "no frills; sack your own groceries..." |
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Excel Academy is [[educational accreditation|accredited]] by the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]].<ref>[http://www.sacscasi.org/schools/Proceedings_Accredited_SACS_CASI_TX.html SACS CASI Accredited Schools]m Southern Association of Colleges and Schools website (accessed [[February 13]], [[2008]])</ref> |
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==History== |
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===Beginnings=== |
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Cub Foods was founded by Minnesota-based [[Hooleys Supermarkets]]. The name "CUB" originally stood for Consumers United for Buying, and Cub Foods was one of the first total discount food stores in the United States.<ref>{{Citation |
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| title = SuperValu:Cub Foods Corporate Banner |
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| url = http://www.supervalu.com/sv-webapp/retail/banners/cub.jsp |
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}}</ref> The chain was bought by Minnesota-based [[Supervalu (United States)|Supervalu]] in 1980 with five stores in the [[Minneapolis-Saint Paul|Twin Cities]]. After the purchase, the chain expanded to eighty-three stores, in three states. Up until 1999, [[WinCo Foods]] operated several Cub Foods stores. Cub Foods also operated 8 stores in Colorado up until 2003 when they sold most of their stores to Kroger. The chain also had locations in parts of the Southern United States, namely in the [[Atlanta]] and [[Nashville]] areas in the 1990s. |
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Formerly Excel required some students to wear orange [[jumpsuit]]s, but this practice was discontinued in the 2007-2008 school year. <ref name=Vardell>[http://www.strugglingteens.com/artman/publish/EXCELAcademyTexasPR_080206.shtml The New EXCEL Academy of Texas], press release by Don Vardell, published in Woodbury Reports, Inc., [[February 6]], [[2008]]</ref> |
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Cub Foods operated two stores in Columbus, Ohio until May 23, 1997 at which point both stores and its employees were acquired by [[Kroger]]. The only former Cub that remains as a [[Kroger]] is the store at Columbus Square. |
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In January 2008 a [[Montgomery County, Texas|Montgomery County]] sheriff's deputy who had been [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/moonlight#Verb moonlighting] at Excel Academy was fired by the county and [[indicted]] on charges of official oppression and unlawful restraint after an incident in which he was alleged to have thrown a male student to the ground, [[handcuff]]ed him, and taken him to the county jail. At the jail, inmates reportedly undressed the boy and applied [[Vaseline]] to his back.<Ref>[http://www.click2houston.com/news/15140011/detail.html Deputy Charged Over Alleged Discipline], By Carl Willis, KPRC Local 2, [[January 25]] [[2008]]</Ref>. |
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===Effects from Albertsons merger=== |
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As part of Supervalu's acquisition of [[Albertsons]], including its [[Chicago]]-based [[Jewel (supermarket)|Jewel-Osco]] stores, Supervalu divested its Chicago-area Cub Foods locations to an investment group headed by [[Cerberus Capital Management]], to avoid market concentration issues. Since Cerberus took control, four locations (Algonquin, Bedford Park, 87th Street in Chicago, and Naperville) closed, and Cerberus then announced that it was selling the remaining [[Illinois]] stores to other operators.[http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0610030201oct03,1,4987313.story] The last of the Chicagoland Cub Foods Stores closed on [[December 10]], [[2006]]. A majority of them were sold to [[Central Grocers Cooperative]] and are operated as Strack and Van Til and Ultra Foods by a wholly-owned unit of the cooperative, and as Garden Fresh Markets by one of its members;<ref name=Holecek2007>{{Citation |
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| author = Holecek, ANDREA |
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| year = 2007 |
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| title = Four Sterk's stores changing hands |
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| url = http://www.nwitimes.com/articles/2007/02/17/business/business/doce3aee02516d00ef7862572850003f588.txt |
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}}</ref> others were sold to [[Grand Mart]] International Foods. |
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Effective November 21, 2008 EXCEL Academy of Texas will cease to operate as a school. Circumstances surrounding the economy and the credit freeze, led those in charge of Bain Capital Inc. to decide that the school would not see profit in the forseable future <Ref>[http://www.strugglingteens.com/artman/publish/ExcelAcademyBN_081009.shtml Letter Regarding Excel Academy of Texas' Consolidation of Services], published on strugglingteens.com - industry marketing firm, October 9 2008</Ref>. |
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===Former Slogans=== |
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*"Great Food, Great Prices" |
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*"Save More, Get More" |
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*"I ♥ My Cub" (Made a brief return as a promotion for CUB's 40th birthday) |
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*"The Store Next door" <ref>http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-0610030201oct03,1,4987313.story Chicago Tribune</ref> |
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*"Bring more to your table" |
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==References== |
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A STAFF MEMBER WAS PRESENT WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. |
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In November of 2000, an outbreak of [[E. coli O157:H7]] that sickened 40 people in the [[Midwest]] was traced to Cub Foods. The original source of the meat was found to be American Food Group, a [[meat packer]] in [[Green Bay,_Wisconsin|Green Bay]], [[Wisconsin]], although American Food Group disputed that it was responsible, claiming instead that Supervalu was at fault. Cub Foods was also linked to outbreaks of E. coli in [[Illinois]] 1998 and [[Minnesota]] in January of 2000. American Foods Group was allegedly the source of these outbreaks as well.[http://www.about-ecoli.com/ecoli_outbreaks/news/effects-of-e-coli-illnesses-linger-in-victims-courts/] |
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== References == |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.excelacademy.com/ Excel Academy website] |
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*[http://www.supervalu.com/sv-webapp/retail/banners/cub.jsp SuperValu Cub Foods Corporate Site] |
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Revision as of 13:01, 13 October 2008
Excel Academy is a coeducational boarding school in Conroe, Texas. Since 2001 it has been operated by the Aspen Education Group.[1]
The school, which enrolls adolescents with behavioral issues, provides a college preparatory high school curriculum and treatment based on the 12-step philosophy.[2] Beginning with the 2007-2008 school year, Excel limits new enrollment to students without a history of conduct disorders and whose history includes substance abuse as a primary issue.[2]
Excel Academy is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.[3]
Formerly Excel required some students to wear orange jumpsuits, but this practice was discontinued in the 2007-2008 school year. [2]
In January 2008 a Montgomery County sheriff's deputy who had been moonlighting at Excel Academy was fired by the county and indicted on charges of official oppression and unlawful restraint after an incident in which he was alleged to have thrown a male student to the ground, handcuffed him, and taken him to the county jail. At the jail, inmates reportedly undressed the boy and applied Vaseline to his back.[4].
Effective November 21, 2008 EXCEL Academy of Texas will cease to operate as a school. Circumstances surrounding the economy and the credit freeze, led those in charge of Bain Capital Inc. to decide that the school would not see profit in the forseable future [5].
References
A STAFF MEMBER WAS PRESENT WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.
- ^ Schools & Program Visits - Feb, 2000 Issue #66: Excel Academy, by Lon Woodbury, Woodbury Reports
- ^ a b c The New EXCEL Academy of Texas, press release by Don Vardell, published in Woodbury Reports, Inc., February 6, 2008
- ^ SACS CASI Accredited Schoolsm Southern Association of Colleges and Schools website (accessed February 13, 2008)
- ^ Deputy Charged Over Alleged Discipline, By Carl Willis, KPRC Local 2, January 25 2008
- ^ Letter Regarding Excel Academy of Texas' Consolidation of Services, published on strugglingteens.com - industry marketing firm, October 9 2008
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