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  • Students can cash in on good grades

    Friday, February 20, 2009 By: Thalia Armijo/Staff Reporter

    Imagine a company that offers to pay students for their good performance in school. A company that would give students rewards for every A in their chosen subject area. Imagine no more, reality is her

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  • Amazon re-Kindles the pleasure of reading books

    Friday, February 20, 2009 By: Melissa Caceres/Editor-in-Chief/review

    Three weeks ago, I learned what an e-book was. It seemed that what was making me rethink my knowledge on the blog-conquered internet and every product that begins its name with a lower case “i”, was

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  • ‘13 Reasons’ looks at teen suicide and its causes

    Friday, February 20, 2009 By: Maite Gonzalez/Section Editor/review

    ‘Thirteen Reasons Why’ a novel written by Jay Asher, is addicting and daring.

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  • Local artists visit for African American Read-In

    Friday, February 20, 2009 By: Sthephany Delgado/Section Editor

    “It’s not everyday you meet somebody whose gone to do bigger and better things from Miami,” said Ms. Tanika Bennett, adviser for both the 5,000 Role Models club and Ebony club at Varela.

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  • Kids face adult problems, too

    Friday, February 20, 2009 By: Raquel Castillo/Managing Editor/column

    With months away from graduating, a high school senior discovered she was expecting. The news dropped hard not only on the girl but on the boyfriend as well. Together and without any hesitation they d

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  • South Side students share their memeories of Phinehas Hegmon

    Friday, February 20, 2009 By: Jackie Dugger and Morgan Tyler

    Article by: Jackie Dugger and Morgan Tyler On February 19, 2009, long time educator Phinehas Hegmon died of a sudden heart attack. Hegmon was the principal of West Middle School from 1997-2009,

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  • Rain soaks Fremont during chaotic gas leak evacuation

    Friday, February 20, 2009 By: Fatima Magaña & Makender Jean-Philippe

    Loud bells, scared, wet students, and worried staff could be seen and heard when all of Fremont Federation was evacuated on a rainy day. They evacuated buildings on Feb. 11 without knowing the reas

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  • Rough economy causes Ames schools to face tough budgeting challenges

    Thursday, February 19, 2009 By: Kevin Arritt

    Schools having to pinch every penny is nothing new, but what is the outlook for this year? How will we all be affected?

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  • Students celebrate diversity

    Thursday, February 19, 2009 By: Kyle Marcus

    As students walk the halls of Hoover among swarms of peers, it can be difficult to look at someone as more than a stranger passing by. When Project MOSAIC (Molding Our Students to be Accepting, Insigh

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  • This Message Approved : Time to Face the Facts

    Thursday, February 19, 2009 By: Kaitlin Kline

    "I believe there were no gas chambers... I think that 200,000-300,000 Jews perished in Nazi concentration camps... but none of them by gas chambers.”These were the disturbing words spoken by Bishop Ri

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Issue Date: Sunday, February 22, 2009 Issue: Week of Feb. 22, 2009
 
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News
A gas leak chased Fremont students from their school into a rainfall Feb. 11. Nobody was hurt, but plenty students were scared and confused.
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Oakland city government's decision to drop a curfew proposal is a relief to Fremont Federation students. But anticipated enforcement problems, not a change of heart, caused the reversal.
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Over the next three years, the lights will go down on Paul Robeson School of Visual and Performing Arts. The phase-out was ordered by Oakland Unified School District because of problems with budget an
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If it has no other positive effect, the economic crisis is forcing school districts to plan ahead, and more seriously. Iowa schools may weather the current mess, but some officials expect long-term tr
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Global and economic realities are forcing changes in education. Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland's State of the State address this month laid out the future to educators and students.
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It was Bloom Trail to the rescue Feb. 12 when two teachers and a student assisted a couple whose SUV flipped near the school.
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It's a good way to save and handle money and, more, a good way to learn about it. That's how Hillsborough County schools view the January opening of the new Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union branc
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Features
Getting good grades is a student's job. Now, a new company aims to pay students for their best work in their intended fields.
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What's a student to do when college beckons and the economy throws hurdles in the path? Sacrifice and be creative are two answers, but no answer guarantees the easier road of yesteryear.
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What is a student to do after the final diploma is handed out? Head right to college? Which college -- big or small, well-known or little-known? Go to work a year and make some money? Travel and see t
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