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  • Teens found guilty of being sleep deprived

    Monday, November 27, 2006 By: Neil Richards

    Over a thousand students walk through the high school on a regular school day, recent studies by the National Sleep Foundation have found that only 20 percent of these students are getting the recomme

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  • CD-ROMs next step for modern education

    Monday, November 27, 2006 By: Angie Youngs and Jacki Ryba, Staff Reporters

    Being “on top” is a major goal for today’s world. It’s all about getting the latest technology and racing to see who can be the most advanced. Schools, being a main focus, are always trying to improve

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  • Web site aims to eliminate plagiarism, grade papers

    Monday, November 27, 2006 By: Jessica Zottoli

    A new, Web-based program has been introduced to benefit teachers and students. The Web site, www.turnitin.com, is a program that prevents student plagiarism, creates an easier way to turn in papers an

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  • Oh Baby! Trials of maternal life

    Monday, November 27, 2006 By: Elly Eveland, Staff Reporter

    Though it was tough, I came out victorious. The circumstances were time-consuming, but I stood strong with a bottle in my hand and a diaper bag on my shoulder.On November 7th, my whole day was consum

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  • Film Crew Sets Up Shop for Upcoming Movie

    Monday, November 27, 2006 By: Ben Haber

    Film crews invaded University High School last Monday for the comedy Drillbit Taylor, starring Owen Wilson, which is scheduled to hit theatres this summer.

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  • Money Made from Campus Filming May Not Be Worth Inconvenience to Students

    Monday, November 27, 2006 By: Era Dykhne

    Running up stairs and pushing through crowded hallways on your way to class on a typical day may seem like a challenge, but with the filming of “Drillbit Taylor” in full swing, getting from class to c

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  • The Secret Life of Bees: Sue Monk Kidd

    Monday, November 27, 2006 By: Jamila Reddy//Business Manager

    Sue Monk Kidd’s The Secret Life of Bees tells the story of Lily Owens, a little girl whose life has been altered following the afternoon her mother was killed.

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  • Taylor is a swiftly rising star

    Tuesday, November 28, 2006 By: Ashley King, News Editor

    “To all the boys who thought they would be cool and break my heart, guess what? Here are 11 songs written for you! Ha!” Taylor Swift exclaims at the end of her dedications to her self-titled debut al

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  • Senior Wins Scholarship

    Tuesday, November 28, 2006 By: Samantha Reed ‘08

    Last May, senior Kaycee Filson was awarded the prestigious Lenfest Foundation Scholarship for her academic achievements and overall potential. The Foundation offers ten scholarships each year to stude

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  • Students Seek Out Unique Learning Experience in Israel

    Wednesday, November 29, 2006 By: Sam Kider

    Following the recent war between Israel and Lebanon, four WJ students will have the opportunity to travel to Hod HaSharon, Israel and study in an English-speaking school for eight weeks.

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Issue Date: Monday, December 04, 2006 Issue: Week of Dec. 4, 2006
 
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News
Oakland Police are still searching for at least four men who forced a Fremont student into a white van and attempted to rape her as she walked home from school on Nov. 9.
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Problems with the Pinnacle on-line grading system disturb teachers.
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MHS students already say the Pledge of Allegiance daily; now all North Carolina schools will be required to do so.
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The school may be reorganized into Smaller Learning Communities that would have groups of instructors from various subject areas coming together to work with a common group of students.
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Film crews invaded University High School last Monday for the comedy 'Drillbit Taylor,' starring Owen Wilson, which is scheduled to hit theaters this summer.
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Student artwork commissioned by the contractor to beautify the building site have disappeared.
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New high school principal introduces program to prevent student plagiarism: turnitin.com.
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Features
This year marks the 65th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Not only do the students get to know the substitutes, but the teacher soon learns which subs will keep order.
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The Kim family in Laramie not worried about recent nuclear capabilities of North Korea.
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