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  • “To Catch a Thief”

    Saturday, November 27, 2010 By: Daniel Moon ’13

    Students and teachers believe that BHSEC fosters an overall safe learning environment. However there have been quite a number of thefts occurring in the school, which threaten the security of students

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  • "Gone With the Wind": Try an Oldie, But Goodie, in the Days of CGI Blockbusters

    Thursday, November 25, 2010 By: Ian Scott

    The holiday season has arrived, and with it, the rush of special effects extravaganzas we all know and love. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 opened with the fifth biggest opening weekend

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  • Losing our secretaries equals chaos

    Wednesday, November 24, 2010 By: Madelaine Aparicio

    November 30, will be the last day for Ivy, Shirley, Maria, and Virginia at ISLC. The district will be letting them go and in some cases relocating our office staff because of  budget cuts. These cuts

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  • Will the Tea Party hurt or help the Republicans?

    Tuesday, November 23, 2010 By: Kyle Bower, Jesse Siegel, and Sean Brower

    Both sides weigh in on the new movement.

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  • Marine science class tests lobsters

    Tuesday, November 23, 2010 By: Tanya Mardirossian

    Students enter the Lexus Challenge with a project that tests lobster contamination.

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  • Bullies use terror: despite tougher laws against bullying in schools, the problem persists

    Tuesday, November 23, 2010 By: Jen McCall

    Keep your head down. Walk fast. Avoid eye contact. Have mom pick me up right when school ends. And don't get caught alone.      That was the plan I followed in the 2008-2009 school year. I was a fres

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  • Hispterism: a way of life that defies definition

    Tuesday, November 23, 2010 By: Abigail O'Neall

    What is a hipster?

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  • Public schools vs. private schools

    Monday, November 22, 2010 By: Gina Huff and Danielle Slay

    We visited a local Catholic school, Badin High, to see how different public and private schools really are from one another.

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  • Sherlock Holmes: Accessible, Exciting

    Monday, November 22, 2010 By: Byran Columbus

    Readers looking for excitement and accessibility should try The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and they won’t be disappointed.

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The National Edition - Teen Generated News From Around The Nation my.hsj.org
Issue Date: Monday, November 29, 2010 Issue: Week of Nov. 29, 2010
 
The National Edition is a collection of great journalism posted on my.hsj.org.

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News
Once upon a time, teen pregnancy was known as 'being in trouble.' Today, it is no longer shocking, but it still has an effect on the communities, schools and people it touches.
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Saving a student from a bully-induced suicide is sometimes no more difficult than lending an ear. Increasingly more programs offer to help schools and individuals do just that.
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In Iowa, law enforcers are concerned that teens working electronics while driving aren't paying proper attention to the road. A new state law may get their attention.
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Victims know it when they see it, or hear it, or feel it. Sexual harassment has not vanished as a social ill, and the best way to beat it is to confront it firmly.
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Features
Who wouldn't want to join a club that offers you a best buddy? Apparently, very few, as the Best Buddies Club has spread itself over 1,500 learning institutions nationwide since 1989.
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Sure, it can't save you from the wet and cold; lugging large items may be tough, too. But in every other way -- health, energy savings, speed and flexibility -- it's hard to beat a bike.
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Schools and government may be taking the bully issue more seriously, but that doesn't mean the bullies are. That leaves their victims just as concerned and cautious as ever.
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Opinion
Everyone frets when budget erosion leads to teacher cuts. When it leads to reductions in the secretary force, as it has at International Studies Learning Center, woe to order in the school.
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You may not find 'Mayor's friend' listed among assets on Cathleen P. Black's resume, but many suspect that's her primary qualification for the job of New York City schools chief.
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The Rev. Fred Phelps and his followers argue consistently that their harsh and hurtful speech is God's word and, as such, protected. Their targets -- from soldiers to gays to politicians -- disagree.
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