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  • Math teacher also focuses on art of coaching baseball

    Friday, March 30, 2012 By: Cortney Sales

    To students here, Justin Dehmer is a teacher who devotes time and his talent to helping kids learn math. But to athletes just a short drive away, he’s a coach whose baseball teams have posted a remark

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  • Downloading practices stir industry controversy

    Friday, March 30, 2012 By: Madi Chicoine

    Is it even possible to live without the Internet? Maybe not. What about losing access to some of the most popular websites? On Jan. 18, Internet users were surprised to find Wikipedia unable to be ac

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  • Popular books bring excitement to library-media center

    Friday, March 30, 2012 By: Munif Khan

    Just the mention of the title "Hunger Games" gets an entire room of teens all talking about their personal experiences with the book. It is a common misconception that kids do not read, but this reac

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  • Acne problems tamed by daily routine

    Friday, March 30, 2012 By: Jessica Wilson

    Zits, whiteheads, blackheads, papules, pustules—acne stinks, and it affects a large number of people. In fact, according to the American Academy of Dermatology, more than 40 percent of adolescents h

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  • Teen perspectives on body image cause disorders

    Friday, March 30, 2012 By: Amanda Bartlett

    "I’m too fat. I’m too thin. I’d be happy if I had clearer skin, a smaller nose, bigger muscles or straighter hair." While these statements may come across as demeaning to oneself, issues with body i

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  • Knipp transports students to decades past

    Friday, March 30, 2012 By: Munif Khan

    When students enter history teacher Bob Knipp’s room, they may get a feeling that they have just traveled through time back to the 1970s. At the same time, Darth Vader will be giving them a death star

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  • Real-life superheroes impact lives daily

    Friday, March 30, 2012 By: Hailey Grant

    Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you.—Mother Teresa Not everyone abides by this philosophy, but those who do know that it feels best to h

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  • Cost not always prohibitive in teen travel

    Friday, March 30, 2012 By: Cortney Sales

    Spring break is just three weeks and, if you’re a senior, it’s your last one before being locked into the adult life of going to college, paying bills and working all the time. So, instead of working

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  • Parking lot crashes cause cars to see stars

    Friday, March 30, 2012 By: Sidniann Rummans

    Three...oh...one: Let the madness begin. After a long day at school, students head out the doors, turn off their brains and walk to their cars. What’s wrong with this picture? Correct! They turn of

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  • Classes send love to Burkino Faso

    Thursday, March 01, 2012 By: Munif Khan

    As children in the U.S. learn how to read, write and do math with some of the world’s most sophisticated technology and best-trained teachers for free, most children in Burkina Faso are deprived from

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To students here, Justin Dehmer is a teacher who devotes time and his talent to helping kids learn math. But to athletes just a short drive away, he’s a coach whose baseball teams have posted a remark
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Is it even possible to live without the Internet? Maybe not. What about losing access to some of the most popular websites? On Jan. 18, Internet users were surprised to find Wikipedia unable to be ac
full story 
Just the mention of the title "Hunger Games" gets an entire room of teens all talking about their personal experiences with the book. It is a common misconception that kids do not read, but this reac
full story 
• "As a joke"—Can be added to the end or beginning of any sentence in everyday conversation to make it sound funny/cool/comically ignorant/indicate a joke. EX: "As a joke, I failed my Spanish test."
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Zits, whiteheads, blackheads, papules, pustules—acne stinks, and it affects a large number of people. In fact, according to the American Academy of Dermatology, more than 40 percent of adolescents h
full story 
Recent trends show parents are starting to choose more unique baby names.
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Teen perspectives on body image cause disorders
"I’m too fat. I’m too thin. I’d be happy if I had clearer skin, a smaller nose, bigger muscles or straighter hair." While these statements may come across as demeaning to oneself, issues with body i
full story 
Let me take you back to a world of movies where one could hear the "s-word" and it was rated PG. In these days, fake blood really made the movie. Back then, a guy could take his gal out to the movie
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When students enter history teacher Bob Knipp’s room, they may get a feeling that they have just traveled through time back to the 1970s. At the same time, Darth Vader will be giving them a death star
full story 
Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you.—Mother Teresa Not everyone abides by this philosophy, but those who do know that it feels best to h
full story 
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