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Jeter?s high school naming field for him (AP)
2011-11-14 23:26:00 Derek Jeter’s high school is in the process of naming its baseball field after the New York Yankees’ star. The school district’s board recently approved a committee’s recommendation that Kalamazoo Central’s field be named Derek Jeter Field. School spokesman Alex Lee says there are still some logistical matters that must be addressed.
By: MLB News Blog
Overcoming adversity: Legally blind high school athlete refuses to quit
2011-11-09 16:28:00 I couldn’t possibly bring any more value to this heartwarming story than what the following video shows. . Many could learn a lot from this young lady, a lot!!! video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player... Read more »
Jr. High School Gym ~
2011-11-05 23:44:00 Where memories of great games linger . . . Photo: Barbara Bloom
TX High School Students Made to Recite Mexican National Anthem, Pledge of A
2011-10-18 18:23:00 Generally, under NORMAL conditions, I don’t make posts blasting someone I consider to be a fellow *Conservative* blogger, but this is one time that I am NOT going to sit here and allow someone to be denigrated at the hands … Continue reading →
By: TexasFred's
1 in 4 high school students not ready for college
2011-08-18 10:41:00 Courtesy of NPR News: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo--way/2011/08/17/139711932/tests--show-1-in-4-u-s-students-set-f-or-college-wide-gap-for-minorit-ies I promised I wouldn’t be a downer. I am excited about the new school year. I really am. Yet, as I get set to teach another batch of college freshmen how to write and think in more complex ways, this piece makes me wonder. What blend of students will I get this...
Title IX and high school sports in the news
2011-07-25 09:22:00 A recent article in the SportsTribune (Battle over high school girls sports participation levels far from over) brings to light a brewing issue regarding Title IX and high school sports. It is claimed in the piece that the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) has charged “12 school districts throughout the country – including locales in...
Everett High School (Washington) Cheerleaders Suspended For Hazing
2011-06-08 14:00:00 Recently reported at KOMOnews.com, Everett High School Cheerleaders were suspended for "conducting initiation rituals in violation [of] the district's athletic code." These suspensions were due to what was called "hazing" type behavior which included making newer squad members "wear diapers," shooting "them with squirt guns" and hitting "them with hot dogs." Taking a hard line approach to the situation, school officials were quoted in the KOMO piece as stating:
Ohio State NCAA Scandal: What's New? And What About High School Sports
2011-06-04 19:17:00 Ohio State NCAA Scandal: What's New? And What About High School Sports? If anyone thinks the scandal surrounding Jim Tressel and Ohio State is limited - think again. The NCAA is all about M-O-N-E-Y! While most high school graduates go to college to achieve the necessary credentials to compete in our ultra-competitive global work force, others will go for no other reason than to develop their professional sports market value.
Star High School Athlete Tells Survival Story, Inspires All
2011-05-30 14:00:00 Former three-sport varsity high school and college scholarship athlete Dan Duval, voted most popular, most likely to be remembered, and best athlete by his high school classmates, knows the consequences of making poor choices--no doubt about that.
Young filmmakers show being a high school dropout isn't the end of the
2011-05-19 14:53:00 Stephanie Lewis is 19 years old. She's a high school junior and an A student.She used to have another label: high school dropout. But that one didn't stick. After struggling at her regular Chicago high school, she enrolled at Prologue Alternative High School and took a class on video production.Now Stephanie has another skill to add to her resume: film maker. The film she and her classmates created, "Rock, Paper, Scissors," will be shown this evening at the Chicago Youth Film Festival, a collaboration of the Community TV Network and the Alternative Schools Network.More at chicagoreporter.com...
Video: Obama Visits Memphis High School
2011-05-17 23:19:00 Emanuel wasn't the only one giving a big speech about education yesterday. Here's a brief clip plus some news coverage of the Memphis event: Obama: I'm president because of education USAT, Obama- Delivers Commencement Address AP, Obama Jokes About Following Sasha, Malia To High School, College AP....
Roberto Clemente High School Gets Hollywood Actress
2011-05-13 18:43:00 I would like to congratulate Roberto Clemente High School for their achievements and all they did to get Aimee Garcia to appear at such a great school. Congrats! Eventful AND Pantelion films invite high schools to "go for it!"and roll out the red carpet for a Hollywood STYLE premiere of the new inspirational hip-hop dance drama For the first time ever, Eventful's "Demand it!" TM service gives high school students the chance to bring a Hollywood-style premiere to their school with "Go For It," the new film opening May 13th that inspires urban youth to follow their dreams San Diego, CA (April 14, 2011) - Eventful Inc., the leading digital media company connecting consumers with live entertainment, movies, and local...
High School Sports: Athletes And Alcohol In The News...AGAIN!!!
2011-05-11 14:00:00 Photographs, originally on Facebook, of 11 athletes in possession of alcohol and/or tobacco were recently turned over to Melrose High School (Melrose, MA) administration as reported by myFOXBOSTON.com. According to information currently available, suspensions of these athletes could reach 60% of their athletic season, along with other possible consequences. Here is the news story direct from Fox 25 News:
High School Baseball - Boys Season 2010 / 2011 Results & Recaps For Sou
2011-04-17 23:14:00 High School Baseball - Boys Season 2010 / 2011 Results & Recaps For Southwest Prairie Conference Thru April 16th 2011...Plainfield North Ranked #7..
the 10 Types of Facebook Friends from High School
2011-03-29 16:32:00 Love it or hate it, Facebook is a great way to stay connected and reconnect with friends, colleagues, and high school friends. The random "where are they now" Facebook requests from former classmates in my inbox always ranks high on my procrastination list.Most of the time, I am pleased to reconnect with my former Play-doh eating, Lego-playing cohorts. But ... sometimes some friend requests leave me scratching my head. Um ... in the four years of being in the same homeroom class did we ever talk? Chances are this person found me through the "suggest a friend" button (thanks a lot Facebook) or by hijacking a mutual classmate's friend list (Face it--we've all done it). Oftentimes, these people generally are the...
Are high school trips to foreign countries safe?
2011-03-10 14:57:00 I went to Italy on a class trip when I was 15. On the first night, our teacher/chaperone allowed us to go out ... at night ... by ourselves ... in Rome. So, we did. And, we went to a bar. And, my two friends ordered beer (I didn't drink) and started talking to some Spanish boys (I only spoke Italian). So, I left. Yes, I left!! I walked back to the hotel ... at night ... by myself ... in Rome.How stupid, right?! I would've been safer at the bar. I'm reminded of this today because of the recent news on the man allegedly involved in Natalee Holloway's disappearance and I am grateful that ~1/ I made it back...
High School Fishing Team Makes National News
2011-03-05 01:36:00 I just recevied this email and would like to share it with the blog readers. High School Fishing is getting more popular with each pasing day. Give these young anglers your support.
High school English teacher suspended over blog
2011-02-24 14:27:00 She wrote that her students were "rude, disengaged, lazy whiners. They curse, discuss drugs, talk back, argue for grades, complain about everything, fancy themselves entitled to whatever they desire and are just generally annoying."She's probably right (let's be honest). And, she's entitled to voice her opinion. But, uh, she might want to consider a career change. Just saying. This reminds me of my high school English teacher - I'll call her Mrs. Conner - who, with holes in her pantyhose and a fondness for carrot cake from the school cafeteria, would plop on her desk in front of our honors English class and say things such as:- The Belleville (New Jersey) school system 'sucks' (how articulate for an English teacher)- I...
Camp Earth: Lake Park High School Graduates Bike for Huntington's Dise
2011-02-23 23:17:00 We all need friends like these former Lake Park High School students.
Minnesota High School Sued To Allow Lesbian Royalty
2011-01-29 23:08:00 A federal lawsuit was filed Friday in Minneapolis on behalf of two openly lesbian members of Champlin Park High School's Snow Days royalty who want to walk into a pep fest on Monday as a couple.The lawsuit is just another development in a controversy that was sparked by the school's decision to change their tradition of having the 24 members of student royalty walk in as couples, (boys with girls
Video: Chinese Leader Visits CPS High School
2011-01-24 03:54:00 A chance meeting in 2004. An educator I've never heard of (Robert Davis). Fifty-eight Chinese language teachers and 12,000 students. The country's largest Chinese language program (New Yorker). The President's daughter is studying the language also, and practiced on the Prime Minister a few days earlier (here)....
High School Bowling: Boys Sectionals Results & State Final Qualifiers
2011-01-23 16:44:00 IHSA Boys Bowling Sectional Results and Qualifiers for State Finals
Wednesday's High School Sports Holiday Tournaments Roundup
2010-12-30 09:27:00 High School Sports Holiday Tournaments Roundup Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball and Boys Wrestling holiday tournament results from around the state for Wednesday December 29, 2010.
High School Athletic Codes, Have They Gone Too Far - Opinion Poll
2010-12-24 14:00:00 Based on my last piece, School Board President Initiates Change In High School Athletic Code Without Community Input, I thought I would put the question of athletic code consequences for off-campus infractions out there for a vote.
School Board President Initiates Change In High School Athletic Code Withou
2010-12-22 14:00:00 Should high school athletic codes include consequences for alcohol or drug use outside of school time and off school grounds as many of them do? It appears Frederick County Board of Education school board President Brad Young doesn't think so as he took it upon himself to initiate a change that removed the penalty for just such behavior.
The End of Merit: Evanston High School Eradicates Education Excellence
2010-12-20 14:50:00 Evanston High School officials are lamenting that not enough minority students qualify for honors courses. So, they've come up with an elegantly simple solution: Get rid of the honors courses....
Unsportsmanlike Behavior At Its Absolute Worst In A Florida High School Bas
2010-12-20 14:00:00 When I read the title of this article from FoxNews.com, Florida High School Basketball Player Attacks Referee Over Ejection, I certainly wasn't prepared for what I saw.
Evanston High School Drops Honors Course
2010-12-18 01:41:00 The Evanston Township High School District 202 school board members voted unaimously to eliminate an honors class to high- achieving incoming freshmen. The decision may have been an unavoidable compromise, but an unfortunate one.
What's Going On At Bogan High School?
2010-11-28 18:04:00 When I posted a This American Life story about a petty tyrant in Schenectedy I wasn't thinking of anyone in CPS in particular. But readers and commenters quickly decided that Bogan principal Kenneth Mcneal was a top contender for top honors. Read what they have to say here, taking it all with a grain of salt as usual. Far as I can tell, McNeal came to the school three years ago -- according to Catalyst he's got a contract -- and at the time some readers thought he was headed in the right direction. Two possibilities that I can think of -- one is that he's doing a horrible job just like people are saying, another is that a small...
CPS High School Graduates Making Great Strides
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Oak Lawn High School Bass Tournament Results
2010-10-11 03:13:00 Freshmen Kody Frega caught Oak Lawn's largest bass weighing 2.29lbs. He describes his catch "Coach Orban pointed out some slack water around a piece of structure and explained to me that bass relate to the currents change. He told me to cast my crankbait there and as soon as I did, I hooked into the monster."
Update: Reconsidering Brooks High School
2010-10-08 01:12:00 Four years ago a post about Gwendolyn Brooks on this site generated a heated discussion about the opportunities and challenges of the South Side selective enrollment high school, which was at the time in the process of picking a new principal. Last week, the Chicago Defender published a piece about how the school is doing now (Students making the grade at Brooks high school) and a reader kindly sent it along suggesting an update. From the article: "Despite 87 percent of Brooks students coming from low-income households, 72 percent of students either met or exceeded state standards in reading, math and science, according to the 2009 School Report Card, while the average district school averaged 60 percent and the state...
Gakuen Mokushiroku: High School of the Dead
2010-09-29 00:39:00 Takashi Komuro normal bir lise ogrencisidir. Cocukluk arkadasiyla gecmiste verdigi evlilik sozunu hala unutmayan, ama kiz arkadasinin bir sene sinifta kalmasi sonunda onun kendi sinifindan birisiyle cikmasiyla beraber hicbir seyi kafasina t...
By: Anime Manga Blog
High School Football: Carmel v Marist
2010-09-25 23:48:00 Last night was a perfect High School football night. The hoodies, gloves, and hot chocolate are official out and so was the action between two of the Catholic League's best teams.I cover High School football for IllinoisPrep.com and you can see the highlights from Marist vs. Carmel here.It was a pretty good game to watch... very close up until the end. I won't spoil it for you. You have to watch the link. WGN Radio also named it the game of the week!...
High-school sweetheart, or sex offender?
2010-09-09 15:20:00 In Illinois, it's illegal for two people under the age of 17 to have sex, even if both consent. A conviction can include jail time and a hefty fine. It may seem extreme when you're talking about two willing 16-year-olds. Although it's probably enforced less in this situation, it does come up, especially in cases of teen pregnancy. In the example of two 16 year olds, the offense would be criminal sexual abuse. It's a misdemeanor. The punishment is up to a year in jail and up to a $2500 fine, although probation is an option. If the perpetrator is 5 years older than the victim, or older, it becomes aggravated criminal sexual abuse, which is a felony. So...
High School Sports: Interest & Commitment Are Like Night & Day
2010-08-24 14:00:00 When recently perusing my Google alerts I came across an article by an acquaintance of mine from Wisconsin, Bill Grosse. Bill is the founder of Team Score, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to "Educate, build character and raise the level of respect by creating a positive environment for athletes, parents, officials, coaches - and fans of competition and all sports." He also writes a youth sports column for the greenbaypressgazette.com.
New Lakeview High School Athletic Code Supports Leadership As Deterrent
2010-08-18 14:00:00 In Bill Broderick's piece, Lakeview program helps leaders (BattleCreekEnquirer.com), he details Lakeview's noteworthy attempt to attack athletic code violations before they occur - through leadership training. After revising their athletic code the school garnered the services of Dennis O'Sullivan (AAI Vice President for Professional and College Development) to help train approximately "50 of its top student-athletes" on what leadership is truly all about.
AUSL Takes Over New High School In Gage Park
2010-08-12 13:11:00 A concerned teacher writes in about the new Eric Solorio Academy High School on 54th/St. Louis: "The school was named orginally Ignacio Zaragoza and set to be a CPS neighborhood school. They hired a principal, Jorge Macias. The sometime in June we find out he had been fired In addition, AUSL took over and the name changed to Eric Solorio. According to the Board of Ed reports they did additional "community outreach" and decided to change the name. As a community member and speaking to many teachers who teach at local schools in the area, no one was asked about the name change. Zaragoza was decided on by the students of Irene C. Hernandez. The community is also not informed...
Illinois High School Fall Sports Coming: Are You Ready???
2010-08-10 14:00:00 As September approaches and summer comes to a close, many high school students have started preparing themselves for the upcoming school year. High school athletes have to be particularly cognizant of their groundwork (especially incoming freshmen since they have yet to enter H.S. life) if they have any plans on trying out for a fall sport.
ACIDIC rocks the Whiskey-A-Go-Go--and our very own Mr. Media!
2010-07-03 19:44:00 By BOB ANDELMAN Every high school has a bunch of kids that will inevitably form a band. They?ll play a mix of cool songs they like and probably learn enough contemporary dance tunes to get booked at the gym for school functions. For many of their classmates, it will be the first time they ever see a band rock out, live, and every act they see thereafter will have to live up to that formative performance. -------------- LISTEN TO ACIDIC INTERVIEW! -------------- And, in truth, most of those bands will, honest and truly, suck in the real world. The musicians will think they?re hot stuff until they share a stage with more mature, more experienced acts. It?s all part of natural selection: that?s where there is only one Pearl Jam and a thousand Milli Vanillis. Which brings us to an L.A. sensation called ACIDIC. This is not your hippy grandmother?s high school pop band. These kids sound about a decade older than their actual age and experience level. They exude a ha...
By: Mr. Media
16 ways to enjoy a high school reunion
2010-06-24 00:27:00 This past weekend, Husband and I attended another one of those “let’s get together and reminisce about a time when we could bend down and touch our toes” events. Reunions are tricky, I tend to avoid mine, but this particular crew of groovy graduates is terrific. They love my husband and don’t seem to mind ...
Nike SPARQ Training Takes High School Football To A New Level
2010-05-20 06:25:00 The Nike SPARQ combines are taking high school football to a whole new level and it begs the question...how big, how fast can these guys get?
Draft Preview: High School Pitchers, Part 2
2010-05-14 19:00:00 Wrapping up part 2 of the high school pitching preview for the 2010 Draft with players ranging from the huge upside, freak athlete, Tyrell Jenkins to Massachusetts lefty Kevin Ziomek.
Draft Preview: High School Pitchers, Part 1
2010-05-10 19:00:00 Moving onto the pitchers with the high school pitching preview, part 1. Some very interesting names here from the fast risers like Mike Foltynewicz to the hugely projectable A.J. Cole.
Draft Preview: High School Hitters, Part 2
2010-05-07 19:00:00 Wrapping up the high school hitters draft preview with part 2, which ranges from third baseman Chad Lewis to first baseman/outfielder Christian Yelich.
Draft Preview: High School Hitters, Part 1
2010-05-03 19:00:00 With the MLB Rule 4 Draft just over a month away it seems as good a time as any to start releasing some draft previews. I'll be profiling 100 players over the next month; 25 high school pitchers, 25 high school hitters, 25 college pitchers and 25 college hitters. Each block of 25 players will be broken down into two parts, with the players listed in alphabetical order. We start here with part 1 of the high school hitters.
Loyola recruit Jon Gac and the Chicago High School Classic
2010-04-10 04:39:00 The Chicago High School Classic was a chance for Loyola fans to watch recruit Jon Gac play basketball in his future home gym. It was also a chance to evaluate some of the top talent in the state of Illinois. |
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