The Archives - June 2009
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Fifth grade chorus viewed by millions on YouTube
A group of fifth graders at Public School 22 in New York have been singing their way to fame this past school year and gaining attention from celebrities like Ashton Kutcher, Stevie Nicks and Tori ...
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Criminal damage or creative art?
"I had the idea in class that morning, and it kind of grew in my head, until it was something I had to do." Joseph Carnevale used ...
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Homeless teen is college bound!
When Valencia McMurray was in the 10th-grade in Minneapolis, Minnesota, her mother moved out-of-state to care for her grandmother. Her father lived in Wisconsin and she didn't have much of a relationship with him. [caption id="attachment_2031" ...
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Kanye performs free concert for 3,000 students
Kanye West performed a free concert at the Chicago Theatre for 3,000 high school students a couple weeks ago. Kanye's message to the teens was to stay in school. The free concert was a reward ...
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A bow and a kiss = no diploma
Last week Justin Denney attended his graduation ceremony at Bonny Eagle High School in Maine. While picking up tickets for the event, he and his mother signed a code of conduct that prohibited any "Misbehavior" at ...
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Report school bullying anonymously
Florida is joining other states in making it easier to report bullying at school. The Hillsborough County School District has created a web page where students can anonymously report bullying of any type. The goal ...
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Parents prosecuted for kids’ truancy
A two-year effort to fight truancy in San Francisco schools has resulted in a 23% drop of elementary school students skipping school. In the same period middle schools saw a 4% drop, but high schools numbers ...
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Even the President gets bullied online
The U.S. Congress is considering a bill that would allow the government to suppress torture photos of detainees in the war on terror. The White House is supporting the bill which some argue offends the ...
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15-year-old Iowa teen wins $50,000 for texting
Kate Moore, of Des Moines, Iowa, got her first cell phone eight months ago. She built up a habit of 400 plus text messages a day - enough to earn her way to New York City ...
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Students sneak beer photo into yearbook
The administration at New Trier High School in Illinois was surprised to find that their 2009 yearbook included a picture of a beer can. [caption id="attachment_2054" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Photos from Trier Yearbook"]...
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Student hacks school’s system for second time!
In October, 2008, 15-year-old Matthew Beighey hacked into his school's computer system and obtained personal information about 250 school district employees. He posted the addresses, telephone and social security numbers on his web site. He was caught and ...
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Does mentioning a person’s sexual orientation in a school report merit censorship?
In April, 2009, 12-year-old Natalie Jones prepared a report and a power-point presentation about gay activist Harvey Milk.* She decided on her subject after watching the movie "Milk" and seeing actor Sean Penn win an ...
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High school student magazine banned from distribution
PULP is the annual student-produced magazine written by the journalism class at Orange High School in California. This year's issue featured a story on "tattoo mania" as described by editor-in-chief, Lynn Lai. The story ...
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Should Sonia Sotomayor become our next U.S. Supreme Court Justice?
In May, 2009, President Obama nominated federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor to fill the vacant seat on the United States Supreme Court following the retirement of Justice David H. Souter on June 30, 2009. Sonia's parents moved to ...
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