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Is 7th grade too early to think about law school?
The State Bar of Arizona doesn't think so. It has started a Diversity Pipeline Project to get more 7th and 8th grade students interested in studying law. The pilot program will track 150 students through ...
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“It was my first time seeing judges coming to our school – it was awesome”
This was 11-year-old Tyson Gibbs' comment following a school assembly at Lowe Elementary School in Kentucky. A new judge was appointed and he chose to hold his swearing-in ceremony at his childrens' school. [caption id="attachment_3894" align="alignleft" ...
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Jordan Thomas: champion of young amputees
Jordan was a 16-year-old high school student in Tennessee. He earned good grades and was the captain of his school's golf team. In the summer of 2005, he was scuba diving with his family in ...
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No funny faces in yearbook!
To help "break the ice and get comfortable in High School", freshman Charlie Patton made a face for her high school yearbook. The photo was taken in August, 2009 with her mother present and agreeable ...
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New poll indicates “sexting” is common
The practice of sharing naked or semi-naked pictures on the Internet or by cell phone is not a rare event. A September, 2009 poll of over 1,000 young people (ages 14 to 24) shows 30% ...
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Middle school sext turns tragic
It started out as flirting, but quickly turned into a nightmare. In June, 2009, Florida's middle school student Hope Witsell sent a topless photo of herself by text [sexting] to a boy she liked. However, it was intercepted by a ...
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Teen killers wonder what it’s like to take a life
In two disturbing cases recently, two teens have acted on their thoughts about killing. In Ohio, seventeen year old Andrew Conley is charged as an adult in the murder of his ten year old brother, Conner, ...
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Pregnant teen fights back after suspension from volleyball team
Mackenzie McCollom is a high school senior at Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth, Texas. She was also the starting setter on her school's volleyball team, but her position changed as soon as the ...
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Teen attitudes improve over past 20 years
In an nationwide survey of over 3,000 girls and boys in grades three through twelve, more teens are making responsible life decisions than those surveyed in 1989. [caption id="attachment_3879" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Photo by Woofiegrrl (Flickr)"]...
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Can you pass this Cyberbullying test?
How much do you know about Cyberbullying? Think about and discuss in class or with your family the following statements.* These are some of the statements from ProProfs web site regarding 6th, 7th and 8th grade ...
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Praise pays at Vermont school
More than 50 elementary schools in Vermont have implemented the Positive Behavioral Support approach to school discipline. The basic idea is simple: set the rules, teach them and praise kids when they follow them. [caption id="attachment_3868" ...
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Assault on “gingers” promoted online
In 2005, an episode of "South Park" focused on prejudice against redheads, referred to as "gingers". A Facebook page designated November 20, 2009 as "Kick a Ginger Day". [caption id="attachment_3851" align="alignleft" width="333" caption="Photo by Anthony Kelly (Flickr)"]...
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Student ordered to pay $675,000 for downloading music
Joel Tenebaum is a 25 year old graduate student at Boston University who was accused of illegally downloading 30 songs. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) sued Joel for file sharing. [caption id="attachment_3840" align="alignleft" width="315" caption="Joel Tenenbaum"]...
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50 lashes for short skirt!
Silva Kashif is a 16-year-old girl who lives in South Sudan. In November, 2009, she was seen in a Khartoum marketplace by a plainclothes policeman. He arrested Silva and took her immediately to a local ...
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White House science fair features how “cool science can be”
In an attempt to shine the spotlight on America's young inventors, the White House announced a national science fair in 2010. Just as college and professional athletes celebrate their victories at the White House, so ...
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