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  • N.Y. school district works to earn back NCLB compliance

    Wednesday, November 18, 2009 By: Liz Weber

    Union-Endicott High School makes tough decisions after two subgroups fail to meet state ELA mark

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  • Tastebuds versus the Mancake

    Saturday, November 21, 2009 By: Quinn Annand & Patrick Miller

    It started like any other Sunday morning for these four valiant young souls. But it was unlike any Sunday these handsome men had ever encountered. Patrick Miller, Quinn Annand, Joe Glasgow and John Er

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  • Abuse of technology = decline of English language

    Saturday, November 21, 2009 By: Hannah Smith

    So i was like wonderin’, ya know, like, why people tend 2, like, express themselves, like so unintelligently when they, like, speak and write these days. It seems as if people’s level of language has

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  • Drug use in school on the rise?

    Wednesday, November 18, 2009 By: Alyson Douglas

    From marijuana to cocaine, the chances that an average high school student has taken drugs at least once are more than 50%. How does this apply to Arrowhead?

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  • Graffiti: Art or Vandalism?

    Tuesday, November 17, 2009 By: Dana Song

    Graffiti has been an issue in George Washington High School, but some students and staff view graffiti as something more than just vandalism.

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  • Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Mexican Workers Toil in Obscurity on Vermont Dairy Farms

    Monday, November 16, 2009 By: Daniel Sunderland and Melisa Ortiz

    While other youths his age are in high school, a 17-year-old from Veracruz, Mexico milks cows on a local dairy farm.

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  • Daydreaming? Detention!

    Monday, November 16, 2009 By: Renee Miller & Kiana Alvarado

    School Policy Heightens Teen Angst

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  • Vandalism: How Far is too Far?

    Monday, November 16, 2009 By: Natasha Cessant & Dalena Hoang

    Octavia M., a 15 year old junior, was able to speak on the behalf of what it feels like to be written about in a rude, disturbing way. It all started when she was curious about the crowd gathered arou

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  • 2012 Movie Review

    Monday, November 16, 2009 By: Taylor Reese

    A must read for the must see movie that came out on Friday the 13th!

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  • Documentary-style horror movies are smash hits at modern theaters

    Monday, November 16, 2009 By: Aaron McAndrew

    Many current horror movies have profited successfully at the ever fickle box office. The trick, however, is how to present a horror movie that captures the audience and truly frightens them. As a res

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Issue Date: Monday, November 23, 2009 Issue: Week of Nov. 23, 2009
 
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News
Union-Endicott High School makes tough decisions after special ed, poor student don't meet standards.
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Florida's Bright Futures scholarship fund is not as bright as it once was. The Legislature, reacting to new pressures in education funding, has reduced the dollars available to students.
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Working long and hard, Mexican immigrants, including many who would otherwise be in high school, are holding up Vermont's farm economy, often as authorities look the other way.
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Rampant cheating at Roseville High suggests the need for a stringent policy and sure enforcement.
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Vermont began allowing same-sex marriages ten weeks ago, and this has led other states to consider similar legislation.
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Features
Three strapping Cleveland High guys thought they were up to the challenge: A stack of pancakes to rival the Matterhorn. But in the end, were they victors or were they battered?
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Through organizations like STAND, young people in comfortable surroundings are sobered to the horrors of genocide in cruel places far away.
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Whatever happened to the family sit-down supper? When did it vanish? Why? The answers to these questions, raised by a new study, may help to address serious problems of today's teens.
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High school students all around the city of Norfolk have many opportunities. A variety of prestigious programs are available, among them the Middle College program, which allows students to earn their
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Graffiti has its critics, who call it vandalism and make it a property crime. It also has its supporters, who call it art and present it in museums. As graffiti grows across America, the debate grows
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