News Desmond Tutu inspires Tacoma to 'Be the Spark' Friday, June 03, 2011 By The Lion at Bellarmine Preparatory School in Tacoma, WA Twenty-seven years after winning the Nobel Peace Prize for his fight against apartheid, former South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu still struggles for world betterment. Tacoma got the message. full story

Bye Bye Borders Friday, June 03, 2011 By The Lion at Bellarmine Preparatory School in Tacoma, WA Since February, when Borders went to banruptcy court to reorganize its finances, company officials have aimed to save their most viable stores. Tacoma-area sites will not be among the survivors. full story

[ArticleImageHyperLink] Online social media distracts student athletes Friday, June 03, 2011 By Viking Vision at Northern Vance High School in Henderson, NC Playiing high school sports may require more sacrifice of a teen than in the past. Coaches concerned that their athletes may be overly distracted by social media may ask them to give them up. full story

[ArticleImageHyperLink] School Begins Expansion of Its Wireless Network Tuesday, May 31, 2011 By The Tigers' Print at Middlebury Union High School in Middlebury, VT If one thing is keeping Middlebury-Union High from greater things it's wires. Literally. But school officials hope that in two years the school shucks its hard-wired past for the wonders of wireless. full story

Features [ArticleImageHyperLink] College Limbo: waitlisters share their woes Tuesday, May 31, 2011 By The Octagon at Sacramento Country Day School in Sacramento, CA They don't say yes, and they don't say no, exactly. What happens to students whose favorite colleges put them on a wait list? full story

Horseback hockey hooks teacher for life Tuesday, May 31, 2011 By The Octagon at Sacramento Country Day School in Sacramento, CA A woman swinging a mallet while spurring a speeding horse might be cause for worry. Or, it might just be Country Day teacher Michelle Myers at a polo match. full story

Ames Student Wins ACLU of Iowa Student Video Contest Tuesday, May 31, 2011 By The WEB at Ames High School in Ames, IA Sam Ennis' exploration of how social media may threaten privacy made the Ames High junior the winner of the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa's 2011 Mannheimer video award. full story

Opinion [ArticleImageHyperLink] There is more to a student’s life than a grade point average Saturday, June 04, 2011 By The Windjammer at Mayfair High School in Lakewood, CA If your mind is always focused on the future, what will you recall of your past? Savor your high school years, not for the GPA, but the special moments and special people. full story

[ArticleImageHyperLink] The argument to reinstate Freshman Buddy Day Friday, June 03, 2011 By Lion's Tale at New Hope-Solebury High School in New Hope, PA It's time for the aggrieved students of New Hope-Solebury High to assert themselves as never before, in defense of an institution critically important to their lives: Freshman Buddy Day. full story

[ArticleImageHyperLink] Last Hired, First Fired: Unfair Surplussing Policy Thursday, June 02, 2011 By The Mountain Lion Messenger at Sierra Vista High School in Las Vegas, NV When school budget woes mean the teaching staff must be cut, why are the reductions based on seniority and not quality performance? Are contracts like this best for students? full story

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