Adam Skyles stood at the entrance to Leodis V. McDaniel High School, clad in a navy shirt bearing the school’s name. As ninth-graders trickled through the parking lot Wednesday morning, Skyles, now entering his third year as principal, made eye contact and greeted them outside the newly remodeled building where […]
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‘I want to collaborate:’ McDaniel High students overjoyed to be back in class full-time on 1st day of school in Portland
Adam Skyles stood at the entrance to Leodis V. McDaniel High School, clad in a navy shirt bearing the school’s name. As ninth-graders trickled through the parking lot Wednesday morning, Skyles, now entering his third year as principal, made eye contact and greeted them outside the newly remodeled building where […]
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Ceremonies at Santa Maria Valley High Schools Send Off Class of 2021 | School Zone
The Santa Maria Joint Union High School District celebrated the class of 2021 with in-person graduation ceremonies on Thursday and Friday, finally uniting members forced to remain apart for more than a year. Students spent months of online learning, with seniors returning to campus in April for the first time since March 2020, but […]
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Orcutt Academy High School Celebrates Its ‘Unquestionably Unique’ Class of 2021 | School Zone
Despite Orcutt Academy High School’s small size, the campus’ blacktop was filled with decorated cars and excited families for the school’s 10th annual graduation on Friday afternoon. The drive-in ceremony allowed families to enjoy the festivities from their vehicles as the graduates, dressed in navy blue caps and gowns with […]
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Top 10 items that make online class better – The Cavalier Daily
1. Sticky notes Those little pieces of paper that are vibrantly colored and can stick to any surface have never failed to keep my workspace interesting and effective. Sticky notes have always been the single most important desk item in my inventory. I see sticky notes as a blank canvas […]
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There’s more than one reason why white working class teenagers are falling behind at school
Earlier this week, the watchdog for fair access warned that white working-class teenagers were being left behind -missing out on rising access to universities and the wider expansion of educational opportunities. There is no doubt that universities should be encouraged to make their community engagement activities more inclusive. But what […]
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Class action filed against app after restriction of GameStop stock trades
article An exterior view of a GameStop store on July 21, 2020 in Pembroke Pines, Florida. (Photo by Johnny Louis/Getty Images) Robinhood is facing class action lawsuits after the company’s response to the surge in trading involving GameStop and AMC, according to Fox Business. On Thursday, Robinhood and other trading […]
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Entertain the Whole With This Free Puppetry Class
Photo: Africa Studio (Shutterstock) Even for those who rarely leave their home anymore, the holiday break has been a welcome change of pace this week. Unlike previous years, it may be less about trying to spend every single moment together to make up for the time you lost —given that […]
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If It’s 3:30 a.m., It Must Be Time for Online Class | Voice of America
It’s 3:30 a.m. It’s almost time for class. I take a moment to stare into my pitch-black room. I always set my alarm 30 minutes before class starts so I don’t oversleep. Sometimes I hit the snooze button to get an extra 10 minutes of rest. After a few minutes, […]
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the Dorset restaurant where luxurious food meets world class interior design
Light streams through bay windows into an uplifting space where posies of flowers colour-pop from white tabletops, velvet-covered bench seating is dotted with bright cushions and walls are decked in bold modern prints and vintage plates. This weekend, the candles are lit and the fire is crackling. Chidgey, a design […]
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Is class approaching Chris Ballard’s 2018 NFL Draft haul?
CLOSE Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. discusses playing better as the season progresses. Indianapolis Star Rookie kicker Rodrigo Blankenship had just finished chatting with the media after connecting on the biggest kick of his NFL life. As he was leaving, rookie running back Jonathan Taylor shouted to him, […]
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Kooper Peacock helps seal Jersey Shore’s PIAA Class AAAA quarterfinal win against Crestwood | News, Sports, Jobs
MARK NANCE/Sun-Gazette Jersey Shore’s Branden Wheary dives against Crestwood during Friday’s PIAA Class AAAA quarterfinal game. The Bulldogs won, 26-14, to advance to the state semifinals for the second consecutive season. CRESTWOOD — Seconds after intercepting his second pass, Kooper Peacock raised his right arm and held the football high […]
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Online ballet class brings rise to project | Entertainment
When Tiler Peck started giving Instagram ballet classes from her mom’s kitchen in California this spring – a way of staying in shape and keeping in touch with dance fans – she initially thought maybe 20 people would tune in. She was startled to discover that thousands of people were […]
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Meet Rutgers’ building blocks under Greg Schiano: Scouting the 2020 recruiting class, Part 3
This is the third of a three-part series on Rutgers recruiting. Part 1: Rebuilding the defensive line Part 2: Who will be the impact players? *** Most of them would normally spend their first year at Rutgers lifting weights and learning how to balance college courses and athletics, appearing in […]
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Will Rutgers QB Noah Vedral make the biggest instant impact? Scouting the 2020 recruiting class, Part 2
This is the second of a three-part series. Part 1: Can Rutgers rebuild its defensive line? *** Rutgers has gone to the graduate transfer quarterback well several times in recent seasons without much success. Ditto for bringing in junior college linemen or a veteran tight end. Immediate production from heralded […]
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Louisiana 9-year-old suspended for having BB gun in room during class
CLOSE A photo of Ka Mauri Harrison. (Photo: Chelsea Cusimano) The attorney general for Louisiana launched an investigation Friday into a public elementary school for suspending a Black fourth-grader after his teacher noticed a BB gun in his room during an online class. “I am alarmed by what appears to not only be multiple violations […]
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Boy dragged out of class, injured at Citrus Heights daycare
After a staff member at a Citrus Heights daycare and learning center injured an 8-year-old boy last week, the boy’s family is calling on local and state agencies to conduct independent investigations to understand how the incident occurred, and to prevent similar cases from happening again. Robin Johnson said that […]
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9-Year-Old Suspended for Having BB Gun in Room During Online Class
Virtual learning might be the biggest obstacle for parents during this pandemic. And for one family in Louisiana, things got even more difficult as their child was suspended for having a BB gun in his room. Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry announced Friday that his office would be investigating the […]
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Louisiana AG investigates school for suspending 4th grader after teacher noticed BB gun during online class
A photo of Ka Mauri Harrison. The attorney general for Louisiana launched an investigation Friday into a public elementary school for suspending a Black fourth-grader after his teacher noticed a BB gun in his room during an online class. “I am alarmed by what appears to not only be multiple violations of both the […]
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As universities reopen, no one has more uncertainty than this year’s freshman class
There’s the adventure of going off to college for the first time, that big, nerve-wracking step toward adulthood that some students have been preparing for their entire high school careers. And then there’s going off to college for the first time in 2020. That is, if this year’s freshman class […]