Seniors learn from application process
Students face time and money hurdles in college applications. Essays and letters of recommendation slow the pace, with fees ranging from 10 to 60 dollars. Hunter Harris recalls last minute crunches while Micah Gatz notes two hour essay tasks, as applicants weigh choices and deadlines.
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Hunter Harris
Baldwin High School
Kansas
Kansas University
Wichita State University
Kansas State University
Baker University
William Jewel
Dartmouth
Johnson County Community College
Micah Gatz
Baldwin High
Gatz
Manhattan College
New York City
Harris
University of Texas, Tennessee University
University of Arizona
Arizona
Ceramics program reshapes Baltimore middle school students
Eighth grader Christopher Wright and peers at Francis Scott Key Middle School gain focus and pride through a district wide ceramics program. Since 1995 the partnership between city and county schools, the Baltimore Museum of Art and local groups has expanded to involve 16 schools, improving behavior and discipline while delivering tangible handmade creations with 3-D art.
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Christopher Wright
Baltimore
Francis Scott Key Middle School
Joann Strickland
Christopher
Strickland
Baltimore City
Shirley Brown
National Museum of Ceramic Art and Glass
Brown
Arbutus Middle School
Baltimore County
Joyce Bell
Baltimore Sun
Sarah Mason
Heather Roach
Nicole Sears
Francis Scott Key
Chris Wright
JanSport Unveils The Letterman Backpack For School Use
A JanSport survey shows 61 percent of backpack owners use packs mainly for school. The company promotes a new large-capacity leather-bottom two-main-compartment model named The Letterman. Purdue child development expert Laura Hess notes boys who bully may be popular, while aggressive girls face social penalties.
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JanSport
Purdue University
Disruptive girls face higher peer rejection than boys
Research indicates that girls with disruptive and aggressive behavior are far more likely to be rejected by peers than their male counterparts, highlighting gendered responses to problem behavior.
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