Geography awareness week shows kids how place shapes life
World history and geography teacher Peggy Sorenson encourages Free State High students to see geography at home in daily life from urban growth to soil and rivers. Kansas teachers Melanie Campbell and Sorenson promote Explore the World themed Geography Awareness Week as students prepare for the National Geography Bee with fourth through eighth graders in local schools.
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Peggy Sorenson
Sorenson
Lawrence
Melanie Campbell
Topeka
Kansas
National Geographic Bee prep questions and prize note
National Geographic Society style geography questions appear with multiple topics and answers listed at the end. The article notes school registrations for the bee, the testing process, state and national rounds, and scholarships with a $25,000 college scholarship for nationals plus $15,000 and $10,000 for second and third place respectively.
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National Geographic Society
Student poetry sketches from Lawrence High School
A collection of student poems from Joy Clumsky’s creative writing classes at Lawrence High School. The works explore fear, memory, nature, and imagination through vivid imagery and personal voice, featuring writers including Michael Hieder and Crystal Baker.
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Joy Clumsky
Lawrence High School
Crystal Baker
Ivy League admissions tips and teen jokes
A column on admissions guidance from Michele A Hernandez and Kate Kelly critiques parental influence and stresses teen balance. It includes student jokes about school life and pop culture, attributed to New York area submissions and Wire Reports.
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Michele A. Hernandez
Dartmouth
Newsday
New York
Humpty Dumpty
Dana Care
Duracell Kid’s Choice Survey Picks Favorite Holiday Toys
Duracell’s national toy survey with Duracell and YMCA sites in Plantation Florida gathers input from eight year olds on top toys for Christmas. Kids name Bop It Light Wars Hoppin Poppin Spaceballs and Kid Cala as front runners while a few nonbattery toys draw support.
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Duracell
West Broward Ymca
Plantation
YMCA
New York
Plantation Elementary
Lisa Gessner
Battery Company
Chanel Stovall
Ligia Martinez
Vega
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