Swim tests at colleges seen as fading relics now
The piece traces college swim tests from early 20th century safety drives through World Wars training to present, noting many schools have dropped requirements due to logistics and objections. West Point's Survival Gate Four remains extreme, while others like Cornell Colgate UNC maintain or reevaluate.
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Naval Academy
US Military Academy
West Point
Club Med
Hudson River
John McVan
Colgate
Ken Belanger
Pomerantz
Burnet Elementary Week Full of PTA and G/T Activities
Burnet Elementary details a packed week including Ireland field trips for fifth and sixth grade G T students, G/T Greek Banquet and festival notes, PTA meeting with talent show, top Tigers, and officer installations. Also mentions library book checkouts, cake decorating, breakfast, pledges, and various choir, orchestra, and student events across multiple grades.
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Burnet Elementary School
Ireland
Burnet Gatti
Bonham Choir
PTA
Alamo
Bonham
Sam Houston
Hood Choir
Students worry test booklets invite cheating in Fort Worth
In Fort Worth, high school juniors receive and return one test booklet across two consecutive days for different parts of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills. Students including Keller High School’s Nick Palluth say sharing answers after tests could lead to cheating. TEA confirms parts are split by grade and reused answer sheets.
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Debbie Ratcliffe
Texas Education Agency
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