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High School Students - Articles
Quick Survey: Support a High School Student’s Research Project
by
Kiwi
Posted
Mon 29 Dec 2008 12:00am
My name is Brady Loomis; I am a junior in high school and conducting a research project for my U.S. History class. The assignment was to exercise our rights by taking an active role in our community. Similar to many of you, protecting our environment has become very important to me and so with this project I wish to ask questions that bring more
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Michigan Funds Program to Help High School Students Prepare for Nursing School
by
Kathy Q.
Posted
Thu 19 Feb 2009 6:31pm
Here's a perfect example of why nurses should pay attention to political issues. The state of Michigan is funding a program to better prepare high school students... nursings schools have now instituted entrance exams to exclude students who don't have the math, reading and science skills to pass.
This type of program is designed to help high
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64 Kenowa Hills High School Students Suspended for Riding Bikes to School
by
Sean D.
Posted
Wed 23 May 2012 6:00am
With rising oil prices, global warming, rising obesity, and lack of exercise among Americans, it would seem harmlessly riding bikes to school would be celebrated, perhaps even promoted as a new normal. On the second-to-last day of school, seniors rode their bikes to school under police escort, rendering complaints of illegal road traffic moot. ...
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DC to Offer STD Testing to All Public High School Students
by
Partnership for Prevention
Posted
Thu 13 Aug 2009 7:59pm
Schools in the District of Columbia will offer testing for sexually transmitted di seases to all high school students in the coming school year. The move amounts to an expansion of a pilot program conducted last year at eight high schools found that 13 percent of about 3,000 students tested positive for an STD. About 12,000 students attend public
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CDC Finds 1 in 5 High School Students Abuse Prescription Drugs
by
Barbara Ficarra
Posted
Thu 03 Jun 2010 4:14pm
high school students have taken a prescription drug that they didn’t get from their doctor.
According to the 2009 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) that was released today from the CDC, the survey asked more than 16,000 high school students if they have ever taken a prescription drug such as OxyContin, Percoset, Vicodin, Adderall, Ritalin
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Youth Exchange Scholarships for High School Students
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USA.gov
Posted
Tue 15 May 2012 12:55pm
The U.S. Department of State offers a number of exchange programs and scholarships for American high school students to study abroad.
If you’re interested in studying abroad, one of these programs could help cover expenses for your trip:
The National Security Language Initiative for Youth offers merit-based scholarships for overseas stu ...
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THANK YOU FLAMINGO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF SOWA TOWN!
by
Pedro M.
Posted
Tue 02 Dec 2008 3:07am
THANK YOU FLAMINGO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF SOWA TOWN!
Originally uploaded by natavillage.
Sowa town is 40 miles southwest of Nata. It is home to Bot Ash and the soda... a wonderful tennis court and grass football field. Every year the students participate in a week of outreach. This year the high school classes combined their efforts and chose to make
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