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St. Petersburg Times - Luke’s Catholic Church, 2757 Alderman Road, Palm Harbor as part of the school’s “Breakfast With St. Nicholas.” Tickets are $3.50 for adults, $2.50 for children and a family of four can eat for $10. For tickets and information, call Lisa at (727) 787
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Knightley takes her acting beyond her ‘Pirates’ image
Chicago Tribune - My career plan was: college, university, drama school, one year at the [Royal Shakespeare Company], then maybe Joint Stock Theatre Group,” she says, referring to the home base of playwright Caryl Churchill, among others. “Haven’t done any of that. So
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Today’s Letters: Driving’s tough with no deputies
St. Petersburg Times - Ever since I started playing soccer I ask my mom every day if I can go get the newspaper to read about girls’ high school soccer. I like to read about what the older girls are doing because I want to play varsity soccer when I get older. I have two
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Saudi Rape Ruling Puts Govt on Defensive
Philadelphia Inquirer - In the case of the Girl of Qatif, the woman , a member of the kingdom’s Shiite minority , was attacked in 2006 when she met a high school friend in his car to retrieve a picture of herself from him, since she had recently married. Two men got into
Source: www.philly.com

Ravens QB Smith plays the waiting game
Baltimore Sun - As a high school senior in Cleveland, Smith was one of the last players added to a celebrated recruiting class at Ohio State that featured Maurice Clarett, A.J. Hawk and Santonio Holmes. The first time Smith ever lined up in practice for the Buckeyes
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Fake gunman, real learning experience
St. Petersburg Times - Pasco County Deputies do a systematic search of the hallways of Wesley Chapel High School during an active shooter exercise for county school resource officers. This training emphasized the importance of law enforcement personnel to quickly engage a
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Law School Intake to Be Capped at 150 Students
Digital Chosunilbo - Korea s new U.S.-style law schools will be able to admit only up to 150 students each when they open in March 2009. Assuming that the total number of law school students will be set at 2,000 to 2,500, only 15-20 out of 97 universities with
Source: english.chosun.com

HC notices to Centre, NCT on PIL against play school
Deccan Herald - The Delhi High Court has expressed displeasure over a popular play school here for asking parents of a boy, suffering from anorectal disorder, to withdraw their ward as he was attending the school having the catheter attached with him to drain the
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School auditorium gets face-lift
Daily Advance - HERTFORD In 83 years, Perquimans County has seen a lot of change. Residents have come and gone, businesses have opened and closed and property has changed hands. Through it all, there has always been one constant: The Perquimans County High
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School s annual Operation Good Start returns
Valdosta Daily Times - VALDOSTA Southeast Elementary School is helping to prepare parents and students for the new school year with its sixth annual Operation Good Start Project. Since its introduction, Operation Good Start has provided more than 1,200 Southeast
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School budget close to final
St. Petersburg Times - BROOKSVILLE - As expected, the Hernando County School Board on Tuesday unanimously approved a tentative budget of $452.8-million, down 0.7 percent from last year. The budget includes $176.7-million in operating expenses, up 12.9 percent from last
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Tech school alternatives
Salina Journal - There are always alternatives. When Salina School Board members met Wednesday night to discuss the possible merger of Salina Area Technical School with Cloud County Community College or Hutchinson Community College, it looked to many like a moot
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Many school referendums on Wisconsin ballots Tuesday 
There are referendums on the ballot Tuesday in 52 Wisconsin school districts asking voters to approve borrowing money for construction or give permission to raise taxes above the amounts allowed by the state’s revenue limits.
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Minge to lead Pitsboro Elementary School 
The Chatham County school board has named Dale Minge as the new principal of Pittsboro Elementary School. Minge will follow David Hamm, who will retire this summer.
Source: www.heraldsun.com

Graduate School Dean Resigns 
Theda Skocpol, the strong-willed dean of Harvards Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS), announced Tuesday that she will leave her post in June after just two years of service.
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BISD approves possible lease of Franklin High School building 
COLDWATER The Branch Intermediate School District (BISD) gave Superintendent Michael Beckwith permission to go ahead with a possible lease of the Franklin High School building from Coldwater Community Schools to consolidate its Early Childhood Education programs.
Source: www.thedailyreporter.com

Tornado Kills 13 at High School 
Updated : An apparent tornado struck a high school Thursday, trapping students under rubble and killing at least thirteen people, emergency officials said.
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2 Weston High School Students Named ‘Real Heroes’ 
Two Weston High School students were honored at the annual Red Cross “Real Heroes” ceremony on Thursday for their efforts during last fall’s fatal shooing at the high school.
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Tornadoes kill 7 in Ala. town; 5 die as school roof falls in 
Apparent tornadoes killed at least 7 people in Alabama on Thursday, including 5 at a high school where students were trapped under a collapsed roof, state officials said.
Source: www.usatoday.com

IN YOUR SCHOOL 
SADD will hold “Hoops for Hearts” 3-5 p.m. today in the high school gym. The high school Thon for The Four Diamonds Fund will be held from 7 p.m. Friday through 7 a.m. Saturday.
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Ocean Springs Middle School Principal Makes History 
Known as Dr. D, Principal Scherrine Davenport is loved by students and teachers at Ocean Springs Middle School. For proof, just follow her around the hallways and listen to what people are saying.
Source: www.wlox.com

Boys State High School Hoops Scores, Schedules 
Here’s an updated look at the playoff picture in the state high school boys basketball tournament.
Source: www.wsbtv.com

Bomb threat empties Columbine High School 
Columbine High School in Colorado, site of the nation’s deadliest school shooting, was evacuated Thursday because of bomb threats. Police said several …
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A harsh reality for dropouts
Boston Globe - News about high school dropouts is rarely good, but new data and a devastating, highly detailed new report paint a bleak picture. Even though 80 percent of Massachusetts students graduate from high school in four years, some schools and districts are
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Report: School board member bought meals for teen voters
Wave 3 - (GARY, Ind.) — A Gary school board member used school money to buy meals for teenage voters on the day they cast absentee ballots in primary races — including his district. Two state officials question whether Michael Scott may have used the
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Bullying infects the school setting
Boston Globe - IN HIS Jan. 30 op-ed ” Thwarting the bullies in our schools ,” Jack Levin made some important points about the problem of mistreating children who are different. He accurately lists obesity, race, accent, and physical or mental disability as among
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