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Acclaimed magnet high school, Las Vegas Academy of the Arts, prepares for upcoming Smith Center concert

Feb 03, 2022

In Downtown Las Vegas, the arts live and breathe there in the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts.

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Students at Patterson High School in Patterson, Calif., are participating in the one of the first truck-driving programs for students at a non-vocational high school in the country.

High schoolers are training to drive 18-wheelers amid a shortage of truck drivers

Oct 16, 2021
The trucking industry is short 68,000 drivers. By 2028, industry officials fear the number could jump to more than 100,000. A California high school allows seniors to learn trucking skills.
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Ever Lopez, 18, wore the Mexican flag over his graduation robe at his high school graduation ceremony. The school withheld his diploma, claiming he violated the dress code.

A Student Punished For Wearing A Mexican Flag At Graduation Finally Gets His Diploma

Jun 08, 2021
Ever Lopez' act became a flashpoint in the city of Asheboro, fueling threats and social media attacks. Lopez said he wore the flag out of pride for his Mexican roots.
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College senior Bao Ha has applied to more than 100 jobs. So far, he's had no luck.

Generation Unemployed: Another Class Of Graduates Faces Pandemic-Scarred Future

Apr 05, 2021
Although the overall jobs market is starting to come back, youth unemployment remains stubbornly high, creating a lot of anxiety among the latest class of college and high school seniors.
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Seventeen-year-old Bradley Westlock receives his second COVID-19 vaccine shot. He and other teens in Sitka, Alaska, are eligible now that higher risk populations have already received the vaccination.

Alaska Town Now Vaccinating Everyone 16 And Older

Feb 28, 2021
Everyone in Sitka, Alaska, who's age 16 or older can get the COVID-19 vaccination. The tribal health service there has been so efficient, they've already vaccinated those at higher risk.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Empty school corridors have become the new norm in some parts of the country during the pandemic.

Teachers Knock On Doors Looking For Students Who've Disappeared From Online Learning

Feb 09, 2021
Many school districts across the country have reported big downturns in attendance as they've shifted to remote learning. Some students have dropped off the map entirely.
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Parents, Child Charged After Underage Drinking Party Led School To Online Classes

Sep 22, 2020
The party, which police estimate had at least 50 students in attendance, led to the local high school delaying in-person learning by two weeks as a precaution against COVID-19.
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Massachusetts parents sent their child to Attleboro High School despite knowing the teenager was infected with the coronavirus. Above, a coronavirus test is performed at Boston University in July.

Child Positive For Coronavirus Was Sent To School Anyway. Others Quarantining Now

Sep 17, 2020
Nearly 30 Massachusetts high school students are quarantining after parents sent their child to school despite receiving a positive diagnosis days before.
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Eliza Chikoti, 24, is a mentor to high school girls in Malawi. She is helping girls through their personal problems amid the pandemic — and encouraging them to stay in school.

Girls, Has The Pandemic Made You Think Of Quitting School? Call Your Mentor

Jul 27, 2020
In Malawi, one of the world's poorest countries, counselors guide girls as they face tough choices during the coronavirus crisis — from giving up on their education to opting for early marriage.
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America Reckons With Racial Injustice
Michael Blackson went to protests a couple of days during the first week of June. He also voted for the first time on June 2.

Teen Protester's Appeal To The World: 'Just See Me As A Human First'

Jun 19, 2020
Michael Blackson was among the protesters outside the White House recently. The 17-year-old says he often feels invisible, especially to white people.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Kristin Doherty (left) and Gina Kappes, advisers at North Salem High School in New York, performed a skit as part the video announcement that the 2020 graduation ceremony would take place at Four Brothers Drive In Theater next month.

Students To Get Graduation Pomp At Drive-In Theater Despite Circumstances

May 07, 2020
One high school in New York has found a way to have safe and memorable graduation: hold it at a drive-in movie theater.
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The Beat Goes On: High School Choirs Improvise In The Age Of Coronavirus

Apr 05, 2020
After cancelled musicals and spring concerts, choral directors across the country are going the extra mile to have their students' voices heard.
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Sam Deronsle drives to the basket during a basketball game at Killingly High School on Jan. 14. Deronsle is wearing a Redmen jersey after school board members voted to reinstate the mascot.

Connecticut School Board Reinstates Mascot Native Americans Called Demeaning

Feb 10, 2020
The Killingly, Conn., school district changed a mascot from the Redmen to the Red Hawks last year at the recommendation of local Native Americans. This year, new board members reversed that decision.
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Eastern Flex Academy is an experimental program in Lansing, Mich.

High School Starts At 3 p.m. For These Michigan Students

Jan 28, 2020
A small group of students attends Eastern Flex Academy in Lansing, Mich., which is designed to accommodate part-time job schedules, internships and even family responsibilities.
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Scooter Norton, captain of the Washington-Liberty High School's Rocket League team, says before the team was playing to improve, but now they have a goal in mind.

As Esports Take Off, High School Leagues Get In The Game

Jan 24, 2020
Today, more than 170 colleges and universities offer esports. And there's money on the table — more than $16 million in college scholarships. Naturally, high schools have followed suit.
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Dorothy Buchanan, Dorothy Murray and Dorothy Kern — who call themselves the three Dots — grew up in the same hometown, and celebrated their 100th birthdays together this year.

For These 'Three Dots,' 100 Years Of Friendship, Fellowship And Fun

Dec 22, 2019
In Auburn, Maine, three best friends — Dorothy, Dorothy and Dorothy — celebrate their 100th birthdays and reminisce about their long friendship.
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Former high school football coach Herman Boone, center, has died at age 84. He's seen here with his friend and colleague Bill Yoast, left — who died earlier this year — and former Rep. J.C. Watts, Jr.

Herman Boone, Football Coach Of 'Remember The Titans' Fame, Dies

Dec 19, 2019
Boone, who was 84, died just seven months after the death of Bill Yoast, his friend and fellow coach at T.C. Williams High School.
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Kasten Ortiz plays right tackle on the offense, and says he's glad this football season has helped boost the community's sense of pride.

Paradise Bobcats Football Team Gives California Town Hope After Fires

Nov 08, 2019
One bright spot for the fire-devastated town of Paradise, Calif., is the high school football team. The Paradise Bobcats finished the regular season undefeated.
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StoryCorps
Olly Neal with his daughter, Karama, at their StoryCorps interview in Little Rock, Ark., in 2009.

Encore: How A Librarian Changed A Future Judge's Life

Sep 27, 2019
In 1950s Arkansas, Olly Neal didn't care much for school. At StoryCorps, he remembers finding a book that changed the life of a teen who was, in Neal's memory, "a rather troubled high school senior."
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Criminal Justice Collaborative
Kristine Autenreith teaches Language Arts to juveniles at the Allegheny County Jail. The students are in the jail because they're being tried as adults for crimes such as murder, rape and robbery.

In Pittsburgh, Juvenile Offenders At The Local Jail Go Back To School, Too

Sep 05, 2019
The Allegheny County Jail runs a full high school for juveniles charged as adults. "In this part of the building, you are a student," Principal Jay Moser tells students on the first day.
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Religion
Cathedral High School leadership in Indianapolis says Archbishop Charles Thompson issued "direct guidance" that the school fire a teacher in a same-sex marriage or forfeit its Catholic identity.

Catholic School Fires Gay Teacher To Stay In Indianapolis Archdiocese

Jun 25, 2019
The school says not terminating the teacher would have resulted in "our forfeiting our Catholic identity." Last week, a nearby Jesuit school decided to split with the archdiocese instead.
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Education
Salutatorian Paulette Olivas, left, stages with fellow Trevor G. Browne High School graduates at the Veterans Colosseum before 2019 Commencement in Phoenix, Ariz.

Reflections On Friends, Hardship And 4 Years Of High School

Jun 23, 2019
Words of wisdom, and hope, from speeches given by seniors this year at their high school graduation ceremonies.
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Clark County School District Draws Ire After Cutting Dean Positions

Jun 17, 2019

Parents and teachers had reason to celebrate after the passage of significant education bills two weeks ago in the Nevad

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Ethan Roberts, a rising high school senior, works at a Walmart in Fayette County, Ga. He says he plans to take advantage of the company's new benefit that will pay for standardized test preparation.

High Schoolers Who Work At Walmart Will See A New Perk — SAT And ACT Study Help

Jun 06, 2019
With a tight labor market, Walmart and other companies are adding new kinds of benefits to attract workers. Now, the giant retailer is offering to pay for prep courses for the SAT and ACT.
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School District Apologizes For Teacher Who Allegedly Cut Native American Child's Hair

Dec 06, 2018
Students say she cut part of one Native American classmate's braids and called another by a racial slur. It happened on Halloween and the teacher was in costume as a 19th century voodoo queen.

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