ASNE - National Edition
Issue Date: 05/10/2008
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May 17, 2008
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Students Take Action Against Governor’s Cuts By Sammy Zenner - Becerra of Knights Banner at Arroyo High School in El Monte, CA. Drastic budget reductions in education funding prompt protests. full story >
New School Schedule Switch: Third Time's Not a Charm By Suzanne Lopez of The Bear Necessities at Cypress Creek High School in Orlando, FL. District hopes to address money woes with change full story >
New Graduation Requirement to Be Added to Academic Credits By Qichen Zhang of The Voice at Whitewater High School in Whitewater, WI. New graduation requirement to be added to academic credits.
Senior portfolio to be required. full story >
Relay for Life participants march into the stadium on April 25.
Relay brings hope By Patty Cauthen, Junior of Tiger Times at Dunnellon High School in Dunnellon, FL. 'Bald is beautiful.' Dunnellon High students learn the lesson during school's Relay for Life. full story >
Keaton Honaker, Junior, posing to be drunk in the drinking and driving assembly.
Assembly shows dangers of DUI By Denise Hattasch of The View at Desert Vista High School in Phoenix, AZ. Driving them to NOT drink. full story >
Prescription drug abuse rising By Elisha Lurvey of The Central High Times at Central High School in Springfield, MO. Easy to get, easy to abuse, misusing these drugs is a national issue. full story >
Kring shoots for hole-in-one record By Michael Blumreich of The Central High Times at Central High School in Springfield, MO. Wow! Central High senior Kring sinks two holes-in-one in same day. full story >
Aaraden Dick flames a dessert on his job at the Holiday Inn Select.
Guys in the kitchen By Chloe Martin, Ephraim Franklin, Dillon Braud of Campus Currents at Baton Rouge Magnet High School in Baton Rouge, LA. Food preparation is not a woman's world anymore. full story >
Junior Sarah Rudy worked at a barn last summer, a job obtained through one of her friends. (Photo courtesy of Rudy)
NEED A JOB? By Parul Guliani of The Octagon at Sacramento Country Day School in Sacramento, CA. Networking can be the perfect strategy for landing it. full story >
Touch Impacts Students By Liz Heffner of The Gallery at Durham School of the Arts in Durham, NC. Affectionately. Good physical and emotional health is often a matter of touch. full story >
photo by Melissa Caceres
Many of the products we use every day contain chemicals that can damage our skin. The more products used, the more the chemicals accumulate.
Ingredients in makeup may be dangerous By Thalia Armijo/Staff Reporter of The Viper Vibe at Felix Varela Senior High School in Miami, FL. Keep an eye out. Some makeup can be hazardous to your eyes, due to their chemical composition. full story >
#1 ranked movie in the box office By Charde Stewart of The Flash at Rocklin High School in Rocklin, CA. 'Baby Mama' ranks No. 1 at the box office. full story >
Kraftwerk performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, April 26.
Coachella Fest Weekend - Three Days of Phenomenal Diversity By Matthew Sandmeier of The RamPage at Desert Mirage High School in Thermal, CA. International music, diversity and acclaim. full story >
The Riot! Continues By Marie Ipock of Tiger Times at Los Lunas High School in Los Lunas, NM. Paramore's new album is a Riot. Raging vocals and shredding solos. full story >
Nineteen Minutes book review: By Michelle Ahronovitz of The Flash at Rocklin High School in Rocklin, CA. Story about school shootings in the 21st century is engrossing. full story >
Dan in Real Life By Sean Gormley of The Mercury at Exeter-West Greenwich Senior High School in West Greenwich, RI. 'Dan in Real Life' -- about life in a family -- sure to deliver laughs and warmth -- full story >
Teacher Richard Day (right) plays with his band Leap of Faith at the 1992 Whole Earth Festival. Playing a mix of folk music and bluegrass they performed for a small enthusiastic crowd of their own friends at 9 a.m. on a Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Day)
Strange stimulants, fire dancers, tattoos, tie-dye, music: By Whitney Hillis of The Octagon at Sacramento Country Day School in Sacramento, CA. Unique Mom's Day weekend. UC Davis hosts Whole Earth Festival for wide audience. full story >
Courtesy of RunFatBoyRunMovie.com
Run Fat Boy! Run Into Theaters! By Mariana Villafaña of The Oarsman at Venice High School in Los Angeles, CA. David Schwimmer's TV comedy background proves handy in his directing debut. full story >
Stacia Epps, Derek Pentz, and Kate Hickey show their support during the Day of Silence
The Silence Continues By Tiffany Casey & Kaitlan Reeves of The Gracian at Havre de Grace High School in Havre de Grace, MD. National event aims to bring attention to oppression of gay, lesbian and transgender people. full story >
Street racing: Many teens partake in dangerous and risky event By Jessie Lahman of The Talisman at Hayes High School in Delaware, OH. Dangerous game. Street-racing puts the bodies and lives of young people at extreme risk. It's also illegal. full story >
It’s Time to Wake Up and Smell the Warming! By Nilska Guerrero of The Oarsman at Venice High School in Los Angeles, CA. Global warming is real -- from pole to pole. full story >
Kerouac has much to say about today’s world By Ben Park, Staff Reporter of ECHO at Trinity High School in Louisville, KY. Beat poet nailed human condition 50 years ago. full story >
American Terrorism By Jordan Cook of Smoke Signals at Borden Junior-Senior High School in Borden, IN. School shootings are the worst kind of violence and they only breed more school shootings. full story >
Freegans reject culture, capitalism By Emily Corts of The Record at Amherst Marion L. Steele High School in Amherst, OH. The answers are already there. Adherants say fuller use of existing resources is key to a better society. full story >
Swearing, cursing not only types of profanity for this spiritual student By Ryan L. Arrendell of The Blake Beat at James Hubert Blake High School in Silver Spring, MD. Thou Shalt Not ... The Lord's name also gets abused. full story >
Senior sweeper Bao Lor kicks the ball around a Faith defender in an April 21 loss to the Lions. Lor, who captains the team, can spend only limited time playing because of family duties. (Photo by Lauren Evans)
Drama threatens team unity By Michael Lewis of The Octagon at Sacramento Country Day School in Sacramento, CA. Girls' soccer squad vents about personal conflicts in discussion circle. 'We don’t communicate well and we don’t play as a team.' full story >
Carole Fletcher brings her book, Healed by Horses, to life for students during her visit on May 8, 2008.
Healed by Horses By Olivia Hendricks, Sophomore of Tiger Times at Dunnellon High School in Dunnellon, FL. Author Carole Fletcher delivers message to Dunnellon High: You can teach an old horse new tricks. full story >
GO FISH: Chris Baker explores a koi pond in Taipei, Taiwan. Koi are indigenous to the waters of Asia.
Chris Baker gets taste of asia By Claire Sands of Campus Currents at Baton Rouge Magnet High School in Baton Rouge, LA. Go East, young man. Baton Rouge student immerses himself in Chinese culture during a semester in Taiwan. full story >
Mexican culture week week at Rocklin High By Tyler Mackanin of The Flash at Rocklin High School in Rocklin, CA. Community celebrates Mexican sports, food, dance and art. full story >
Teacher Academy helps prepare college bound students for a career in education. There are many opportunities at the Delaware Area Career Center Teacher Academy.
Career Shadowing: Students Explore Job Opportunities By Allison Reed of The Talisman at Hayes High School in Delaware, OH. Career shadowing gives students a chance to check out their potential futures. full story >
Weight room out of shape, needs updated equipment By Mike Needham of The Octagon at Sacramento Country Day School in Sacramento, CA. It's straight out of the '80s -- and not in a good way. full story >
Fencers practiced in the convocation hall.
photo by Clayton Ray
Fencing popularity growing By Jamie Bishop, Features Editor of ECHO at Trinity High School in Louisville, KY. Getting the point. Students are falling for fencing. full story >
