In the video, you learn that there are a few school districts in Georgia and South Carolina that have chosen to not cancel classes in lieu of celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to make up for missed classes caused by the recent bad weather. Several African American Organizations, including the NAACP, are protesting the actions taken by the school districts. The NAACP, the Reverend Al Sharpton, and the Reverend Jessie Jackson have all asked students and families to boycott school today.Should the school be forced to close down? Should Schools always be closed on Martin Luther King, Jr Day?
(Tupac (Old School) pictured left and Drake (New School) pictured right)Old School vs New SchoolIf you had 100 songs and 100 artists to represent Old and New School Hip-Hop/Rap, who would win?
A new study shows that only 47% of black high school students ever graduate compared to 78% of white students. Is this due to a racist element or is it because less resources are used in lower-income areas and thus a socio economic issue?
When we are kids and look out on our future there are certain things we expect to take place within a certain time frame. It's like we have a script we expect to follow. We soon realize that the script isn't written in stone and we all deviate a lot. As we grow older and start looking back this generalized look to the future, that occurred when we were young, actually affects the way we recall our past. Our young adult lives are seen as so important that it has a major impact on our recall. We tend to pick and chose from this time period so often that when we tell our story to others high school comes up over and over again. It all sounds like a Kenny Chesney song ... he sure likes to sing about it a lot. Everyone always says enjoy it, high school is the best time of your life! But how many people do you know that really enjoy their High School reunions? Many don't even want to attend and don't. Was High School really the best time of my life? No!!! What time period was "the best time of your life"?
We want your opinion on whether the lesbian couple at Patrick Henry high school being named high school's first king and queen is acceptable or not!
There's a remote chance either Durrell Summers or Kalin Lucas will be selected in tonight's NBA draft, but they could still find a future in pro basketball -- in the NBA or overseas. Durrell Summers High school: Redford Covenant.College highlights: MSU career leader with 145 games. Sixth in school history with 161 three-pointers. Scored a career-high 26 points vs. Maryland in 2010. Kalin Lucas High school: Orchard Lake St. Mary's.College highlights: Ranks third at MSU in career games (141), fifth in scoring (1,996 points) and first in free throws made (507). He was the 2009 Big Ten player of the year.
There's a remote chance either Durrell Summers or Kalin Lucas will be selected in tonight's NBA draft, but they could still find a future in pro basketball -- in the NBA or overseas.
Durrell Summers
High school: Redford Covenant.
College highlights: MSU career leader with 145 games. Sixth in school history with 161 three-pointers. Scored a career-high 26 points vs. Maryland in 2010.
Kalin Lucas
High school: Orchard Lake St. Mary's.
College highlights: Ranks third at MSU in career games (141), fifth in scoring (1,996 points) and first in free throws made (507). He was the 2009 Big Ten player of the year.
This week’s Mercury has a feature on Washington High School, the beautiful abandoned building on SE Stark and 12th. I love this building – its boarded-up windows and looming stature inspired a short story I wrote, and I have often walked in the neighborhood and admired the mystery that surrounds the school. I was extremely excited to attend the Time Based Art festival in 2009 and get a chance to go inside the school. The article mentions the many plans various groups have had for the building. The surrounding community and the Park Bureau dream of converting it into a community center, but no one has the money. Plans with a developer to turn the school into condos similarly fell apart for lack of financing. One comment from a reader suggests establishing Washington High as a music venue with more space than the Crystal Ballroom. Currently, Portland Public Schools owns the building. With heaps of budget problems surrounding operating PPS high schools, there’s little chance Washington High will be reopened as a school. With all these possibilities up in the air and little indication of who will finally succeed in using the building, we're free to discuss what we’d like to see done with it in a perfect situation. What do you think?
This week’s Mercury has a feature on Washington High School, the beautiful abandoned building on SE Stark and 12th. I love this building – its boarded-up windows and looming stature inspired a short story I wrote, and I have often walked in the neighborhood and admired the mystery that surrounds the school. I was extremely excited to attend the Time Based Art festival in 2009 and get a chance to go inside the school.
The article mentions the many plans various groups have had for the building. The surrounding community and the Park Bureau dream of converting it into a community center, but no one has the money. Plans with a developer to turn the school into condos similarly fell apart for lack of financing. One comment from a reader suggests establishing Washington High as a music venue with more space than the Crystal Ballroom.
Currently, Portland Public Schools owns the building. With heaps of budget problems surrounding operating PPS high schools, there’s little chance Washington High will be reopened as a school. With all these possibilities up in the air and little indication of who will finally succeed in using the building, we're free to discuss what we’d like to see done with it in a perfect situation. What do you think?
The Mansfield District in Texas recently decided to make teaching the Arabic Language and Culture mandatory in two of its public schools and making it optional in its other schools.Dozens of parents voiced their concerns in a town hall-like meeting in the local schools with the superintendent. On CNN Newsroom, one parent is seen arguing that "the school does not teach Christianity, so I don't want them teaching, the Islam." The District responds to such misinformed concern by stressing the class would be about language and culture, and has nothing to do with Islam. Currently, the school has put off its plan for implementing Arabic as a mandatory class. However, in general, should a school be allowed to make a language mandatory?Should the Texas Schools be allowed to make the Arabic Language mandatory?
While many people dream of going to school to better their education, there are many who are left with a degree that is almost meaningless in my opinion after they have already graduated. I am left with this simple yet deep rooted problem myself. As I am finding out, job hunting just isn't what it used to be. Nobody is hiring entry level adults anymore for positions that have to do with their field of study. What does that mean? Well it really comes down to two things. 1.) The job market is horrible because companies are trying to survive on less. Less meaning fewer jobs. 2.) A greater emphasis on higher education. A greater emphasis meaning that there are more people than ever with a bachelors degree. I am now sitting wondering whether school is worth it. Although most professional companies require a degree as just part of the qualifications, what is the point if there are no entry level jobs? Everyone is fighting to survive and the struggle to make money and find a job has become increasingly difficult.
Posted by Bryan FischerWhen Todd Graham took over the head coaching duties at Pitt, many thought the school would concentrate their out-of-state recruiting on Texas, where Grahm coached in high school and recruited well while at Rice and Tulsa. While his staff has focused a lot of their efforts in the state, they haven't forgotten about nearby talent in the midwest. That paid off Friday with the commitment of Oakwood (Ohio) defensive end Myles Hilliard to the Panthers after he unofficially visited the school."On the way back, me and my dad were talking about it," he told PantherLair.com. Then when I got home, I went to sleep and woke up at four o'clock in the morning and I was just thinking about it, and I realized, yeah, I want to go there. Hilliard held offers from Cincinnati, Minnesota, Syracuse and West Virginia, among others, but it was the connection he developed with the coaching staff at the school's summer camp that really sealed the deal for Pitt."It was just the coaches," he said. "Every college looked nice, but it was the coaches. I wanted somebody who I had a great relationship with and who was going to coach me and make me better."The 6-foot-6, 245-pound defensive end spent time with position coach Paul Randolph and outside linebackers coach Randall McCray while camping and the two had been recruiting him hard ever since he picked up an offer from the school two weeks ago. Hilliard is the fourth commit for Pitt in the class of 2012, all but one of whom is on defense.
When Todd Graham took over the head coaching duties at Pitt, many thought the school would concentrate their out-of-state recruiting on Texas, where Grahm coached in high school and recruited well while at Rice and Tulsa. While his staff has focused a lot of their efforts in the state, they haven't forgotten about nearby talent in the midwest. That paid off Friday with the commitment of Oakwood (Ohio) defensive end Myles Hilliard to the Panthers after he unofficially visited the school.
"On the way back, me and my dad were talking about it," he told PantherLair.com. Then when I got home, I went to sleep and woke up at four o'clock in the morning and I was just thinking about it, and I realized, yeah, I want to go there.
Hilliard held offers from Cincinnati, Minnesota, Syracuse and West Virginia, among others, but it was the connection he developed with the coaching staff at the school's summer camp that really sealed the deal for Pitt.
"It was just the coaches," he said. "Every college looked nice, but it was the coaches. I wanted somebody who I had a great relationship with and who was going to coach me and make me better."
The 6-foot-6, 245-pound defensive end spent time with position coach Paul Randolph and outside linebackers coach Randall McCray while camping and the two had been recruiting him hard ever since he picked up an offer from the school two weeks ago. Hilliard is the fourth commit for Pitt in the class of 2012, all but one of whom is on defense.
A teacher in Arizona was fired last week for having a political bumper sticker on her car. The bumper sticker asked "Have You Drugged Your Kid Today?" Tarah Ausburn claims the bumper sticker on her Prius was her way to protest society for over-medicating hyperactive kids with various drugs such as Adderall and Ritalin. She believes children are often given the drug even if they may not need them, and that something must be done to stop the practice.Ausburn says she did not share the slogan with her class. However, parents saw the bumper sticker on the back of her vehicle and took their complaints to the school officials. In response to the parent complaints, the principal asked Ausburn to remove the bumper sticker from her vehicle. Ausburn refused to comply and did not remove the bumper sticker. This led the principal to fire her.Is a political bumper sticker justifiable grounds for firing a School Teacher?
One in four students nationally report having very serious problems in their school with: hostile or threatening remarks among different groups of students, including bullying and cyber bullying; physical fights among members of different groups of friends; threats or destructive acts other than physical fights; turf battles among different groups of students; and gang violence.-FC Lunenburg
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Posted by Tom FornelliLast week Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon mentioned the possibility of Michigan having a new mascot, something that the school hasn't had since 1937. It turns out that having living and breathing wolverines can be dangerous, as they aren't exactly the most cuddly creatures. Well, as you'd expect there's negative feedback when somebody in a program with as much tradition as Michigan's mentions making a change. After all, having a college kid wander the sidelines in a furry costume would tear the tradition of Michigan football apart from the seams, and a great curse would be unleashed upon Ann Arbor.Well, don't worry, Michigan fans. Dave Brandon made sure to do a bit of backtracking on the mascot on Friday. He says that while the school is considering the idea, it's not an active project. Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon says the school has discussed the possibility of a mascot for the Wolverines, but that it's "not an active project."There was a bit of a stir when Brandon was quoted in the online magazine Michigan Today saying the university is "interested in doing a mascot but it has to be something that fans love."Brandon tells The Associated Press that a mascot is something Michigan has discussed because the school wants to connect with younger fans. However, he says there's "no timetable" and no current project to come up with one. (wipes brow) Phew, that was a close one, wasn't it?I hope Brandon tables this idea for the sake of his own job. If former Michigan defensive coordinator Greg Robinson taught anyone anything while at the school -- and it wasn't defense -- it was that bringing a mascot to Michigan will only lead to losing your job.
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Last week Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon mentioned the possibility of Michigan having a new mascot, something that the school hasn't had since 1937. It turns out that having living and breathing wolverines can be dangerous, as they aren't exactly the most cuddly creatures. Well, as you'd expect there's negative feedback when somebody in a program with as much tradition as Michigan's mentions making a change. After all, having a college kid wander the sidelines in a furry costume would tear the tradition of Michigan football apart from the seams, and a great curse would be unleashed upon Ann Arbor.
Well, don't worry, Michigan fans. Dave Brandon made sure to do a bit of backtracking on the mascot on Friday. He says that while the school is considering the idea, it's not an active project.
Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon says the school has discussed the possibility of a mascot for the Wolverines, but that it's "not an active project."There was a bit of a stir when Brandon was quoted in the online magazine Michigan Today saying the university is "interested in doing a mascot but it has to be something that fans love."Brandon tells The Associated Press that a mascot is something Michigan has discussed because the school wants to connect with younger fans. However, he says there's "no timetable" and no current project to come up with one.
There was a bit of a stir when Brandon was quoted in the online magazine Michigan Today saying the university is "interested in doing a mascot but it has to be something that fans love."
Brandon tells The Associated Press that a mascot is something Michigan has discussed because the school wants to connect with younger fans. However, he says there's "no timetable" and no current project to come up with one.
(wipes brow) Phew, that was a close one, wasn't it?
I hope Brandon tables this idea for the sake of his own job. If former Michigan defensive coordinator Greg Robinson taught anyone anything while at the school -- and it wasn't defense -- it was that bringing a mascot to Michigan will only lead to losing your job.
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