Today's Stories Dec 4, 2008
Sinbad: Thursday, Dec. 4; University of South Carolina Aiken Conv. Mickey e's Magical Journey: 7PM, James Brown Arena, 601 Se. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Preview: West Virginia - USF Dec 4, 2008
Allen has flashed the athleticism and playmaking skills of a former high school quarterback while racking up 45 tackles and one interception. At strong safety, Williams is a 6-4, 214-pound enforcer entering his fourth season as a starter. (BlueGoldNews.com)
Fight Night-Violence Night-What are you teaching those kids? Dec 4, 2008
Hasn't Montrose High School and the Montrose area seen enough violence ... It is a lesson by Montrose High School that beating your opponent into a bloody pulp and submission is how we do it around here ... So what is the next fund raiser when the public fails to support High School sports. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Scholarship honors Wilson Farm patriarchs memory Dec 4, 2008
Though he didn t attend the school, Alan Wilson always had a soft spot for Minuteman Regional High School ... Called the Alan B. Wilson Memorial Scholarship Fund, one scholarship a year will be given to a student graduating from either Lexington High School or Minuteman ... The Wilsons have long assisted high school students with financial aid for college. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Spinelli fulfills dream as a Marine Dec 4, 2008
Spinelli ultimately served two tours of duty in Iraq after leaving with a military recruiter just two hours after graduation from Oliver Ames High School in 2003. His four years as a Marine left him with memories of his fellow Marines, some of whom were killed in action, and also left Spinelli with another little talked about and stigmatized problem-post traumatic stress disorder or PTSD.. (Easton Journal, MA)
From a man's point of view - A View From the Right Dec 4, 2008
Miss Cranky wrote on Nov 30, 2008 9:06 AM:" Hey "Facts" - that so-called fact about Obama voting present 168 times is just spin - that's 168 times out of about 4,000 votes. It's less than 3% of the votes he participated in. You were misinformed about how important that "fact" was.The big problem w/ Palin is that she's obviously into politics because of her moral agenda, not because she cares about governance. She runs her office like it's a high school clique. She's one part tv evangelist and... (Cameron Observer, MO)
The memories won't fade away Dec 4, 2008
Leander desperately needed a bigger stadium when word came from Odessa that Permian High School, a legendary powerhouse, would build a new stadium and was willing to sell the steel frame of their old one for only 60,000. The low price sounded like a deal to Leander Superintendent Fred Hobson. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
PHS, MHS girls get wins Dec 4, 2008
Paragould High School senior Hailey Ball, shown in earlier action this season, scored 16 points to help lead the Lady Rams to a 60-41 win Monday night over Riverview in the opening round of the Medallion Classic in Newport ... Published: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 12:13 PM CST The Paragould High School Lady Rams and the Marmaduke High School Lady Greyhounds each posted tournament wins Monday night ... After a third-place finish in the 2008 Rumble on the Ridge last weekend, the Greene County... (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Durham's big man is severely injured Dec 4, 2008
Advertisements Barry Saunders, Staff Writer Rodney Rogers, a former Durham high school sports star with a legendary physique, could do just about anything on a basketball court or football field ... "Say a prayer for Rodney and his family,'' Odom said.The injury has felled, at least for the moment, a man who is more than a famous former athlete. Rogers is an ambassador for Durham. He worked with his own hands to repair his hometown's streets. He used his fame to polish its reputation. He... (News & Observer -- Sports)
Piracy needs tougher action Dec 4, 2008
Albany Democrat Herald: Opinions. Last modified: Monday, December 1, 2008 9:01 AM PST. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Tuesday's prep basketball results Dec 4, 2008
Albany Democrat Herald: High School Sports. . (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Message in Chambliss victory? Dec 4, 2008
Comparing someone who was a member of the Wasilla Alaska city counsel, and Mayor of Wasilla Alaska smaller than some high schools in large cities in the US, and may have held an office in the PTA and some post in her Church to Obama is ludicrous the word not the campaigner who wrote Freak in the Bedroom. I guess you are considering Palin s impressive stint as head of the Fellowship of Chirstian Athletes as substantive experience, captain of the Alaska 1982 championship girls high school... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Stephen Bobb, 49, gentle dog lover, hard worker Dec 4, 2008
After their parents divorced, Stephen Bobb dropped out of high school so he could help support himself and his mother, Mrs. Fair said. In his late teens, Mr. Bobb was diagnosed with schizophrenia, a severe and disabling mental disorder. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Chatham High honors top fall athletes Dec 4, 2008
Chatham High School's female fall Scholar-Athletes are, from left, Rachel Brown, Paige Aaron, Marissa Thompson, Danielle Beauvais and Katelyn Dockery. Chatham High School's fall sports seasons came to an official end last Tuesday evening at the Fall Sports Banquet ... This is the third year that a Chatham High School cross country team appeared at a region championship meet. (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)
Olympia High looks back on fall sports Dec 4, 2008
The Olympia High School Athletic Department is proud of another successful fall season for Titan sports programs ... After the fall season, Olympia High School held fifth place in the All-Metro Conference title standings, only a few points out of first place ... The boys basketball team, led by second-year Head Coach Mark Griseck, entered last week ranked 17th in the nation by National Prep High School rankings. (Winter Garden West Orange Times, FL)
DOB weighs in on Vazquez Dec 4, 2008
Seriously Cinncinatti s field is smaller than my high school baseball field. If the Braves sign Dunn everyone is going to be cussing him by May. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
What's changed? Dec 4, 2008
discipline in the field is awful to watch as they made some high school errors mentally. frankly. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Nearly 1,600 compete in Thanksgiving run Dec 4, 2008
Speaking of large gatherings, Knoll, son of Niles High School Principal Jim Knoll, was one of 22 members of the extended Knoll family to run in one of the four races. Ages of runners in that Knoll clan ranged from five years to 65 years, establishing what probably was some type of unofficial record for the contest. (Cassopolis Vigilant, MI)
What's Happening Dec 4, 2008
Christmas at Donovan - 1 to 3 p.m., Monsignor Donovan Catholic High School, 590 Lavendar Road; free photo with Santa; enjoy storytime with Mrs. Claus; caroling by the St. Cecilia Society; Santa's Secret Shop for ages 3-12; www ... Cedar Shoals High School Concert Choir - 6 p.m., Covenant Presbyterian Church, 1065 Gaines School Road; free and open to the public; donations will be accepted to help defray the costs of the performance of the choir in Carnegie Hall in April 2009; moonli@clarke ... -... (Athens Banner-Herald)
National Notebook: Son of a legend now a prospect Dec 4, 2008
While he tinkered with football, playing junior varsity in high school, he concentrated on swimming. After his junior season, he won the state championship in the 50 meters and focused on qualifying for the 2008 Olympic Games. (Wyoming Sports -- Rivals.com)
An Army-Navy game freighted with memories for one veteran Dec 4, 2008
They met as freshmen at Chaminade High School, an all-boys Roman Catholic school in the suburbs of New York ... Larsen and Winchester met at football tryouts for freshmen in high school. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
God Bless Us Every One Dec 4, 2008
Grace is the only one who s been with us before, Jepson says of Rezendes, who s a student at Stonington High School ... New to the Granite stage is Nicholas Mikkelsen, a graduate of Westerly High School now in his first year at the University of Rhode Island, who will play Fred, Scrooge s nephew. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Central Texas School Among 26 Nominated For Blue Ribbon Award Dec 4, 2008
2008 High School Playoffs ... Brownwood ISD: Brownwood High School ... Devine ISD: Devine High School. (KWTX.com, TX)
Decades of devotion Dec 4, 2008
They met in Boston, just after she graduated from high school. She was on the way to the Cape with her grandparents and was lost so she stopped in to a gas station where he was working. (Bolton Common, MA)
What will Arnold Schwarzenegger's next role be? Dec 4, 2008
As president of the Auburn High School Girls' Club, Chris discovered that she had a talent for negotiation. She wanted the school's. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Body swappingResearch suggests illusion of another-body experience will fool you Dec 4, 2008
Would you favor delaying the opening of the new Vista Grande High School until more operating funds are available. Yes. (Casa Grande Valley Newspapers, AZ)
College basketball: Wranglers put pieces together in conference opener Dec 4, 2008
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College basketball: Lady Wranglers open WJCAC slate with easy victory Dec 4, 2008
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Maryland may face roller coaster season Dec 4, 2008
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Warriors top Tigers Dec 4, 2008
Corvallis Gazette Times: High School Sports ... high school basketball. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
A new approach (6) Dec 4, 2008
The girl returned to Muscatine High School six times in a three-year period to take another swing at getting her diploma ... She told the Board that the average high school dropout ends up costing the community 200,000 to 250,000 over 40 years ... Once an off-campus site is located and funding is established, then we d be in a position to seek funding to help start an alternative high school. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
PG West: Quick Quips one step away from final (Today) Dec 4, 2008
Since those losses, Aliquippa is 10-0 and will play for a spot in the PIAA championship game at 7 p.m. tomorrow against Wilmington (13-1) at Center High School's Sarge Albert Stadium ... Where: Sarge Albert Stadium, Center High School. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Granado lifts Panthers over Mustangs in OT, 94-92 Dec 4, 2008
Fort Stockton is scheduled to take part in the Ramada Brian Tate Wilson Memorial Tournament Friday and Saturday at Alpine High School and Sul Ross State University. The Panthers will meet first-round opponent Van Horn at 11:30 a.m. Friday at Sul Ross. (Fort Stockton Pioneer, TX)
Wolfe Makes History With All-MWC Nod Dec 4, 2008
With one year left to play, the graduate of Hart High School is already the Rebels' all-time leader in receptions with 209 and receiving yards with 2,735 in just 36 games played ... The graduate of Steele Canyon High School led the Mountain West Conference and currently ranks seventh in the nation with 10. (Unlvrebels.com)
Is Technology Causing Humans to Mutate? Dec 4, 2008
When I was in high school, I took typing class. Now, kids entering high school can already type 100 words per minute. (Datamation)
Obituaries for Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008 Dec 4, 2008
She was a 1934 graduate of Central High School and grew up in Goosetown. Dolores attended the La Crosse College of Commerce, now known as Western Technical College. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Dion's amateur hour Dec 4, 2008
Harpo was a Knob in High School and he is still a Knob from Ordinary, Canada writes: Yes Yes and Mike Duffy is the picture perfect Canadian. LOOOLCTV should be embarrassed to even put this clown on T,V. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Q&A with Josh Hamilton Dec 4, 2008
The first time it happened was in high school. It was my senior year, and I was coming out of English class one day and this guy is standing there was a dozen baseballs. (MLB.com -- Texas Rangers)
WSU Men's Golf Signs Frame Player to National Letter of Intent Dec 4, 2008
is a four-year varsity letterwinner from University High School, who will join the Cougar squad next season. Frame has been named captain each year under head coach Joe Turman. (Wsucougars.com)
Fish out of water Dec 4, 2008
com High School Sites ... High School Sports Central ... While he tinkered with football, playing junior varsity in high school, he concentrated on swimming. (Prep Sports Sports -- Rivals.com)
'Twilight' offers mild undead pleasures, but never bares its fangs Dec 4, 2008
Too close for comfort: Heroine high schooler Bella (Kristin Stewart) falls for bad boy Edward (Robert Pattinson) who turns out to be slighty deader than the other boys ... This is because the movie follows the book, about a dashing young vampire named Edward and a human high school girl, Bella, who fall in love, almost word-for-word. (The Current Online, MO)
Lovejoy claims Class 3A Title Dec 4, 2008
SAN MARCOS -- When Lovejoy High School opened three years ago and his players put on their pads for the first time, Ryan Mitchell expected good things. Perhaps, at some point, even a state championship. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Sundance lineup basks in life's dark places Dec 4, 2008
One such film is Dare, a high school drama about a love triangle involving a teenage girl and boy who are in love with the same guy in their class. It stars Emmy Rossum (The Phantom of the Opera), Zach Gilford (Friday Night Lights) and Ashley Springer (Teeth). (USA Today)
WEB EXCLUSIVE ... Boston Pops comes to North Penn Dec 4, 2008
And that's good news for local fans of the Boston Pops because North Penn High School is one of the stops on this year's seven-city holiday tour of "America's Orchestra." Conductor Lockhart and the Pops will appear at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4, in the North Penn High School auditorium as part of the Lansdale Community Concerts series, now in its 62nd season ... "It's been probably the most consistently successful tour we do." North Penn High School is the only high school auditorium in which... (Doylestown Central Bucks Life, PA)
Practice makes perfect meals Dec 4, 2008
She graduated from Sugar-Salem High School ... and attended high school there. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
More of this story Dec 4, 2008
PORTSMOUTH When Portsmouth High School English teacher Donald Carrara was looking for a play for the school theater program, he found a classic with themes that still resonate in the 21st century ... What: The Portsmouth High School Drama Club presents Tennessee Williams' 'A Streetcar Named Desire ... Where: Portsmouth High School auditorium, Education Lane. (Newport Daily News, RI)
The Schwetty Balls of the Golden Globes Dec 4, 2008
Stars like Tom Hanks, Alec Baldwin and Sacha Baron Cohen saw this year's Golden Globes as an opportunity to wax poetic on the man sacks of the people closest to them. While presenting the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award to Warren Beatty, Hanks said "balls." A lot. (Yahoo News -- Golden Globe Awards)
June 21 ceremony unites Liles, Cain in matrimony Dec 4, 2008
The bride is a 2002 graduate of Roanoke Rapids High School ... The bridegroom graduated in 2002 from Bertie High School and a 2003 graduate of Nashville Auto Deisel College. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Miss Coates becomes the bride of Mr. Robert Lee Knight Dec 4, 2008
The bride graduated from Gumberry High School in 1980. She got her certificate for nursing from Halifax Community College in 1982. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
This week at the movies Dec 4, 2008
Bella Swan has never really fit in with all the trendy girls at her high school. When she s sent to live with her father in the rainy town of Forks, Wash. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Parent's Day Out Dec 4, 2008
High School Musical 3 Nights in Rodanthe. Tickets are only $4. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Spirits, Gothams vie to launch Oscar season Dec 4, 2008
-- but that seems probable with "The Class," a slice-of-life drama set in a Parisian inner-city high school ... As I remember it, I was standing in the hallway outside the journalism office at Berkeley High School, talking to a couple of friends on the paper. (Salon)
WEB EXCLUSIVE ... Boston Pops comes to North Penn Dec 3, 2008
And that's good news for local fans of the Boston Pops because North Penn High School is one of the stops on this year's seven-city holiday tour of "America's Orchestra." Conductor Lockhart and the Pops will appear at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4, in the North Penn High School auditorium as part of the Lansdale Community Concerts series, now in its 62nd season ... "It's been probably the most consistently successful tour we do." North Penn High School is the only high school auditorium in which... (Springfield Sun, PA)
Martinsville High School receives grant to replace materials lost to flooding Dec 3, 2008
MARTINSVILLE Dollar General and the American Association for School Librarians have awarded a 5,000 grant to Martinsville High School to replace library materials lost to June flooding ... Rogers said the Federal Emergency Management Agency has recommended replacing the flood-stricken 1921 wing of the Martinsville Junior/Senior High School. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
The Citizen's Cinema Dec 3, 2008
TheCitizensCinema wrote on Oct 27, 2008 12:29 PM:" In light of the 12th "Saw" and eighth "High School Musical" topping the box office this weekend, I'm going to cheat on movies again and talk about TV. But it's TV in a cinematic sense, and a show that actually began as a movie: "Battlestar Galactica ... TheCitizensCinema wrote on Sep 28, 2008 11:16 PM:" We lost one of film's finest personalities this weekend when Paul Newman passed away at 83.His most towering works - which ironically don't... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Cultural immersion Dec 3, 2008
After school, middle schoolers attend cram schools, preparing for their high school entry exams ... Your high school is determined by your entry exam ... Those with the best scores go to the best high schools. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Empty Stockings Dec 3, 2008
The Angel Fund also awards Montana postsecondary scholarships to qualified high-school seniors based on need and academic success at each high school to assist in expenses their freshman year. This fall, The Angel Fund began its 19th school year making a difference in a child s life. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Retirement party for Joel Ireland is December 4 Dec 3, 2008
The Rincon/University High School Jazz Band will perform during the celebration, and speakers will include several former board members who served alongside Ireland, Superintendent Elizabeth Celania-Fagen, and Jan Lesher from the Arizona Governor s office. More Headline News. (FOX 11, AZ)
Teens: Just moody, or mentally ill? Dec 3, 2008
John Hill was a typical teenager in many ways: He started smoking when he was in high school, which upset his mother, and he spent a lot of time in his room alone, staying up until 5 in the morning playing video games. He went to school but often signed himself out sick after a couple of hours, and his grades plummeted. (MSNBC -- Health)
Viewpoint: Rose blooming before our eyes Dec 3, 2008
9 points on 46 percent shooting last season, the 24-year-old wing from Lanphier High School went into Tuesday s game scoring 13 points and shooting 40 percent. I m not really worried, Iguodala said about 90 minutes before tip-off. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
"Homeless to Harvard"She Lived It, Spoke in Rochester Dec 3, 2008
Movie Narrator: "She had a 95 average and finished at the top of her class of 150. She did it while completing four years of high school in two. She did it while homelessher mother dead and her father a drug addict living in shelters.Liz Murrays story is summed up in the movie's title: Homeless to Harvard. When the lights came up...the group realized, Murray had made a trip to Rochester...to visit them at the YWCA."Don't be shy," she told the group.They weren't.They shared the... (WOKR13 Rochester)
Newell, Carlton, Kiszer earn English honors Dec 3, 2008
The Chippewa Falls Senior High School English Department is pleased to announce its English students of the month for October. Senior Daniel Newell, the son of Marie Newell, was chosen by his English teacher Greg Adams. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
No. 1 North Carolina ready for trip to Detroit Dec 3, 2008
Freshmen forward Delvon Roe has been a key contributor in Suton's absence, but his minutes continue to be limited as he recovers from a high school knee injury. Wednesday's game features two of the nation's quickest, most dangerous point guards. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Nico Bella might be her name, or maybe not Dec 3, 2008
When she graduated from Cleveland High School she was known as Nicole Jeffries. When she moved to Seattle in 1999, she became Bella Beretta, founding The Gun Street Girls Burlesque troupe that she claims was "the country's first rock and roll/punk burlesque ensemble.". (OregonLive, OR -- Living)
Review: Zack and Miri Make a Porno Dec 3, 2008
Then one day, after meeting a gay porn star (a hilarious cameo by Justin Long) at their high school reunion, Zack gets the idea of he and Miri making a porno film of their own in order to pay the bills. A Romantic Comedy in Disguise. (Suite101.com)
