Author: Elisabeth Jones, Staff Writer
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Some Schools Striving Toward “Global Awareness”
Across the Globe, the integration of other cultures is spreading. For example, Germany has extended its humanities education, learning about the full history of France and Spain. In China, 70 percent of mail is…
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Geoffrey Phillips, Male Cheerleader, Competes Nationally
Geoffrey Phillips, junior, cheers for the Elite Cheer and Dance team in his spare time. Recently, Phillips aided his team in winning an Americheer competition on November 14 and 15 in Columbus, Ohio. For…
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Chorus Students Auditioned for Music Conference
Lauren Smallwood, Eddie Hackim, and Mary Robert McGrath were selected out of hundreds of applicants to participate in the annual North Carolina Music Educators conference held on Sunday, Nov. 8, in Winston-Salem. Before being…
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Capital Pride’s Success Leads to International Choral Festival
For the sixteenth year, Capital Pride has shown its strength in both talent and numbers; Diane Covington’s choral program will participate in an international choral festival that begins on April 22 in Charleston, South…
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The Skinny on Fad Diets
Since reading The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan over summer break, I began to think about a question he asks in the beginning of the book; “How did we ever get to a point…
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Some Wake Schools Start SMART Lunch
This year, Knightdale, Sanderson, and Athens Drive Highs Schools have joined Panther Creek in instituting a program called SMART lunch or Students Maximizing Achievement with Resources and Time. SMART Lunch provides a new…
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Gym Etiquette
School sports are not for everyone. While some can score touch downs and make home-runs, others chose not to participate in team sports. I am part of that second group of people. For those…