Sentences with phrase «among junior high»

Repeating a grade in school was associated with emotional distress among students in junior high (P <.001) and high school (P <.01) and with tobacco use among junior high students (P <.001).

Illegal drug use among junior high and high school students — and the use of marijuana in particular — increased last year after decreasing for several years, a study released last week concludes.

Not exact matches

The junior resource space is among the riskiest in the entire world, and it's high risk, high reward for a reason.

During their sophomore year of high school, the twins did several ergometer tests on a rowing machine to measure their speed and found to their surprise that their scores ranked them in the top 20 nationally among junior rowers.

Only their customarily high turnout and overrepresentation among GOP elites kept Mainliners from becoming distinctly junior partners in the Republican coalition.

Turner shared the backfield at Buford (Ga.) High School with Tennessee commit Anthony Grant and junior 4 - star Derrian Brown, who has an offer from Auburn, among other Division I programs.

Anecdotally, among the Division I athletes I have worked with, most of them were multi-sport athletes throughout junior high and (often) most of high school.

The area near the intersection of Woodridge and Plaza drives includes, among other things, Village Hall, a library, public works facility, park district community center, post office, junior high school and open space.

The ten Junior High School (JHS) students who made it to the finals of Citi FM's Literacy Challenge, have been named, to participate in the final contest, that will see the overall winner take home an amount of GHc10, 000 among other prizes.

As part of the programme, government will absorb the cost of tuition, school uniforms, feeding among others, to ensure that money is not an impediment to education for qualified Junior High School graduates.

Among those who think this way are Efraim Diveroli and David Packouz, who get together years after their friendship in junior high school with a plan that apparently nobody else thought of.

Neither the middle school nor the junior high has ever been popular among private schools, which educated only 2 percent of their 6th and 7th graders in these types of schools in 2007.

The elementary - and junior - high - school students who created the three inventions were among nine award winners this month in the New Jersey Education Department's annual «Mini - Invention / Innovation Team Contest.»

Included among Madison's unique PE facility is a complete fitness center (dubbed the Madison Health Club), which looks more like a neighborhood health club than a junior high school workout room.

New Jersey, for example, reports that its highest nonparticipation rates occur among juniors in high school.

A rock - climbing wall is among the many unique features of the Madison Junior High School PE facility.

Young people in the United States today, she says, are suffering because of «school stress, the college admissions process, high - stakes testing, cutthroat competition, the emphasis on stardom rather than on enjoyment of activities, sleep deprivation, parental pressure, the push for perfectionism, the need for escapism, the Age of Comparison, [and] the loss of leisure and childhood...» Among her favorite culprits for this state of affairs are testing in general, the SAT in particular, the «Nation at Risk» report, and the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), which she believes turned elementary schools and junior high schools into testing factories.

The high opt - out rate among juniors means Washington state as a whole fell short of the 95 percent participation rate required under the federal No Child Left Behind law.

Officials of the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the sheriff's department of rural Charles County were among those trying to discover why the center portion of the 16 - foot - high bleacher crumpled without warning as the school's junior class assembled for a back - to - school program.

In Washington, a statewide agreement among public colleges and universities allows high school juniors to use their Smarter Balanced Assessment results to «speed up» or «catch up» during their senior year.

This study investigated differences among intellectually gifted students of junior high age participating in full time intensive programs for the gifted.

Preliminary numbers in New Jersey showed that 15 percent of high school juniors opted out of the tests though the percentage was lower among younger students.

For example, when a group of juniors at Manhattan Bridges High School helped assess their school's climate, they discovered a number of problems and needs: too few counselors, unclean and crowded bathrooms, less - than - appetizing food in the cafeteria, a lack of engagement from parents, bullying from students at other schools on campus, and unequal levels of respect among students and between students and teachers.

Measures the percentage of juniors and seniors in high school who complete broad and challenging coursework — including Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and honors courses — in order to incentivize participation in rigorous coursework and to reduce equity gaps among student subgroups enrolled in advanced courses.

Recently, the first class of BVP juniors scored 108 points above the state average on the SAT, ranking among the highest performing and most affluent districts in Rhode Island.

The Corporate Education Reform Industry and their political allies like Governor Dannel Malloy are undermining our public education system and among their victims are Connecticut's children who are working their way through their junior year in high school.

Sixty - second videos created by Tiffany Bean of Davis High School and Jacob Nybo of Central Davis Junior High School are among eight finalists for a $ 1,000 cash prize in Zions Bank's «Magic of Saving» contest.

Among changes will be realigning grades so elementary schools serve grades k - 5, current junior highs transform to middle schools with grades 6 - 8, and Burnsville High School will have grades 9 - 12.

In 2013 nine states had all high school juniors take the ACT college entrance exam and Utah students placed first in the nation among that group.

This series is an excellent resource for the practical and realistic neophytes among us and is an invaluable tool I think should be adopted by junior and senior high schools across the country.»

This is seen in the high level of dividends paid out pre-2009 (almost unique among the junior miners), while since 2009 I would consider that management have righted the ship as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Overview: The intent of this award is to recognize commitment to excellence in high - quality high - volume spay / neuter practice among junior and senior veterinary students who are enrolled in the Professional Certificate in Shelter Medicine.

Stress levels are too high among junior lawyers, mental health and wellbeing charity LawCare has warned.

It's also worth noting that Burges Salmon has among the lowest commute times, with a higher proportion of its junior lawyers walking to work than any other major UK law firm.

A training framework as well developed as most UK firms is, perhaps, just as important as the cash: Shearman is among the highest rated US outfits for training in the Legal Cheek Trainee and Junior Lawyer Survey 2017 - 18.

Mentored, coached and trained junior team members to ensure continuity among security teams which contributed to a consistently high - quality product for the client.

Coping and Social Work Service Needs among Korean Junior High Students in their Initial School Adjustment in American Schools

Appearing «older than most» in class was associated with emotional distress and suicidal thoughts and behaviors among high school students (P <.001); it was also associated with substance use and an earlier age of sexual debut among both junior and senior high students.