Sentences with phrase «high school years brought»

Donn's high school years brought good grades and a lot of sports — tennis, basketball and football.

But the last months of his high school years brought many events which convinced us this was all beyond our control.

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Lawmakers also decided to set aside $ 400 million in new spending on school security and mental health after a troubled 19 - year - old brought an AR - 15 rifle into the campus of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland on Feb. 14, killing 17 students and educschool security and mental health after a troubled 19 - year - old brought an AR - 15 rifle into the campus of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland on Feb. 14, killing 17 students and educSchool in Parkland on Feb. 14, killing 17 students and educators.

You're supposed to bring this nation together, not divide us,» said David Hogg, a 17 - year - old student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in South Florida, speaking on NBC's «Meet the Press.»

As the Jesuit high school where I work began to wind down for the year, I reached a point where I needed clarity, something to bring calm to the chaos of the closing weeks and to center me in a reality more timeless than the NBA playoffs.

Mandy, who brings her rescued greyhounds, Bella and Winnie, to the office every day, has been a vegetarian since high school and a vegan for five years.

In high school, my friends and I started a New Year's Eve pot - luck tradition at a friend's house, and I always brought this bruschetta.

«The Clash has raised tens of thousands of dollars for high school culinary arts programs and we are thrilled that the CRA will be bringing this exciting event back to the Western Food Expo for the 6th consecutive year, it truly is a highlight of the Show,» said Tom Loughran, Event Director.

As a mentor and coach, Lewis has provided training and encouragement for nearly 12 years, so the culmination of Daje's high school career may have brought as much satisfaction to him.

As a player at St. Mary's College and as a high school coach for over 17 years, Coach Knight brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to share with campers.

Strom Thurmond High was established in 1961, the year the local school system integrated, and 23 times the Rebels have brought a regional championship down the state road to their sprawling brick campus with the cannon in front.

Going through our photo archives from the past nine months obviously brought out a lot of memories and underscored just how good a year Bay Area high schools had in 2013 - 14.

Top high school swimmers to compete at the Roseville Aquatics Complex on April 8 - 9 Rocklin, CA — March 29, 2016 — For the fourth consecutive year Woodcreek High School and Placer Valley Tourism are teaming up to bring the Northern California Swimming Championships to the prestigious Roseville Aquatics Comphigh school swimmers to compete at the Roseville Aquatics Complex on April 8 - 9 Rocklin, CA — March 29, 2016 — For the fourth consecutive year Woodcreek High School and Placer Valley Tourism are teaming up to bring the Northern California Swimming Championships to the prestigious Roseville Aquatics Coschool swimmers to compete at the Roseville Aquatics Complex on April 8 - 9 Rocklin, CA — March 29, 2016 — For the fourth consecutive year Woodcreek High School and Placer Valley Tourism are teaming up to bring the Northern California Swimming Championships to the prestigious Roseville Aquatics CompHigh School and Placer Valley Tourism are teaming up to bring the Northern California Swimming Championships to the prestigious Roseville Aquatics CoSchool and Placer Valley Tourism are teaming up to bring the Northern California Swimming Championships to the prestigious Roseville Aquatics Complex.

After years of discussions to annex a high school into Orland Park, a school district's board has authorized its administration to petition the village to bring the school into its borders.

High School Musical 2: Deluxe Dance Edition brings you inside the world of the Wildcats with «Bigger, Better, Best» features including a behind - the - scenes special and a first look at the highly anticipated big - screen bash High School Musical 3: Senior Year.

When Undersecretary of Agriculture Ellen Haas took on the job of upgrading the nation's school lunch program, nutritionists, educators and consumer advocates had high hopes she could wrest the 48 - year - old system from the grip of bureaucracy and bring it in line with contemporary scientific thinking.

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Glen Ellyn Deputy Police Chief Bill Holmer said this week the 13 - year - old girl allegedly brought the liquor mixed with chocolate milk to Hadley Junior High School on Dec. 9.

High school can be summed up in many ways, but attending live shows of my favorite bands brings me right back to those years.

A 15 - year - old boy brought a loaded gun to a Brooklyn high school yesterday — the first day of classes for more than a million New York City children.

The young teenagers — 13 and 14 years old — brought these interests Saturday when they went shopping for career - focused high schools, a key component of Superintendent Kriner Cash's plan for turning around the district.

This year's event, which took place in Texas in February in conjunction with the AAAS Annual Meeting in Austin, brought 32 scientists into middle and high school classrooms across Austin, Dallas and Houston reaching more than 5,000 students — a significant jump from the 20 scientists who participated in Boston in 2017.

«I already have new travel plans to bring science and innovative educational pedagogies to other countries,» says Carpenter, who is now in her second - year of the PRISM program and works weekly with a high school teacher at the Carver School of Technology, an Atlanta public sschool teacher at the Carver School of Technology, an Atlanta public sSchool of Technology, an Atlanta public schoolschool.

During the school year, teachers can bring up to 20 high school students to FHCRC to explore scientific concepts.

It will bring together talented high - school students from all over the Commonwealth to study advanced math and science year - round for college credit.

Yeah, so I actually as a young person, I had a really interesting opportunity, went to public schools; and my high school German teacher, who was all of 24 years old at that time, brought a group of his university friends for a camping trip in Russia, and one person canceled, so they had an extra slot.

Sputnik was launched in October, 1957; a year later, I became a «Sputnik Kid» who was brought daily to the high school in the early morning, where I took a special algebra class, before spending the rest of the day at my middle school.

Begun in 1942, this event brings 40 research - oriented high school seniors to Washington, D.C. each year to showcase their research to the public and to compete for awards.

This year, the competition brought together almost 1,800 high school students from more than 75 countries to share their scientific research.

Kyle was always an athlete, setting the Pole Vault record in high school and earning a scholarship to college for his track and field prowess, and he brought that same athleticism to the gym — it was an awesome workout right off the bat, and he said he hadn't used free - weights in a workout for years because he owned a Bowflex, but it was hard to tell by watching him throw the weight around.

The way down is long for me, and my precious pants and tights already have too many scrapes (and I definitely don't like to be brought back to those teen years where I tripped time and time again in high school halls, struggling for so long to grow into my spaghetti legs).

My high school friends and I have spent the past 16 NYE together and this year we will be in DC to bring in the New Yyear we will be in DC to bring in the New YearYear.

Based on the book by H.G. Bissinger, the film stars Billy Bob Thorton as Gary Gaines, the new coach of the 1988 Permian Panthers, who's been brought in to lead the small - town high school to their first state title in years.

For years, Hollywood's attempted to adapt Salinger's unfilmable classic, Catcher in the Rye, so instead of bringing that piece of assigned high school reading to the screen, Strong endeavors to fictionalize its conception.

In the past few years, about it they successfully brought a young love story to life in (500) Days and Summer (2009) and they adapted a young adult novel about an alcoholic high school student in The Spectacular Now (2013).

«Lady Bird» Writer - director Greta Gerwig assembled a roster of top - tier talent (most are regulars in the NYC theater scene) to bring to life her portrait of Sacramento, California, in 2002, and a high school senior (Saoirse Ronan) who believes the only interesting thing about the year is that it's a palindrome.

A couple of years ago, officers Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) went undercover at a high school to bring down drug dealers.

Last year, Brave Little Company, with funding from Young Audiences of Houston, a theater troupe, brought puppets into my high school classroom.

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The reforms that have ratcheted up achievement in Washington's lower grades should bring stronger students to the city's high schools in the coming years.

«We delve into cultural competencies and discover the impact that culturally responsive teaching can bring to a community,» explains Carla Smith, the teacher academy coordinator for Renton High School in Renton, Washington, a 10 - year - old RWT site where over two - thirds of the student population is black, Asian, or Latino.

From the Jasonville, Ind., high school that last year brought you the world's largest yo - yo, this year comes the world's biggest guitar.

The last few years have brought long - overdue attention to the needs of high - achieving, low - income students, as well as new initiatives to ensure that they have opportunities to take rigorous coursework in high school and apply to selective colleges upon graduation.

Photons for sensing and measurement is more of a high school concept, but my 11 - year - old came home last year and told me that their class had done an experiment where they had to bring in five shiny things from home and they were given a practical challenge where, in pairs, they had to figure out how to route light from one part of the classroom to another part of the classroom.

Natasha Patterson School Leadership Program Current City: Chicago Current job: Assistant principal, Chicago Public Schools Career highlights: Serving as school director / principal of UCSN — Rogers Park for the 2013 - 2014 academic year and earning a Level 1 + on the SQRP; securing a partnership with the David Lynch Foundation and the University of Chicago Crime Lab to bring Transcendental Meditation and the Quiet Time program to the students and staff of Gage Park High School, a valuable tool in helping teachers and staff deal with stress and trauma; increased the number of 2016 Gage Park High School graduates earning early college and career credenSchool Leadership Program Current City: Chicago Current job: Assistant principal, Chicago Public Schools Career highlights: Serving as school director / principal of UCSN — Rogers Park for the 2013 - 2014 academic year and earning a Level 1 + on the SQRP; securing a partnership with the David Lynch Foundation and the University of Chicago Crime Lab to bring Transcendental Meditation and the Quiet Time program to the students and staff of Gage Park High School, a valuable tool in helping teachers and staff deal with stress and trauma; increased the number of 2016 Gage Park High School graduates earning early college and career credenschool director / principal of UCSN — Rogers Park for the 2013 - 2014 academic year and earning a Level 1 + on the SQRP; securing a partnership with the David Lynch Foundation and the University of Chicago Crime Lab to bring Transcendental Meditation and the Quiet Time program to the students and staff of Gage Park High School, a valuable tool in helping teachers and staff deal with stress and trauma; increased the number of 2016 Gage Park High School graduates earning early college and career credenSchool, a valuable tool in helping teachers and staff deal with stress and trauma; increased the number of 2016 Gage Park High School graduates earning early college and career credenSchool graduates earning early college and career credentials.

Years ago, while teaching first generation college - bound high school students in San Francisco, I reprimanded a student for not bringing pen and notebook paper to class.

Then 10 years later you might find yourself at his high school graduation hearing that he's been accepted to art college, and there'll be tears ruining your makeup and you didn't bring tissues and when he sees you he grins and gives you a huge hug and says, «Ms. Aguilar, I'm so glad you came.»

Five years after forming its influential Higher Education Roundtable, the Pew Charitable Trusts this month announced that it would bring together some of the biggest names in precollegiate education to hash out the issues confronting primary and secondary schools.

It's a legitimate concern, and one I share... the experience of attending a private school in the nation's capital could bring benefits that might not show up until years later: exposure to a new peer group that holds higher expectations in terms of college - going and the like; access to a network of families that opens up opportunities; a religious education that provides meaning, perhaps a stronger grounding in both purpose and character, and that leads to personal growth.

The women turned the conversation to high school, bringing up memories and reflections of living with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) during their school years.