Sentences with phrase «local high school students who»

Besides boosting awareness of the Ridgeview Medical Center, Philp's event has helped raised money that directly funded a birthing center that opened in July 2009, a heart center, a mammography machine, and an $ 87,000 scholarship fund for local high school students who'd like to enter the medical field.

Recently we were presented with an opportunity to sponsor a group of local high school students who build and race electrically powered vehicles as an extra curricular activity.

San Diego Pet Hospital takes part in a mentoring program for local high school students who may be interested in a career in veterinary medicine.

But instead of pictures of professional athletes or cartoon characters, these cards have photos of local high school students who excel in school and community activities.

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Although the issue of homeschool student participation in public high school sports isn't exactly a pressing national concern, it hits pretty close to home in our family — both our kids are competitive club - level swimmers who could contribute to the success of our local high....

We saw the names of some who had been students at the local high schools and community college; we saw the names of friends with whom we had grown up, members of our track teams and little league; some of us saw the names of family members.

A summary of a sermon preached in a local church, and a transcribed discussion of a group of church members (three adults and three high school students) who gathered to discuss the service and the sermon immediately afterward.

Local high school students or college students, especially those who are studying to become teachers, are perfect candidates.

To tackle the stigma of free and reduced lunches in the high schools, Weiss has five «Mobile Cafes» (trendy food trucks donated by The Orfalea Foundation) that park outside the school and sell nutritious reimbursable meals to the high school students who otherwise might leave campus... These mobile cafes are also bringing free lunches to local, low - income students during the summer months as part of Santa Barbara's Seamless Summer meals program.

Funded by a generous benefactor and local businessman, along with his wife, Jerry and Joanna Higgins, this scholarship is awarded to worthy students who will be attending college or training beyond high school.

This winter students in the school's PTECH, Pathways in Technology Early College High School, program came up with an idea to collect socks, gloves, granola bars, mittens, scarves and more to distribute to locals who need them during the cold weschool's PTECH, Pathways in Technology Early College High School, program came up with an idea to collect socks, gloves, granola bars, mittens, scarves and more to distribute to locals who need them during the cold weSchool, program came up with an idea to collect socks, gloves, granola bars, mittens, scarves and more to distribute to locals who need them during the cold weather.

Of the 569 students who attended the four closing high schools during the 2010 - 11 school year, only 47 percent graduated with a local or Regents diploma (lower than the citywide average by 15 percent) and 22 percent of them dropped out or were discharged (more than twice the citywide average).

In it, Ben (Jonah Bobo) is a high school loner who sees two of his fellow students commit a crime at a local store.

The Screen Queensland collaboration and the role it plays in fostering talent and production activity is taken very seriously by Fisher, who states, «For the local industry, we develop future film professionals through screen culture and screen education, (including) dedicated screenings, career forums and workshops for high - school students.

He's Jerry, a beguiling stranger who moves in next door to high - school student Charley (Anton Yelchin), an event that coincides with local kids going missing.

It tells the story of two high school students hoping to clean up their hometown who run up against the corporate mindset of a local businessman.

One key to the sustainability of Bugscope is the training of local high school students, who prepare the specimens and perform the initial microscope setup.

He called the results a turning point that demonstrated the political power of charter school backers as well as others who are seeking more high - quality learning opportunities for local students.

We work with local high schools in the sense that we want the kids they'd likely struggle with — those students who are disengaged, bored, and falling behind.

The low test scores and the number of students who were not prepared for high school urged us to research and connect with the two local elementary schools.

Casco Bay High School students who worked on Susan McCray's Give Me Shelter project presented their narrated slide shows of local homeless people before an audience that included the people they interviewed.

In Detroit schools, only 25 % of students graduate high school, and out of those who graduate only half have basic literacy skills, despite education being as well funded as most schools in Western Europe, and being better funded than schools in all but the most wealthy local suburbs.

At least 200 students were in the gym of the 1,100 - student John McDonogh High School shortly after 10:30 a.m. on April 14, local police said, when four young men armed with an AK - 47 semiautomatic rifle and two handguns unleashed a hail of bullets at 15 - year - old Jonathan A. Williams, who was sitting on the bleachers surrounded by other students.

Anthony Nieves is one of many students who transferred to Capital Preparatory Harbor School in Bridgeport from Bassick High School, a local district school, for their seniorSchool in Bridgeport from Bassick High School, a local district school, for their seniorSchool, a local district school, for their seniorschool, for their senior year.

The trend of increasing racial and economic segregation is a nationwide trend — not just in Alabama and other Southern states.55 The South, however, was the only region in the country to see a net increase in private school enrollment between 1960 and 2000, and where private school enrollment is higher, support for spending in public schools tends to be lower.56 A growing body of rigorous research shows that money absolutely matters for public schools, especially for the students from low - income families who attend them.57 What's more, private schools in the South tend to have the largest overrepresentation of white students.58 In fact, research has shown that the strongest predictor of white private school enrollment is the proportion of black students in the local public schools.59

Encourage community colleges and 4 - year colleges to partner with local high schools as well as to offer distance learning courses to expand offerings to secondary students who are ready for more advanced learning opportunities.

Continuing a 10 - year long tradition, the National Alliance honors individuals at the federal, state and local level who enrich the lives of students by leading the most impactful charter school initiatives and supporting charters as a high - quality public school option.

To graduate students who are prepared for later life, IDRA research indicates that schools must have: (1) competent caring teachers who are paid well and are supported in their work, (2) consistent ways to partner with parents and engage the local communities to whom they account, (3) ways to really know students and have students know that they belong, and (4) high quality, enriched and accessible curriculum (Robledo Montecel, 2005).

The law encourages local districts to submit teacher pay proposals for the pilot that could look like one of two distinct models: either pitch a plan that would reward teachers on the basis of how well their students do on tests, or present an idea for paying teachers who work in hard to staff subject areas or rural / high poverty schools and / or taking on additional leadership roles to improve student success.

California high school students who participate in these and other extra-curricular athletic activities may be excused by their local districts from having to take regular physical education courses required for graduation.

Students who qualify for the Early College Credit program take classes at their local college and apply the credit towards high school graduation.

In drawing the fault lines between white parents and Asian parents in the district, the Times completely overlooks the local elections that were held this past November, where the candidate (a graduating high school student, actually) who was demanding higher standards and higher quality lost to the candidate urging a more holistic approach (exactly what the superintendent is now enacting).

He declared unconstitutional and «irrational» the way Connecticut funds and oversees local public schools; he found that the state government has the enforceable responsibility under Connecticut's constitution to provide all students an adequate education — not just the wealthy suburban kids who rank first nationwide in reading scores, but also the many «functionally illiterate» high - school graduates from the 30 poorest Connecticut school districts, which rank below Mississippi and 39 other states in those same scores.

The Seamless Alignment and Integrated Learning Support (SAILS) program, known as TN SAILS, began as a collaborative effort between a single community college and the local high school, designed to increase the number of students who are college ready in mathematics so that they can enter directly into credit - bearing postsecondary coursework.

This bill would also require the State Board of Education to develop, and each local board of education to adopt, a comprehensive model policy for the supervision and monitoring of low risk juvenile sex offender students attending school with the general student population and would require alternative educational placement for any juvenile sex offender who is a moderate or high risk for re-offense.

The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) Program provides federal funding for the establishment of community learning centers that provide academic, artistic and cultural enrichment opportunities — during non-school hours — for students, particularly those who attend high poverty and low - performing schools, to meet state and local standards in core academic subjects such as reading, math and science.

Under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, states are provided with funding to develop the technical skills of secondary and postsecondary students who elect to enroll in CTE programs.46 Currently, 12.5 million high school and college students are enrolled in CTE programs.47 These programs help keep students in school; the graduation rate of CTE students is about 90 percent, 15 percentage points higher than the national average.48 However, research on their effectiveness is still in the preliminary stages.49 The best and most effective CTE programs are linked to and supported by local business or industry; provide real - world experiences or work opportunities; give students tangible outcomes such as an industry credential or college credit; and create pathways for pursuing college or career after graduation.50

NHTSA has reached out to local authorities and Honda to learn more about the death of a Ohio high school student who died of asphyxiation after getting trapped in a Honda Odyssey minivan.

At my high school, students who tested high enough were allowed to take some of their courses at the local community college to count toward both high school and college credits.

The updated guide will be provided for free to several facilities operated by the Hampden County Sheriff's Department, including the Western Massachusetts Regional Women's Correctional Center, located on Center Street in Chicopee, to formerly homeless veterans participating in the HUD - VASH program, to families living in area homeless shelters, to students at local high schools and colleges, and to anyone who participates in a full counseling session with a Cambridge counselor.

In the end, the publication, designed by local graphic designer Roby Fitzhenry, includes five artists, writers, educators, and high school students who created exchanges with the exhibiting artists.

Rachel Heidenry surveys the work of Chicago artist Cheryl Pope, who employs the aesthetic of high - school athletics and collaborates with local students to address the effects of gun violence.

Thilo Hoffmann: High School Portraits A series of photographic «self - portraits» produced by the Swiss artist in collaboration with his subjects — fourteen local students who were the creative guiding force behind the works.

In Philadelphia, the local competition includes about 60 high school student advocates who argue the case in front of sitting judges and lawyers of the distinguished Philadelphia legal community.

Whether attending the local high school or taking classes at the university level, students who maintain a 3.0 grade average or better are eligible for a car insurance discount.

The video shows a local news clip featuring David Hogg, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School who has made several news appearances over the past few days calling for gun control.

We are creating positive learning environments high expectations in our schools, who will work with their local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and students to identify their cultural integrity priorities.

I'd say the majority of my private pay clients are local high school students but I've recently had a major increase in response from emerging adults who have just graduated college.

The questions in this section are the voices of students who participated in local Bay Area high school health classes.

Her first lesson about the business potential of real estate came through her grandfather, who rented out buildings on his property, throughout her childhood, to teachers and students from her local high school.