Sentences with phrase «of lucky students»

There were also prize give - aways, according to the university's student newspaper, which reported a handful of lucky students were chosen «to have the honor of being the first to enter the facility.»

Today, Jason Bednar is principal at Owen Elementary School, Naperville, Illinois, but once upon a time he was a second grader, one of the lucky students in Mrs. (Janet) Hincks» class at Indian Plaines Elementary School, which happens to be a school on the other side of the district where Bednar works today.

Besides, why should a law graduate who managed during her studies to accumulate a lot of legal internships should be put aside for the benefit of a lucky student who did squat during her studies but managed to snatch an articling position?

Not exact matches

I teach a social media class at the University of Toronto, and I'm lucky enough to have such a range of students that come in for that course.

If you are lucky to receive such a windfall and would like to make a large payment (maybe not large enough to pay off the loan completely) on your student loan, notify your lender that you would like the funds to go toward the principal of your student loan, not toward future loan payments (some lenders will automatically use the excess to prepay future payments, if you don't notify them).

I recognize I've been lucky in certain ways: I didn't graduate with student loans, thanks to my family's generosity, and I've benefitted from the long - running bull market: The first time I checked my 401 (k) balance, I had annualized returns of 19 percent!

I was lucky because my life was still simple and my investment was small (five years of study and $ 50,000 in student loans).

I too have been reading since the beginning — who needs a story — you've got the man, you've got the happiness, and you've got the skills to make one hell of an empty stomach feel like the luckiest organ in the world — Besides, my husband, who was able to vote when I was born, just happens to be my professor from college... And when people ask what grade I got in his class, I become quiet and with a slight whisper say «I got a B» — And that was only 1 of 3 B's I got in college... Our story is wonderful for him since he nabbed the young student... Doesn't sound so good for me, but I love him and sharing it regardless... Happy Anniversary Deb and Alex!!!

And when I say lucky, I mean it: got to taste the ultimate breakfast bowl creations made with high - quality ingredients by five talented student chefs from the Institute of Culinary Education.

DON L. WALTER, CAL TECH Playing end for the California Institute of Technology — then 600 students strong and granting no athletic scholarships — Don Walter recalls that «the scores against us escalated so fast we were lucky to have so many mathematicians in uniform.»

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I would consider myself one of the lucky High Schools who have wonderful Administrators who are truley dedicated to the students in my school.

I was so lucky to be taken care of by my g - mother for the first 3 years when my mum was still a student and not mature enough...

I was also lucky to find a variety of other characters in Harlem, from teachers and administrators to students and parents, who really opened up to me, speaking candidly and eloquently about their own hopes and fears for their children and their futures.

Lucky for us, we have a left leaning school board who do support our efforts and who understand that this is an investment they make in our students which pays big dividends in terms of better focus in the classroom and improved educational outcomes.

Fixing school food in every community — the relatively wealthy Boulder and Berkeley, as well as the outright destitute parts of the country devastated by the housing debacle and unemployment — requires all of us to work together as one to get the fedreal government to fund school meal programs in a way that provides fresh nutritious food for all students, not just those lucky enough to live where people can afford to take matters into their own hands and make a local fix.

The Bank has also awarded scholarships totaling N900, 000 to 6 lucky students in the course of the year.

If we do go into coalition government again, whether or not the electoral system changes, we would need to try doing it differently, in three ways: first, we should adopt a transactional approach from day one in an effort to communicate that we are in fact fighting for our values; second, we should be ruthless about protecting the interests of our core supporters, including students and public sector workers; and third, we really, really need to be luckier — whatever one's analysis about the Liberal Democrats in government, the rise of Scottish nationalism and the fearful response to it south of the border is something the party neither caused nor could do very much about.

«I'm quite lucky, because many colleagues in other countries can not fully support themselves while working on their Ph.D. thesis and do not have any form of social security, for example,» explains Van Dam, who is also the president of Eurodoc, a Europe - wide federation of 28 national associations that represent Ph.D. students and other researchers.

As one of the lucky ones that cleared the Ph.D. hurdle and went on to a satisfying professional career, I am now committed to helping more African - American students follow their curiosity, wherever it may lead.

«Young students of cognitive neuroscience are lucky to be in the midst of a new era where we have access to amazing new tools of science for eavesdropping on the population of cells with a superb temporal resolution,» Parvizi says.

«Being able to measure the mass and density of K2 - 18b was tremendous, but to discover a new exoplanet was lucky and equally exciting,» says lead author Ryan Cloutier, a PhD student in U of T Scarborough's Centre for Planet Science, U of T's Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Université de Montréal Institute for research on exoplanets (iREx).

Littler, a PhD student from University College London, was lucky enough to experience life on board the JOIDES Resolution, a retired oil exploration vessel now used as a research ship by the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), an international partnership of research institutions that focuses on exploring Earth's structure and history through ocean drilling.

As one of the lucky ones that cleared the Ph.D. hurdle and went on to a satisfying professional career, Terri Wright is now committed to helping more African - American students follow their curiosity, wherever it may lead.

Steph is truly a one - of - a-kind teacher, the kind that gets to know each and every one of her students, and the community she has built is one I feel so lucky to be a part of.

If you're lucky, it's in an introductory class in a room full of similarly inexperienced students.

Mary Jane is now a Fitness Instructor at Golds on Van Winkle - you might be one of her students - see what a lucky guy I am?

Since there were limited seats, only nerds like me (who had the privilege of scheduling classes early) and the extremely lucky students got a seat.

I was lucky enough to model a custom piece made just for me by Paul Bohn, who is a Junior Fashion Design student in the apparel and textiles program at the University of Alabama.

Personally, I believe it's the former, although one can definitely be influenced by modelling such a characteristic, which brings me to your conscious choice of making it a habit to teach by example, your lucky students, who, unlike their lovely teacher, will have the sweetest and fondest memories of her lessons in kindness, having both studied and practiced them in her class.

The Midnight Madness section's strongest entries included Afflicted, the latest iteration of the found - footage horror subgenre, in which writer - directors Derek Lee and Clif Prowse play Canadian students Derek and Clif, whose video documents a not - so - excellent European vacation, and Lucky McKee and Chris Sivertson's playful pastiche All Cheerleaders Die, in which the tangled intrigue around a high - school cheer squad turns lethal — call it When Witchcraft - Resurrected, Life - Force - Sucking Mean Girls Attack.

Yet even the group of talented music and dance students lucky enough to have earned that prestigious honor are only beginning to pay the price associated with their lofty goals.

The brooding elder (Romain Duris) has come home to recover from a painful breakup, taking over the bedroom of happy - go - lucky younger (Louis Garrel), a student who spends his days using his easy charm and cheerful irresponsibility to bed practically every young beauty he comes across.

Some lucky University of Texas students will soon get a chance to learn filmmaking skills from Academy Award winner — and longtime Austin resident — Matthew McConaughey.

We're lucky to have the support of so many businesses like the Eagles who work with us to give students experiences outside of their lessons.

The holder of the book is the luckiest, whilst the students sitting further away will barely glean a word from its pages.

If you aren't lucky enough to have a children's museum nearby, you might be surprised to discover that many museums do nt just open their doors to actual students and teachers, they also reach out to those who can't visit in person with exceptional kits, units of study, and online resources.

The lucky group from North Shropshire College included 14 students who fought off tough competition to win the trip, managing to take home the trophy in a competition hosted by Randstad Student Support at the Association of Colleges conference held in November.

He had realized that although technology had not improved the education system to this point, in the future, it could be a part of the answer to America's education woes — a critical component in creating a student - centric system in which every child could realize her fullest human potential, not just the lucky ones.

Those lucky students then have to study for five to six years before they are allowed to teach a class of their own.

Brunsell, Alderton and Lucky Mason - William (2010) explored the use of online discussions with undergraduate teacher education students.

At Mid-Pacific Institute, where I teach a historical preservation course with the aid of our school technologist Tony Johansen, my students were lucky enough to work with CyArk to create 3D files from scratch.

However, students who aren't lucky enough to connect with a teacher may not get this type of support when they need it most.

I feel very lucky to be a part of this new era and a part of this terrific community of students, staff, and faculty.»

That day will be a sad day — no doubt about it; but the students will say goodbye to Penny knowing they have played an important role in caring for and raising (not to mention the «raising» of the money that brought Penny to their school in the first place) a dog that will go on to benefit the community and one very special and lucky person.

For students of a certain era, it would be hard to forget the metal lunchbox banging against their hips on the way to school, flipping open the top at noon to find a squashed peanut - butter - and - jelly sandwich, a shiny red apple, and — for the lucky — cookies.

First off, it says we are lucky to have these sorts of teachers working in our schools - those who are so dedicated to providing the best possible education to our students that they are willing to sacrifice their livelihood to ensure they are doing right by their pupils.

The OSP increased the high - school graduation rate of students by 12 percentage points if they were lucky enough to win the annual scholarship lottery.

Widespread attention to the standards increases equity of access to a high - quality education for every student, not just for those lucky enough to attend schools in more advantaged communities.

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