Sentences with phrase «on honors classes»

This year's survey sought to learn more about last year's discovery of a desire among the American public for schools to focus less on honors classes and more on career and technical education.

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Many young entrepreneurs view dropping out as a badge of honor, believing that skipping class is the only effective way to focus on building a great product or service.

Students across the country are walking out of class at 10 am local time on Wednesday, March 14, for the National Student Walkout to honor the one - month anniversary of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

«We are proud to honor 20 Top Corporations for their world - class leadership in partnering with women's business enterprises to sustain innovation in this country and fuel our economic growth,» said Linda Denny, president and CEO of WBENC, the leading authority on and advocate for women's business enterprises (WBEs) as vendors and suppliers to the nation's leading corporations.

A precocious and self - contained child, from an early age possessed of an outstanding facility for languages, he was dazzling as a scholar at Eton and, at seventeen, a scholar at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he went on to gain first - class honors and a prize fellowship.

And class had to struggle hard against the stratification system of the ancien regime, which was based, not on money, but on descent and honor.

I once taught a Great Books course to freshmen honor students at Boston College in which I tried to focus the class on exposing common misconceptions about the classics by going back to the data.

If we could get Schneiderlin or Bender to rotate with le Coq and also bring in a world class finisher, then I'd say we are well on our way to top honors.

There are pressures to have our kids in sports at three and speaking languages at four and attending science classes at five and being in advanced reading at six and being on the honor roll at seven and doing leadership training at eight and on and on.

After all, if our kids were average, we wouldn't put them on year - round travel teams, force them to practice the cello for three hours a day or sign them up for every honors class short of AP taxidermy (and we'd put them in that, too, if we heard that the admissions director at Princeton had a weakness for stuffed opossums).

Happiest Baby on the Block classes are private classes for new parents that center around newborn care and honoring the 4th trimester.

Cuomo directed that flags on all state government buildings be flown at half - staff today to honor Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Corey George Ingram of Poughkeepsie and the nine other sailors killed in the collision involving the USS John S. McCain on Aug. 21.

One commonly used definition of a «good» school is one that has high academic outcomes in absolute terms - its students don't drop out, frequently go to college, frequently go to selective colleges if they do go to college, frequently find decent jobs if they don't go to college, perform well on standardized tests, take more advanced classes such as advanced placement, international baccalaureate, honors and college classes, etc..

Many students across the country are planning to walk out of class at 10 a.m. on March 14 for 17 minutes, in honor of the 17 people killed in the Parkland, Fla., school shooting on Feb. 14.

ALBANY, NY (10/27/2010)(readMedia)-- Governor David A. Paterson has directed that flags on State government buildings be flown at half - staff on Friday, October 29, in honor of Private First Class David R. Jones, Jr. of Saint Johnsville, who died of injuries sustained in a non-combat incident on October 24, 2010 in Baghdad, Iraq.

All are welcome to attend a Baccalaureate Service in honor of the Camden Central School District Graduating Class of 2018 on Thursday, June 21 at 7 pm in the CHS Auditorium.

This is a colorized scanning electron microscope image of the new species from Los Angeles named in honor of the teacher that discovered it on a class field trip, Exosphaeroma pentcheffi.

While this does not include new character classes (as far as I know), this does include add - on maps and gameplay modes, not to mention For Honor «s campaign that can be played solo or cooperatively online.

Mahershala Ali — ««The Hunger Games: Mockingjay (Parts 1 and 2),» «The Curious Case of Benjamin Button» Anthony Anderson — «The Departed,» «Hustle & Flow» Adam Beach — «The Departed,» «Hustle & Flow» Kate Beckinsale --- «Love & Friendship,» «The Aviator» Chadwick Boseman --- «Captain America: Civil War,» «Get on Up» John Boyega — «Star Wars: The Force Awakens,» «Attack the Block» Betty Buckley --- «Wyatt Earp,» «Carrie» Rose Byrne — «X-Men: First Class,» «Bridesmaids» Julie Carmen — «The Milagro Beanfield War,» «Gloria» Enrique Castillo — «Déjà Vu,» «Bound by Honor» Morris Chestnut — «G.I. Jane,» «Boyz N the Hood» Cliff Curtis — «Live Free or Die Hard,» «Training Day» Idris Elba — «Beasts of No Nation,» «Pacific Rim America Ferrera — «Cesar Chavez,» «End of Watch» Vivica A. Fox — «Kill Bill,» «Independence Day» Andrew Garfield — «99 Homes,» «The Amazing Spider - Man» Greta Gerwig — «Frances Ha,» «To Rome with Love» Jesse D. Goins — «The Ugly Truth,» «Patriot Games» Bruce Greenwood — «Flight,» «Star Trek» Carla Gugino — «Watchmen,» «Night at the Museum» Luis Guzmán — «Punch - Drunk Love,» «Carlito's Way» Dennis Haysbert — «Dear White People,» «Wreck - It Ralph» Tom Hiddleston — «Crimson Peak,» «Marvel's The Avengers» James Hong — «Safe,» «Mulan» Oscar Isaac — «Ex Machina,» «A Most Violent Year» O'Shea «Ice Cube» Jackson * — «Ride Along,» «Friday» Dakota Johnson — «Black Mass,» «Fifty Shades of Grey» Cherry Jones — «Whiskey Tango Foxtrot,» «Signs» Michael B. Jordan — «Creed,» «Fruitvale Station» Daniel Dae Kim — «The Divergent Series: Insurgent,» «Crash» Regina King — «Ray,» «Jerry Maguire Brie Larson — «Room,» «Trainwreck» Byung - Hun Lee — «Terminator Genisys,» «G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra» Nia Long — «Keanu,» «Boyz N the Hood» Sal Lopez — «The Astronaut Farmer,» «Full Metal Jacket» Ignacio López Tarso — «Under the Volcano,» «Nazarin» Patti LuPone — «Parker,» «Driving Miss Daisy» Peter Mackenzie — «Trumbo,» «42» Rachel McAdams — «Spotlight,» «Midnight in Paris» Eva Mendes — «The Place beyond the Pines,» «Hitch» Tatsuya Nakadai — «Ran,» «Kagemusha» Adepero Oduye — «The Big Short,» «12 Years a Slave» Marisa Paredes — «The Skin I Live In,» «All about My Mother» Nate Parker — «Beyond the Lights,» «Red Tails» Harold Perrineau — «Zero Dark Thirty,» «28 Weeks Later» Jorge Perugorría — «Che,» «Strawberry and Chocolate» Silvia Pinal — «Vintage Model,» «The Exterminating Angel» Freida Pinto — «Immortals,» «Slumdog Millionaire» Michelle Rodriguez — «Avatar,» «Girlfight» Anika Noni Rose — «For Colored Girls,» «Dreamgirls» Cecilia Roth — «Lucia Lucia,» «All About My Mother» Mark Rylance — «Bridge of Spies,» «The Other Boleyn Girl» Pepe Serna — «The Black Dahlia,» «The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez» Martin Starr — «I'll See You in My Dreams,» «Adventureland» Elizabeth Sung — «Memoirs of a Geisha,» «The Joy Luck Club» Sharmila Tagore — «Dhadkan,» «The World of Apu» Tessa Thompson — «Creed,» «Dear White People» Lorraine Toussaint — «Selma,» «Middle of Nowhere» Glynn Turman — «Super 8,» «Men of Honor» Gabrielle Union — «Top Five,» «Bad Boys II» Jacob Vargas — «The 33,» «Jarhead» Alicia Vikander — «The Danish Girl,» «Ex Machina» Emma Watson — «The Bling Ring,» «The Perks of Being a Wallflower» Damon Wayans, Jr. — «Big Hero 6,» «Let's Be Cops» Marlon Wayans — «The Heat,» «Requiem for a Dream» Rita Wilson — «It's Complicated,» «Runaway Bride» Daphne Zuniga — «Staying Together,» «Spaceballs»

The Berlinale honor should be the first of many for both actors, who give a master class on their art.

On the other hand, your honor, we did see franchise items that knew what they were doing, and did what they did with confidence and a little class: «Captain America: Civil War,» for example, or director Jon Favreau's live - action / motion - capture hybrid «The Jungle Book,» a movie people loved largely because they didn't hate it.

I don't know how Brad, the student in the honors English class at the Bath campus, felt about being on the receiving end of the Brother's Keeper ordeal, but it was plain that the message was, We're not going to stand by and watch you fail.

On our staff, for example, discussions around awards tend to concentrate on who is going to win the honors in each eighth - grade class and which teacher will be responsible for getting the plaque engraving donOn our staff, for example, discussions around awards tend to concentrate on who is going to win the honors in each eighth - grade class and which teacher will be responsible for getting the plaque engraving donon who is going to win the honors in each eighth - grade class and which teacher will be responsible for getting the plaque engraving done.

And the honors English class I sat in on didn't seem terribly demanding: The students were reading four books that trimester, and they were expected to produce a standard five - paragraph essay on each as well as a final project «designed to capture your process through Hyde» — a characteristically self - referential assignment.

«I am deeply honored by this appointment to the Board of Higher Education and look forward with enthusiasm to work with Chairman Desmond, Commissioner Freeland, Secretary Reville and my new colleagues on the Board in support of our public universities and community colleges as they provide a greater proportion of our youth access to a world class higher education that supports an innovation and inclusive economy in Massachusetts,» said Reimers.

In the academic hierarchies of high schools — AP, honors classes, college - level classes — English learners often sit on the bottom rung.

Today, as legislators see it, dual enrollment offers something for everyone: academic enrichment for kids who have maxed out the honors and accelerated classes their schools offer; a glimpse of college rigor for high school laggards; and a leg up on a career for those who enroll in trade programs.

She explains that with her full schedule of honors classes, a dual enrollment in a local community college, and a weekend waitressing job at her parents» restaurant, she is never home long enough to talk on the phone during the day.

On May 3, 2018 Ms. Lawrence brought her 4 geometry and honors geometry classes of sophomores to Massachusetts Institute of...

A recent Stanford study on achievement gaps shows that African - Americans perform worse academically when it comes to standardized tests, class work, attendance and enrollment in honors, Advanced Placement (AP) and college classes.

Community event on May 9 will honor Class of 1973 grads LOS ANGELES — Green Dot Public School will name the newly renovated baseball and softball fields at Alain LeRoy Locke College Prep Academy after two of Locke High School's most famous alumni: baseball Hall of Famers Ozzie Smith and Eddie Murray.

On the academic side, demands issue to eliminate tracking, dismantle honors classes, dumb down and «diversify» the curriculum, revise or water down the grading system, and lower the bar for AP classes.

In her senior honors class, students usually start off by opening their laptops and working on their individually designed science fair projects.

Giving and receiving feedback on coaching practice, in the time - honored master class format, is a hallmark of this experience.

I even lie to my honors kids and tell them, «You know, on this test our neighbor teacher's honors class scored a certain percentage.»

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GM has just upped the ante in Europe's battle for top hot hatch honors by releasing details of its new Opel - Vauxhall Hot 2012 Astra VXR, which goes on sale next year and is set to become one of the most powerful cars in its class and the fastest production Astra yet.

The Touring Car class champions will be honored on Saturday evening, Oct. 14, at the Embassy Suites in Seaside, Calif..

Having both the 4 - cylinder and the V6 from the 2013 Accord honored on Ward's 10 Best Engines list shows that world - class powertrain technology doesn't have to come at a premium price.

Mrs. Koh grows frustrated that the focus of the reports about the shooting are mostly on Robbie and how such a nice, white, middle - class kid could do something so senseless, instead of remembering or honoring her working - class, Korean husband.

While many school districts and libraries have a policy honoring parents» wishes that their own children be given alternate assignments for class readings that conflict with their morals or religious beliefs, in far too many instances schools cave in to parental outrage and simply remove a book from class reading lists; when the angry mob gets loud enough or politicians up for re-election on the «family values» ticket need to make some noise, they've even resorted to pulling the access to the book, removing it from school and public libraries and classroom borrow shelves.

Noonan's cover features an image of Gronkowski that not only did the author not have permission to use, but also dips so far into the realm of low - class as to have a patch in honor of the team's owner's recently deceased wife located prominently on his jersey.

Richard Tomlinson (b. 1963) graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1984 with a First Class honors degree in aeronautical engineering, and went to MIT in the United States during the 1986 - 87 term on a scholarship.

You're eligible if you're a high school student with at least a «B» average, college student with at least a 3.0 out of a 4.0 grade - point average or higher, a student on a dean's list or honor roll, or if you rank in the top 20 % of your class or on national standardized exams

Drivers are also able to qualify if they are in the upper 20 % of their class academically or by being on their schools» scholastic achievement list — such as honor roll or dean's list.

A high achiever since childhood, Dr. Hodges was valedictorian of his high school and was on the honor roll, Dean's list, and graduated within the top 10 % of his class at Tuskegee University.

The gift comes from Gjessing, of the class of 1994 and a vet practicing in North Raleigh, in honor of her mom, Davidson, an animal lover who once served on the CVM's North Carolina Veterinary Medical Foundation Board.

Susan created the curriculum for the off - leash puppy socialization classes, off and on leash classes «puppy graduate» and «puppy honors» classes, all held in the WellPet (now Petco) stores.

If you enroll in a good canine citizen class, expect your Terv to be on the honor roll!