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  • What does "No Child Left Behind" mean?: Standardizing the standard? Who will pay?

    Saturday, November 15, 2003 By: Katie Norris

    The “No Child Left Behind” program was an act designed to improve education and achievement in American schools in four ways: accountability for results, an emphasis on doing what works based on scien

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  • One Nation Under God?: Do the words

    Monday, November 17, 2003 By: Aneesh Venkat & Ashley Coates

    The recent contraversy over the words "under God" in the United States Pledge of Allegiance has resulted in many passionate debates. Aneesh Venkat and Ashley Coates present both sides of this contrave

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  • Apocalypse Lunch

    Monday, November 17, 2003 By: Eric Olson

    Third lunch is a zone of infinite noise and chaos. Open seats are few and far between. Sitting at a table with friends becomes a mission of near hopelessness. The situation has made students resort

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  • Ty's CD Review: Pink - Try This

    Tuesday, November 18, 2003 By: Ty Culp

    It’s been two years since Pink’s last album, “Missunadztood” and now she’s back with “Try This”, which seems to go in a different direction from just about anything we’ve heard from Pink before. With

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  • Christina's CD Review: Something Corporate - North

    Tuesday, November 18, 2003 By: Christina Espinoza

    From the emo band Something Corporate, comes their third major record label release, North. The band made a splash into the music scene in late 2001, and hasn’t stopped gaining musical acclaim since t

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  • Andrew's Game Review: MegaMan X7

    Tuesday, November 18, 2003 By: Andrew Elam

    Capcom has released yet another installment of the Mega Man X series, this one the seventh. And as far as I’m concerned, they can keep coming. X7 makes huge leaps and bounds upon the previous chapters

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  • Local Youth Help Save Beach

    Wednesday, November 19, 2003 By: Ian Gallagher

    Hurricane Isabel destroyed many peoples’ homes on October 18th but it also damaged something that affects us all, Yorktown Beach.

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  • Learning to understand. . .: Guests help sophomores learn about tolerance

    Wednesday, November 19, 2003 By: Mike Merry and Haley Vellinga

    WHS sophomores took part in an assembly in the Little Theater throughout the day Friday that addressed issues from the novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” and issue of racism.

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  • The Fanatix make character count: It's all we could afford

    Thursday, November 20, 2003 By: Aaron Killeen

    The Fanatix made their debut with a concert on October 9th, during all three lunches. The band consists of Stephen Weid, bassist; Michael Allen, drummer; Tim Arney, vocals; and Ryan Cuda, former guita

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  • Students, administration fuming over MTA changes

    Thursday, November 20, 2003 By: A Catalyst Special Report

    Where's the bus? That's a question a lot of students ask every day at Northwestern High School. After changes to their bus line and many experiences with poor service, students and the Northwestern

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Issue Date: Sunday, November 23, 2003 Issue: Week of Nov. 24, 2003
 
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Where's the bus? That's a question a lot of students ask every day at Northwestern High School. After changes to their bus line and many experiences with poor service, students and the Northwestern
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Of the 107 Granite Hills homes lost in the Cedar Fire, three were of homes of teachers. Tim McCarthy, Matt Davis, and Kathy Paul have been receiving constant support from the students and staff.
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Hurricane Isabel destroyed many peoples’ homes on October 18th but it also damaged something that affects us all, Yorktown Beach.
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WHS sophomores took part in an assembly in the Little Theater throughout the day Friday that addressed issues from the novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” and issue of racism.
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Dysart High School has become a graffiti ground for the school’s known gang, the “Sex Jerx.”
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The “No Child Left Behind” program was an act designed to improve education and achievement in American schools in four ways: accountability for results, an emphasis on doing what works based on scien
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Features
Accusations fly and students make decisions as to the guilt of their peers. Sound like an average day on a high school campus? Actually, this is the mock trial tradition of Robert Foshee’s senior civi
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Scott McClanahan (05) was raised in a family of firefighters. His father and two of his uncles have made battling flames their calling. Firefighting is in his blood.
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When it comes to baseball Mr. Butler knows his stuff. He played three seasons in the minor leagues as a pitcher from 1974-1976.
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The lunch people are probably the most dedicated, yet neglected part of the school.
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