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  • Why you should attend college before becoming a professional athlete: Life is tough, and things don’t always go as you plan.

    Thursday, March 24, 2005 By: Alina Lee

    You can find true friends anywhere, but the college atmosphere provides the foundation for valuable relationships with students and professors.

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  • Cassie Dombrowski, Justin Dorfman, and Nicole Kurtz

    Tuesday, April 05, 2005 By: Natalia Baez and Tyler Gehm (Editors)

    Cassie and Nicole will take a year to train for tennis, while Justin will play tennis and study at University of California at Santa Cruz.

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  • National Honor Society initiates eight new members: Ronald McDonald House is chapter project

    Sunday, April 10, 2005 By: Christopher Racz

    Eight UMOHS students have been selected for induction into the National Honors Society (NHS). These students’ special academic qualities, along with their service to the community, have distinguished

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  • Nine UMOHS students ranked in Top 75 in ITF world tennis: Aljoscha Thron at #22 and Ryan Sweeting at # 29

    Sunday, April 10, 2005 By: Katelyn Witsell

    Ten University of Miami Online High School students make the top 100 in the International Tennis Federation (ITF). Six of the ten are ranked in the top fifty.

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  • UMOHS students shine at Spring Nationals and Easter Bowl : Marcus Fugate wins 18-and-Under Doubles at Easter Bowl

    Sunday, April 17, 2005 By: Christina Liles

    UMOHS students scoring big points include Peter Aarts, Philip Bester, Kim Couts, Marcus Fugate, Jamie Hunt, Jesse Levine, Christina Liles, Sanaz Marand, Andrea Remynse, and Nick Spinazze.

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  • How to Stay on “Pace”

    Sunday, April 24, 2005 By: Skylar Kono

    Online schools were created to allow more time to work on other things and still keep school as a main priority. Nationwide, there are many students who either are homeschooled or go to school virtual

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  • Results of the Senior Issue Survey: Check out the stats. Some are quite surprising…or are they?

    Sunday, April 24, 2005 By: Alina Lee and Suzanna Mansour

    What are the results of the Senior Issue Survey? Fifty students filled it out and there are some unexpected responses!

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  • Rick Singer provides The College Source for UMOHS students: Matching the right college to each student is important

    Sunday, April 24, 2005 By: Nicole Kurtz

    The University of Miami Online High School has partnered with The College Source in order to provide a personal, one-on-one college counseling service for students who attend UMOHS. This program is le

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  • Congratulations to the Class of 2005!: Senior profiles featured in this issue

    Wednesday, May 04, 2005 By: Katelyn Witsell

    The Features section in this issue of the Virtual Village recognizes the UMOHS Class of 2005. Click on the Features tab at top of page to view the seniors who have provided profiles and photos.

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  • Guess Who? The Movie...: Kutcher and Mac's balance provides for an abundance of on-screen chemistry

    Wednesday, May 25, 2005 By: Christina Liles

    Guess Who, is the newly updated, revised comedy spin of the 1967 drama Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.

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At-a-glance

Legendary Monster of the Deep Finally Seen Alive: 26 feet in length
The famed giant squid, with eyes the size of pies and feverishly long tentacles lined with sucker pads, has always eluded the cameras of scientists and sea explorers—until now.
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Déjà vu? Is the Car Market Headed for a Repeat of the 1970s?: High prices and gas shortages change market demand
High gas prices have done it again. Smaller, more fuel efficient cars are once again starting to outsell large gas-guzzlers. This time, however, the guzzlers are the SUVs that have dominated American
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Happy moments on film: Graduation of 2005 UMOHS Class
The Virtual Village is happy to provide this photojournal of these historic moments! Best wishes to all of our graduates who are now either at college, on professional golf or tennis tours, or on stag
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Corvette Z06 leads the pack: Stealth weapon against Ford's GT super car
At the 2005 North American International Auto Show, Chevrolet introduced the all-new Corvette Z06, which is the fastest and most powerful car ever offered by Chevrolet and General Motors. This Corvett
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Ryan Sweeting: US Open Junior Singles Champion: Won 6-4, 6-4 in the
“The whole adrenaline feeling came out right there and I just fell on the ground. It was a great feeling." Since winning Opens, Ryan recently finished first in 18 and Under Doubles at the Eddie Herr t
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When NIKE first introduced the SHOX technology (previously reserved for basketball) to its tennis shoes, I felt skeptical, even doubtful, about its claims to add 25% more cushioning and subtract 15% f
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Seven of these excellent students received awards at the graduation dinner for academically being the best student in a particular course. Each award was voted on by the teachers and Principal Liebma
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UMOHS 2005 Student Commencement Speech: Dedicated to her brother, Iraqi War Veteran
Click here for the graduation address by Natalia Baez, recipient of the Principal's Award.
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Jesse Levine- Junior Wimbledon Doubles Champion!: Pulls off many other huge victories
At the age of 17, Jesse Levine, UMOHS senior, is already making his statement in the world of junior tennis. Ranked Number 15 in the ITF Boys 18 division, he holds numerous titles including the USTA
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President Shalala and her keys for success!: Commencement speaker at UMOHS 2005 Graduation
President Donna Shalala of the University of Miami attended this year's 2005 graduation as the commencement speaker. Dr. Shalala spoke as an accomplished teacher and political leader.
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