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  • Christmas sweaters make joyful comeback: the tackier, the better

    Thursday, December 15, 2011 By: Regi Jackson and Victoria Holley

    It doesn't matter whether your Christmas sweater is pretty or pretty ugly; it's the time to wear it.

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  • NAHS takes on ambitious projects, maintains proud tradition

    Saturday, December 10, 2011 By: Maya Rioux

    The halls of Bearden echo with lessons on famous battles, classic novels, and scientific discoveries. In an unassuming hallway at the end of the building, next to the gymnasium, lessons are taught abo

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  • Promethean Boards Bring New Technology to the Classroom

    Friday, December 09, 2011 By: Marco Pallavicini - Technology Editor

    McFatter Technical High School classrooms got a technology update this past summer.

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  • Cleveland Student Travels to Haiti

    Friday, December 09, 2011 By: Dylan Berkey

    Sophomore Katie Buerk recently traveled to Haiti on a mission trip.

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  • P-CEP students seek approval of electronic devices at lunch

    Friday, December 09, 2011 By: Brandon Armstrong

    How should we handle electronic devices at school?

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  • Teens test early for HIV

    Thursday, December 08, 2011 By: Mariah Dunbar

    The American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends that teenagers ages 16 to 18 undergo regular Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) testing. This is highly suggested for those who live in an area where

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  • North Forest Continues its Merger Fight

    Thursday, December 08, 2011 By: Brittney Itima, Westbury High School; Loyce Gayo, Worthing High School

    Beleaguered school district facing TEA sanctions over its accountability rating is set to be annexed by HISD

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  • Teacher was "Firm but Fair" Colleagues Say

    Thursday, December 08, 2011 By: Rebecca Hennes, Westside High School

    Westside High educator's death stuns students and staff

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  • Officer's decision saves lives of soldiers in patrol unit

    Thursday, December 08, 2011 By: William Phillips, Bellaire High School

    Thanks from soldiers meant most to leader

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  • What Happened to Pretty Women?

    Monday, December 05, 2011 By: Courtney Inbody

    With the progression of the music scenes on current radio stations, lyrics that are being produced by artists such as Lil' Wayne, Plies, and many others, are degrading and disrespectful.

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The National Edition - Teen Generated News From Around The Nation my.hsj.org
Issue Date: Monday, December 12, 2011 Issue: Week of Dec. 12, 2011
 
The National Edition is a collection of the best journalism on my.hsj.org.

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News
Sexually active or not, teens between 16 and 18 should be tested for the AIDS virus, the American Academy of Pediatrics warns. The disease can be spread in too many ways to take chances.
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College sports are, foremost, big business. The games are the product and the schools that land the best players are the biggest successes. But when controversy swirls, watch out.
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North Forest Continues its Merger Fight
All eyes are on Texas education czar Robert Scott, whose nod to the merger of the Houston and North Forest school districts would expand an already-colossal school system.
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Teacher was "Firm but Fair" Colleagues Say
It's a dark time at Westside High, whose community is grieving the sudden loss of respected government teacher Scott Schroen.
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As Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper began a speech on his state's plans for greater use of solar energy, Occupy protesters interrupted loudly, causing more than a little head-scratching.
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The spirit of the Occupy movement reached Cleveland High, and students took their protest out of doors and into the public light.
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Students in the Baltimore school system have more to worry about than tomorrow's big test, as violence -- serious violence -- escalates.
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Features
Don't know whether to keep or chuck that abominable Christmas sweater? Hang on to it. It may be ugly, but you're suddenly trendy.
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The dire needs of Haiti are known worldwide. Cleveland High sophomore Katie Buerk saw frightening poverty first-hand, but learned from an extraordinary man that even desperation can be conquered.
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You can't find much in American education these days that isn't driven or influenced by high technology. Given today's budgetary realities, keeping pace with the times is a tough task.
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