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  • Free speech alive and well in Oakland

    Tuesday, June 02, 2009 By: Gary Tran / Media Academy

    Deeply thought-out words flew through the air as debaters finished out the first season of the Bay Area Urban Debate League with a two-day city championship at Fremont Federation of High Schools on M

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  • Unity's college rate rises, with a hitch: Too few guys

    Thursday, June 04, 2009 By: Jessica Ortega / Unity High School

    Results of this year’s college acceptances are in, and Unity High School is sending an impressive 70 percent of its senior class to a four-year college, school officials reported.

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  • Oakland students head to CSU-Chico

    Tuesday, June 02, 2009 By: Brooklyn Payton / Media Academy

    Chico State may be known for being a party school, but some 50 students from Oakland high schools, including many from Far West High School and Media Academy, got to see what else this California Stat

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  • From zoo critters to cool fashion: Senior projects break ground, develop talents

    Thursday, June 04, 2009 By: Ellissia Hill / MetWest High School

    It's a typical Tuesday morning, and Arik Rosenthal shows up for his usual gig, feeding and cleaning up after lemurs at the Oakland Zoo.

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  • Can an arts school run without a secretary, counselor or art teacher?

    Friday, June 05, 2009 By: Ronald Johnson / Media Academy

    Paul Robeson faculty, students and parents are not happy that the district has decided to phase out the school. But they're even more upset that the district has left them with what they say are

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  • Free speech pioneer Tinker urges students to take action against injustice

    Friday, June 05, 2009 By: Violet Souksavath

    One by one they came up to the stage and received a brightly-colored T-shirt with words that represented one of the five First Amendment freedoms. I speak. I believe. I gather. I com

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  • OUSD names new superintendent after six years of state control

    Tuesday, June 02, 2009 By: Arielle Andrade / College Preparatory & Architecture Academy

    After six years of being run by the state, the Oakland Unified School District now has a hometown leader.

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  • The Quinceañara – pricey rite of passage

    Tuesday, June 02, 2009 By: Karina Gonzalez and Jessica Ortega / Unity High School

    It is the most important day in a young woman's life: the quinceañera. The purpose is simple — to go to church and thank God that you made it to your 15th year. The preparation begins months in advan

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  • Unity High School grads survive first year of college, give advice to rising seniors

    Wednesday, June 03, 2009 By: compiled by Unity High School

    What does it take to survive and even succeed in your first year of college? Last year's seniors talk about what they went through this year and what advice they'd give to next year's rising seniors.

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What does it take to survive and even succeed in your first year of college? Last year's seniors talk about what they went through this year and what advice they'd give to next year's rising seniors.
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Paul Robeson faculty, students and parents are not happy that the district has decided to phase out the school. But they're even more upset that the district has left them with what they say are
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After six years of being run by the state, the Oakland Unified School District now has a hometown leader.
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From zoo critters to cool fashion: Senior projects break ground, develop talents
It's a typical Tuesday morning, and Arik Rosenthal shows up for his usual gig, feeding and cleaning up after lemurs at the Oakland Zoo.
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