All posts tagged "high school"

  • silbaugh
    Good News: HS football player born with one hand sets record for receiving yards

    By Brian Han Kris Silbaugh broke Cambridge Spring High School’s 17-year-old record for all-time receiving yards (917 yards to be exact) on Tuesday after catching a 43-yard touchdown pass in a win against the team’s crosstown rivals....

    • Posted September 17, 2015
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  • shaq off to school
    Shaq goes ‘Off to School’ in South Korea

    Retired NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal made a short visit to South Korea two weeks ago, and making a guest appearance on the Korean television show “Off To School” was on his agenda. JTBC Entertainment released a preview...

    • Posted September 2, 2015
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  • st0126-03-1
    The High School Epidemic: No-Sleep-itis

    Nine is the magic number. That’s how many hours of sleep high school students should be getting per night, according to researchers. However, for students, this is a fantasy. Most get closer to six hours of sleep...

    • Posted May 11, 2015
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  • st0427-01-1
    High school drinking culture neglects consequences

    It’s Friday night, and for Jeremy, a high school senior, that means that it’s party time. He’s been going to parties ever since sophomore year, and partying has become a part of his identity. For him, parties...

    • Posted April 27, 2015
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  • This Wednesday, April 23, 2014 photo shows electronic cigarettes and accessories displayed at a store in Chicago. For the first time, a government survey released on Thursday, April 16, 2015 says U.S. teen cigarette smoking fell below 10 percent, but dramatic increases in teens puffing electronic cigarettes and hookahs offset the use of traditional nicotine products like cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and chewing tobacco. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
    High school smoking fell as e-cigarette use boomed

    NEW YORK (AP) — A new government report shows smoking by teens hit a new low last year while the popularity of electronic cigarettes and water pipes boomed. Teen use of e-cigarettes tripled in one year —...

    • Posted April 16, 2015
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  • (Korea Times file)
    CDC: E-cigarette use rising in high school kids

    NEW YORK (AP) — Use of electronic cigarettes by high school students tripled over three years, according to a new government report released last week. In a large national survey last year, 4.5 percent of high school...

    • Posted November 16, 2014
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  • Members of UCLA 's MHEP introduce a new mentoring project for Korean American high school students Wednesday.
    UCLA’s MHEP members to offer mentoring program for high school students

    Beginning Nov. 15 at Korean American Family Services Korean high school students in Los Angeles will soon find a group of mentors waiting for them in Koreatown. Ten Korean American students in UCLA’s Mentorship & Health Education Program...

    • Posted October 30, 2014
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