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An Educational Consultant’s Impressions of Middlesex School
onBoarding Schools | 4 hours ago by AQ
A truly beautiful campus in Concord, Massachusetts, Middlesex School centers around an open quad with beautiful brick buildings. I was fortunate to visit on an inviting, snow covered day (not the pleasant summer shot to the right). It’s exam w read more
10 Most Valuable College Majors
College Blog - CollegeTimes | 6 hours ago
Seniors in high school often have to make an important decision, which college major to choose. There are many majors to choose out of and students have to start choosing their major before even stepping foot on college campus. It is however, often a read more
Harvard Study Questions the Predictive Value of Advanced Placemen…
onBoarding Schools | 13 hours ago by AQ
A four year study by Harvard’s Philip M. Sadler and UVA’s Robert H. Tai concludes that, while the curriculum and rigor required of student in AP courses is worthy, success in AP science and math courses cannot predict a student’s s read more
Photo: Smithsonian Studies Abroad in Florence, Italy
Smithsonian Journeys Travel Blog | December 17th 2009 by Smithsonian Journeys
One of Galileo's famous telescopes There’s always a part of us that looks back when we were teenagers and asks, “What would I have done differently?” Maybe you would have eaten a little healthier or been a little kinder to that read more
Northfield Mount Hermon School Sells Northfield Campus
onBoarding Schools | December 17th 2009 by AQ
After consolidating campuses two campuses into one in 2005, Northfield Mount Hermon School announced the sale of its dormant Northfied campus to Hobby Lobby. The deal closed this past Monday. “…Our transaction with Hobby Lobby, an Oklah read more
Kentucky High School Athletic Association Change
Bluegrass State Basketball | December 16th 2009 by Anthony Wireman
The commissioner of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) has announced her retirement:Brigid DeVries, the first female commissioner in Kentucky High School Athletic Association history, announced her retirement at a news conference read more
Green Faculty Housing with Roots in Historic Homage
onBoarding Schools | December 16th 2009 by AQ
It’s interesting to note that in all of our reading and coverage we’ve talked about student green efforts and new school buildings, but until now, we’ve seen one example of green faculty housing at Cate School. Here’s a second read more
Boarding School’s All-Inclusive Approach
onBoarding Schools | December 15th 2009 by AQ
Returning back from my travels across the country and now meeting prospective families during campus visits, I am truly amazed at how impressive this next generation of student really is. We have some great future leaders amongst us. And, for many o read more
Thomas Hoving: Former Met Director with Boarding School Roots
onBoarding Schools | December 15th 2009 by AQ
The great- although sometimes controversial- former director of the Metropolitan Museum died this past week. Thomas Hoving was best known for making the Met a more nimble, forward thinking, and flexible institution. From our angle and of note to ou read more
Bring Life to Your Boarding School Press Releases
onBoarding Schools | December 15th 2009 by AQ
Editor’s Note: This post is a bit of an outlier in terms of our core audience of families and students applying to boarding schools. We’ve always enjoyed and written with boarding school admission officers & school administrators in read more
Troubled Teen Soon To Graduate From High School
Troubled Teen Blog | December 15th 2009
It appears my son will graduate from high school or finish all his credits by the middle of next month. I am not celebrating yet, because we all know with troubled teens anything can happen in the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi read more
Glee : Sneak Peek tonight!
VexedMag | December 15th 2009
E4 will be putting out a special preview of their much-anticipated musical comedy, Glee, tonight. The show has received amazing reviews in the US as it follows an optimistic high school teacher as he attempts to inspire an oddball group of students t read more
Quick and easy personalized high school graduation invitations
Life's Lessons | December 14th 2009 by Kerslyn
High School Graduation Party Invitation Here’s one of the beautiful High School Graduation Invitations I have seen at http://www.graduationcardsshop.com. What I personally want in this invitation is the nice intro. I’m sure you also find read more
Insight Into High Level Prep School Basketball
onBoarding Schools | December 14th 2009 by AQ
Lots of us in the boarding school world have some degree of familiarity with high level prep school basketball. By this I mean teams with 2, 3 or more players whose programs include preparing to play NCAA Division 1 college basketball and possibly pr read more
Stumbling block #7 – Procrastination
In Our Write Minds | December 14th 2009 by rckimmo
In our series on 10 Stumbling Blocks to Writing, last week we looked at the problem of laziness. But laziness has a close cousin in the obstacle we’ll explore today: procrastination. Stumbling Block #7 Problem: The procrastinator waits till th read more
Students on Welfare Could Get “Extra Credit” Under Proposed B…
The Online University Blogs | December 14th 2009 by Shela Shan
Proposed adjustments to the welfare program would allow students more time to hit the books and get extra credit for work activity under federal regulations. Under the proposed legislation, recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families would read more
The High School Report--12/12/09
SeaTown Sports | December 14th 2009 by Kevin
Friday Notable Games Beamer 91 Spanaway Lake 40--Kevin Davis 33pts (Beamer) Jackson 74 Shorewood 63--Brett Kingma 32pts (Jackson) Mount Si 65 Sammamish 52--Tanner Riley 22pts (Mount Si) Rainier Beach 63 Bainbridge 40--Robert Harris 15pts (Rainier Bea read more
Hello Hello!
Your Captain Speaks | December 13th 2009 by Kyle
I just wanted to take a few moments and update everyone on what’s happening around here lately! I’m starting to look into purchasing my tickets to fly back home in February. It really wasn’t a good feeling having to postpone it that read more
How Should College-Bound Teens Spend Winter Break?
College Admissions & College Life Blog by kris hintz | December 13th 2009 by Kris Hintz
After family time and a bit of R&R, here are some tips on activities you can encourage your high school student to pursue during winter break, divvied out by grade: Seniors. Your 12th Grader may be in the fortunate situation to have already heard read more
Spread Offense vs West Coast Offense
TheSpreadOffense.com - News and Information on Football's Sp… | December 13th 2009 by Mark Colyer
I found this interesting video from the coaches over at the BigTen Network. Of course a lot of things need to come into play when developing an offensive philosophy as a coach, including personnel, assistant coaches, the league you play in, and other read more
Keeping Your Teenager In School
Parenting My Teen | December 13th 2009 by Aurelia
The school session is underway, but are you worried that your teen is going to drop out, or does your teen already have a habit of skipping school? Keeping your teen in school is the surest way to keep him or her from getting into trouble with drugs, read more
High School Basketball Games of the Week: 12/13-12/19
SeaTown Sports | December 13th 2009 by Kevin
Boys Tuesday, December 15th--No.8 Seattle Prep (5-0) at No. 2 Rainier Beach (2-0) 7:30pm The class of the Metro League face off. This should be a fast pace close game. Will Rainier Beach's athleticism be able to stop the talented underclassman of the read more
The Shallow Reality
Life Reflected | December 13th 2009
Even before she broke things off with the football player, the awkward game of courtship between Erica and Philip had begun. But their developing mutual interest functions in the complex early adolescent social structure and gossip pit of Hermes Hig read more
College-Bound 2010
College Admissions & College Life Blog by kris hintz | December 13th 2009 by Kris Hintz
No matter what grade your teen is in, her college-bound journey will be an exciting, complicated, sometimes stressful yet ultimately rewarding adventure. My blog offers guidance (and lots of empathy!) for every chapter of the journey. Check the ̶ read more
Witch Doctors, Vulcan Mind Melds and Video Voodoo…
Marketer's Daily | December 12th 2009 by Gary Gross
Yesterday I told you about a subliminal movie that’s increasing incomes as much as 500%... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for f read more
Anahi / Senior / Salem OR Photography
Ashley Sturm Photography Blog | December 12th 2009 by Ashley Sturm
I'm still catching up from the last few month's shoots. It's fun to see referrals coming in and know people are having a good experience and want to share that with their friends. Melissa Luu was my first 2010 senior of the season, who referred Rei R read more
When some people don’t want to grow up
The Learning Life of Edward Palomo | December 12th 2009 by Edward Palomo
This has been the most tiring week of my life. What could be worse than be battered by loads of school work and some classmates who never put academics as their top priority? I’m freaking tired of their lack of cooperation and discipline when it co read more
Q and A with Hikeem Stewart, Rainier Beach Guard
SeaTown Sports | December 12th 2009 by Kevin
Junior Hikeem Stewart will be a critical player for Rainier Beach this season. With the departures of D'Vonne Pickett and Corey Stern, Stewart will be a one of the first scoring options on Rainier Beach along with teammate Jaamon Echols. He was ran read more
High School Hoops: Citizens First Holiday Classic 2009
Bluegrass State Basketball | December 12th 2009 by Anthony Wireman
One of the great high school basketball events in Kentucky is the Citizens First Holiday Classic in Bowling Green. The event has grown in popularity over the past few years and has quickly developed into a must see tournament.The Citizens First Holid read more
Princeton Tigers Boys Basketball Team Roster
Hoosier Scout | December 11th 2009 by Josh Elliott
2009-2010 Princeton Indiana High School Tigers Boys Basketball NUM Name Pos Height Weight Class 24 Bridgland, Beau read more
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