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2 Newport students are National Merit Scholars
Two Newport Beach students were named National Merit Scholars on Wednesday. Darren A. Chen of the private Sage Hill School and Darya Fadavi of Corona del Mar High School both won $2,500 from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Each year, the...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Awards and Prizes, Sage, Students
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More National Merit Scholarship winners announced
The last of the winners of the 2012 National Merit Scholarship competition have been named. From Corona del Mar High School, Nicholas Charles Roy won the college-sponsored scholarship for Northwestern University and states his likely career field as...Tags: Northeastern University, Northwestern University, Financial Aid, University of Houston, Schools
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Mailbag: Patrician values cost GOP, McCain victory
Stratfor, a private U.S. intelligence company with high-power clients around the globe, disclosed that Sen. John McCain was aware of significant voter fraud during the 2008 presidential campaign. Despite having had evidence that the Democrats had...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Insurance, Christianity, Jesus Christ, Parties and Movements
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Mariners hosting co-parenting classes
Parents have all heard it: There's no road map for child rearing. Which makes parenting all the more difficult when that road hits a fork and couples split up. "When you're moving from a one-family home to a two-family home, you're still a family but...Tags: Family
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Commentary: Obama wages war against Catholic Church
Having fought to free ourselves from the tyranny of King George, we Americans find ourselves with the boot of yet another monarch planted firmly on our throat. Mark Steyn compared President Obama to Henry VIII, the absolutist monarch who fought the...Tags: Barack Obama, Leonardo da Vinci, George Washington, Roman Catholicism, Religion and Belief
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The College Conversation: Making the grade before college
Here's a conversation starter: Low end-of-year grades can spell disaster when it's your child's turn to apply to colleges. Actually, they can also be devastating for those second-semester seniors who are itching for college to start. As the end of the...Tags: High Schools, Teaching and Learning, Education, Achievement Records, Schools
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School officials vote against renewing Nahuatl-themed charter
Supporters of a high-profile charter school with a focus on Nahuatl culture wept and held each other after the Los Angeles Board of Education voted to close its high school campus. Anahuacalmecac International University Preparatory High School had...
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Kandinsky painting sells for $21.2 million at Christie's auction
A painting by Wassily Kandinsky has sold for $21.2 million at a Christie's auction of Impressionist and Modern works of art in London. The auction on Tuesday brought in a hefty total of $100.4 million, but the sale lacked any major surprises. ...
Tags: Jackson Pollock, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Painting, Auction Service, Arts and Culture
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Lake schools launches Common Core Web page to combat misconceptions
Sentinel School ZoneLake County schools has launched a special page on the district website aimed at debunking myths about new Common Core State Standards which are being implemented in all Florida public schools. The district already had a site devoted to the Common...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Lake County (Florida)
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Manson and 'Night Stalker' murderers and California justice
By Patt MorrisonThe cases of two convicted murderers, within the space of 48 hours, made it clear that California’s handling of capital cases may need a wee bit of tweaking. On Friday, death row inmate Richard Ramirez died. He was the notorious "Night Stalker,"...Tags: Criminal Laws, Criminals, Charles Manson, Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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Egine: From Moscow with love songs
What if Kim Kardashian could unite her many obvious attributes with a discernible talent? She’d be, what, some kind of superhero? Egine isn’t trying on any capes yet. For now, she’d just like to finish her first album and make it...
Tags: Kelly Clarkson, Culture, Arts and Culture, Moscow (Russia), Kim Kardashian
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Recipients tell of benefits of foundation scholarships
The Laguna Beach Scholarship Foundation hosted ceremonies before the 2013 Honors Convocation on Friday for the donors of millions of dollars given over the years to graduating seniors. This year alone, $323,000 was awarded to 107 students. Donors and...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Culture, Financial Aid, Schools, Awards and Prizes
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