To see more photos of this first round 4-A playoff game between East Chapel Hill High School and Broughton High School, please visit highschoolot.com. (photos by wjzo)
H.S. Playoffs: East Chapel Hill vs. Broughton
February 23, 2010
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2/12/10 Teen News: Local and National
February 12, 2010
Durham teen best rapper in Triangle – According to the Independent, 19-year-old Kourvioisier’s mixtape signals a dynamic new voice in the hiphop world.“Do not recommend simple syllables/ sample subliminals/ nerve struck/ terrible the intention,” he lets loose in one instance. “KRS the teacher/ I’m the sub/ Now you got detention/ double loser who recycled in defeat/ The stripes get beat off of Tigers who wanna cheat.” (Indy)
Teen hunter wins swan contest - 15-year-old Nathan Garrett, who is also a hunting guide and nationally published wildlife author, won the world junior swan calling championships at the East Carolina Wildfowl Guild’s 15th Annual Wildlife Arts Festival.“It’s like hunting with a 40-year-old,” Bliven said. “He just lays back. He knows when to call, when not to call. He identifies birds. He’s just a natural.” (N&O)
ECHHS wins state swim championship - “As a senior, to win … the relay and win the state title, it makes it all worth it,” said Dania Marinshaw, one-fourth of the winning relay team. “It’s going out with a bang. And it’s coach’s last season, so we wanted to win it for her. It’s so rewarding.” (Herald-Sun) Photo gallery by N&O
Hanes Mall begins teen escort policy - This Winston Salem mall has started a new policy where all youth under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult after 6 pm on Friday and Saturdays. “The conduct of unsupervised youth and young adults at Hanes Mall has created an uncomfortable atmosphere for mall visitors and an increasing safety challenge,” the release said. (Greensboro Record)
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H.S. soccer: Durham Jordan vs. East Chapel Hill -photos
September 29, 2009
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Friday’s teen news – local(∆) and national
June 26, 2009
(∆) Greensboro program pays teens $1 a day not to get pregnant – Girls in the College Bound Sisters program attend 90-minute meetings every week where they receive lessons on abstinence and contraception use. For every week they remain in school and not pregnant, $7 is deposited into a fund which they collect when they enroll in college. According to the director, only six girls out of the 125 girls who have enrolled in the program since 1997 have dropped out or become pregnant. (Fox News)
(∆) ECHHS cheerleading team wins BET contest – Link to ’sassy but classy’ performance on BET.
(∆) NC sex ed classes to be more comprehensive – The House narrowly passed a bill 60-55 that will allow for more information about contraceptives and STDs but the overall curriculum will remain abstinence based. NC ranks 9th in the nation in teenage pregnancy rates. (N&O)
Supreme Court rules strip search violated teen’s rights – In a 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court ruled school officials violated a 13-year-old girl’s 4th Amendment rights by strip searching her for prescription-strength ibuprofen. However, the Court did state that school officials had a right to search her outer garments and backpack. Judge Clarence Thomas was the lone dissenter and said this decision alerts students as to where they can safely hide drugs. (NYT)
Homeless teen hopes for Harvard – Kenneth Chancey of Los Angeles is top of his class, student body president, starting running back on the football team and homeless.
Ga. home schoolers form football league – Not allowed to play on local high school teams, home schoolers formed successful 8 team Glory for Christ Football League. (NYT) photo by Mike Tierney
Chicago public schools to test teens for STDs – 11th and 12th grades will be voluntarily tested and treated in the health centers at six high schools. Cook County leads the nation in reported cases of gonorrhea and is second in cases of chlamydia.
N.Y. teen surfer making waves – 17-year-old Belaram Stack is competing in national h.s. championships this weekend and will turn professional this summer.“I’ve had countless times where people have said: ‘You’re from New York? Is there even an ocean there?’ ”said Stack. (NY Times) photo by Mike Nelson
Mother charged with changing daughter’s grades – A Pa. high school secretary raised her daughter’s grades (and lowered others) to improve her class ranking. (Modesto Bee)
Interview with Michael Jackson by Regina Jones – Vibe Magazine
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Monday’s teen news – local(∆) and national
June 22, 2009
(∆) Hillside golfer 1st to make regionals – Andre Jones has a 6-handicap after playing for only three years. He “often notices that at some tournaments he’s the only African-American there, but he’s not concerned with issues of race while on the links.” He also has a 4.0 G.P.A. (N&O) photo by John Rottet
(∆) NASCAR pioneer helps teen with full scholarship - Humpy Wheeler read a newspaper profile of Angela Padilla-Ramirez, who was postponing her college plans until her step-father returned from Afghanistan, and decided to help her with a $88,000 scholarship to Belmont Abbey College. “I just like to help people out and particularly people who are having a tough time,” Wheeler said. (N&O)
(∆) Class gift dedicated to retiring principal - Students, community raise funds to construct outdoor classroom dedicated to retiring principal of East Chapel Hill High School, David Thaden. (Durham Herald)
‘Gangsta’ gene – A study of 2,000 U.S. teens concludes that males with a particular form of gene called MAOA are twice as likely to join a gang and use a weapon to commit violence. (ABC News)
Phony ticket scam bars hundreds from graduation – Families with legitimate tickets prevented from entering ceremony filled with spectators holding fake tickets. (Mercury News)
14-year-old discovers supernova – N.Y. teen youngest person to ever discover a supernova, used a small telescope. (US News)
Students, school battle over skirt length – 100 British high school students staged a walkout to protest new rule mandating longer hemlines. “At issue were the teensy skirts that head teacher Jane Holland said made male teachers walking behind the girls confused over “where to look.’” (NY Daily News)
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