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Some Montgomery County Parents Unhappy With Return to Virtual Learning

Fri, 04 Dec 2020 17:47:09 +0000

With COVID-19 cases surging, Montgomery County Board of Health has voted to move schools to all virtual learning for two weeks. Despite the disagreement from the angry parents, the board of health voted unanimously on Nov. 13 shifting all schools to 100% virtual learning between Nov. 23 and Dec. 6. Parents are unhappy with the decision. “Helpless, devastated, and hopeless,” said Denise Stasuk…

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Temple Freshmen Maneuver Starting College in Pandemic

Sat, 12 Sep 2020 18:52:27 +0000

“It doesn’t feel like we’re in college because it’s like, we never got a real conclusion to our high school experience” said freshman business management major Dayja Burton. Temple Update spoke with a few prospective students in the Class of 2024 who were just finishing up their senior year of high-school in April of 2020. Graduation plans were uncertain and the world was largely stuck at home…

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Raritan Rockets Adjust to Shutdown

Mon, 04 May 2020 17:18:40 +0000

Today, Raritan High School in Hazlet, New Jersey, along with hundreds of other high schools across the state, is approaching week six of lockdown. “Going into this we had an emergency kind of meeting, saying we don’t know if we’re closing down. But, in the event we did, we need to start being proactive and try to figure out how our classes are going to change.” Erin Gottesman says.

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Big Names Come Out To College Signing Day

Sun, 06 May 2018 00:29:18 +0000

The Liacouras Center was filled with stars for the fifth College Signing Day. The event was hosted by Nick Cannon and had appearances from, Bradley Cooper, Camila Cabello, Ciara, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Keke Palmer, Kelly Rowland, Malcolm Jenkins, Questlove, Rebel Wilson, Robert De Niro, and Zendaya. The biggest name of all was former First Lady Michelle Obama, who started the event in 2014 as a…

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TSG Creates New Mentorship Program

Thu, 29 Mar 2018 14:25:08 +0000

Temple Student Government created a new high school mentorship program to build a relationship with high school students in the North-Central Philadelphia area. Temple students will serve as mentors, helping high school students prepare for college and apply. Local and Community Affairs Director Leonard Chester wants the program to allow Temple University to be a resource for the youth.

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Update Abroad: High Schools in Tokyo

Thu, 17 Mar 2016 13:35:33 +0000

Update Abroad representative Yingqiao Zhao explores how high school culture differs in Tokyo than in the United States. Study away students Peter Chheu and Anatol Steck have internships in Tokyo, Japan as English teachers in a local high school. By doing it, they are learning about Japan’s younger generation. According to Chheu, the students have a stronger work ethic than those in the United…

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