Forced to Pick a Major in High School
nytimes.com — Ninth graders often have trouble selecting what clothes to wear to school each morning or what to have for lunch. But starting this fall, freshmen at Dwight Morrow High School here in Bergen County must declare a major that will determine what electives they take for four years and be noted on their diplomas. (Submitted by mac26) More...
Marian Wright Edelman: SNCC, Fifty Years Later
huffingtonpost.com — On Feb. 1, 1960, when I was a senior in college in Atlanta, four black freshmen from North Carolina sat in at a Whites-only lunch counter in a Greensboro Woolworth's store. It was just the spark I and so many black youth were waiting for. (Submitted by serenahewitt) More...
Four Blair High graduates team up to succeed at college
latimes.com — All are freshmen at Langston University. The four young men met up at Blair International Baccalaureate School in Pasadena, where they graduated with high enough grades to attend a four-year university. Now, the four are being hailed as role models, particularly for other young African American male students. (Submitted by kelseyramos) More...
Road to The Final Four: 10 Teams Relying Heavily on Freshmen
bleacherreport.com — One single freshman can catapult a team from the NIT deep into the NCAA Tournament. Sometimes, just one freshman is the final piece to a Final Four team. Other times, an entire starting lineup of first year players makes a team elite... (Submitted by KERRIHOCKEYFAN) More...
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