November 15, 2011
AmeriSpans Teenager programs abroad span the world and offer many differing amenities and activities. Our program in Heredia is especially well-liked and popular among teens, as noted in guest teen blogger Johanna G.s blogs.
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November 7, 2011
EVANSVILLE — The Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center is preparing students for college as well as for careers, Principal Cory Herrin told the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. board on Monday.
The center’s 700 students come from public and nonpublic high schools in five area counties. Juniors and seniors are enrolled in half-day programs in manufacturing, transportation, communications, health careers, culinary arts, agriculture and building technology fields.
Two open houses are upcoming for high school freshmen and sophomores interested in the center’s programs: 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14 and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 7
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November 1, 2011
The curtain will rise this week on a new production of Nalsey Tinberg’s “Cakewalk” at the Main Street Theater in Houston, Texas. But unless you read the brief biography in the program carefully, you might miss the passing reference to her day job as an Occidental College professor. And many of the students in her mathematics classes are unaware of their professor’s unusual second career as a successful playwright.
“I generally keep it on the down low,” says Tinberg, a member of the Dramatists Guild of America who has taught at Occidental since 1980. “Occasionally students do find out. Last year, one came up to me and said, ‘I was at Pasadena City College with this actor friend of mine, and I saw this play, and they said it was by you!’”
Tinberg traces her fascination with drama to her days as a graduate student in England, when she would spend entire weekends in London taking advantage of the riches made possible by cheap student theater tickets. B
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October 27, 2011
Now is a good time for juniors to start thinking about standardized testing. So what do you need to think about?
First, what test are you going to take? SAT or ACT? All colleges will accept either test for admissions. Try a practice test of each to see which one you do better on and which one you feel more comfortable with.
Second, once you have determined which test you will focus on, then it is time to take some practice tests. Get the official test book for the SAT (The Official SAT Study Guide, 2nd Ed) or the official book for the ACT (The Real ACT Prep Guide). Take practice tests to get used to the types of questions being asked.
Three, determine when you will take the actual tests.
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October 21, 2011
The term “helicopter parent” is widely associated with children of Generation Y, also known as Millennials. Many say that the parents of Gen Y tend to “hover over” their children and pay extremely close attention to their experiences and problems, often trying to help their children avoid life’s obstacles along the way.
While this might have been accepted during your child’s elementary school years, it must stop when it comes time for them to start their careers. Not only will your child likely be annoyed if you’re trying to make decisions for them, potential employers will not be impressed if you involve yourself in the job search or hiring process.
However, you can still help them—just in a different way. Here are a few
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Alison C. Neese • 
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