And then there were these young people -- these are all high school, some younger than high school -- there were young people who had designed a way to make an entire town more energy-efficient.
Our children are coming out of high school -- in some cases, they're not even graduating high school, but even if they graduate from high school -- ranked lower on math and science scores than many other advanced industrialized countries.
But, also, what an opportunity because, unlike college, I feel like these kids in high school - you know, some of these kids will be going into the military.
But the focus of "Grand Ambition" is on the "owner class, " as exemplified by the taciturn Mr. Von Allmen, now 71, a high-school dropout who did some youthful bumming around before finding his calling in accountancy and eventually becoming a private-equity mogul.
That could help cover private or parochial high-school tuition, and some of the funds also could be used to buy a computer, even if the student attends public school.
More than half of all black men without a high-school diploma go to prison at some time in their lives.
After you lose 20 pounds, get in shape, polish up your high-school French, and write that novel, you may get around to pursuing some self-help regimen that will eliminate this flaw from your personality.
When Mr. Calderon-Melendez helmed Williamsburg Charter High School, some board members accused him of buying personal items, including alcohol, on his school credit card, and bullying those who raised concerns.
C. high school football in the house. (Applause.) Congratulations to the other Crimson Tide -- Dunbar High School -- on their city championship. (Applause.) Might have some recruits out here, Coach.
First and foremost, they say "model minority" pressure -- the pressure some Asian-American families put on children to be high achievers at school and professionally -- helps explain the problem.
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To some people, telling high-school athletes that their "weighted assist-plus ratings" need work might border on overkill.
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Hazara girls have one of the highest high-school graduation rates in the country, and Hazara women have become some of the most visible symbols of the new Afghanistan.
So, there are always going to be some high school athletes, in the throes of their body-issue years, who have the will and the money to try out steroids.
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But there are some shining examples, such as the design-construction high school called Studio H in North Carolina.
It found that some people who never played above the college and high-school level also had signs of the disease.
It may be hard to remember this now, but just 16 months ago, he had led the Denver Broncos to a victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL playoffs, the high water mark of a season in which Tebow, playing some gutsy old-school football, energized the NFL. As many have pointed out, he did what his replacement, Peyton Manning, did not by winning a playoff game for the Broncos.
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Some of these efforts, such as writing personally to promising high-school students and urging them to apply, have probably contributed to the climbing minority-admissions figures.
But people also qualify who are older than 17, some of whom didn't graduate from high school but possess the high-school equivalency credential known as the GED.
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In fact, the largest portion of jobs in our labor market (nearly half) require some kind of technical training beyond a high school diploma, and these "middle-skill" jobs are experiencing the greatest shortages of skilled workers.
In light of the 107-2 debacle, the Indiana High School Athletic Association is looking into whether girls basketball should have some sort of mercy rule.
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Some students at Stuyvesant High School near the World Trade Center wreckage are worried that the still-smoldering debris has been making them and their teachers ill.
In high school, Alan watched his friends come of age -- driving around town with their new licenses, earning some extra cash from their summer jobs at the mall.
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And even some BC administrators would rather credit educational excellence than a gridiron miracle for its popularity among high-school graduates.
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Its two cofounders and some of their high school crew slept on mattresses lining the floor of a garage next to their one-room Palo Alto office.
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