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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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Spencer, 13, wanted to be a better gymnast. Now his training invention is vying for a top science prize |
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For his latest invention, 13-year-old Spencer Green has combined his interest in gymnastics and science to earn national attention. The eighth grader at the Pegasus School in Huntington Beach engineered a device that translates movement into an electronic sound that resembles something you’d hear on an old-school Atari game.
Later this month, Spencer, who lives in Huntington Beach, is traveling to Washington, D.C., as a top 30 finalist in the Broadcom MASTERS (Math, Applied Science, Technology and Engineering Rising Stars) competition.
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http://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-me-spencer-green-201701006-story.html |
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DAILY PILOT |
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Estancia High alumni return for a 50-year reunion tour |
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Dick Burke stood outside the Estancia High School administration office Friday afternoon and smiled. In front of him, about 30 alumni from the class of 1967 — Estancia’s first graduating class — were busy chatting in the parking lot, seemingly unaware that he was trying to wrangle them into the Costa Mesa campus for a special tour. |
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http://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-me-estancia-reunion-20171007-story.html |
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EDSOURCE
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Signs of hope amid Smarter Balanced math scores |
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California’s Smarter Balanced math scores may look nearly identical to last year’s, but math educators said they saw at least one glimmer of hope: 3rd-graders. Third-graders’ relatively high scores on the statewide assessments, administered in the spring of 2017 and released last week, indicated that the Common Core standards — which those children have been learning since kindergarten — may be having a positive impact on math education. |
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https://edsource.org/2017/signs-of-hope-amid-smarter-balanced-math-scores/588427 |
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LAGUNA BEACH INDEPENDENT
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Science Camp Yields Ocean Aware Students |
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Undaunted by their early departure, Thurston Middle School’s sixth-graders oozed enthusiasm as they scanned the ocean, waiting for the ferries that would shuttle them to Catalina Island. “This is the 17th time we’ve done this trip,” said Richard Selin, who has taught science at Thurston for 20 years and has participated on all of the school’s Catalina adventures. |
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http://www.lagunabeachindy.com/science-camp-yields-ocean-aware-students/ |
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