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OCDE NEWSROOM
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Students at Huntington Beach’s Sowers Middle School celebrate World Fit Walk championship |
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Students at Sowers Middle School certainly know how to step lively. After being invited by their neighbors at Dwyer Middle School to compete in the World Fit program this year, Sowers responded by not only participating, but also winning the international competition in the large-school category. Dwyer, coincidentally, took second place. On Thursday, Nov. 16, former Olympic water polo players Genai Kerr and Michael Zellmer rewarded the 1,200 Sowers students by presenting them with the 2017 World Fit Walk championship trophy at a school-wide celebration. |
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http://www.ocregister.com/2017/11/17/students-at-huntington-beachs-sowers-middle-school-celebrate-world-fit-walk-championship/ |
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Buena Park High student meant good, not harm, by reposting bogus campus-shooting threat |
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A 15-year-old Buena Park High School student took an online shooting threat allegedly made by an Anaheim student and re-posted it, but he was not going to be arrested as investigators don’t think he committed a crime, Buena Park police said Thursday.
The boy, who was questioned by police on Thursday, indicated that he was re-posting the bogus threat in an effort to make the public aware of it since he apparently thought it was legitimate, said Buena Park police Lt. Tamra Banks.
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http://www.ocregister.com/2017/11/16/buena-park-high-student-meant-good-not-harm-by-re-posting-bogus-campus-shooting-threat/ |
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LOS ANGELES TIMES
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DAILY PILOT |
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Former Olympians present H.B. school with trophy for students’ 169,350 miles of activity |
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Two former Olympic water polo players presented Sowers Middle School in Huntington Beach with a bronze trophy Thursday after students logged 169,350 miles of heart-pumping activity. Genai Kerr, a former U.S men’s national water polo team member who participated in the 2004 Olympics, told student is was a “huge achievement” to remain active and earn the national championship in the large-school category of this year’s World Fit Walk, a six-week event in which students commit to walking or sports activities and log their participation. |
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http://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-me-sowers-olympians-20171116-story.html |
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DAILY PILOT |
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7 Newport-Mesa schools to get air conditioning in summer 2019 project |
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Plans are moving forward to install air conditioning at seven Newport-Mesa Unified School District campuses. Without discussion, the school board Tuesday unanimously approved a $974,200 contract with Anaheim-based Optimum Energy Design. The firm will provide mechanical, engineering, structural and architectural services for new heating, ventilation and cooling units at Harbor View, Mariners, Newport, Newport Heights and Whittier elementary schools and Ensign Intermediate and Back Bay High schools. |
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http://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-me-air-conditioning-20171115-story.html |
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EDSOURCE
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Young and homeless in America |
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More than 4 percent of adolescents and 10 percent of young adults nationwide were living on the street, in cars or shelters, or couch-surfing at some point in the last year, according to a sweeping study by the University of Chicago released Wednesday.
The study, “Missed Opportunities: Youth Homelessness in America,” was based on random phone surveys of 26,000 young people ages 13 to 25, and represents one of the most accurate, wide-ranging overviews ever conducted of homeless youth, a group whose numbers have long eluded researchers, educators and social workers.
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https://edsource.org/2017/young-and-homeless-in-america/590418 |
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SI&A CABINET REPORT
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Social-emotional exercises important for teachers too |
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Teacher participation in mindfulness-based exercises can reduce burnout among educators as well as turnover rates which can negatively impact student performance in the classroom, according to new research from the University of Virginia. Mindful awareness practices, such as meditation, yoga or tai chi, may be particularly useful for helping teachers develop the skills they need to manage the demands of teaching, and can be practiced formally or informally, such as during routine daily activities like walking or eating lunch. |
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https://www.cabinetreport.com/human-resources/social-emotional-exercises-important-for-teachers-too |
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KPCC
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Benefits of early childhood education persist into high school, study says |
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Participation in high-quality early childhood education has persistent effects on academic performance and might save a lot of money for school districts, according to a new study out Thursday. The study, from the American Educational Research Association, found long-lasting payoffs in three areas: increased high school graduation rates, reduced special education placement and reduced instances of grade retention. |
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https://www.scpr.org/news/2017/11/16/77817/study-benefits-of-early-childhood-education-persis/ |
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