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Sterling High FBLA students visit middle school to promote financial literacy
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (504+ words) In recognition of National Financial Literacy Month members of Sterling High School's FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) chapter are visiting Sterling Middle School to promote financial literacy by teaching lessons focused on real-world skills. On Friday, three students, Morgan…...
CRYSTAL APPLE: Stephanie Kelsch is a bright light at Sterling High School
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (628+ words) After over two decades in banking Stephanie Kelsch decided to make a huge career change and move into the education field and in her short time as a high school business teacher she's already making an impact. Kelsch worked in…...
CRYSTAL APPLE: Yvonne Lee has kept RE-1 students" bellies full for over three decades
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (617+ words) For 34 years Yvonne Lee has made sure the youngest learners in RE-1 Valley School District get fed. "Yvonne, the kitchen manager at Ayres, has been with the district since 1992, all of those years in food service. Over half of her…...
Trump administration terminates agreements to protect transgender students in several schools
2+ week, 3+ day ago (170+ words) By ANNIE MA, AP Education Writer Under the Biden and Obama administrations, the department interpreted Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination in education, to include protections for transgender and gay students. The Trump administration has penalized schools that have made…...
Peetz FFA members compete at District LDEs, celebrate FFA Week
4+ week, 2+ hour ago (202+ words) Members of the Peetz High School chapter have had plenty to keep them busy over the last few months attending the National FFA Convention, competing in district Leadership Development Events contests and celebrating FFA Week with an Ag in" Members…...
He left the US for an internship. Trump's travel ban made it impossible to return
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (899+ words) The first time Patrick Thaw saw his University of Michigan friends together since sophomore year ended was bittersweet. They were starting a new semester in Ann Arbor, while he was Face Timing in from Singapore, stranded half a world away....
Westfall: Setting goals for the school year: An often-overlooked task
8+ mon, 6+ day ago (1093+ words) Summer's nearly over. The "dog days of autumn" have settled upon us like a shroud. Most vacations have come and gone; memories of the County Fair are reflected only in the rearview mirror. Crops are ripening, and children are beginning…...
Register now for ECCLPS/NJC Early Childhood Education Conference
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (372+ words) Early Childhood Council of Logan, Phillips and Sedgwick counties and Northeastern Junior College will host their annual Early Childhood Education Conference on Saturday, Jan. 31, in E. S. French Hall at NJC. This year's theme is "Full S. T. E. A. M. Ahead." "We have an amazing list…...
Sins of the parents " Sterling Journal-Advocate
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (354+ words) In case you hadn't noticed, the Bible is rife with descriptions of sinful attitudes informing us who we should or should not be. We are cautioned to avoid the sins of the past by heeding warnings of the present. The…...
Study links memory problems for older adults to lead exposure
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (372+ words) Historic lead levels from the era of leaded gasoline may be contributing to cognitive issues 50 years later, suggests research reported for the first time at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference" 2025 (AAIC") earlier this year in Toronto and online. Americans are…...