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Tips to sharpen your child’s reading skills
Category: Youth Written by Courier Newsroom
(ARA)—The end of summer vacation may be approaching, but there is still plenty of time for youths to read a few books to refresh their reading skills before starting school.
While many grownups jump at the chance to read books and magazines on vacation, children are often quick to drop the book and run toward the waves when hitting the beach, pool or campground. While everyone reminisces about those summer days from childhood, the truth is that in this age of video games, DVD players in cars and text-messaging teens, youths are less likely to pick up a book than ever. That may come at a price.
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| IT’S NOT TOO LATE—If your child hasn’t picked up a book or enough books this summer, there is still time to encourage them to do so.
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We’re No. 1! UGA tops party schools ranking
Category: Youth Written by Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP)—The University of Georgia won a national title this year—top party school.
The Princeton Review announced Aug. 2 that Georgia is the No. 1 party school on its now infamous annual ranking. The school of about 30,000 students has been on the list 10 times since the ranking was created in 1992, but this is the first time the university has taken the top spot.
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| MASCOT—Uga VII, the seventh English bulldog mascot for the University of Georgia team, who died last football season, keeps to the sidelines in Tempe, Ariz.
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Gammage scholarships awarded at NAACP luncheon
Category: Youth Written by Courier Newsroom
The Jonny Gammage Memorial Scholarship was Awarded at the Pittsburgh NAACP’s Scholarship Luncheon July 27 at University of Pittsburgh Student Union.
The Black and White Reunion was established in 1996 in response to the death of Black motorist Jonny Gammage while in police custody and the not guilty verdicts at the trials of the police officers involved in his death.
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| AWARDEE—Tim Stevens, left, and Bob Maddock look on as Michele Coker, who received the Jonny Gammage/Black & White Reunion award, speaks about her dreams and aspirations.
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More choices alter college textbook landscape
Category: Youth Written by Associated Press
by Eric Gorski
Associated Press Writer
Associated Press Writer
(AP)—On Friday afternoons between work and rugby practice, Brittany Wolfe would rush to the campus library hoping copies of her advanced algebra textbook had not all been checked out by like-minded classmates.
It was part of the math major’s routine last quarter at the University of California, Los Angeles: Stand in line at the reserve desk in the library’s closing hours with the goal of borrowing a copy for the weekend.
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How to help your kids avoid these common pitfalls
Category: Youth Written by Courier Newsroom
As summer begins to wind down, and the first day of school beckons in the near future, parents are purchasing clothes, notebooks and backpacks for the new school year.
But there are other important ways to prepare your child to return to school.
“There are several common pitfalls that can affect our kids deeply and quite easily,” says Malcolm Gauld, president of Hyde Schools and co-author, with his wife Laura, of the parenting book “The Biggest Job We’ll Ever Have.” “These pitfalls may be detrimental long-term, but they can also be avoided when emphasized and discussed openly.”
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| HELPING HAND—Transitioning into the new school year can be difficult, but with some parental support you can keep your kids from falling.
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