All posts tagged "college"
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Clarke brothers swing into senior year
For twins Zach and Chris Clarke, seniors, it was clear at a very young age they had found their niche on the baseball diamond. ...
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Getting ahead by staying back
In the pursuit of an athletic scholarship and illustrious professional sports career, many kids are being held back in school. Nowadays, parents who believe they...
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Safety Schools: Why you shouldn’t bother
Save yourself the trouble and don’t bother applying to a safety school. You have expectations and standards, so why would you settle with something less...
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Out with the old and in with the new: the SAT edition
The game is changing. After Jan. 23, the College Board will be using a new format of the SAT exam, one that resembles features of...
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Out with the Philosopher, In with the Plumber
Starting with the end of the 1950s, the amount of young Americans going to college has skyrocketed; this has been facilitated by teachers pressuring students,...
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Yaks: A Blessing or a Curse?
Yik Yak has become the most popular app used for all the wrong reasons. Useful for cyber bullying, one cannot scroll down more than four...
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PSAT date changes to a weekday
This school year, the College Board changed the date of the PSAT from its usual time on a Saturday to Wednesday, Oct. 14. The school...
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Snapchat Travels
Over the summer many students traveled around the world, waking up in Newbury Park and falling asleep in a hotel bed in Manhattan or on...
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Mr. Intlekofer: 30 years and still going strong
Richard Intlekofer, better known as Mr. I, has been part of the Newbury Park community for 48 years. After moving to Newbury Park in 1965...
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UC Berkeley to begin taking letters of recommendation
The University of California, Berkeley’s new freshman application policy, announced in April, will start going into effect this fall and allows invited students to optionally...
