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Chancellor: Change 'G And T' Admission Requirements
      Chancellor Joel I. Klein has proposed revising the new citywide standard for admission to gifted and talented programs to accommodate the overwhelming increase in the number of students testing for admission.
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Police Commissioner For A Day Essay Contest
      The Police Athletic League announces the Police Commissioner for a Day contest for students in grades nine through 12. The topic: If you were the Police Commissioner for a day, what steps would you take to reduce violent crime and protect all New Yorkers?
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DOE Sets New Regulations For Pre-K
      The Department of Education has begun to implement its new streamlined and standardized application process for families enrolling children in pre- Kindergarten in the 2008-09 school year.
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Learning And Literature At West End Temple
      Universal pre-kindergarten students at West End Temple were among the many visitors who attended an on-site Scholastic book fair. The book fair will run through Saturday, April 12 from 5-9 p.m. On Sunday, April 6, author and illustrator, Richard Codor visited the Klutz Family Build a Book Worksho...
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RAA Hosts Exhibit of Student, Parent Artwork
      Structure 2: An Exhibition of Artwork Created by PS 114 Students and Their Parents was held in RAA's sTudio 6 Gallery on Tuesday, April 1. The exhibit showcased the paintings and sculptures children and parents created during after-school workshops led by RAA instructors. The workshops were spo...
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PHC Promotes Nutrition At BCHS
     Peninsula Hospital Center's Clinical Nutrition Manager Rachel Hodelin-Wetzel, MSRD, spent several hours at Beach Channel High School on Friday, March 28, promoting healthy eating habits and good nutrition choices to the students and faculty. Many took advantage of having their BMI (body mass index) ...
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Channel View Students Become Urban Farmers
      During the week of March 24, 25 Channel View School for Research (CVSR) sixth graders lived and worked on a dairy farm in Reading, Vermont. The program is sponsored by Farms for City Kids, a non-profit organization founded by Karli and Jim Hagedorn.
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Public School /Middle School 183 Talent Show
      1On Friday, March 28, the PS/MS 183 student council, SAPIS Counselor Mrs. S. Emanuel and the Parent Association board members presented a talent show that featured karaoke, singing, stepping, dancing, rapping and comedy. Contestants performed for the audience members in attendance.
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PS 47 Students Remove Exotic Species From Refuge
      Students in Ms. Williams's science class at PS 47 worked with the Jamaica Bay Guardian to remove Asian bittersweet, an invasive vine, from the trees at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. "This was a lesson in ecology," said Don Riepe of the American Littoral Society. "They were shown how exotic spec...
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Stella Maris Celebrates Blue And Gold
      The Annual Blue and Gold competition was the highlight and harbinger of spring on the Rockaway peninsula. The Blue (seniors and freshmen) and Gold (sophomores and juniors) competed in Entrance, Art, Aerobics, Cheer, Dance and Races.
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