Word: prepped
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...Vocational students like Ramsey, however, face an extra hurdle in the already competitive college application process: they often find themselves without the college-prep programs that students in strictly academic high schools have at their fingertips...
...Belz added that the SATs are the biggest hurdle for his students, since they do not take prep classes...
...Still, Hankerson acknowledges that the U.S. has "lost perspective about what sports should be at this age." Northwestern is hardly the only prep football powerhouse to face embarrassment of late. Nor are such problems confined to poor minority schools. An investigation recently found that staff at Hoover High School in affluent, mostly white Hoover, Ala., had changed grades for football players. So, while the Northwestern Bulls handily won their second consecutive state championship in last Saturday's final, to Hankerson, "our true state championship comes in March, when our students take the FCAT." His goal: to raise Northwestern's grade...
...tough match, especially with it being the rebound match after his loss in the semifinals.” “J.P. and Louis had to face wrestlers with very unorthodox styles,” Weiss added. “It was a very valuable experience to prep for March, to be able to look at it on film, and to figure out how to deal with these guys when the time comes.” O’Connor and Caputo garnered three victories each on the first day of the tournament to advance to the semifinals. Seniors Matt...
...Blitzen Trapper is led by Eric Earley (vocals/guitar) and five other scruffy, music-making characters. Blitzen Trapper gives off a mellow, earnest vibe, even if they’re making country rock in a northern city. They don’t appear to take themselves too seriously: think less prep-schooled Strokes and more a down-home Modest Mouse. Their video for the song “Wild Mountain Nation” is a mash-up between a Best Week Ever skit and Warhol kitsch. Much like a disjointed nightmare, a Godzilla-sized lead singer dwarfs the skyscrapers around...