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...still be there with the team the whole way, doing anything I can do to help.” Van Nest, a three-star recruit, would have filled a huge gap in the middle of the Crimson rotation. He was highly touted out of prep school, and for good reason. In addition to being recruited by Georgetown and Virginia, he was one of 24 nominees from Massachusetts for McDonald’s All-American and the 12th-ranked player from Massachusetts by Rivals.com. These are not titles usually associated with a Harvard recruit. But all that is changing under coach...
...After a successful prep career, in which she raked in eight all-state selections in cross country and track, as well as four consecutive top-five state finishes, Richardson entered Harvard as a decorated athlete. Not surprisingly, she has maintained a high level of excellence in cross country from the beginning of her freshman year...
...grandmother was always there. She took care of Obama when he was 10 and returned to Hawaii to attend school while his mother spent a few years continuing her anthropological research in Indonesia. At the time, his grandparents helped Obama get a scholarship to Punahou, an élite prep school on the island. All three of them lived in a small, two-bedroom apartment on Beretania Street in Honolulu...
...When Stone arrived at Harvard in 1994 after coaching at various prep schools, she quickly worked to convert what had been a mediocre program into a powerhouse. After finishing under .500 three seasons in a row, the Crimson executed a stunning turnaround in the 1998-99 campaign, cruising to a 31-1-0 record and the AWCHA championship. Since then, Harvard has consistently been among the top teams in the nation, appearing in seven NCAA tournaments and winning five ECAC titles...
...unlike the PSAT or SAT, ReadiStep scores won't end up at any college-admissions or financial-aid office - they'll be sent only to current schools and families to be used as a diagnostic tool to help determine what college-prep skills youngsters should bone up on. Parents and students should not anticipate it becoming "the pre-pre-pre-PSAT," says Lee Jones, College Board's senior vice president of college-readiness products. And it will be schools and districts themselves that decide whether to administer ReadiStep, which will be offered during two-week windows in the spring...