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Jeffrey Wershow consumed book after book about epic wars and battle strategies. His interest was more than academic. Wershow's prep school had no ROTC program, so he participated in one through a local public school. In 1999, after graduating from high school, he joined the Army. He told his mother Anne Marie Mattison, left, and his father Jon Wershow, a former county commissioner, that he would serve a tour as an enlisted man, then go to college and officer-candidate school. Jeffrey believed the experience would later earn him more respect from the troops. After a three-year stint...
...been wrung about the plight of overextended kids. In their attempts to become well rounded as individuals and well liked by college admissions officers, youngsters from grammar school to high school barely have time for play, let alone relaxation. But between homework and music lessons, soccer practice and SAT prep, some parents and their kids are scheduling a new set of appointments. These commitments, however, are less likely to be monitored by coaches and instructors than by the aestheticians, masseurs and nutritionists at the growing number of day spas and resorts that cater to young people. "Kids are under such...
It’s not surprising that three of the 80 kids in my high school graduating class attended the Naval Academy; it was once the Academy prep school and has produced more admirals and generals than any other secondary school in the nation. Every year someone heads to USNA. Adam, Brad and Ryan left for the Academy right after graduation. I was psyched to see them that morning of July 4, 2002. My friends and I flashed our driver’s licenses for the guard at the USNA gate, following my usual running route to the waterside field...
...difficult work. Accordingly, Cardozo is using grant money to coordinate its curriculum with that of some local middle schools, so that students can take the kinds of challenging classes that will better prepare them for AP when they get to high school. Similarly, Wilson has started an AP?prep program to ready high school sophomores and juniors for AP by having them take summer courses before they enroll in an AP class. Says Principal Ballard: "It has to start before they reach...
...that time, Harvard students were no longer the prep-school gentlemen of Harvard’s earlier days. Raised during the Great Depression, many students came to Harvard after serving in the military and many came from middle-class homes, or were the children of blue-collar workers...