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    Miami Herald Education Section

    Gulliver Prep students show their smarts -- and compassion

    What started off as a science project at Gulliver Prep will soon provide clean water to people in Haiti. A team of 13 biomedical sciences and engineering students invented a solar-powered water purification system that they'll be sending to a hospital when the school year starts.

    Many students, not enough room at South Florida community colleges

    There was a time when community colleges' open-door policy extended right up until the last day of registration. Procrastinating students might not get their first choice of classes, but they would still be able to get in.

    Teens to get leaders' ears at global summit in Italy

    Between band practice and a church youth group, Emmanuella Louisdor and a classmate are developing a blueprint for a ''green marketplace'' where global entrepreneurs can trade environmentally friendly innovations.

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    Scholarpedia

    Dear Scholars Community, I would like to introduce the beta launch of Scholarpedia, the newest feature to the Scholars Academy social network. Scholarpedia will be an ongoing project to harness the collective institutional knowledge of all members of the Scholars Academy community.  Like its more famous older brother, Wikipedia, the idea is that anyone with useful information [...]

    Private School Registration

    Dear Class of 2013, It has come to my attention that a significant number of accepted ninth graders who are coming from private schools have not yet registered to attend Beach High. I need to remind everyone that being accepted to the Scholars Academy is not the same thing as registering to attend Beach High.  You must [...]

    July Advisory Board Meeting

    Dear Scholars Community, Our July Advisory Board meeting will be Wednesday, July 8 at 6:30 PM.  Leslie Coller will be our gracious host at 5301 La Gorce Drive, so please RSVP to her at leslie0909@the-beach.net. I intend for this meeting to be a workshop for our much discussed “Parent Handbook,” so please bring your ideas and contributions [...]

    Important Changes for 2009-2010

    Dear Scholars, This *SHOULD* be the final reading list update of the summer.  Fingers crossed! As many of you may have heard, there will be several changes in our English department next year. Julie Klein is taking a yearlong sabbatical to pursue her own writing.  Pauline Lakanen (plakanen@dadeschools.net) will be taking over for Scholars Academy Honors Freshman English. David [...]

    Last Day of School Meetings

    Dear Scholars, Our final Advisory Board meeting of the year will be this Thursday, June 4, at 7:30 AM in the media center.  All are welcome. I will be available from the end of the meeting until the end of the day for students to review their course selecetions for next year.  I am advised by my [...]

    Summer Reading Lists

    Dear Scholars, It’s that time of year…  In the words of the immortal Alice Cooper: No more pencils, no more books…. Well, no more pencils at least! Below you will see all of the reading lists I have received from Scholars teachers as of 6/2/09.  An update is included for SA English I and II as of [...]

    Peer 2 Peer Mentoring

    Dear Scholars, Are you looking for a way to get involved in school and help other students at the same time?  If you have the desire to be a positive influence and help 9th grade students make the most of their high school years, you should become a peer mentor.This is a great way for you [...]

    Revised Final Exam Schedule

    Dear Scholars, It looks as though summer vacation will be coming a little early this year.  Don’t worry, your summer reading lists will be published soon! In the anticipation that teachers will not be working on the afternoon of June 3 or 4, or at all on June 5, pending ratification of a contract amendment between UTD [...]

    SAT Tutoring and College Essay Workshops

    Dear Scholars, I want to let everyone know that I am available this summer for SAT tutoring and college essay preparation.  With just four weeks left in the school year, I am in the process of putting together my summer schedule and am now accepting clients. I don’t want to clog up this website with self-promotion, but [...]

    More Beach Reading

    Dear Scholars, Sorry, I can’t help myself… MDC made The New York Times (although the review is mixed): http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/education/03community.html?ref=education Also, The Miami Herald reports trouble ahead for the Bright Futures Scholarship: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/1034181.html And for the seniors, an article about health insurance options for college students: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/02/health/02patient.html?ref=education That is all… Best Regards, Andy Weiss

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    SAT Question of the Day

    The Official SAT Question of the Day for Thursday, July 9

    Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

    Since the two legislators had a long history of major disagreements, the senator considered his colleague’s enthusiastic assurances that they would be in agreement on a forthcoming piece of legislation -------.

    1. click to choose answer A  fatuous
    2. click to choose answer B  precious
    3. click to choose answer C  sagacious
    4. click to choose answer D  meritorious
    5. click to choose answer E  ignoble

    New York Times Education Section

    Chief Accountability Officer for City Schools Resigns

    James S. Liebman focused on student testing, achievement measures and report cards for schools.

    National Briefing | Southwest: Texas: Gonzales to Teach at Texas Tech

    Alberto R. Gonzales, who resigned as United States attorney general two years ago, will teach a political science course at Texas Tech University in the fall.

    Court Upholds Dismissal of Colorado Professor

    Three months after a jury ruled he was wrongfully terminated for his political views, Ward L. Churchill was denied a bid to return to his teaching job.

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