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SEPARATED AT BIRTH
recent studies show connection between age and success in sports, academics
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etting a driver’s license, being able to vote, drinking legally, getting a tattoo: these are all rites of passage that students eagerly wait for. But some watch time pass by as friends and classmates get these privileges. These are the students who have what are considered late birthdays in comparison to their classmates. However, there’s more significance to birth date than the month you get handed your first set of car keys. Malcolm Gladwell’s “Outliers” and a
Staffer explains why it’s dumb not to cheat in school
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Harbinger analysis of AP test scores are showing more of a connection between age and success in both academics and sports. In some cases, age can affect academic performance. A recent Harbinger analysis of 2010 junior AP scores showed that while the rules don’t apply to everyone, there is a significant downward trend in scores as birthdays get later and later. This advantage is primarily seen within
New teacher Greg Smith learns to cope with the death of his daughter
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athletics, as shown in Malcom Gladwell’s book “Outliers.” Gladwell has written “The Tipping Point” and “Blink” and is also one of Time Magazine’s “100 Most Influential People.” According to Gladwell’s book, professional Canadian hockey players have birthdays overwhelmingly in January and February. Why? Because the cutoff date for club hockey is January 1, making these players the older, bigger and more experienced of the members on their team.
Sophomores begin biweekly “Youngstarz” Hip-Hop club
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Photos from girls’ gymnastics at SM South Quad meet
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-History teacher
You just don’t expect to bury your children. It’s just something you never want to go through.” Greg Smith