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News people: Even the celebs could do better; As kids all over Britain haul themselves back to their classrooms after the holidays, we discover if the stars' school days really were the best days of their lives...(Features)
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The People (London, England)
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September 7, 2003
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Byline: COMPILED BY ALISON BOWYER
Robbie Coltrane
SCHOOL: Glenalmond College, Perth.
WORST SUBJECT: Known as Robin, he was good at every subject - but he hated boarding school life and hid in the school chapel to escape beatings. "I gave him the cane one day and suddenly realised that it was completely pointless," admitted one former teacher. "It certainly had no effect on him whatsoever."
BEST SUBJECT: Robbie was especially good at rugby and was a member of the school's political discussion society, film and music clubs. He played the trumpet in the school ...
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What was your worst subject?
Aberdeen Evening Express;
May 24, 2007 ;
106 words
......figure it out myself. Andrew Stuart, 30, unemployed, Torry My worst subject was science because I didn't like my teacher and thought...difficult to understand. Sarah Cowie, 23, secretary, Kincorth My worst subject was arts and crafts because I wasn't good at drawing. I didn...
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'Mean Girls' a slice of regular high school life
Charleston Gazette;
May 8, 2004 ;
Shalini Moningi, George Washington High School;
267 words
......Franzese), who teach her about what to do and not do in high school life. Soon, they devise a plan to get back at The Plastics...flicks," "Mean Girls" gives audiences a view of real high school life and what teenagers today go through every day.
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Hi-tech system could transform school life.(News)
South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales);
June 6, 2007 ;
375 words
......youngsters who need extra support. It also gives parents access to school life from their home computer. Using passwords, they can log onto...consistently good behaviour was an outstanding feature of school life. Seventy-five per cent of teaching was awarded top marks in...
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Donate school memories ; An Educational body which extends school life...
Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph;
December 27, 2007 ;
224 words
...An Educational body which extends school life beyond the normal hours is looking for people to 'donate...the activities is to collect stories from people about their school life and memories. Co-ordinator Mandy Brookes said: "As part of...
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Chinese students enjoy caring, relaxing school life (3)
Xinhua News Agency;
January 20, 2003 ;
267 words
...Chinese students enjoy caring, relaxing school life (3) "The students, not their teacher, should be the major...relaxed and active," said a father in Beijing. A more caring school life has also benefited teenage students, as even the national...
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Sexual Harassment a Part of School Life, Study Finds
Chicago Sun-Times;
June 3, 1993 ;
Anne Saker;
374 words
......unwanted behavior say it's just a part of school life, a new survey finds. Students who endure...is that harassment is "just a part of school life," or "It's no big deal." A quarter of...harassment has become so ingrained in school life that students think it's part of the...
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Commentary: High school life still shielded from parents
All Things Considered (NPR);
March 20, 2001 ;
NOAH ADAMS;
404 words
...00-00-0000 Commentary: High school life still shielded from parents Host: NOAH ADAMS Time: 8:00-9:00...too much independence. My parents know nothing about my high school life. Just the other day they asked me what classes I was taking...
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School life awards
The Northern Echo;
October 4, 2001 ;
67 words
...YOUNGSTERS are being asked to nominate friends and classmates for awards recognising contributions to school life and the community. Winners in last year's Tesco Our School Awards included people who had set up anti-bullying clubs, or helped...
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SCHOOL LIFE AND COMMUNITY ECONOMIC CHALLENGE: A NEWFOUNDLAND CASE STUDY
Canadian Journal of Education;
January 1, 2007 ;
Fowler, Ken;
787 words
......changes in student attitudes toward school life following the 1992 Newfoundland groundfishery...extracted from a provincial quality of school life (QSL) survey, means associated with...community students had poorer perceptions of school life both before and during the fishery ...
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530,788 pupils get taste of school life
New Straits Times;
January 8, 2002 ;
285 words
...New Straits Times 01-08-2002 530,788 pupils get taste of school life Edition: Main/Lifestyle; 2* Section: National KUALA LUMPUR...outside classes all over the country to help them adjust to school life. The new school term began yesterday for Kedah, Kelantan and...
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Toddlers get their first taste of school life.(News)
Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England);
March 28, 2005 ;
150 words
...TOTS have been getting a taste of school life at a new parent and toddler group. Toddlers and their mothers and fathers have been flocking to the new project hosted at St Robert...
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Outstanding in all areas of school life Stoke Fleming Primary School has...
Herald Express (Torquay UK);
October 24, 2007 ;
618 words
......inspectors after being judged outstanding in every area of school life. The judgement places the school in the top one per cent of...the school earlier this month, rated five separate areas of school life; overall effectiveness, achievement and standards, personal...
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ACCENTUATING THE POSITIVES OF SCHOOL LIFE
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);
November 24, 1993 ;
VERA LAWLOR, Staff Writer;
683 words
......11-24-1993 ACCENTUATING THE POSITIVES OF SCHOOL LIFE By VERA LAWLOR, Staff Writer Date: 11-24-...focus on the positive aspects of high school life." Scudillo said she has noticed a big...focus on the positive aspects of high school life," she said of her participation in the...
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Kofa tries to get its students excited about high school life.
Sun (Yuma, AZ);
August 12, 2006 ;
320 words
...Aug. 12--Kofa High School's freshmen received a crash course in high school life Friday morning. The two-hour presentation in the school's gymnasium began with a motivational speaker, an introduction of administration...
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Pupils make a date with world war school life.(News)
Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England);
December 18, 2004 ;
104 words
......diaries which accurately describe the lives of children during World War Two and pictures which pupils have drawn to illustrate school life. The calendar, on sale at the school for pounds 3. 95, has been put together as part of the school's celebrations of next...
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