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KBCI 2 Boise – MIDDLETON — Fire officials at the scene say if sprinklers been installed in the older part of Middleton High School, it would have made all the difference in the world. “You wouldn’t have a news story. Kids would still be in school,” said Nampa Fire

Proud to Be Fifth Player From His High School in the Super Bowl
Ledger – MIAMI – For the second time in his career, backup quarterback Brian Griese will have a good seat for a Super Bowl in his hometown. He’ll be standing near midfield and wearing a baseball cap. “It’s good to be back (in the Super Bowl),” he said. The

Booker High scores big at deadline for trip
Herald Tribune – SARASOTA — At the eleventh hour, the checks just kept coming. The Booker High School wind ensemble will play at Carnegie Hall next month after all, thanks to more than $21,000 in contributions that rolled in Wednesday just before the deadline. Among

High school to expand alcohol testing
Boston Online – PEQUANNOCK, N.J. — Some teenagers who drink over the weekend could be in big trouble come Monday morning: A New Jersey school district plans to institute random urine tests capable of detecting whether alcohol was consumed up to 80 hours earlier

High School Basketball
Newsday – To prepare for a basketball game at Bridgehampton is unlike anything else in the realm of high school sports. The bandbox of a gym is a third smaller than the smallest court on Long Island, with midcourt lines just one step away from the three-point

Music from home
Hampton Roads Daily Press – School spirit runs deep at Windsor High School. In fact, it runs all the way to Iraq. Band director Andy Micciche, along with several of his students, recently worked together to raise the spirits of 1983 Windsor High School graduate Sgt. 1st Class

Seliger files bill to end high school TAKS testing
My West Texas – Kel Seliger filed a bill Wednesday to eliminate the TAKS test at the high school level and replace it with end-of-course exams. The end-of-course exams would be based on the recommended curriculum, a news release said. The Amarillo Republican first