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Wooden stayed true to his beliefs

Last updated Sunday, August 22, 2010 - 7:30pm

I was at my senior party the night John Wooden died. I didn't hear about it until I turned on the news the next day, and it took a little while for it all to register that one of my greatest role models, best known for his college coaching career in UCLA basketball, was dead.

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Cool Summer Jobs

Danielle Downs, Jenny Mead, Michelle Thurgood, Alexandra Burton

Last updated Sunday, August 15, 2010 - 9:06pm

Wouldn't it be great to hang out at an amusement park or sit by a pool all day -- and get paid?

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Writing decision one of the wisest

Danielle Downs TX. Davis High

Last updated Sunday, June 27, 2010 - 9:40pm

Browsing through the Standard-Examiner one summer morning while munching my cereal I came across the blurb about how to apply for a TX. writer.

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Danielle Downs at the net for Davis High School.

Drawn-out athletic recruitment process worth it in the end

Danielle Downs TX. Davis High

Last updated Sunday, June 13, 2010 - 11:34pm

I still remember the exact time and date I got the text from my mom saying the college I would eventually sign with had just offered me a scholarship to come play volleyball for them: March 31, 2010, 12:41 p.m. I had to grab onto the counter to keep myself steady. Finally, my experience of getting recruited for women's collegiate volleyball was almost over.

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Never fear trying something new

Danielle Downs TX. Davis High

Last updated Sunday, May 16, 2010 - 9:50pm

I'm graduating soon. I don't think this really hit me, despite the numerous college applications or the overflowing mailbox of fliers for last-minute senior pictures, until I really looked at the calendar and realized June 4 is right around the corner.

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Illustration by SKYER RYAN/Ben Lomond High School

'Tis the season for Christmas movies

Danielle Downs TX. Correspondent

Last updated Monday, December 14, 2009 - 12:08am

"Somehow or other it came just the same."

-- "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," by Dr. Seuss

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Never been kissed? Don't worry about it

Danielle Downs TX. Davis High

Last updated Sunday, August 23, 2009 - 10:51pm

I've done a lot of things in my life, but kissing isn't one of them. Yes, I'm one of those rare people who's VL, or virgin lips.
It wasn't until girls' camp last year, when everyone was telling their kissing stories (these stories always come up at girl's camp) and only one other girl claimed the same status as me, that I realized I was a small minority.
From the gist of the stories I heard that night, I concluded kissing at such a young age isn't all that the movies make it out to be.
"I think the media seems to have a big influence on youth about how exciting and romantic a kiss is. It's like when you see on a show two young teenagers kiss; it's like, 'How romantic! They're in love!'Ã¢Ã–" said Candace Flinn, a recent graduate of Weber High. "Yet, they're just teenagers; the likelihood of them lasting isn't really likely."

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Summer booked?

Danielle Downs

Last updated Sunday, June 28, 2009 - 9:58pm

TX. Correspondent

It's what students look forward to as the school year draws to a close â€” summer. Summer, with its long days devoid of logarithms and Dickens, usually offers a brief respite from school.

However, this isnâ€™t always the case.

Some teens have to complete a reading assignment for their English classes. While some students must simply set aside enough time at the pool to read their assigned book, others may have to cut back on more time with friends to fill out packets or write essays.

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