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Opportunities for college credit abound in high school

Last updated Monday, May 21, 2012 - 3:28pm

In most Top of Utah Schools, the opportunities to earn college credit while in high school are many.

Advanced Placement courses offer students college credit once they pass a cumulative test.

Concurrent enrollment allows high schoolers to take a college class, usually on their high school campus during regular school hours, for both high school and college credit.

Another option is early college, where high school students attend classes on a regular university campus. Taking college classes via correspondence or the Internet is an option as well.

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Davis High School was one of the 15 school bands chosen to perform at the 2013 Tournament of Roses Parade. This was a huge accomplishment for the school.

Davis High Band makes lasting impression on students

April Hale Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, May 21, 2012 - 3:24pm

KAYSVILLE — Davis High School has one of the most accomplished band programs in the state and can be counted among the “best of the best,” as evidenced by the band’s recent invitation to perform in the 2013 Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Calif.

At the core of the program are more than 300 teenagers who dedicate many hours each week, both during and after school, toward perfecting their music and working as a team.

“(Being in the band) is about learning how to work well with people, how to be friends with others, and trying to come together with a common goal to create something great,” said Jacob D. Christensen, 18, who emphasized that the “D” was important because there is another Jacob Christensen in the band.

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Engineering students work to build a bridge out of pasta noodles at Northridge High School in Layton in 2004.

Engineering students get head start

Rachel J. Trotter Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, May 21, 2012 - 3:25pm

OGDEN — Engineering students in Ogden and Weber school districts are graduating from high school ready for real life.

The students have participated in Project Lead the Way, a national program designed to prepare students to enter college not only with some college credits in hand, but with practical work experience as well.

Roger Snow is one of the teachers at Ogden High School, and he works with local businesses, so they in turn work with students on senior projects. Some of those students also work into internships with the businesses.

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Julia Satterthwaite (from left), Austin Hecht and Jon Donley of Weber State University compete at the Vex Robotics tournament at Northridge High School earlier this year.

Engineers — make way for the women

Rachel J. Trotter Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, May 21, 2012 - 3:29pm

Many high school senior girls in the Top of Utah are capitalizing on the trend of women moving into the fields of math and sciences, and it has been great for them.

Bonneville senior Elizabeth Radcliffe feels that she was welcomed into Weber School District’s Project Lead the Way Program with open arms. “It was never like, ‘You’re a girl, we don’t want you.’ It was more like, ‘You’re a girl, please come do this,’ ’’ Radcliffe said of her experience with the program.

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Website ranks the best credit cards for new graduates

McClatchy Newspapers Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, May 21, 2012 - 2:59pm

A credit card resource website is ranking the best cards for college and high school graduates, including those offering rewards and others offering zero percent interest for at least the first few months.

CardHub.com said it is important for new graduates to establish credit.

“Credit cards are the most efficient, allowing users to add positive information to their major credit reports on a monthly basis by simply keeping their accounts in good standing,” according to the website.

Its list of 2012’s Best Credit Cards for Graduates includes:

• Journey Student

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