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Schoolgirls excluded from movie screening of 'Red Tails'

Last updated Friday, February 10, 2012 - 5:30pm

DALLAS -- When 5,700 fifth-grade boys in Dallas' public schools recently went to see a movie about black fighter pilots in World War II, the girls stayed in school and saw a different movie instead.

One of the pilots is among those asking why.

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Sex education optional under Utah bill

Josh Loftin The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, February 10, 2012 - 3:35pm

SALT LAKE CITY — School districts in Utah could forgo the teaching of sex education and instruction about using contraception would be prohibited under a bill that passed a House committee Thursday.

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Officer Michael Rounkles, a member of the Weber-Morgan Narcotic Strike Force who was shot in a Jan. 4 drug raid, sat with wife Christy on Thursday at a North Ogden Elementary School program in his honor. NANCY VAN VALKENBURG/Standard-Examiner staff

North Ogden Elementary praises Rounkles as hero

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, February 10, 2012 - 9:20am

NORTH OGDEN -- Officer Michael Rounkles on Thursday used his good hand, the right one, to give high and low fives to dozens of students at North Ogden Elementary School.

"It's been overwhelming," Rounkles said of the support he has felt from his community. "I have a lot to be thankful for."

Rounkles, 29, was one of six police officers shot during a Jan. 4 drug raid at an Ogden home. Officer Jared Francom suffered fatal wounds, and Rounkles and four other officers were wounded.

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Ogden school menu

Contributed Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 11:38am

Thursday: Turkey with mashed potatoes and gravy, ham and cheese deli sandwich, cottage cheese, green beans, applesauce, grapes, wheat roll, whole grain cookie

Friday: Big Daddy's pizza, tuna sandwich, baked Doritos, veggie sticks with dip, orange wheels, strawberry cup

Monday: Chicken patty sandwich, teriyaki dippers, baked tater tots, salad with ranch, grapes, diced pears

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Davis County school menu

Contributed Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 12:33pm

Thursday: Turkey roast, whipped potatoes, turkey gravy, steamed peas, whole grain roll

Friday: Hot deli ham sandwich, tuna salad on whole grain bread, steamed carrots, whole grain chips

Monday: Fish sandwich on whole grain deli bun, cheese sticks, baked spiral fries, green beans

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Syracuse mayor: Waste, sewer board stipend should be removed

Antone Clark Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 10:31pm

SYRACUSE — Mayor Jamie Nagle thinks the stipend involved with any city representative serving on a local waste or sewer board should be removed.

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Weber-Morgan officials to visit schools to immunize against whooping cough

Jesus Lopez Jr. Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 10:26pm

OGDEN -- Weber-Morgan Health Department will visit schools through the end of April to offer sixth-graders the whooping cough vaccine.

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(NICK SHORT/Standard-Exqaminer) Miguel Bedolla (left) and Jazmin Saenz use an iPad during class last week at Madison Elementary School in Ogden.

iPads an added touch to education for Ogden Children

Rachel Trotter Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, February 5, 2012 - 11:43pm

OGDEN -- First-graders at James Madison Elementary are getting their hands on the latest iPad technology.

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Ogden school menu

Contributed Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 11:40am

Thursday: Country fried steak, mashed potatoes with country gravy, turkey wrap, green beans, applesauce, grapes, cornbread with honey butter

Friday: Big Daddy's pizza, fish sandwich, baby carrots with dip, orange wheels, fruit cocktail, apple crisp

Monday: Beef rib sandwich, turkey sandwich, sweet potato fries, string cheese, kiwi wheels, diced pears

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Davis school menu

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Last updated Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 11:53am

Thursday: Whole grain pizza variety, yogurt parfait, assorted Jell-O, vegetable medley

Friday: Beef nuggets, tuna salad on whole grain bread

Monday: Hamburger on whole wheat bun, cheese sticks, confetti fries, green beans

Tuesday: Pot pie, yogurt parfait, steamed broccoli, whole grain roll, assorted pudding Wednesday: Ravioli, cheese sticks, vegetable medley, breadsticks

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Orem school wins $100k grant from Target, "Ellen"

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 10:15am

OREM -- Orem Elementary School is among 50 schools nationwide that's getting a $100,000 grant from Target and "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."

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Julia Satterthwaite (from left), Austin Hecht and Jon Donley of Weber State University compete Saturday at the Vex Robotics tournament at Northridge High School in Layton. Students built robots to compete against other teams to complete tasks and score points.

Tinkering with Toys

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 7:22am

LAYTON -- Five years of video game experience and a eye for engineering gives Davis High School junior Brianne Condie an edge over her competitors in robotic game-playing.

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Carter Williamson places a section of the U.S. flag into the fire during a retirement ceremony on Friday at Roy Elementary School in Roy.

VFW gives new flag to students at Roy Elementary School

Rachel J. Trotter Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, January 28, 2012 - 10:00pm

ROY -- Saying the Pledge of Allegiance was extra special for Roy Elementary students on Friday afternoon as they gathered around a crisp, colorful new U.S. flag waving on the flagpole in front of the school.

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Police: Mom yanked son to school

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, January 27, 2012 - 10:22pm

WOODS CROSS -- Woods Cross police just want to make sure a 9-year-old boy is safe after he was forced to run alongside his mom's car because he missed the school bus.

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Columbine High School Principal Frank DeAngelis at a candlelight vigil at the Columbine Memorial at Clement Park near Littleton, Colo., on Sunday, April 19, 2009. DeAngelis was the principal at the time of the attack. (AP Photo/Chris Schneider)

Columbine principal will change interview policy after Roy incident

Steven K. Paulson The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, January 27, 2012 - 1:31pm

DENVER -- Columbine High School principal Frank DeAngelis says he will no longer do interviews for visitors about the 1999 mass shootings at his school unless they are cleared by security.

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