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News briefs By Sistine Gurrey St. Thomas Aquinas Posted May 1 2008
The perfect gift It's that time again, Mother's Day. Have you thought of something? If you haven't, try this: Give your mother a break on Mother's Day; don't ask her for homework help. Instead go to Tutor.com, an online tutoring company. It offers free access to professional tutors on Sunday, May 11. So you can get your math homework done while mom enjoys breakfast in bed, no questions asked. Go to Tutor.com and sign up on or before May 11 to get your free tutoring session. You can even download a free coupon book for mom. She'll really be surprised. Scientific OlympiansPine Crest School dominated the competition when 10 high schools from Miami-Dade and Broward counties competed in Barry University's Seventh Annual Science Olympiad in early April.The day-long competition had students in teams of six compete in a written exam, an oral competition (similar to a quiz bowl or Jeopardy) and a lab competition. Although it did not win the competition overall, Pine Crest placed in the top three for every competition, and the school's students rocked the individual awards. Emmanuelle Genoyer won first place, receiving a $1,000 scholarship and a Traveler GPS. Ryan Pyle won second and received an iPod Nano and a backpack. Sophia Roberts, Alexander Waldman, Robert Sami and David Manella won fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth respectively. picking up good vibrationsA new teen book called Click!, the girl version of The Secret, has just launched its first contest allowing readers to send in their success stories. Send in your personal unpublished story that has resulted in better vibes due to positive thinking. Each month, one picked entry will be featured on the Click! blog. In October 2008, the selected winner will win a new computer. Your story must be 300 words or less. Paste it in an e-mail and send it to clickquestions @mac.com. Don't forget to include your name, age (must be at least 13), grade and e-mail address (so they can tell you that you've won). Submit your story by Sept. 15. To see the monthly blog go to clickthegirlsguide.blogspot.com. To find out more about the book Click! visit www.click.presskit247.com. |
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