Teachers & babies
May 18, 2012
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Having children is both a challenge and a blessing, now imagine having the job if educating hundreds more. Jay Brown and Britt Pendergrast talked to some of the faculty’s newest parents.
An alternative to the average Spring Break
May 18, 2012 • Jake Rodgers, Carpe Diem staff
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Every spring break, high school and college students take an exodus to the beach. A beach trip isn’t the only thing to do on spring break, though. Another way to spend a week off is through the Alternative Spring Break program. The program is integrated at colleges and universities around the country.... Read more »
Students experience the capital “Close Up”
May 2, 2012 • Connor Allison, DEC crew
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Year after year, Decatur teacher Chris Billingsley has traveled to Washington, DC with students to participate in the Close Up program. The mission of Close Up is: “Close Up informs, inspires, and empowers students to exercise the rights and accept the responsibilities of citizens in a democracy.”... Read more »
A club that lasts a lifetime
May 1, 2012 • Anita Renfroe, DEC crew
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Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is one of many career-technical service organizations offered to middle and high school students. Its main focus is helping students in family and consumer sciences education. One student that stands out in this organization is senior Sam Jones.... Read more »
Mac vs PC
May 1, 2012 • Henry Schunk, DEC crew
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Should you buy a Mac or should you buy a PC? This is a question that many private owners, as well as larger entities such as schools, have been asking themselves for a long time. But which computer is truly the superior machine? While there is factual evidence to support either side, the high school,... Read more »
Decatur’s teachers show their ink
May 1, 2012 • Summer O’Neill, DEC crew
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The city of Decatur is often labelled by residents and critics as an interesting, accepting city. So accepting, that in certain workplaces (like DHS), professionals are allowed to display their body modifications proudly. 3Ten got to talk to some inked teachers about their own tattoos, and what good... Read more »
Friendship is Magic: The Brony Effect
April 24, 2012 • Anna Marker, DEC crew
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My Little Pony. If you are like most people, you are probably envisioning the syrupy sweet television show from the Eighties and Nineties, the multicolored plastic horses making their homes on Target’s toy shelves, the advertisements for playsets and plushies and… ponies. If you are like some,... Read more »
Combs sells art to save the love
April 23, 2012 • Emily Kinzer, DEC crew
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The story of Leana Combs begins with the story Sophie Lancaster, a British teen who died in 2007. As Lancaster walked home with her boyfriend one evening, a group of teenage boys attacked them both. They beat Lancaster’s boyfriend to death, and Lancaster, who went into a coma after the attack, died... Read more »
DEC goes to Dallas
April 17, 2012 • Jayne-Anne Ahmann
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Scribbler does retreats, Yearbook does secret staffer, so what does DEC do? The annual STN Convention! The convention is normally held in Anaheim, California, but was moved to Dallas, Texas just for this year. The DEC Crew traveled there and stayed from March 20th to the 25th. During the day we saw through... Read more »
Tough Mudders
March 29, 2012
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When most people think of running, they think of 5K’s. But for some people, that isn’t enough.