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13-Year-Old Spells 'Knaidel,' Wins Spelling Bee
13-year-old Arvind Mahankali of Bayside Hills, New York won the Scripps National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling 'knaidel,' a German-derived Yiddish word for a dumpling. (May 31)
13-Year-Old Spells 'Knaidel,' Wins Spelling Bee
13-year-old Arvind Mahankali of Bayside Hills, New York won the Scripps National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling 'knaidel,' a German-derived Yiddish word for a dumpling. (May 31)
Extreme Weather Prompts Stronger Structures
With extreme weather becoming more frequent, many schools and even homeowners are considering better methods of reinforcing their structures. (May 30)
WCSD music teachers to present at National Music Education Conference
RENO -- Two Washoe County School District (WCSD) music teachers, whose research has led to new ways of using music to help students learn to speak English, have been asked to present information about their program at the 2013 National Association for Music Education (NAfME) National In-Service Conference this fall. ...
REMSA offers CPR training classes
As part of National CPR and AED Awareness Week (June 1-7), the Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority (REMSA) will be asking bystanders if they know what to do in an emergency. Community members visiting one of the high traffic locations during the week will be taught how to respond to ...
Raw: Flood Waters Crash Through College Campus
A northern Illinois community college hopes to be open for its summer session after it suffered flooding. Heavy rains flooded parts of Carl Sandburg College's campus in Galesburg on Tuesday. (May 30)
Exclusive: Spelling Bee's New Vocab Test
The country's top spellers are outside Washington for the Scripps National Spelling Bee. In an historic change, contenders must also know the definition of some words. The AP got exclusive access to the quiz kids took before taking the stag...
WCSD leaders discuss vote of support for AB 46 in Nevada Assembly
RENO -- With an enabling amendment included, members of the Nevada Assembly yesterday voted in support of the Washoe County School District's (WCSD) capital funding proposal, Assembly Bill 46. The amendment will allow the Washoe County Commission to determine whether to enact the tax proposal for critical school repairs and ...
Oregon Teen in Court on School Bomb Plot Charges
Bail has been set at $2 million for Grant Acord, a teenager accused of plotting to bomb his high school in Oregon. Prosecutors say the plot was inspired by the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado. (May 28)
New Rutgers Athletic Dir. Faces Abuse Allegation
Incoming Rutgers Athletic Director Julie Hermann is facing allegations she verbally abused players while she was the volleyball coach at University of Tennessee. (May 28)
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