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Mariners Christian School Celebrates 25th Anniversary

More than one thousand people gathered together recently to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Mariners Christian School. Students, parents, alumni, founders, faculty, staff, and administrators acknowledged and applauded the milestone of the thriving school that began with only 44 students in 1987. “While 25 years is a significant milestone, the real success is measured by [...]

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Why Green Schools Make Me Blue

Why Green Schools Make Me Blue

Sixty-four schools across the nation were honored by the U.S. Department of Education last week as Green Ribbon Schools, “for their exemplary efforts to reduce environmental impact and utility costs, promote better health, and ensure effective environmental education, including civics and green career pathways.” Now, our schools can get a report card form the U.S. [...]

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Sage Freshman Peddles,Upshifts to Rising Glory

Sage Freshman Peddles,Upshifts to Rising Glory

By Justin Swanson | NB Indy Amelia “Millie” Tanner’s day starts at 4:45 a.m. She starts stretching by 5:15 a.m., then she sets her bike on stationary rollers and rides for half an hour. The semi-pro cyclist is determined, singularly focused, and just grazing the extent of her routine training. And the 15-year-old is only [...]

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Whitfield (center), as Babe Williams, finishes off a number during a recent  rehearsal.

Pajama Drama

There will be some drama in pajamas on stage at Newport Harbor High School next week when students perform the classic Broadway musical, “The Pajama Game,” by Jerry Ross and Richard Adler. “(Audience members) will laugh a lot and maybe walk out singing a song,” said director Roberta Kay. The play surrounds workers in a [...]

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The CdM Compliments facebook page. (This image has been altered for privacy)

Compliments for CdM Students

If a Corona del Mar Sea King or Queen doesn’t have something nice to say then they shouldn’t say anything at all. But if they do have a compliment to share, they can now do it publicly, and anonymously, online. That’s the idea behind the facebook page CdM Compliments. The page allows Corona del Mar [...]

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Little Woman Lunches

Little Woman Lunches Back On The Menu

By Amy Senk | Corona del Mar Today Things began as a simple act of motherly love two years ago, when Corona del Mar’s Little Woman owner agreed to drop off sandwiches for her twins at Corona del Mar Middle School. And now, after a brief, school-ordered break and changes in how parents drop off [...]

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Participants of Kindness Counts

Kindness Counts

Imagine being a teenage girl chosen for the school basketball team. You’re excited to play, but have butterflies in your stomach on game day. The ball is in your hand, but you blow the shot. What would an unkind friend say? What would a kind friend say? This is just one scenario discussed in the [...]

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Newport Harbor High School students with some of the games they collected.

Baskets Full of Miracles

A group of Newport Harbor High School students were recently part of a miracle for kids facing life threatening diseases. The teens helped fill baskets with games and toys for the kids as part of the 2013 Spring Basket of Miracles toy drive held by the on-campus Miracles for Kids club. The club supports the [...]

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Janey's project

Mom’s Voice: Not Just a Bunch of Hot Air

My phone rang and seeing it was Janey, curious why she would be calling as using cell phones at school is not allowed, I answered right away. “Hello?” “They shut us down” she whispered into the phone. “What?” “The administration said the Whoopee cushion wasn’t appropriate and made us take it down.” She had to [...]

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A Sage Hill dancer watches the crowd before heading on stage to perform.

Festival Sends Visitors Around the World

Guests’ senses took a trip around the world last weekend at the 12th Annual Multicultural Fair at Sage Hill School. The festival included colorfully costumed performers and decorated booths, diverse and delicious aromas, traditional and modern music from around the world, detailed and textured trinkets to admire and purchase in the Ethnic Bazaar, and flavorful, [...]

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