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...depends on what they read and how well they study the word lists. To this day, I remember learning the word apathy on a list I studied while preparing for the SAT. Because I had gone to a rural Arkansas junior high that assigned a romance novel in eighth-grade lit, poring over the word list three years later was actually helpful...
...time in order to avoid a poor performance evaluation. "I'd love to cut back," he says. "But I also want to maintain the lifestyle we have." Outside considerations are on Rochelle's mind too. A few weeks ago, she announced that she had decided to run for eighth-grade vice president. The campaign, she explained, would look good on her college applications...
...like Fort McCoy in Marion County, Fla., have banned the bracelets. "It's a hot-button topic here," says school-board member Sue Mosley, who has heard complaints from parents at middle schools. Some kids defend the bracelets as just kitschy accessories. "I've been wearing my bracelet since eighth grade," says 15-year-old Roby Behrens of Los Angeles. "It's a fashion thing. You don't need them to have sex, but people do use them to kiss or get to third base...
...Dawson on every single overtime play, the chances of running it in looked slim. In a plucky call, Murphy sent out five wide receivers and the offensive line bought Schires enough time for the QB to find Byrnes in double coverage and secure Harvard’s eighth straight win over the Tigers...
...12th minute, senior midfielder Katie Westfall took a corner kick and found junior back Liza Barber, who headed it into the net. It was Westfall’s team-leading eighth assist of the season...