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NeXt online: Sarah Ockler event, Camp Broadway, BOCES summer school and more
GIRLS AFTERNOON WITH AUTHOR Sarah Ockler, a graduate of Orchard Park High School, (Updated: 06/24/09 7:08 PM )
Great reads for teens and tweens
Whether your teen is into “Twilight” or your tween loves “The Olympians” series, there are truckloads of other books out there to keep both age groups reading this summer. (Updated: 06/23/09 6:56 AM )
Emotions run high in Sarah Ockler's first novel, 'Twenty Boy Summer'
Sarah Ockler spent her 15th summer competing with her best friend during a vacation trip to see who could kiss the most boys. (Updated: 06/23/09 9:14 AM )
Googler has a top doodler
Google has a new top doodler! (Updated: 06/12/09 3:50 PM )
News & Notes: Cable camp and more
CITY HONORS SCHOLARSHIP: Jimmitti Teysir, a City honors junior, and Frank DiLeo, chair of the City Honors English Department, have been selected as 2009 scholars for the prestigious Bezos Scholars Program at the Aspen Institute. (Updated: 06/22/09 10:26 PM )
Art Brut still cooler than any other band
“If we can't change the world, let's at least get the charts right,” says Art Brut frontman (Updated: 06/11/09 3:59 PM )
Student doesn’t know the meaning of ‘absence’
PENDLETON — No sick days, no unsanctioned vacations and most recently, no “senior skip day.” (Updated: 06/15/09 8:06 AM )
High school grads are downsizing their college dreams
Like graduating high school seniors throughout the country, Amanda Skinner navigated tough economic times by making her college choice with a laser-like focus on finances. (Updated: 06/14/09 10:38 AM )
Coldplay thrills at Darien Lake
It cannot even be called a concert. No, it was much more than that. Make fun if you will, but if you were at the Darien Lake Performing Arts Center on June 1st, you were not just simply at a concert. No, you had an experience. (Updated: 06/12/09 3:39 PM )
Art students prove their mettle through Barker sculpture
BARKER — The college portfolio art class at Barker High School got the chance to see their sketches brought to life last week with the unveiling of a student-designed steel sculpture outside the school’s Herbert F. Lugwig Auditorium. (Updated: 06/08/09 8:16 AM )
NEWS & NOTES: Buffalo Select Chorus concert, fossil-hunting
BUFFALO SELECT CHORUS CONCERT: The Buffalo Select Chorus, an ensemble of talented Buffalo Public School singers directed by Linda Appleby, will perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m. tonight, June 3, at Asbury Hall at Babeville, 341 Delaware Ave. A reception will follow the concert.
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Ready for a challenge? Take this year's Nichols quiz
You’ve taken the PSAT, the SAT, the ACT and the AP exams. Why not try the GIT? Just for fun? Yes, it’s time to take your shot at answering the 100 questions in the 2009 Maisel General Information Test from Nichols School. (Updated: 06/02/09 8:52 AM )
Nichols Quiz Answers
Here are the answers to this year's Nichols Quiz: (Updated: 05/27/09 9:08 AM )
Lauren’s story: Deaf teen challenges herself every day
Lauren Samar may seem like a regular 15-year-old girl. She loves art, reading, dancing and hanging out with her family and friends. But Lauren is also deaf. Although being a deaf teenager presents many challenges, the word disabled is not in Lauren’s vocabulary. (Updated: 06/02/09 9:03 AM )
The NeXt crew: A few random facts
Y ou already know that the correspondents you’ve read material from this year love writing/photography/ political cartooning, but what don’t you know? Could they possess talents or collect odd items that have nothing to do with their contributions to NeXt? The answer is yes; they can, and they do. (Note: Not every correspondent could be included.) (Updated: 06/02/09 8:53 AM )
