Report: NY 8th-graders below average in science

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO— The gap has narrowed between black and white eighth-graders in New York when it comes to science scores, the federal government said Thursday. Overall, though, the whole class performs below the national average and less than a third are considered proficient.
http://palltimes.com/articles/2012/05/14/news/doc4fac78531384f609376867.txt

Published: Mon, 14 May 2012 04:25:22 -0700

Cornell honors top seniors as Merrill scholars

On May 23, the Cornell Merrill Presidential Scholars Program honored 32 of the university's outstanding graduating seniors and the high school teachers and university faculty members who made important contributions to the students' lives.
http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/May12/MerrillScholars.html

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 14:25:57 -0700

He scores! Boy wins appeal to remain on girls’ field hockey squad

According to New York’s mixed competition rules, boys are allowed to compete in girls sports as long as they don’t have an adverse effect on the girls.
http://www.thespec.com/sports/article/726208--he-scores-boy-wins-appeal-to-remain-on-girls-field-hockey-squad

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 18:01:47 -0700

State Softball Rankings

(New York State Sportswriters Association)
http://dailyfreeman.com/articles/2012/05/15/sports/doc4fb19b766cb05087582916.txt

Published: Tue, 15 May 2012 00:05:51 -0700

Girls Track and Field: Riverhead’s Riley, SWR’s McDonnell grab firsts

DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS Melodee Riley may not need a tape measure to figure out how far she has triple jumped. As incredible as it sounds, the Riverhead High School senior claims that she can “feel” the difference between, for example, a 38-foot jump and a 39-foot jump, or a 39-foot jump and a 40-foot jump. So, [...]
http://riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com/2012/05/36956/girls-track-and-field-riverheads-riley-swrs-mcdonnell-grab-firsts/

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 17:03:45 -0700

AUDIO: Local golf notes, scores, tee-times

MECHANICVILLE GOLF CLUB
http://troyrecord.com/articles/2012/05/18/sports/doc4fb5d8f4eeddb466769031.txt

Published: Fri, 18 May 2012 05:13:54 -0700

7 great escapes without a car

So you don’t have wheels. Or access to wheels. Maybe you never learned how to drive. Or maybe you just prefer to let someone else do the driving. Or maybe you're totally into this whole biking thing that we've been hearing so much about. Whatever, no reason...
http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/travel/great_escapes_without_car_RY71fMVSieajIhHbJ7RZ9N?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=%0a%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Travel

Published: Fri, 04 May 2012 15:59:37 -0700

Aquatics Sports Dominate CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District At-Large Teams

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 19. THE 2012 Capital One Academic All-District? Men's and Women's At-Large Teams, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America, have been released to recognize...
http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/College/30578.asp?q=Aquatics-Sports-Dominate-CoSIDA-Capital-One-Academic-All-District-At-Large-Teams

Published: Sat, 19 May 2012 16:13:04 -0700

State scholastic softball rankings

(Through May 13)
http://dailyfreeman.com/articles/2012/05/19/sports/doc4fb6ed68c985e702320980.txt

Published: Sat, 19 May 2012 00:06:13 -0700

State softball rankings (through April 29)

CLASS AA
http://dailyfreeman.com/articles/2012/05/07/sports/doc4fa6d79188f6f447904852.txt

Published: Mon, 07 May 2012 00:05:44 -0700