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NJ District Proposes Charging For Kids' Detention

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School Junior inspires student body with "Face AIDS" presentation

"The fight for health as a human right, a fight with real promise, has so far been plagued by failures. Failure because we are chronically short of resources. Failure because we are too often at the mercy of those with the power and money to decide the fates of hundreds of millions. Failure because ill health, as we have learned again and again, is more often than not a symptom of poverty and violence and inequality." In a recent "This I believe" archive Dr. Paul Farmer one of the founders of Partners in Health spoke to the notion that, health care should be a human right. Paul is a man that has the potential to make millions of dollars a year, and yet he has chosen, a modest life traveling the world ensuring that people receive health care. He does all of this not for money but, simply because he is passionate about it.

This is what really drew me to Partners in Health, and through them, the FACE AIDS cause. Trying to make a positive contribution in the world seems overwhelming, yes the saying "one person can make a difference" is uplifting but how can we as students in Colorado help make that difference? I was talking to teacher Amanda Leahy today expressing how I felt that CRMS represented a world of its own, there is diversity in ethnicity, race, culture, and economic status, each person here has different strengths and weaknesses that they bring everyday. Through our experiences with school trips, work crew, and active we have the opportunity to discover our own strenghths and weaknesses. We learn to trust one another, and most importantly help one another. Wouldn't it be great to take the lessons we learn through helping and apply it to the world at large.

During the past week it has been really amazing to hear all the stories that have evolved from our Cake Walk fundraiser. Operation Smile not only raised money to help those less fortunate but, has also created many memorable moments with family's and friends at CRMS. Teacerh Kayo Ogilby shared his daughter's excitement while making a princess cake, and the Head of School Leahy house was filled with fun and memories as they made a cake together for this charitable cause. Experiences like these are what truly inspire us. I think often times we gain more then we ever imagined by simply giving what we can.

Find what you are passionate about and dedicate yourself to the cause. CRMS offers a wide range of ways to help and give back: Work crews, Face Aids, Operation Smile, Peace Jam, Random Acts of Kindness club. Possibly these organizations are not what inspire you. Sometimes what stirs your passion doesn't have a preexisting structure, sometimes you have to be the one to begin. When you find a cause that touches you it becomes easy to dedicate yourself to it. Dr. Paul Farmer does not do what he does for recognition, he simply does it because it is the right thing to do. By joining something bigger then yourself it gives you a sense of purpose, a sense that you can make a difference.

With the coming holiday season and the holiday spirit in the air, with a seemingly endless supply of food and gifts it can become easy to forget just how fortunate we are. It can be a time when we take our good fortune for granite or.... we can use the holiday spirit to appreciate what we have,..... and share it with others.

A Haitian proverb says "Beyond mountains there are mountains." In other words as you solve one problem another one often presents itself, one of the great things about CRMS is they shine a light on a lot of the world's problems and give us the tools to problem solve. Before we leave tonight I encourage all of us to take a couple of moments to reflect on a problem that you are passionate about, and think of ways that you can help that cause. -- Katie Grant, 11th grade, Colorado Rocky Mountain School presentation to the entire student body at an evening program

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Bullitt County school children vaccinated against H1N1 - WAVE 3 TV Louisville, KY |

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School phobia boy granted apology

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Austin Independent School District Named Top Green Powered School

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Pacifiers..... For Teens???

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The First Man I Ever Loved Was My Father

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Colorado Rocky Mountain School students start Random Acts of Kindness club.

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Cops Restrain Child, Force Flu Shot

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Exploring Online Pharmacy Degrees

Online pharmacy schools actually involve a higher degree of study since the students... more

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Equal Equity Project: Upgrading Our Schools

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The Art and Adventures of Sarah Lyon

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'Cult' Program in NYC Schools

Thousands of city public-school students and teachers are participating in a "Brain... more

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Can a boy wear a skirt to school?

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United Kingdom Talk Video Saturday 7th November 2009

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Police Prepare Plague Drill at Elementary School

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Ford Foundation gives $100 million to reform urban high schools

The Ford Foundation pledged $100 million Wednesday to "transform" urban high schools... more

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Philosophy Slam takes philosophy out of the classroom

College students rarely get the opportunity to engage their school president in a heated philosophical debate.

But Jacksonville University President Kerry Romesburg - tieless and casually dressed with his top button undone - took to the stage of a downtown bar Tuesday night to field intellectual challenges from students and community members.

It's called a philosophy "slam," JU philosophy professor and event coordinator Erich Freiberger said.

A speaker is given about five minutes to discuss a contentious topic, come out either for it or against it and defend that position to audience members who provide philosophical interjections.

"It's a fun, fast-paced way to take on difficult issues," Freiberger said. "And this event is particularly fun for me because I don't usually get the chance to question my boss."

The night's topic was how business and ethics intermingle. The crux of Romesburg's argument was that ethics vary as they pertain to businesses and human beings. As long as they operate within the law, businesses have one purpose - to make money. People, however, are bound by different ethical constraints.

That elicited a chorus of shouts and guffaws from one crowd member, who launched into a lengthy side debate with another man who sided with Romesburg.

"That must be the slam!" a woman yelled over the verbal sparring.

The din of conversation was eventually extinguished by a spectator who shushed the noisier speakers like they were in a rambunctious class.

"Their arguments were quite impressive," Romesburg told The Times-Union on Wednesday. "It was a far cry from my usual speaking engagements, but I loved the interplay between myself and the audience."

David Schwam-Baird, a political science professor at UNF and frequent slam participant, said the philosophical showdowns allow for a more freewheeling type of discussion than the traditional lecture setting. And it exposes students to various schools of thought that they might not experience when poring over textbooks.

"It's more conducive to critical thinking for some students," he said. "It takes them out of the lecture mind-set that they should passively accept information. They shouldn't think learning is confined to a classroom setting."College students rarely get the opportunity to engage their school president in a... more