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The many faces of the modern HS guidance counselor
By Adam White Guidance counselors don’t just pair high school students with prospective colleges. A counselor in today’s modern environment has to be equal parts planner, coordinator, mentor, advisor and many other things.
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Cooking with your teen
By Suz Felker One of the things that always makes me think of home is cooking. Preparing to go away to school for the first time means leaving behind the comfort of home cooking, and that feeling of comfort is important in this life transition.
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Conformity comes easily: teen fashion in Vermont
By Lindsey Underwood Fashion is complicated, and difficult to define. It is the style in which people dress, and it is also how we express ourselves. But for a teenager, it is often simply what everyone else is wearing. As a high schoo
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College blues
Coping with an empty nest By Luke Baynes You knew this moment would come eventually, but still it seems too soon. You’d almost forgotten about it in the rush of packing – then unpacking – the station wagon. But now the room has
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Care is a two-way street
Course aims to make babysitting safer for all involved By Phyl Newbeck Teenagers around the state make extra money by taking care of the children of neighbors – but the job isn’t as simple as it’s made out to be. That’s the reason Eliz
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When making the grade is not enough
Colleges looking at broader criteria in admissions decisions By Harrison Antognioni The college experience can be a life-changing one, in which students begin to realize their goals. Now the college entry process itself is beginning to change, as
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Apartment hunting tips for college students
So you think you've found the perfect place? Before you sign on the dotted line, it is a good idea to think twice and ask your potential landlord a few good questions and check out a few things. Check the apartment out completely and take notes o
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Making sense of standardized tests
Q&A with Patti Tomashot, director of Champlain Valley Union High School’s Direction Center Q: What are the major standardized tests offered to, and taken by, today's high schools students? How important are they to the college applic
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Take time to make time: The gap year concept
By Luke Baynes Observer staff Who among us knew – or thought we knew – what to do with our lives when we graduated from high school? Who among us actually pulled it off? For many high school seniors, going to college isn’t a d
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Get in gear early for the prom
With more formal fashions, corsage arrangements and stretch limo styles to choose from than ever before, the modern teenager has lots of decisions to make come prom time. Waiting until the last minute is by far the worst of them. “The sooner,
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