The seven girls, along with another not in attendance, assert that they were discriminated against while auditioning for the cheerleading team at Park Vista High School. Search 2010 high school FCAT grades calculated under the old grading system. …
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Race issues now on radar – Palm Beach Post
The school has 36 slots on its cheerleading squad. In the 2010-11 school year, black students filled only two, according to a district spokesman. No black students were selected for next year’s squad during spring tryouts. …
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Park Vista will open four new cheerleading spots after concerns about racism … – Palm Beach Post
It will allow all girls who did not make the cheerleading team to audition for the four new spots, two of which will be on the varsity squad and two on the junior varsity. Whether it will settle the issue was unclear Wednesday as the students and …
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Rosarian Academy’s clothing drive meets student’s challenge – Palm Beach Daily News
Rahm was the president of Rosarian Academy’s Student Council, a member of the National Junior Honor Society, a Duke TIP Scholar and captain of the school’s varsity cheerleading squad. She will attend Cardinal Newman High School in the fall. …
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Parents, students allege racial bias in Park Vista High cheerleading squad … – Palm Beach Post
Become a fan on Facebook By Allison Ross The Palm Beach County School Board on Wednesday ordered an investigation into allegations that black students were barred from joining the Park Vista High School cheerleading team. Eight Park Vista High students …
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South Tech Academy needs cafeteria, but money hard to find in schools budget – Palm Beach Post
She doesn’t mind that there’s no cheerleading squad or football team or even a gym. But she would like to see a cafeteria. For years, South Tech has been using a portable building as its main cafeteria. Students wait for their food at lunch in a line …
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Laryngitis doesn’t keep Mike Love from delivering Beach Boys classics at Kravis – Palm Beach Post
During the song “Be True to Your School”, eight members of Florida Atlantic University’s cheerleading squad joined the band on stage — cheering and dancing with their pom-poms. Actor/singer John Stamos joined the band and played both drums and electric …
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