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Dangerous ingredient in popular sports drink
February 22, 2013 • by Junia Depina • Douglass High School • 53 Views
In early February Pepsi Co Inc. said it would remove its controversial synthetic ingredient from its citrus Gatorade sports drinks. The ingredient is a brominated vegetable oil. BVO is also patented as a flame retardant. Molly Carter, who is a spokeswoman More »
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Boy's basketball team wins quarter final game
February 22, 2013 • Douglass High School • 46 Views
Last Friday, on February the 15 th Douglass High School Astros played in the 4AAA quarterfinals against the Rockmart Yellow Jackets.
From the tip-off Friday the crowd knew that it was going to be an intense game. During the early minutes o More »
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Gun violence within APS schools
February 20, 2013 • Douglass High School • 16 Views
A 14-year-old student by the name of Telvis Douglass faced the terror of being the victim of a school shooting on January 31. The shooting took place at Price Middle School, an APS academy.
Shakita Walker, whose daughter is an ei More »
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The People and What They Stand For
February 15, 2013 • Douglass High School • 27 Views
The USA television network provided a select few students an opportunity to stand for and express their beliefs at Underground Atlanta on February 14. Their motives were expressed in a quote, “Bringing together characters.”
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It's Playoff Week for the Douglass Astros
February 15, 2013 • Douglass High School • 63 Views
It’s playoff season for varsity basketball this week in the 4-triple A region. All the games will be taking place at Fredrick Douglass High School. All team from around the region will be competing to take home the name of “Region Champs” More »
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Common, Magic Johnson “Pay It Forward”
February 8, 2013 • Douglass High School • 69 Views
The conference room at the Coca-Cola headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia bustled with nerves and excitement as the photographers and journalists in the brightly lit room prepared for the opportunity of a lifetime. The atmosphere at neither the noisiest NBA game nor the largest sold out concert could More »
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Girl's Varsity Team scores win against Eagles, breast cancer
February 8, 2013 • Douglass High School • 71 Views
Tuesday, the Lady Astros destroyed the Coretta Scott King Eagles. Dressed in their new pink jerseys, the Lady Astros won 104 – 32, a needed win for the FDHS girls. Winning, however, wasn’t the girls' only cause for playing Tuesday night; More »
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Mayor Reed's plan for security cameras in APS
February 8, 2013 • Douglass High School • 50 Views
On Friday afternoon, Mayor Kasim Reed announced a plan to link APS security cameras into a public department massive surveillance network. In the stir of the school shooting at Price Middle School and a number of More »
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Students gain membership into SAT 1500+ club and ACT 21+ club
February 8, 2013 • Douglass High School • 47 Views
Seniors Amber Hughes, Tiana Duggan, Trent Francis and Ibrahim Carson have proven their high level of intelligence by scoring a 1500 or above on the SAT and/or a 21 or above on the ACT. As a result, they have joined the ranks of the hundreds of Astros who have preceded them in m More »
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So What? Now What? A Message to Teens
February 8, 2013 • Douglass High School • 27 Views
When a race of people endures slavery, rises from oppression and still manages to miraculously have one of its own serve as the leader of the free world, how then is it possible for that race to be viewed in a negative light? How is it possible for More »
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Terry, Yarbrough and Hobbs named Governor's Honors Semi-finalists
February 8, 2013 • by Deedre Rice • Douglass High School • 48 Views
Three FDHS students, Darryl Terry, Nihjur Yarbrough and Jamariel Hobbs, have become Governor’s Honors Semi-Finalists. They await final interviews to determine whether they will become finalists. According to the Department of Education websit More »
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Parents host education legislative reception at APS
February 8, 2013 • Douglass High School • 22 Views
On Tuesday, February 5, 2013 from 7pm to 8:30pm parents and community members were invited to attend the 2 nd annual “Parents for Atlanta Public School Legislative Reception." All parents and commu More »
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High school makes effort to relieve stress
February 8, 2013 • by Junia Depina • Douglass High School • 39 Views
Prospect High School,located in Chicago, and many other schools around the United States are currently trying to relieve student stress. These schools believe that life is too strenuous for students.
As pressure from school stresses students, m More »
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How to protect yourself from GII.4 Sydney
February 8, 2013 • Douglass High School • 48 Views
A new stomach virus has presented itself in America. The virus found its beginnings in 2012, in Australia. A few hundred people have been affected so far. Contact with the infected or the objects they touch could possibly lead to the contraction of the v More »
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Varsity Basketball Team ranked number 1 in region
February 1, 2013 • Douglass High School • 132 Views
The Frederick Douglass High School Boy’s Varsity Basketball team is currently on a fantastic winning streak. The team has won seven games back to back. After winning against Central Carroll, it positioned them as number one in the region.
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