Posted by Ali Gaby | Posted on 26-06-2011
NEW YORK – A teenager from Minnesota and one from New York won top honors at the National High School Musical Theater Awards on Monday night, sweeping to glory at the “Glee”-type competition by mastering songs by Stephen Sondheim and Frank Loesser.
Ryan McCartan, from Minneapolis, was named best actor, and Shauni Ruetz, from Rochester, N.Y., was named best actress at the conclusion of the third annual competition, nicknamed the Jimmy Awards after theater owner James Nederlander.
McCartan, 18, from Minetonka High School, said the honor doesn’t mean he’s any better than anyone else.
“All it means is that I promise to keep doing this because I can’t imagine myself doing anything else,” he said.
Ruetz, 18, from Wayne Central High School, was thrilled.
“To be surrounded by people who are so inspiring is phenomenal. I
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Posted by Nicholas Boland | Posted on 26-06-2011
Right now, an epidemic is sweeping across college campuses striking fear into hearts of students everywhere. No, it isnt a resurgence of swine flu or another nasty case of gonorrhea. The epidemic is one of hysteria and anxiety by students seeking a lofty internship at a respectable corporation.
Indeed, this epidemic is so bad that some students think they will literally die if they dont land a once-in-a-lifetime, career-building internship.
Its time for everyone to take a deep breath and relax. Sure, internships can be a great way to pad your resume and learn how a corporate office works, but in reality there are plenty of unique summer jobs (like camp counselor, tour bus driver, or even waiter) that can give you just as many benefits. Th
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Posted by Eliza Torr | Posted on 26-06-2011
Keep up with all the action from the CIAC spring championships with The Courant’s high school staff via Twitter. Follow Tom Yantz, Lori Riley, Zac Boyer and Matt Conyers for real-time updates throughout Friday and Saturday!
Posted by Christopher Melba | Posted on 25-06-2011
Iowa learned this week that it cannot cut special education spending for the current school year by about $4 million—and if it doesn’t find that money in its budget, it could lose a matching amount in federal special education aid.
The news for Iowa comes just days after the Department of Education denied requests by South Carolina to cut special education spending. In that state, $111 million in federal dollars are at risk. (Earlier this year, the federal government denied Oregon’s request to cut special education spending, too.)
In all during the last two years, Iowa has cut more than $40 million from its special ed budget. B
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Posted by Eliza Torr | Posted on 25-06-2011
Princeton outside linebacker Daryan Martin was offered by Akron about two weeks ago at the Zips camp, according to Princeton coach Gary Croley.
Martin, who is 6 feet 3 and 213 pounds, is a late bloomer, according to Croley. Martin could play at 240 or 245 pounds in college and has significant potential, Croley said.
Croley said Akron likes Martins size and speed. I expect big things this year, Croley said of the senior.
