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CLEP is an often overlooked, yet ideal solution for high school students to get a jump start on college! The College-Level Examination Program^® or CLEP provides students with the opportunity to demonstrate college-level achievement through an exam.

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Links for Children

Learning Games Ages 1 - 5
Learning Games Ages 6+
http://www.kidspsych.org
http://www.iknowthat.com
http://www.prongo.com/ All Ages
http://www.coolmath-games.com/ Math
http://gamefinder.disney.go.com/ Disney Puzzles, Mazes and more

Jigsaw Puzzles
http://www.thekidzpage.com/onlinejigsawpuzzles/index.html
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/index.htm

More Games
http://www.gamequarium.com/
http://www.orisinal.com

Neuroscience for Kids
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html

Typing and Navigating a Keyboard
http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/games/game_super_hyper_spider_typer.html

The Perfect Gift

20 Reasons Books are the Best Gifts!
by Ruth Smith, Director UBAH

20. Books don’t need to be assembled.
19. Books don’t need batteries.
18. Books never come in the wrong color or size.
17. Books don’t need to be serviced by a dealer.
16. Books won't need replacement parts.
15. Books are easier to gift wrap than footballs.
14. Books don’t bite, scratch, or kick.
13. Books don’t need watering or fertilizing.
12. Books don’t irritate your allergies.
11. Books don’t go out of style.
10. Books look good with any decor.
9.  Books don’t get aphids or attract ants.
8.  Books aren't noisy and won't annoy family, friends, and neighbors.
7.  Books don’t shrink, stretch, or fade.
6.  Books don’t need extension cords.
5.  Bookswon’t scratch the coffee table.
4.  Books don’t cause cavities or get stale.
3.  Books take you places without even leaving home.
2.  Books are gifts which can be opened again and again.
1.  Books, no matter how much you use them, are never empty.

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College in High School

Watch Video Here.

Wake County Public Schools, Wake Technical Community College and WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh, NC are jointly opening a new, hybrid high school and technical college: The Wake Early College of Health and Sciences.

A new 5 year school will produce graduates meeting the following high school, college and workplace standards:

• High School diplomas
• Internships in Health Care
• Associate degrees in health care related vocations.

Because this is a public high school, students will get a free 2 year college degree and be one year ahead of their peers if they choose to enter college as juniors upon completing the program. If they do not continue on to college, they will have skills and experience in high demand careers that will probably offer starting salaries of at least $20/hour.

"Elizabeth Ogle, 14, of Knightdale, knew she wanted to enroll despite the school's lack of frills: no sports teams, no prom, no social clubs. She wants to be a pediatric nurse and said school comes first. "I can still go to games and dances with my friends," she said. "My future is more important.""

Hats off to the Raleigh Public Schools and their partners for finding a true win-win-win solution for educating our children, helping them fulfill their dreams and meeting the present and future needs of society.