5 Ways To Close The "Ambition Gap" For Girls
Would it surprise you to hear that a future CEO had the following background? She enjoyed weekly manicures with her mother starting at age four, spent her days playing princess dress-up, was not regularly around professional women, and was not told she could achieve anything she put her mind to. [...]
'Education is the great equalizer'
African-American students from several Duval County high schools had their say Friday about education and life in Jacksonville as well as their ideas for improving both in the future.Straightforward but respectful, nearly 60 teenage boys and girls participated in a youth forum at the Ritz Theatre and Museum kicking off the fourth annual Urban Education Symposium: Reclaiming Black Males for ...
Girls' Night Out event in Chagrin Falls was a success: Letter to the Editor
Many thanks to everyone who made the Girls' Night Out event such a success. There were 90 women who attended.
Strip Tips: Bench Warmer Girls Ready To Heat Up The Party
This week, we're ready for some football, heart health, whiskey and talking statues. Football fun There are always extra perks that come with watching the Super Bowl on the Strip, and 20 of them will be at Sammy Hagar's Cabo Wabo Cantina in the Miracle
Croatan girls sting heavily favored Topsail 35-34
EVANS KISTLER OCEAN —They haven’t had a lot to cheer about this season, but for one night, the lady Cougars felt like champions, thanks to an Anna Mixon layup with five seconds left that gave Croatan a 35-34 win over Topsail Friday night.
Roundup: Girls Prep Basketball
Salmen downs Franklinton Salmen’s Lady Spartans tallied a 52-32 victory over Franklinton in Friday’s home game. Christy Ducre scored 16 points, followed by Samara Dingiswayo with 13 and Kalani Brown totaled 12.
Summers Says Developing Nations Should Educate Girls: Tom Keene
Developing countries seeking to raise their standards of living should focus on educating girls, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said.
Roundup: Girls Prep Soccer
Mandeville blanks STA Mandeville’s Delaney Sheehan netted a hat trick and Elizabeth Manuel tallied twice Saturday helping to lead the Lady Skippers to a 6-0 non-district home victory over the St. Thomas Aquinas Lady Falcons. MHS’ dynamic scoring duo has put together another sterling season putting the ball in the net. Manuel now has 50 goals this season and is one away from tying Sheehan’s ...
Martin takes over Bogalusa’s girls basketball program
Bogalusa City Schools’ district is expected to select Ken Martin head girls’ basketball coach at its meeting Thursday night.
Former teacher, coach to discuss book during Bill Zimmer Forum
MANITOWOC Brian Shaw, former teacher, counselor and basketball coach at Lincoln High School, will present his book, Hoops and Homilies, at 12:15 p.m. Feb. 14 at Silver Lake College. The presentation will be part of the Bill Zimmer Forum.