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Thursday, May 16, 2013  The Dumas Jr. High School student council is setting an example for its student body with the Peers Empowering Peers program.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Latino high school graduates are now more likely to go directly to college than their white counterparts, according to a Pew Research Center study.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Amarillo College is the lead agency for the Texas School Ready grant. But officials there say, students entering kindergarten are anything but ready.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Caprock High School students are doing something special right now to give back to their community. They're taking their love of art and using it to help the MS Society.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Impact Futures hosted a town hall meeting Tuesday evening to discuss the issues of underage drinking in Amarillo.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  The Dumas Independent School District was hit hard in 2006 when refugees first began arriving in large numbers to work at the Swift Plant in Cactus.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  Students at Amarillo Area Center for Advanced Center are doing something cool to educate us about hunger. They're partnering with Snack Pak 4 Kids in doing that.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  As the world of technology continues to evolve, we're expected to do the same. Students at Clarendon Junior High School are doing that with a robotics program called, "GEAR".

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Students at Highland Park have won top honors for their art work at State Competition. In fact, one piece will remain at the State Capitol.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  The tight hallways of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine are jammed with research projects.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  The Texas Prevention Impact Index shows a steady decline in substance abuse and bullying, and increase in school safety, since 2006.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  Los Barrios de Amarillo hosted their 2013 Step Up to Success Conference for local middle school students.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  In the new school building in the neighboring town of Monroe, police remain a presence. Signs ask people to close doors softly and not to drag objects across the floor.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  The West Texas A&M University Student Government created a poll, asking students if concealed handguns should be allowed on campus.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Northeast Ohio school community remembers 3 students killed by teen gunman 1 year ago