Items by Anthony

• PPMS Gets Air Conditioning

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  From BrookfieldNow A new air-conditioning system at Pilgrim Park Middle School will allow Elmbrook’s summer school program to be consolidated there, ultimately saving the district money, officials said. … Moving summer school classes to Pilgrim Park from Dixon and Brookfield elementary schools – in line with the district’s long-range plan – would allow [...]
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  Posted: December 15, 2009, 7:18pm EST
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• Elmbrook High School Courses Include Major Changes

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  Number of comments: 10
  Well, I got a copy of my Course Offerings book for today. Those with kids in high school and 8th graders got them too. I noticed Elmbrook is changing a lot of the courses around and introducing lots of new ones, along with a few other changes. To start, Composition or any [...]
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  Posted: December 11, 2009, 10:43pm EST
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• Former Elmbrook Student Suing Over Abuse at PPMS

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  Number of comments: 6
  From BrookfieldNow A former Pilgrim Park Middle School student who claims she withstood 270 instances of abuse during the 2007-’08 school year is suing the Elmbrook School District in federal court in Milwaukee. The student says that in one attack two fellow students beat her using track shoes with metal spikes during [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 8:57pm EST
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• Nora Collins Is Out

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  I just checked on CMT and saw the bad news. Nora Collins is out of the CMT Music City Madness Competition. She was beaten by Mumblefinger, who will proceed to the final 8 contestants in the competition. I am proud of Nora though, and it’s always a pleasure to see someone [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 1:33pm EST
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• Billy Mays and Health Insurance

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  Number of comments: 2
  Did you know that Billy Mays once endorsed a health insurance company? Take a look at the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7d85T4OfqA [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 4:10pm EST
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• The Future of Health Insurance

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  Number of comments: 2
  Take a look at this clip from Discovery’s film “2057″. It shows what will happen to those who are insured and uninsured in the year 2057. The film was created with the advice of some of the best minds in science to predict what life will be like in 50 [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 4:10pm EST
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• Hot Topic of the Week: The Latest Spartan Banner Editorial

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  Number of comments: 8
  The Spartan Banner (the Brookfield East school newspaper for those who don’t know) has published yet another article criticizing administration’s discipline techniques. This time, it mentions things like last year’s senior prank. It seems like the article would interest parents too, mainly with the mentioning of the “suburban culture” Brookfieldians [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 7:42pm EST
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• Hot Topic of the Week: Elmbrook Closing Due To Flu This Season?

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  Number of comments: 10
  Greendale. Hartland. Morningstar Lutheran. All of these school districts have closed one or more of their schools thanks to flu outbreaks, whether it be Swine Flu or the Seasonal Flu (which really don’t have that much of a difference). So what do you guys think? Do you think Elmbrook might close [...]
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  Posted: October 21, 2009, 6:38pm EDT
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• The New Rooms at East

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  Well, made the move last week for three of my classes to some of the brand new renovated classrooms at East from my previous ones, which are now under construction. So, how are they? Well, to start, for my English class, I have been relocated to the new room 122. I [...]
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  Posted: October 21, 2009, 5:21pm EDT
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• Whoops! Military Mistakenly Tells Family Their Son Is Dead

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  Number of comments: 1
  Imagine being told that your son, who was serving in Afghanistan, was killed, only to have him call you a few hours later saying he was allright? This is what happened to the Jasper family. They received a call saying that some members of their son’s battalion were killed in battle. [...]
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  Posted: September 20, 2009, 2:38am EDT
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• New Changes Coming to East

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  Well, today was the Sophomore class meeting. The new field house is very nice, and it’s money well spent. Administration talked about a lot of things, especially the new exam exemptions policy. Here’s the drill: Get an A in the class by Second Quarter Mid-Nines, keep that A, miss less than [...]
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  Posted: September 03, 2009, 6:40pm EDT
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• A New School Year

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  Number of comments: 6
  When you walk into Brookfield East, you can almost smell the construction that’s taken place. And if that isn’t enough for you, just take a look at the brand new field house. Over the summer, it seems like Brookfield East has changed a lot. Another thing that has changed is the [...]
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  Posted: September 01, 2009, 7:08pm EDT
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• Barney Frank Fights Back

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  Number of comments: 3
  A Mass. protester recently told famous Congressman Barney Frank that he is supporting “Nazi-like policy”. Boy, she shouldn’t have said that. Here’s what happens. Embedding is disabled, but you can watch the event here. [...]
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  Posted: August 22, 2009, 7:08pm EDT
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• Three New Possible Apple Inventions

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  Engadget is reporting that photos and video of three new Apple inventions may have been leaked on the internet. The first one is the Apple iPad Large Screen Reading Device. It looks like an oversized iPod Touch. You can go and see it at Engadget. It supposedly runs Leopard, and just [...]
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  Posted: August 15, 2009, 2:01pm EDT
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• Geraldo and O’Reilly clash

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  I agree with both of them. Drunk driving and illegal immigration are both issues that need to be solved. Both make good points. [...]
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  Posted: July 31, 2009, 9:02am EDT
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• Geraldo and O’Reilly clash

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  I agree with both of them. Drunk driving and illegal immigration are both issues that need to be solved. Both make good points. [...]
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  Posted: July 31, 2009, 9:02am EDT
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• Elmbrook’s New Drug Policy

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  Number of comments: 7
  From the NOW Seeking to clarify an existing district code of conduct policy, administrators are recommending School Board members approve one of two possible definitions for the “drug-like” substances banned in the code. Both options ban any behavior-changing or mind-altering substances, certain types of glue and certain types of cough [and allergy] [...]
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  Posted: July 28, 2009, 1:50pm EDT
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• Elmbrook Schools Ditches Groupwise

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  Number of comments: 3
  As Elmbrook Schools converts their ancient Novell servers to faster and more efficient Microsoft ones, Novell software is also being dropped. Novell Groupwise, which the school district has used for its main email client for many years, is no longer being used. It has been replaced by Microsoft Outlook Exchange. Recently, the [...]
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  Posted: July 24, 2009, 2:03pm EDT
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• New Taser Model Unveiled

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  Number of comments: 2
  A new model of the famous Taser self-defense device, which is used by the Brookfield Police Department, was unveiled today. Three international workers were Tazed in front of employees and cameras at Taser’s International Headquarters in Scottsdale. The new Taser can fire three shots at a time without reloading, unlike [...]
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  Posted: July 23, 2009, 9:00am EDT
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• Michael Moore’s New Flick Finally Has Title

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  Number of comments: 2
  Michael Moore, creator of the famous documentaries “Fahrenheit 9/11″ and “SiCKO”, has announced a title for his new movie and a release date. On October 2, 2009, Capitalism: A Love Story will premiere in theaters nationwide. That is one year and day after the government approved the national bailout. The film [...]
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  Posted: July 21, 2009, 1:08pm EDT
  by Anthony