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Nov 2, 2011
#32 TJ Warren scored 13 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in Riverside High School's 59-49 victory over Millbrook High School in the NCHSAA 4-A East Regional semifinals on Friday, March 5. (photo by Will Okun)
T.J. Warren, a former star at Riverside High School and Word of God Christian Academy, committed to NC State Wednesday.
The 5-star forward picked between Florida, Georgetown, NC State and North Carolina. Warren stands at 6-foot-7 and 210-pounds.
Warren transferred from Word of God to Brewster Academy after last season. He is a member of the Class of 2012.
The decision comes on the heels of 6-foot-9-inch forward Brice Johnson, the 25th-ranked player in the class, committing to North Carolina last Wednesday. Johnson and Warren were offered the same scholarship.
Warren is close to fellow 2012 NC State commit Rodney Purvis, the two will join point guard Tyler Lewis next year. According to Scout.com rankings NCSU's 2012 class includes the No. 15 (Purvis), No. 22 (Warren) and No. 61 (Lewis) players in the country.
Warren's father, Tony Warren, played small forward at NC State from 1976-1979.
Aside from his top four schools, Warren also has offers
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Aug 16, 2011
This undated photo courtesy of Christeen Rasmussen shows Christeen with her sons, from left to right, Taylor, 18, Connor, 22, and Trey, 20, as they pose for a photograph in front of their home in Vineyard Haven, Mass. With an interest in business administration, Trey just happily completed his freshman year at Salve Regina University in Newport, R.I., with a 3.0 average. Trey is now on track to be the first in his family to graduate from college. (AP Photo/Christeen Rasmussen)
Trey Rasmussen excelled at hockey at his Martha's Vineyard high school. Academics, not so much.
"I was planning on graduating and just jumping right into construction," said the 20-year-old who earned mostly Cs. "I crunched the numbers and figured how much money I'd be making, so why the heck not. A lot of kids go to college and spend all sorts of money and never graduate."
His older brother was among them and Trey worried about the financial burden of college on his family if he, too, attempted it and failed. Thanks to a tip from his hockey coach, he never had to find out.
The coach told him about a private, yearlong bridge program for boys, Bridgton Academy in North Bridgton, Maine. There he learned what he should have in high school and received thoughtful attention to get him college ready.
It worked. With an interest in business administration, Trey just happily completed his freshman year at Salve Regina University in Newport, R.I., with a 3.0 average. The
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Jun 30, 2011
Enloe High School Logo
The Washington Post recognized Enloe Magnet High for being 155 in the nation in the newspaper’s Challenge Index national rankings. The index ranked Enloe 96 in the South.
Other WCPSS high schools recognized in the national rankings include Green Hope High at 465, Broughton High at 701, Panther Creek High at 845, Athens Drive High at 1341, Holly Springs High at 1465, Millbrook Magnet High at 1566, Apex High at 1612, Middle Creek High at 1629, Wakefield High at 1641 and Cary High at 1708.
In comparing high schools in the South, the rankings reported Green Hope High at 268, Broughton High at 371, Panther Creek High at 431, Athens Drive High at 633, Holly Springs High at 679, Millbrook Magnet High at 716, Apex High at 730, Middle Creek High at 738, Wakefield High at 743 and Cary High at 766.
All of these schools rank in the top six percent of the nation’s high schools.
Washington Post reporter Jay Matthews compiles the Challenge Index rankings annually. He ranks
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Jun 30, 2011
Newsweek recognized Green Hope High for being 206th in the nation in the magazine’s America’s Best Schools national rankings. The magazine reported that Green Hope had a graduation rate of 93 percent, an average SAT score of 1715, and 97 percent of graduates were college bound.
Other WCPSS high schools recognized in the national rankings include Panther Creek High at 410, Enloe Magnet High at 421 and Apex High at 447.
This year the magazine revamped the methodology for its rankings. Newsweek enlisted a panel of experts to measure a school’s success in turning out college-ready students and now score high schools on six components: graduation rate, college matriculation rate, AP tests taken per graduate, average SAT/ACT scores, average AP/IB/AICE scores, and AP courses offered.
Newsweek sought data from more than 10,000 public high schools across the country to compile its 2011 list of top high schools in America. In order to be considered for the list, each school
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Jun 27, 2011
NCAA Football
James Jackson assumed that when he was offered a full football scholarship to Ohio State it meant that as long as he stayed out of trouble and kept up with his school work, the university would pay for his education for four years.
He later discovered, that's not always how it works.
Jackson, a wide receiver, says he was asked to transfer after last season, two years into his college career.
"They had an oversigning issue," Jackson said. "They had to free up a few scholarships, and coach (Jim) Tressel told me I probably wouldn't play and maybe Ohio State wasn't the place for me."
Jackson said he didn't understand when he was being recruited that all scholarships are only good for a year, subject to renewal at the discretion of the school. He was never told that he might be asked to transfer if he wasn't performing up to expectations and the school wanted his scholarship for someone else.
In response to cases similar to Jackson's, California and Connecticut
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