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Articles dated May 2016

2016 CC Capstone Cruise Graduates

Classical Conversations holds first cruise graduation

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by John
Wednesday, 04 May, 2016
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21 Classical Conversations students received their high school diplomas this afternoon during a first of its kind CC graduation on board the Carnival cruise ship Victory. More than 300 people—CC students, parents and staff—joined in the five-day Capstone Cruise to the...
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Western Michigan girl wins $10,000 national math championship

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by John
Tuesday, 03 May, 2016
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Nassau, Bahamas—To the uninitiated ear, the answers sound like gibberish—faster than an auctioneer. But Sophia DiPiazza, 13, of Allendale, Michigan, not only knows exactly what she’s saying, she’s also performing dozens of math equations in her head to get those...
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Vancouver girl wins $10,000 national memory championship

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by John
Monday, 02 May, 2016
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Somewhere in the Bahamas—Hannah Tully is just 11, but her ability to memorize facts is amazing. So amazing, in fact, that the Vancouver, Washington, sixth-grader won a national memory championship and a $10,000 cash prize Monday afternoon. Hannah, 11, of Vancouver, was...
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Tracing Memory

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Scattered pieces of tracing paper graced our home much like the misplaced or missing socks were also doing. My girl had traced the lines of many a princess. This wiggly little one could magically sit, all dolled up, under the spell of paper and pen. Looking back at...
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