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'We're All The Same'.(American school twinned with Afghan school)(Brief Article)
Many U.S. kids are worried about their safety. Khris Nedam's third graders in Northville, Michigan, fear for the children they've befriended in Afghanistan. "I'd like to tell them we wouldn't bomb them because they're innocent," says Laura Cronin, 8, fighting back tears. "We're all the same because we don't like Osama bin Laden." The kids at Amerman Elementary (along with two nearby middle schools) raised $20,000 to build an elementary school in the mountains of central Afghanistan. The school opened in March, skirting Taliban laws barring female education. Boys attend classes in the early part of the day; girls, in the late afternoon. The Americans have come to know their ...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 8, 2000 700+ words
...support of her AWIM initiative, Dr. Baranescu will visit Amerman Elementary School in Northville, Michigan at 10:00 a.m. on...present their AWIM projects and share their experiences. Amerman Elementary is recognized nationally as a leader in the implementation...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 14, 2002 700+ words
...projects with executives from throughout the mobility industry. The following schools will be participating: -- Amerman Elementary -- Lowrey Middle School -- Birney Middle School -- St. John Lutheran -- Derby Middle School -- Dearborn...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire June 28, 2000 700+ words
...Received IBM Explorer computer with educational software sets for two students 3 -7 year olds Second Place: Amerman Elementary School, Northville - Community Federal Credit Union Third Place: Bryant Elementary School, Ann Arbor - TCF...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 13, 2006 700+ words
...White Lake, First Place * Linda Keteyian, Higgins Elementary School, Detroit, Second Place * Richard Tabor, Amerman Elementary School, Northville, Third Place Fourth - 10th Place * Rebecca Briggs, Haviland Elementary School, Waterford...
- Northville Teacher Wins SAE Teaching Excellence Award.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire December 3, 1999 700+ words
DETROIT, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Janice A. Henderson, 5th grade teacher at Amerman Elementary School in Northville, has won the 1999 Lloyd Reuss Award for Teaching Excellence, sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers...
- Two Detroit schools aid students in Afghanistan.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Pratt, Chastity December 14, 2001 700+ words
...interest moves on. The connection with the Afghan school began with Khris Nedam, a third-grade teacher at Amerman Elementary in Northville, who taught in Afghanistan from 1991 to 1994. After her return, she invited someone from the...
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- Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) Hess, Dave October 4, 2003 700+ words
...had a third-and-7 at midfield and Babington was looking for his favorite target Andy Thompson But junior corner back Eric Ostrowski stepped in front of Thompson for the interception at the South 39. "That was the biggest play of the game," said Stuglis...