Thursday, August 26, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 9
Nation
Teens feel pressure to make the grade
The Associated Press
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Ashley Mitchell, a 16-year-old junior, isn't feeling pressure to use drugs or have sex as she heads back to school this fall. She's worried about her grades. And that's what she does.
And she's not alone.
A new survey released yesterday by the U.S. Department of Education asked 1,015 teenagers from across the nation to list the top one or two pressures they face. The largest group — 44 percent — cited the pressure to get good grades, and 32 percent said getting into college was among their greatest concerns.
Twenty-nine percent said fitting in was one of the greatest pressures they face, 19 percent listed the pressure to use drugs or alcohol, and 13 percent listed the pressure to be sexually active.
"I'm worrying about my future," said Mitchell, who lives in San Jose.
"That's a lot more important than worrying about whether to drink at a party."
The poll found three-fourths of the high school students said their future looked promising, while two-thirds said their lives were some-what tough.
When given a list of regrets older people often say about their high school years, the majority of students polled rated "should have taken school more seriously" at the ton of the list.
The new poll was released by Secretary of Education Richard Riley during a speech in which he urged business leaders in Silicon Valley to support technology in schools.
"As educators, parents and concerned citizens, it is important for us to listen to what students are telling us about their lives and their aspirations," Riley said.
Oklahoma bus accident kills student, injures 19
The Associated Press
IDABEL, Okla.—A school bus carrying 24 young pupils was hit by a logging truck and knocked on its side yesterday. At least one student was killed and as many as 19 injured.
The name of the dead child was not released.
The bus was carrying children to Forest Grove School, which has 125 students from kindergarten through eighth grade. It was driven by the school's superintendent, Wes Watson.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol spokesman Lt. Stewart Meyer said the bus, heading north, pulled away from a stop sign at the intersection of a state highway and a gravel road into the path of the westbound truck. It was hit in the right rear and knocked onto its side.
The accident occurred in a rural area west of Idabel, Okla. in the state's southeastern corner, about 75 miles northwest of Texarkana.
School board member Mike Davis said 12 children and Watson were taken to McCurtain Memorial Hospital. Watson had a broken hip.
Hospital spokeswoman Trilla Frazier said six children were treated and released, and two others were sent to Wadley Hospital in Texasarka, Texas, with internal injuries.
Francine Francis, a representative for CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital in Texarkana, said one child was in serious but stable condition there.
Five children ranging in age from 5 to 12 were being treated at East Texas Medical Center in Clarksville, Texas, hospital administrator Terry Cutler said.
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The University of Kansas Graduate and Professional Association invites all graduate, law, and professional students to its first annual
Graduate and Professional
Student InfoFair
August 28,1999
6-8 p.m.
Botters Lok
(located on campus behind the Kansas Union and adjacent to the stadium)
Free catered food, drinks giveaways.
GTAC is having an open drawing for a gift certificate to KU Bookstores.
IofairFair sponsored by: the KU/Coca-Cola Partnership Council, The Graduate School
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