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	<description>It&#039;s not too late for a bright future.</description>
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		<title>Important Information for Parents about Pertussis (Whooping Cough) and Seasonal Flu Update</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Columbus Public Health &#38; Franklin County Board of Health has informed us about a recent increase in the cases of Pertussis locally. Please take a moment to view this Educational Flyer to learn more about Pertussis and how to prevent infection. Focus Academy takes this threat seriously and we will take the necessary precautions [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://focuslearn.org/2010/08/31/important-information-for-parents-about-pertussis-whooping-cough-and-seasonal-flu-update/</link>
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		<title>Focus Basketball Teams Learn Winning is About More than Just a Final Score</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Focus basketball program began as nothing more than open gym time at Driving Park to give students an opportunity to play with others. With over 60 participants though, not everyone was getting court time, so an intramural league was stared. Geary Godfrey, head coach, says the six team names are representative of the leagues’ [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://focuslearn.org/2010/04/08/focus-basketball-teams-learn-winning-is-about-more-than-just-a-final-score/</link>
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		<title>CBI Gives Back</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This past October, CBI students at all three Focus locations embarked upon a service-learning initiative called CBI Gives Back. CBI teachers challenged students to collect items to make baskets for four lucky students at their schools. There was no cost to enter the raffle for the baskets. The main point was to teach students the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://focuslearn.org/2010/04/08/cbi-gives-back/</link>
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		<title>Focus will Host OSU Social Work Interns</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Focus is excited to pair with the Ohio State University to offer local college students in the social work field the chance to intern at the Academies. They will work closely with our current Social Workers, helping Focus students and gaining hands on experience in the profession. Focus is in the process of interviewing potential [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://focuslearn.org/2009/12/03/focus-will-host-osu-social-work-interns/</link>
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		<title>Miss Black Ohio Visits Focus Southwest, Blogs About Her Experience</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Miss Black Ohio 2010, Ashley Miller, is a Cincinnati native and graduate of the University of Louisville and Berea College.  She currently works as a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner as the leading clinician at a Planned Parenthood location in Cincinnati. Her platform is HIV/AIDS Awareness, Prevention and Education. She wrote:
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Today I had [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://focuslearn.org/2009/12/03/miss-black-ohio-visits-focus-southwest-blogs-about-her-experience/</link>
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		<title>Focus Students and Staff Rally to Support Charter Schools</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, May 13, several students and staff, armed with signs and enthusiasm, traveled downtown to participate in the My School My Choice Rally at the Statehouse. The rally drew over 4,000 charter school and online school supporters from around the state! The immense turnout was in response to Governor Strickland’s budget proposal that would [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://focuslearn.org/2009/06/01/focus-students-and-staff-rally-to-support-charter-schools/</link>
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		<title>CBI Students Visit Power 107.5</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, May 7, CBI students had the opportunity to visit Power 107.5 and spend time with DJ City. In order to qualify, students had to write an essay on why they should be given the opportunity, have two staff recommendations and have no more than one discipline referral. Staff members from each school evaluated [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://focuslearn.org/2009/06/01/cbi-students-visit-power-1075/</link>
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		<title>Speaker Jam a Hit with Students</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The scholars at Focus East gained a newfound perspective for their future on Tuesday, April 28. Local celebrities and community leaders came and spoke to the students at the first ever Speaker Jam. The students heard from Misty Jordan, from the 107.5 Power Morning Crew; City, from the 107.5 City Show; Mike Thornton, educator and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://focuslearn.org/2009/06/01/speaker-jam-a-hit-with-students/</link>
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		<title>Students Work with Local Audubon Center to Map Non-Native Plant Species</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This spring Focus East students were able to participate in a unique pilot program sponsored by the Grange Insurance Audubon Center within the Scioto Audubon Metro Park. Three students participated in this program, Matt Pathammavong, Sydatris Thompson and Elizabeth Valdez. The goal of the pilot study was to collect data about non-native or invasive species [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://focuslearn.org/2009/06/01/students-work-with-local-audubon-center-to-map-non-native-plant-species/</link>
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		<title>Focus North Hosts Community Luncheon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, January 14, Focus North hosted its first annual Community Luncheon, inviting community leaders to learn firsthand the great things that are happening at the school. The lunch was the perfect opportunity for Focus staff and student to build new ties to the community and create awareness of the program. The guest included Don [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://focuslearn.org/2009/02/19/focus-north-hosts-community-luncheon/</link>
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