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Last year, senior Ritika Tappeta walked into her AP Biology class excited for the year ahead. Instead, she was severely disappointed. By the...
![Senior Akshay Sarda raises his hand to answer a journal prompt provided by the RULER curriculum. RULER aims to provide students with the tools needed to regulate their emotions beyond high school.](https://www.ameshighweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/CoverImageRuler-1200x800.jpg)
At the beginning of the school year, Ames High School joined more than 1,500 schools nationwide who have implemented RULER, an approach to social...
![Conchas, a Mexican sweet bread topped with colored sugar, sit in a display case in the center of Rinconcito Hispanos grocery section. They are one of the many hispanic specialty items sold at the store.](https://www.ameshighweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/RinconcitoHispanoImage4-1200x800.jpg)
Editor’s Note: The quotes featured within this article have been translated from Spanish to English and edited for clarity. It’s close...
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Should books like Toni Morrison's "Beloved" and Alice Walker's "The Color Purple" be banned?
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