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Here, everybody gets to play

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The teachers and administrators of the Plainfield Community Middle School in Plainfield, IN, believe that every student should be allowed to participate in nearly any activity they select. The school has implemented a no-cut policy for all activities except volleyball and basketball where space is limited.

Author: Ryan, Michael
Publisher: Parade Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Parade
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
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Year: 1992
Social policy, Schools, Middle schools, Plainfield, Indiana

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'After I told everybody I had AIDS...'(young man who told the public about his disease)

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Henry Nicols told PARADE magazine of his AIDS when he was only 17. This led to a national circuit of lecturing to young people about AIDS, meeting Pres Bush and Clinton, and national notoriety. At 21, he is still active after having had full AIDS for five years.

Author: Ryan, Michael
Publisher: Parade Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Parade
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
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Year: 1995
Behavior, Study and teaching, AIDS patients, AIDS (Disease), Nicols, Henry

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'Here they can think their highest thoughts': his buildings, says the architect Fay Jones, bring out the best in people

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Seventy-one year old, Fayetteville, AR, architect Fay Jones is known for simplicity, creativity and cost-effectiveness in his structural designs. Thorncrown Chapel in Eureka, AR, was built in 1981 for $152,000 and reflects the best of his concepts.

Author: Ryan, Michael
Publisher: Parade Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Parade
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
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Year: 1993
Innovations, Cover Story, Achievements and awards, Biography, Architects, American Institute of Architects, Church architecture, Jones, Fay

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