Edgewood High School, El Corral, 1995, World Beat 8

Description:	MashThe most popular names fornewborns this year are Ashleyand Michael.Young people serve theircountry by volunteering undera new program calledAmeriCorps, where 20,000people aged 17 and up workwith community-basedorganizations in exchange for$7,500 plus money towardcollege tuition or loans.One percent of the nations 50million school-age childrenlearn at home as families seekalternatives to public schools.In a handful of high-techexperiments, kids submithomework by modem,download books and artworkfrom the Internet, andcollaborate on academicprojects with other childrenaround the world.A survey of college kidsreveals their favorite sourcesof sugar and caffeine duringall-night studying to be:powdered iced tea, peanutbutter mixed with marsh-mallow cream, baby food,ramen noodles, raw cookiedough, and trail mix madefrom chocolate chips, grahamcracker bits, and mini-marshmallows.Yoga, a Hindu systemof stretchingexercises for well-being, surges inpopularity, mostlybecause the oldergeneration seeks atechnique foralleviating stressand finds yoga betterthan aerobics.Aerobic boxing, with boxing-style leg and arm work, turnsout to be one of the years hot exercise trends, showingup in workout studios and attracting those who want towork off their aggression by throwing a right and a few jabs.The hottestmerchandise aroundis Mighty MorphinPower Rangers, so hotCabbage Patch dolls pale incomparison. Parents criticizeFoxs super-violent TV show,but their kids crave DragonDaggers, Megazords, andthe 4-foot, $230 batterypowered car. Go, go, PowerRangers!
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Collection:	Edgewood High School

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