Browse past news stories for Banneker High School in Washington, DC.

• CTA Serves for SMYAL: Tennis tourney will raise money for GLBT youth (Metro Weekly)
  posted on September 10, 2009 at 06:34:36 am
  Gauge: Proceeds from the 17th annual Capital Classic Tournament, Sept. 12-14, will benefit the Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League, the Capital Tennis Association (CTA) has announced. ''We considered seven different local and regional nonprofits, and we just thought that SMYAL was the most logical fit for what we were trying to do,'' says tournament director Matt Feinberg.   The ...
• Real Estate Site Ranks Bartow IB Best in South (The Lakeland Ledger)
  posted on August 23, 2009 at 10:47:19 am
  A real estate Web site that ranks schools for potential home buyers has ranked Bartow's International Baccalaureate the best public high school in the South. NeighborhoodScout.com's ranking methodology used data from the federal government's No Child Left Behind assessment program and from the National Assessment for Educational Progress.
• Pleasant Plains: An area coming into its own (The Washington DC Examiner)
  posted on August 13, 2009 at 02:30:39 am
  Location takes precedence in a traffic-clogged metro area with few affordable housing options close in — and Pleasant Plains has location.
• Area high schools among best in U.S. (WTOP Radio Washington, DC)
  posted on June 10, 2009 at 04:17:44 am
  Maryland, Virginia and D.C. had 160 schools on Newsweek's list of the top 1,300 high schools in the nation.
• White House reaches out to D.C.'s troubled schools (Post-Bulletin)
  posted on April 13, 2009 at 03:32:34 pm
  WASHINGTON -- Growing up in one of this city's roughest neighborhoods, Meggan Thompson never imagined walking into the White House, let alone getting a hug from the first lady. That all changed when the high-achievi
• White House reaches out to DC's troubled schools (WTOP Radio Washington, DC)
  posted on April 13, 2009 at 08:36:20 am
  WASHINGTON (AP) - Growing up in one of this city's roughest neighborhoods, Meggan Thompson never imagined walking into the White House, let alone getting a hug from the first lady.
• DC students get up-close look at White House as Obamas reach out to capital's public schools (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
  posted on April 13, 2009 at 07:17:51 am
  WASHINGTON - Growing up in one of this city's roughest neighborhoods, Meggan Thompson never imagined walking into the White House, let alone getting a hug from the first lady.
• Obama guests include governors, students, military (Boston Globe)
  posted on February 25, 2009 at 01:07:26 am
  First lady Michelle Obama invited a few students, a couple of governors, members of the military and several business leaders to join her for the president's speech Tuesday.
• Guests for Obama speech include governors, students, military (The Oregonian)
  posted on February 25, 2009 at 01:01:22 am
  WASHINGTON -- First lady Michelle Obama invited a few students, a couple of governors, members of the military and several business leaders to join her for the president's speech tonight. The White House released the list of guests who will...
• d0360 BC-Obama-Guests 1stLd-Writethru 02-24 0896 (Hays Daily News)
  posted on February 25, 2009 at 12:24:28 am
  Eds: UPDATES with list of guests. Note Colorado reference in graf 17. WASHINGTON (AP) -- First lady Michelle Obama invited a few students, a couple of governors, members of the military and several business leaders to join her for the president's speech Tuesday.
• Dan Sweeney: Guest List for the First Lady's Box at tonight's Obama Speech. (HuffingtonPost)
  posted on February 24, 2009 at 11:35:20 pm
  Submitted without commentary as sent to me by the White House Media Affairs Office, but please do leave your comments below! (OK, OK. One comment....
• Excerpt of the President's Address to Congress (WCTV Tallahassee)
  posted on February 24, 2009 at 11:25:49 pm
  Preliminary Excerpt of the President's Address to Congress - and the List of Americans Seated with the First Lady
• D.C. Area Residents Sitting With Michelle Obama Tonight (DCist)
  posted on February 24, 2009 at 11:17:45 pm
  Photo by Joye~ Here's a list of the D.C. residents who will be sitting with First Lady Michelle Obama tonight during President Barack Obama's speech to a joint session of Congress, according to information provided by the White House. Elizabeth Carballo, Student Carballo is a junior at Roosevelt Senior High School in Washington, D.C. She plans to go to college and is ...
• Obama guests include governors, students, military (Seattle Times)
  posted on February 24, 2009 at 10:53:13 pm
  First lady Michelle Obama invited a few students, a couple of governors, members of the military and several business leaders to join her for the president's speech Tuesday.
• Obama guests include governors, students, military (Miami Herald)
  posted on February 24, 2009 at 10:52:22 pm
  First lady Michelle Obama invited a few students, a couple of governors, members of the military and several business leaders to join her for the president's speech Tuesday.
• Obama guests include governors, students, military (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
  posted on February 24, 2009 at 10:50:53 pm
  First lady Michelle Obama invited a few students, a couple of governors, members of the military and several business leaders to join her for the president's speech Tuesday. The White House released the list of guests who will sit with the first lady when Barack Obama addresses Congress. They included Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden; Republican Gov. Jim Douglas of Vermont, a ...
• Obama guests include governors, students, military (Centre Daily Times)
  posted on February 24, 2009 at 10:45:52 pm
  First lady Michelle Obama invited a few students, a couple of governors, members of the military and several business leaders to join her for the president's speech Tuesday.