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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Going back to school doesn't have to be a depressing notion. If students get into healthy habits, stock up on school stuff, revive their minds, and reconnect with friends before school starts, they'll be all set for learning before the first bell rings.

By MATT GALNOR Gerrell Baker credits his Raines High School education for helping take him and many of his Jacksonville classmates across the world and into successful careers.

By RANDAL EDGAR PROVIDENCE -- In the basement of an old colonial on the East Side, five high school students talk with a teacher and several tutors about the best way to provide afterschool programs.

By Katherine Cromer Brock, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Dec. 9--A number of district schools participated in Grapevine's holiday parade this year.