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NATIONAL NEWS
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BET (Black Entertainment Television)
106 & Park: BET's Top 10 Live
Scholar Ladies
March 24, 2010
Students at HOPE Christian Schools in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, are putting a positive spin on Beyonce's anthem "Single Ladies."
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CBS Evening News with Katie Couric
Grades Cool
March 17, 2010
How can you get kids excited about schoolwork
in the age of cell phones and YouTube?
Tonight, Tracy Smith tells us how teachers in
Wisconsin are making school cool.
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AOL Online
If You Learned It Then You Should Have Got an 'A' On It
By Susan Avery
Feb. 11, 2010
We are plotzing from cuteness. Beyonce may
have nabbed the awards for Single Ladies,
but these kids at Milwaukee's HOPE Christian
Schools receive our gold star for ingenuity,
creativity and a darn good idea for getting an
important message out there.
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Huffington Post
Scholar Ladies (Get An A On It): Adorable Young Women Repurpose Beyonce (VIDEO)
Feb. 11, 2010
There have been many “Single Ladies” parodies. Babies did it, zombies did, and Joe Jonas did it. But they all pale in comparison to this adorable remix made by children at HOPE Christian Schools in Milwaukee. We’re putting it out there: If these girls ever want to intern at Huffington Post, we’d love to have them!
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Jezebel
“Scholar Ladies”: Greatest “Single Ladies” Parody of All Time
By Margaret Hartmann
Feb. 10, 2010
Forget those "Single Ladies" baby videos. We'd rather hear more girls singing, "You should've got an A on it" - like students from Milwaukee's HOPE Christian Schools - than extolling the virtues of putting a "ring on it."
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Chicago Tribune
Kids sing of 'Scholar Ladies' - not Beyonce's 'Single Ladies': The girls sing: 'If you learned it then you should have got an A on it'
Reporter: Lolly Bowean
Jan. 27, 2010
The middle school students at HOPE Christian Schools may be single, but more important, they are scholars.
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K-LOVE
Scholar Ladies
Reporter: Richard Hunt
Jan. 24, 2010
Music is proving to be a positive way to reach urban kids who are falling behind in school. And the HOPE Christian Schools in Milwaukee want to inspire a million students nationwide to aim high in life and education.
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CNN
Music with a message
Anchor: Fredricka Whitfield
Jan. 9, 2010
You've likely heard Beyonce's megahit "Single Ladies," but what about "Scholar Ladies?" It's become a big hit on YouTube, and Fredricka Whitfield talks with two of the scholar ladies and their teacher.
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LOCAL NEWS
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OnMilwaukee.com
Korb and Tredo: Two of Milwaukee's finest connectors
March 13, 2010
At HOPE: Fortis, We Energies provided funding for solar panels and added a computer kiosk that allows students to track electricity generation and consumption. And, the school was cleverly finished to allow HOPE: Fortis to grow and add on in the future.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
HOPE Christian schools quietly go about business of teaching
By Erin Richards
Feb. 8, 2010
HOPE Christian Schools may be housed in unassuming spaces, but they are quietly expanding and changing, figuring out the best way to make sure every child - from kindergarten through 12th grade - is on the path to college.
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Charlie Sykes | Newsradio 620 WTMJ
HOPE Christian Schools
By Charlie Sykes
Feb. 9, 2010
What an extraordinary success story they are.
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The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation
“Scholar Ladies” video, by students of HOPE Christian Schools in Milwaukee, becomes online sensation
A video posted on YouTube by students of HOPE Christian Schools in Milwaukee called “Scholar Ladies” has become an online sensation and attracted the admiring attention of several national media outlets.
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Marquette Educator
Beyonce Beware: All the Scholar Ladies
By Bill Henk
Feb. 8, 2010
I want to highlight one small school system in Milwaukee whose storytelling truly stands out. HOPE Christian Schools has done a remarkable job of educational video production that I wanted to bring to your attention.
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Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog
One-upping Beyonce
By Alan J. Borsuk
Jan. 20, 2010
Here are a few moments of upbeat hopefulness for those (count me in) who find keeping an eye on Milwaukee's education scene to be pretty somber going much of the time.
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KYW-TV Channel 3 (CBS), Philadelphia, PA
Move over Beyonce: Scholar Ladies goes viral!
Reporter: Nicole Brewer
Jan. 19, 2010
You think Beyonce's got moves? Wait til' you meet the HOPE Christian Schools' Scholar Ladies!
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WMAQ-TV Channel 5 (NBC), Chicago
Scholar Ladies
Morning Anchors: Zoraida Sambolin and Rob Elgas
Reporter: Nicole Brewer
Jan. 18, 2010
As Kanye West put it, “Beyonce’s ‘Single Ladies’ is one of the greatest videos of all time.” Right? So a group of bright young students from Milwaukee decided to put their spin on it.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Working toward the dream
By staff writer
Jan. 16, 2010
"People Must Work Together" is the theme of the 27th annual Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest. HOPE high school students Sarah Smith and Payton Smith took second and third place in the Grades 9-10 category.
Sarah Smith: Second Place | Grades 9-10
Payton Smith: Third Place | Grades 9-10
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WITI-TV Channel 6 (FOX)
YouTube video featuring Milwaukee students goes viral; video has 100,000+ hits on YouTube
Reporter: Gus Gnorski
Jan. 15, 2010
A video featuring students from HOPE School in Milwaukee has become a huge hit on YouTube, and the song has a really positive message.
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WISN-TV Channel 12 (ABC)
Video puts out a call to the "Scholar Ladies": HOPE Christian School project shows learning is cool
Reporter: Portia Young
Jan. 14, 2010
Students at a Milwaukee choice school want other children to love learning as much as they do.
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WXMI-TV Channel 17 (FOX), Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo/Battle Creek
Scholar Ladies
Morning Anchors: Mike Avery and Sarah Brodhead
Jan. 11, 2010
Well there is yet another spoof being made out of Beyonce’s popular hit “Single Ladies.” This time some school girls in Milwaukee are giving it an educational twist, and they're getting some national attention for it.
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MPTV-TV Channels 10 and 36 (PBS) BLACK NOUVEAU
Scholar Ladies
Co-hosts Faithe Colas and Milton F. Dockery
Dec. 9, 2009
Black Nouveau previews the "Scholar Ladies," video from HOPE Christian School which promotes scholarship.
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