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In this March 11, 2014 photo, blue strobe lights is shown at Apollo High School in St. Cloud, Minn. Blue lights newly installed at every entrance are meant to prevent more people from entering the building. The light indicates a lockdown at the school. (AP Photo/St. Cloud Times, Kimm Anderson)
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Mark Marshall, a security officer at Apollo High School in St. Cloud, Minn., talks about the new blue strobe system outside doors at the school Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Blue lights newly installed at every entrance are meant to prevent more people from entering the building. The light indicates a lockdown at the school. (AP Photo/St. Cloud Times, Kimm Anderson)
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ADVANCE FOR RELEASE MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2014, AND THEREAFTER- In this March 5, 2014 photo, Lincoln High School student Bryce Damman paints the back panel of an American flag case during woodworking class at the school in Manitowoc, Wis. The finished flag cases will be donated to area veterans. (AP Photo/Herald-Times Reporter, Sue Pischke) NO SALES
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ADVANCE FOR RELEASE MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2014, AND THEREAFTER- In this March 5, 2014 photo, Lincoln High School students Trey Peitersen, left, and Ricky Morado work together to build an American flag case during woodworking class at the school in Manitowoc, Wis. The finished flag case will be donated to area veterans. (AP Photo/Herald-Times Reporter, Sue Pischke) NO SALES
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ADVANCE FOR RELEASE MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2014, AND THEREAFTER- In this March 5, 2014 photo, Lincoln High School student Morgan Hlinak uses a belt-sander to smooth out the ruff edges on wood pieces that he will use to build an American flag case during woodworking at the school in Manitowoc, Wis. The finished flag case will be donated to area veterans. (AP Photo/Herald-Times Reporter, Sue Pischke) NO SALES
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Grace Brundrett, center, gives a high five of congratulations to Denver Elementary School Principal Kim Tierney before a school assembly Thursday, March 13, 2014, in Denver, Iowa. Tierney was named principal of the year by School Administrators of Iowa. (AP Photo/Waterloo Courier, Matthew Putney)
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First-year students are welcomed to the Academic Quad with high fives. (Image: Facebook, Tufts University)
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This Feb. 23, 2014 photo provided by Williston State College in Williston, N.D., shows the Williston State hockey team and coaching staff posing for a photo at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, N.Y., after defeating Monroe Community College 2-0 to win their second straight NJCAA National Championship. Teams from North Dakota have dominated the junior college hockey scene in recent years, with the college in Bottineau winning four straight national titles from 2007-2010 and Williston winning the past two championships. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Williston State College, Crystal Hotchkiss)
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AP MEMBER FEATURE EXCHANGE ADVANCE FOR MARCH 16 -- In this March 3, 2014 photo, freshman Sam Steakley stands by the print "Rake" by Pia Fries, hanging in his dormitory room at Williams College in Williamstown, Mass. The college's art museum is experimenting with a program to lend artwork to its students to hang in their homes. (AP Photo/Berkshire Eagle, Gillian Jones)
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Freshman Lydia Collins, 19, looks out from her dorm building at Tufts University in Medford, Mass., Thursday, March 13, 2014. Collins took a year after high school and worked in Ecuador through Global Citizen. Tufts is starting its own program, hoping to remove the financial barriers that keep cash-strapped students from taking a year off after high school to travel or volunteer, and thereby offer an opportunity now typically only available to more affluent students to explore different communities and challenge their comfort zones before starting college. This “gap year” program launching this fall will pay for housing, airfare and even visa fees, which can add up to $30,000 or more. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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Freshman Lydia Collins, 19, chats with a friend in a lounge at Tufts University in Medford, Mass., Thursday, March 13, 2014. Collins took a year after high school and worked in Ecuador through Global Citizen. Tufts is starting its own program, hoping to remove the financial barriers that keep cash-strapped students from taking a year off after high school to travel or volunteer, and thereby offer an opportunity now typically only available to more affluent students to explore different communities and challenge their comfort zones before starting college. This “gap year” program launching this fall will pay for housing, airfare and even visa fees, which can add up to $30,000 or more. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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Freshman Lydia Collins, 19, chats with a friend in a lounge at Tufts University in Medford, Mass., Thursday, March 13, 2014. Collins took a year after high school and worked in Ecuador through Global Citizen. Tufts is starting its own program, hoping to remove the financial barriers that keep cash-strapped students from taking a year off after high school to travel or volunteer, and thereby offer an opportunity now typically only available to more affluent students to explore different communities and challenge their comfort zones before starting college. This “gap year” program launching this fall will pay for housing, airfare and even visa fees, which can add up to $30,000 or more. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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State Sen. Pete Miller, R-Avon, speaks in support of a conference committee report authorizing a summer study committee for pre-kindergarten programs on the final day of the 2014 legislative session at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Thursday, March 13, 2014. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
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Seton Catholic School students take photos of the Chief Wapello statue being secured to the top of the Wapello County Court, Thursday, March 13, 2014. The students were among the large crowd of people that gathered to watch the event. (AP Photo/The Ottumwa Courier, Lynnette Oostmeyer)
