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Here's an experiment you can try after Thanksgiving dinner that might get the entire family "Hooked on Science."

"DAVID COOK," David Cook (19 Recordings/RCA)

HONORSn Kyla Mouser of Southeast Missouri State University received the American FFA Degree at a national convention Oct. 25. She is a member of the Meadow Heights chapter of FFA.

The newest play from Central High School has a big cast and even bigger laughs. "George Washington Slept Here" chronicles a man and his wife as they try to fix up an old house out in the country.

Friday

David Archuleta, "David Archuleta" (Jive)

Grab a diaper and dissect it to discover a special ingredient that keeps babies dry.

SCHOLARSHIPS

Taylor Matlock, a 15-year-old sophomore on the Jackson High School cheerleading team, took a few minutes before practice Wednesday to chat with the neXt page.

It's something my 4- and 5-year-old boys do each time we come home from the grocery store. They grab the box of cereal, rip it open and pour out the cereal to discover the hidden toy inside. The good news, you can use science to move the toy from the bottom of the box to the top.