Three mornings a week, as the sun casts its first early glow over the city, scores of Oakland teenagers in heavy sweatshirts and winter coats are lacing up their skates at the downtown Oakland Ice Center. The session begins at 7 a.m., more than an hour before they need to be at Oakland Technical High School, but they come anyway. The new 50-minute class, run by physical education teacher Kelley Haskins and coaches from the ice center, is wildly and unexpectedly popular. More than 100 teens pack the rink for each lesson...... (read the full story)
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