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High Schooler's Hot Sauce Prank Makes Him Public Enemy Number One

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 19:04:24 +0000

A high school student is going from hot sauce to hot water. A 15-year-old at Highland Park High School in Chicago was arrested after three workers in the lunchroom went to the hospital after he put hot sauce in the marinara. The sauce was so hot the workers got sick simply by inhaling its odor. [...]

14 Creative Yearbook Quotes

Cameron Simcik — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 21:34:27 +0000

If you’re a recent graduate, you might’ve thought for a moment or two about the legacy you’ve left behind. Pranks are always a good go-to in our books, but a safer, less offensive way to leave an impression on your school is through creative yearbook quotes. Those few lines on senior yearbook pages basically sum [...]

Homeless Girl Overcomes Odds to Be Named High School Valedictorian

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:10:03 +0000

Homework was never easy for Chelesa Fearce — mostly because she didn’t have a home to do it in. Chelesa was recently named valedictorian at Charles Drew High School in Clayton County, Georgia, even though she was homeless for most of her high school career and was forced to spend some nights sleeping in her [...]

High Schooler Expelled and Charged With Felony for Lesbian Relationship

Donald Deane — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:51:35 +0000

In what seems to be the latest in a disturbing trend of anti-gay sentiment directed against kids and teens, a high school student has been expelled and faces charges for having a relationship with another student of the same sex.

Senior Class President Suspended After Tweeting About High School Sports

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 09 May 2013 19:25:11 +0000

An eight word tweet has gotten former Heights High School Class of 2013 President Wesley Teague in hot water with his school administration. WSU is Wichita State University, whose football team was disbanded in 1986. The athletic department at Heights High School, which is in Wichita, Kansas, is often referred to on Twitter by the hashtag [...]

High School Students Hold Online 'Hotness Contest,' School Does Nothing

Donald Deane — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:35:13 +0000

High school is hard enough, but imagine if you had the added pressure of competing in an online "hotness" contest organized by the male student body. That's currently what's happening at Issaquah High School in Washington state.

High School Bans Yearbook Photo of Student With Her Baby

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 03 May 2013 21:54:30 +0000

Wheatmore High School in Trinity, North Carolina has found itself in one mother of a controversy. The school has made waves by banning a yearbook picture featuring a student holding her baby son. The school asked seniors to pose with a prop that represents who they are. Caitlin Tiller, 17, decided to use her son, [...]

Realistic High School Party Movie Trailer Gets It Right

Ian Delap — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:07:20 +0000

I was born in the 80's, grew up in the 90's, so I have seen my fair share of high school party movies. Almost all are the same. Teens with raging hormones coming together for a massive party where anything can happen. Love is lost and found, identities are discovered, and all works out in the end. Now there is finally a video that captures the true nature of most high school parties.

Meet David Fangupo, the 350-Pound High School Running Back Who Runs Over Everyone

Joe Student — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:31:16 +0000

Imagine if your refrigerator grew feet, put on a football jersey and ran really fast. Meet David Fangupo, a 350-pound fullback from Kealakehe High School in Kailua-Kona, Haw. Here he is in action: Those other players didn’t have a prayer of tackling Fangupo on those runs. Their best shot was to let him run by [...]

High School Girl Makes One-Bounce Full Court Shot and You Can Barely Make a Free Throw

Joe Student — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:01:12 +0000

A Colorado high school basketball player did something in a game last week that NBA players like Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Kevin Durant don't even attempt. We'll give you details, but you should watch the video first:

That's Lewis-Palmer High School basketball player Anna Olson of Monument, C

Students Perform Zombie-Themed Flashmob to Protest School Closings

Amanda Ferris — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:42:57 +0000

Students of the group Philadelphia Student Union, which is a part of a larger organization called the Philadelphia Coalition Advocacy of Public Schools, recently performed a zombie-themed flashmob to Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ in front of the school district’s headquarters. The students were protesting the new plan that would close 37 schools thanks to state budget cuts. They [...]

Teacher With Fear of Children Fighting Forced Retirement

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:22:26 +0000

Language teacher Maria C. Waltherr-Willard suffers from pedophobia, which means she is afraid of young children. When the 61-year-old is in the presence of the little tykes she experiences symptoms which include anxiety, chest pains and vomiting. Given her unusual affliction, her Cincinnati, Ohio, school district assigned her to high school, because older children don’t engender such extreme [...]

Arizona School Uses Holding Hands as Punishment

Emerald Catron — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:04:52 +0000

Two Arizona teenagers faced a choice after getting into a fight at Westwood High in Mesa: They could either be suspended for nine days ... or hold hands in front of everybody. Obviously, they chose the latter, and now the school is catching flak for it.

Australian Student Sues High School for Giving Her a Lousy Education

Shauna Wright — Mon, 21 May 2012 16:30:40 +0000

What’s a student to do when she can’t get into her desired college program? Sue her high school, of course. Eighteen-year-old Rose Ashton-Weir of Australia says her high school didn’t provide an adequate education for her to gain admission into the law program at the University of Sydney, so she’s filed suit. She recently testified [...]

Hee-Hee! 'Billie Jean' Blasted Over High School PA System for 8 Hours [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:01:46 +0000

Florida residents recently got a rude awakening when ‘Billie Jean,’ Michael Jackson’s classic ode to baby daddy drama, played for hours over a school’s malfunctioning public address system in the middle of the night. Well, that explains the reports of spontaneous “moonwalking.”

Bathroom Visits Limited for Some Students at Illinois High School

Shauna Wright — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 01:15:44 +0000

Students at Evergreen Park High School in Illinois may be well-advised to avoid excessive water intake — or find themselves with longer school days.

Some teachers there have implemented a policy of allowing each student only three bathroom visits during class each semester. Any subsequent visits require students to make up the class time later in the day.

High School Student Arrested for Banana Suit Prank [VIDEO]

Andrea Rosen — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:23:19 +0000

14-year-old Virginia high school student Brian Thompson thought it would be hysterical to run down the sideline during a football game dressed as a banana. We agree, kind of funny, but unfortunately the school and local police didn’t find the stunt as amusing and had the kid arrested. MyFox DC explains that not only was Thompson [...]

New High School Allows Students to Earn College Degree and Land Job with IBM

Shauna Wright — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:00:09 +0000

The IBM International Foundation and the New York City Public Schools have collaborated to create the new Pathways in Technology Early College High School, which will open in September.

Dubbed “P-Tech,” students can earn a standard four-year diploma, or opt to stay for two extra years — after which they’ll graduate with an associate’s degree in computer science from CUNY’s College of Technology (City Tech) for free. They can then continue their studies at City Tech, attend other colleges and apply the credits they’ve already earned, or be considered for employment by IBM’s IT department and at other companies.