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Brooklyn School Bans Hipster Glasses

Donald Deane — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:55:31 +0000

In a tacit admission that Brooklyn has become hopelessly overrun by hipsters, a Jewish Orthodox school in Borough Park recently banned the wearing of "thick plastic eyeglasses" among its student body. No word on whether skinny jeans or lumberjack shirts are next.

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

Donald Deane — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:27:13 +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 Teacher Fired for Working as Bikini Model

Donald Deane — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:19:08 +0000

Having a teacher who’s also a bikini model might be every teen boy’s fantasy, but this got a high school English teacher in Florida fired recently. Olivia Sprauer was working as a teacher at Martin County High School when one of her bikini photos caught the attention of the school’s principal. She was asked to [...]

Angry Student Lecturing Teacher on How to Teach Goes Viral

Emerald Catron — Sun, 12 May 2013 16:30:39 +0000

This kid’s got big brass ones. Or maybe he was just fed up. Actually, we figure it probably requires a combination of both to pull off a stunt like this.This student at Duncanville High (on the outskirts of Dallas, Texas, in case you were wondering where such an accent comes from) was clearly sick of [...]

Senior Class President Suspended After Tweeting About High School Sports

Jeremy Taylor — Sat, 11 May 2013 15:35:11 +0000

An eight word tweet has gotten formerÂ 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 Bans Yearbook Photo of Student With Her Baby

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 06 May 2013 13:57:30 +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, [...]

You Will Not Believe How Much Going to Prom Will Cost

Drew Weisholtz — Sun, 05 May 2013 16:04:06 +0000

Going to a prom is going to cost you. A lot. A new study by Visa has found that families will spend an average of $1,139 this year on sending their child to a prom. That’s up from $1,078 last year. A closer look at the numbers reveals some disturbing trends, too – families with [...]

33 High School Students Were Suspended For Twerking

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:25:00 +0000

"Twerking" is the latest dance craze. And by that we mean Miley Cyrus is quite fond of posting videos of herself doing it.

But the administration at Scripps Ranch High School in San Diego are not fond of Twerking. In fact they just suspended 33 students for their o

Principal Got Rid of Security Guards and Then Something Unbelievable Happened

Emerald Catron — Thu, 02 May 2013 21:03:26 +0000

Where most people saw a “drop out factory” and “career killer,” Andrew Bott saw a school with potential.Â Bott was the sixth principal in seven years when he took the job at Orchard Gardens, a failing K-8 school in Roxbury, Massachusetts. He proceeded to eliminate the school’s security infrastructure and used the money to jumpstart [...]

High School Makes Amazing One-Take Pop Music Medley Video

Emerald Catron — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:25:16 +0000

Nearly eight minutes in length, and with 49 people to choreograph, this video was no small feat. The fact that they’re all high school students certainly makes it more impressive. Watch a cameraman wind his way through the halls of their school as students lip sync (sometimes half-heartedly) along to a bunch of pop hits. [...]

High School Bans Students From Wearing Axe Body Spray

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:19:55 +0000

A high school in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is telling its students not to wear Axe Body spray. Finally, a ban we can get behind. And, no, it’s not because female students were shedding their tops and chasing the fellas who were wearing the fragrance through the halls, as Axe’s television commercials would have you believe. Instead [...]

'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' Theme Prompts School Lockdown

Emerald Catron — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:15:04 +0000

Wow. So many people should be so embarrassed. Except, of course, for the Fresh Prince — he’s too fresh to be embarrassed. After mishearing the lyrics to the theme from ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,’ a receptionist called the police about a potential mass school shooting. Chaos ensued. The receptionist was calling Ambridge Area High [...]

106-Year-Old Woman Receives Her High School Diploma

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:14:55 +0000

Reba Williams is living proof that you are never too old to learn. The 106-year-old woman from Columbus, Ohio has finally gotten her high school diploma after failing to graduate when she was supposed to way back in 1925. Williams was all set to graduate from Mount Vernon High School until she refused to read [...]

Students Perform Zombie-Themed Flashmob to Protest School Closings

Amanda Ferris — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:00:57 +0000

Students of the group Philadelphia Student Union, which is a partÂ of a larger organization called the Philadelphia Coalition Advocacy of Public Schools, recentlyÂ 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 — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 01:50:26 +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 includeÂ anxiety, chest pains andÂ vomiting. Given her unusualÂ affliction, her Cincinnati, Ohio, school district assigned her to high school, because older children don’t engender such extreme [...]

Watch Some Students Pull a Hilarious Prank on Their Principal

Emerald Catron — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:30:19 +0000

Here’s a little gem from the TruTv reality show ‘Principal’s Office.’ We aren’t really sure how the principal thought it was going to go when he brought in two student “leaders” to ask them for help solving the school’s “grinding” problem, but this seems about right. It’s somewhat painful to watch him sit there completely [...]

Students React to Lean School Lunches With 'We Are Hungry' Song [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 21:05:13 +0000

As a way to help combat obesity, new federal guidelines were recently put in place stipulating that schools serve meals totaling no more than 850 calories. Since then, some students say the new low-cal lunches simply aren't enough. One group of students at Wallace County High in Kansas even created a protest song called 'We are Hungry' that parodies Fun.'s 'We are Young.'

Bathroom Visits Limited for Some Students at Illinois High School

Shauna Wright — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:00:44 +0000

Let's be honest, the easiest way to get out of class... Going to the bathroom! Not anymore for this high school in Illinois!