Estelle Manorek, 90, attended a day of classes at West Caldwell High School in West Caldwell, NJ. Manorek "grew up the child of Polish immigrants in Jersey City during the Depression" and never attended high school because she went to work at age 14 after her brother contracted polio. picked by suebe 9 months ago

Superintendent said "The skirts the cheerleaders wear are very short, and very tight...You want to have students wear appropriate clothing during the educational period of the day, and then after school, wear the appropriate clothing for the event"

So it's apparently OK to wear sleazy school supplied uniforms at a game, but not in math class... picked by Moe 1 year ago

Kelvin Collins wanted to learn more about diploma mills and make a point about their uselessness, so he helped his cat Oreo receive a high school diploma from a diploma mill high school. Apparently, Collins hardly even lied on the application. “I did lie about one thing. You have to be 18 to take the test and Oreo is only two, but that could be 18 in cat years. Who knows?” he said... read full post picked by Bingo 4 months ago

Does anyone really believe universal, publicly funded preschool will help improve high school test scores? Yet this is what the South Dakota Department of Education seems to be touting. Perhaps it is time to evaluate what is happening in our high schools instead of funding two or more years of public management of preschool-age children with the outside hope that their test scores and social lives... read full post picked by GKar975 3 years ago

What to do when a school just spins out of control. One solution can be to close the school for a year and then start over with new staff, and only accepting freshmen in the first year. The kids also feel they are part of something special. picked by SkandarGraun 1 year ago

An observant Jewish senior at Mott Hall High School in Harlem is missing her graduation — because the ceremony takes place on the Sabbath. The school will not change the date. picked by suebe 5 months ago

"Truthfully, in a room full of gay men and high school girls, not much is gonna happen." from the comments. picked by suebe 8 months ago

Principals try to describe exactly what Grinding is, after a letter went home to parents about stopping grinding, only 3 tickets were sold for the dance.
This is a funny article. picked by bobiton65 3 years ago

Not too far from the site of the infamous Columbine school shooting, 6 students in a Colorado high school were held hostage at gunpoint. Motive still unclear as gunman committed suicide. As if kids need another reason to skip school. picked by ybne1else 3 years ago

A high school football coach should have realized a player could collapse from heat stroke in the broiling weather during practice, a prosecutor said in announcing reckless homicide charges in a youth's death. A grand jury indicted David Jason Stinson on Thursday in the death of Max Gilpin, 15, a sophomore offensive lineman at Louisville's Pleasure Ridge Park High School. It was Stinson's first y... read full post picked by ftfd09 10 months ago

A total of 115 girls are pregnant at Chicago's Paul Robeson High School. The entire school only has about 800 girls, so that means that 1 out of every 8 girl is pregnant. picked by ruthstark 1 month ago

Diddy made an appearance at a Philadelphia high school. He advised the students to 'work hard and stay in school'. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

A NJ high school, Pequannock High, now mandates getting checked for alcohol at dances and other social events picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Tahoma High School is in lockdown after a student allegedly brought a loaded handgun to school Monday. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Roughly 580,000 high school students used steroids in 2007. Many, maybe most are fully aware that they are doing so. Many, however, think they are taking perfectly legal supplements. picked by bernardblack 9 months ago

Update: Later reports said victim and shooter were both students. picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

A 16 year old girl is kicked off the cheerleading squad because a nude photo of her is getting around. Her parents are suing the school district, rather than let her learn consequences for her behavior. picked by arsphidius 12 months ago

A high school cheerleading squad is getting flak after parading religious banners at football games.

The Lakeview-Fort Oglethrope High School cheerleaders, of Georgia, have tried everything to get their team to win, including displaying football banners with such biblical verse as “commit to the lord” and “take charge of it, picked by suebe 2 months ago

FRANKLIN, Ind. -- A First Amendment debate is raging at Franklin High School after an article in the school newspaper raised some eyebrows. picked by tchengrox 2 years ago

Justin Denney of Eagle High School was denied his diploma because he blew a kiss to his family on stage. His family watched on as he ascended the Cumberland County Civic Center stage during graduation Friday night to accept his diploma, but the superintendent told him to return to his seat. picked by bingo 6 months ago