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High School Bans Students From Wearing Axe Body Spray

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 03:59:55 +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 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 04:59:04 +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 [...]

Students Perform Zombie-Themed Flashmob to Protest School Closings

Amanda Ferris — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 03:00:57 +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 [...]

Arizona School Uses Holding Hands as Punishment

Emerald Catron — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 01:00:52 +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.

Student Expelled for Refusing to Wear Tracking Device

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 23:44:48 +0000

Big Brother is watching the students of John Jay High School in San Antonio, Texas. They have all been given RFID badges so the administration will “always know where they are in the building.” Sophomore Andrea Hernandez thinks this level of surveillance crosses the line. So she refused to wear her badge. When the school [...]

What Is The Best High School Sports Rivalry In West Michigan?

Matt Milhouse — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 19:00:36 +0000

It’s playoff time for high school football! Big games, big crowds, and passionate fans will be all over West Michigan. But it doesn’t take playoff football to get high school fans excited. West Michigan is home to some great rivalries. What is the best high school sports rivalry in West Michigan? When rivals meet in the [...]

Are You Ready For Some Football? High School, College AND Pro All This Weekend!

Craig Russell — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:54:26 +0000

Wow…thank God we have the weekend to take in all the football overload! No more than 7,348 local high school, college and pro teams take the gridiron this weekend! OK, maybe not 7,348…but about 40 or so will be sweatin’ it out! Let’s start with the School Boys…High School games are mostly Thursday this week…Here’s [...]

High School Teacher 'OUTED' As Ex-Porn Star

Dano — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 03:27:17 +0000

This story gives a whole new meaning, “Hot For Teacher”. A female high school teacher in a suburban St. Louis school district has been outed as an ex-porn star. District officials say a student confronted the teacher about her porn past. Parkway School District Officials would not name the woman who asked to be put [...]