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Remembering Graduation Year: The Top 10 Songs of 1973

Lori Crofford — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:00:11 +0000

We continue our journey of the graduating classes of the 3's. All this week we are going to honor those who graduated on the 3's. Today we are going to focus on the Class of '73. They will be celebrating their 40th reunion this year. Here are the top 10 songs from 1973.

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Remembering Graduation Year: The Top 10 Songs of 1983

Lori Crofford — Wed, 22 May 2013 10:00:32 +0000

This group of graduates will be reliving old glories as they celebrate their 30th class reunions this summer. All this week we are going to honor those who graduated on the 3′s. T Here are the top 10 songs from 1983. 10. Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made of These) 9. Michael Sembello – [...]

Remembering Graduation Year: The Top 10 Songs of 1993

Lori Crofford — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:11:04 +0000

We continue our journey of the graduating classes of the 3's. All this week we are going to honor those who graduated on the 3's. The class of 1993 will be celebrating their 20-year reunion this year. Here are the top 10 songs from 1993.

Remembering Graduation Year: The Top 10 Songs of 2003

Lori Crofford — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:48:39 +0000

A new class of teenagers will be experience the right of passage of graduation in the next few weeks. All this week we are going to honor those who graduated on the 3′s. The class of 2003 will be celebrating their 10-year reunion this year. Here are the top 10 songs from 2003. 10. Evanescence [...]

High School Bans Yearbook Photo of Student With Her Baby

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 03 May 2013 16:57:30 +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, [...]

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. 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 Bans Students From Wearing Axe Body Spray

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:19:55 +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 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:15:04 +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 [...]

Girl Fight! HS Cheerleading Coach Urges Team to Fight Each Other

Joe Student — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:35:32 +0000

A California high school cheerleading coach encouraged the members of her squad to physically fight each other to resolve their differences, so, they did, more or less proving ‘Fight Club’ was a much better movie than ‘Bring It On!’ Coach ‘Tina’ (no last name given) at Palisades Charter High School in Los Angeles was suspended [...]

Arizona School Uses Holding Hands as Punishment

Emerald Catron — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:30:52 +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 14:09:00 +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 [...]

Student Spiked Teacher's Coffee With Butt Pills

Kyle Dowling — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:53:44 +0000

If you’re specifically looking to enhance your backside, an herbal product called GluteBoost claims that it can help you out. However, you can count Ellen Vic from North Carolina among its unsatisfied users — the 61 year-old high school teacher didn’t know she was ingesting it. Police are investigating a high school student who allegedly spiked Vick’s coffee with the supplement. [...]

Cross-Country Runner Stops Mid-Race to Save Collapsed Rival's Life

Mike Adams — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:38:39 +0000

Sometimes the real winner in a race is the one who realizes victory isn't everything, which is just what happened earlier this week at a high school cross-country meet in Tennessee.

Seventeen-year-old Seth Goldstein, a senior at Cooper Yeshiva High School, was rounding his second turn in the race when one of his opponents collapsed in front of him from a heat-induced seizure. That's when Goldstein snapped into action.

Mother Objects to Teen Daughter Being Spanked By Vice Principal

Amanda Ferris — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:01:03 +0000

When 15-year-old Taylor Santos, a sophomore at Springtown High School in Texas was called in to be disciplined for allegedly letting another student copy her work, she was punished by having a two-day suspension. In a bizarre request, after the first day, Taylor asked if she could be paddled instead of missing another day of school. The teen called her mother, who also approved the request.

Thomas Tyner Rushes for 644 Yards, 10 TDs in a High School Game

Joe Student — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:29:52 +0000

Al Bundy, eat your heart out: an Oregon high school football player rushed for 644 yards and scored 10 touchdowns in a game on Friday night.

University of Oregon recruit Thomas Tyner of Aloha High School ran for a state-record 644 yards and 10 touchdowns in a 84-63 win over Lakeridge (yes, the

High School Football Ref Takes A Hit In The Head

Ben Chew — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:38:54 +0000

Calling all high school football referees! Let the above video be a lesson — keep your eye on the ball at all times! The video comes to us from Allentown, Pennsylvania as the Dieruff High Huskies face off against the Pocono Mountain East Cardinals in the opening game of their respective seasons. Huskies quarterback Quintin [...]

Female High School Quarterback Scores Touchdown for Girls Everywhere

Tom Barrabi — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:24:05 +0000

In Broward County, Florida, telling an athlete that they “throw like a girl” is about to become a compliment. Meet Erin DiMeglio, a 17-year-old senior at South Plantation High School and a quarterback for the Paladins varsity football team. A college basketball prospect, Erin initially tried flag football as a way to stay in shape [...]

How Much Are Parents Spending on Their Children's Proms? — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:26:22 +0000

High school proms are getting mighty expensive — and we’re not just talking triple digits, either. A survey done last year by Visa showed the average prom attendee spent $800 — but this year, that number is expected to climb to more than $1000. Where does all that money go? Admission tickets, photos, limos, gowns [...]

Where Did You Go To High School?

Billy Goforth — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:02:22 +0000

Take our poll and tell us where you went to high school.