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- Pop CultureHope Schreiber
High school principal reprimanded for giving students fake AP test
A Florida high school principal has been formally reprimanded for providing 336 students with a "placebo" AP test, which they took believing a good grade would have resulted in earning college credits.
- Pop CultureElise Solé
Teens paint blackface, use N-word in viral video: 'Ooga booga'
The teens all deleted their social media accounts after the video went viral.
- LifestyleKristine Solomon
High school graduate forced to remove traditional Navajo feathers from graduation cap: 'It's part of my identity'
The only accessory that was showing was a trio of brown eagle feathers attached to her graduation cap. But that was apparently enough to warrant a reprimand from a nearby teacher.
- Pop CultureElise Solé
High school teacher arrested for using fake diploma, transcripts to get hired
Torians Adaryll Hughes reportedly doesn't have teaching credentials, but he worked as a social studies teacher at a North Carolina high school.
- LifestyleMahira Dayal
High school senior joining the Marines gets his own graduation ceremony days before the rest of his class
“He’s doing something great so I thought we should do something great for him," said Patricia Lozano, an assistant principal at Hackensack High School in New Jersey.
- LifestyleMahira Dayal
Man, 21, applying for job finds out he never graduated high school
During his high school graduation ceremony in 2016, this student was handed a diploma — in error.
- LifestyleMahira Dayal
'Firefly' actress Jewel Staite praises teens for kind act after church's pride flag is defaced
"The high school kids went over and drew rainbows and messages of inclusion all over the sidewalk out front. The next generation is not taking any BS.”
- Pop CultureMahira Dayal
High school students bring senior ball to hospital for classmate battling cancer
The teen's mother, friends and hospital staff made sure Ilijah Barron felt like he was part of an important high school milestone.
- Pop CultureHope Schreiber
The San Francisco Board of Education will paint over controversial George Washington mural
The mural painted inside George Washington High School depicts the life of George Washington, as well as black slaves picking cotton and white settlers stepping over a dead American Indian.
- LifestyleMahira Dayal
Criminal justice teacher arrested, accused of stealing money from students, school
She managed to fleece the students by charging them for competition field trips — and then pulling out at the last minute, telling them they could no longer go.
- LifestyleMahira Dayal
Police officers show up to graduation party for fallen officer's son: 'Dad still has a presence in their hearts'
“I know you guys don’t get a lot of thanks around the country, especially over the past few years, but you guys mean a lot to me and my family," the teenager said.
- LifestylePaulina Cachero
Teen graduates high school after being in a coma for 5 months: 'God just flipped a switch'
When Nada Edwards miraculously woke up, she only had one goal in mind: to walk across her graduation stage.
- LifestylePaulina Cachero
Emotional video shows moment color blind high school graduate sees color for the first time: 'It's so pretty'
“The world was just so much brighter and more full of life than I had seen it. I didn’t realize that everything was this pretty,” says Gigi Valoy.
- LifestyleHope Schreiber
Recent high school graduates become ill during senior trip to Dominican Republic
A few people had to seek hospital treatment after eating at a Japanese restaurant at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Punta Cana.
- Pop CulturePaulina Cachero
Dad escorts daughter living with autism to senior prom: 'I want her to have this experience'
When his daughter couldn't find a date to prom, dad Thomas Perl realized the best man to do the honors was himself. "I have my own tuxedo, why don’t I escort her to the prom?"
- LifestyleKerry Justich
Student with cerebral palsy makes inspiring high school graduation speech: 'This is helping to break stereotypes'
Ahmed Ali gave a speech at his high school graduation using an augmentative communication device.
- LifestylePaulina Cachero
Students outraged after yearbook pages ripped out due to 'inappropriate' comments referencing Hitler, drug use
“This isn’t the legacy that our school wants to leave but this is the legacy that they’re leaving,” said one disgruntled student.
- LifestyleMahira Dayal
'I wanted to prove them wrong': Daughter of man serving life sentence for murder graduates high school with honors
Her father is serving a life sentence for capital murder, but a 17-year old girl is determined not to go down the same path.
- Pop CulturePaulina Cachero
Viral high school valedictorian speech calls out teachers, staff for ‘alcoholism’ and ‘negligence’
“To the teacher that was regularly intoxicated during class this year, thank you for using yourself to teach students about the dangers of alcoholism,” the valedictorian said.
LifestyleHope SchreiberPrincipal accused of plagiarizing Ashton Kutcher speech at graduation suspended
A graduate shared a video that spliced footage of her principal’s speech at her graduation ceremony with a clip of Ashton Kutcher accepting an award from the Teen Choice Awards in 2013.
- Pop CultureMahira Dayal
Teacher's lesson on sexual harassment, rape sparks controversy: 'If you dress a certain way, you're asking for it'
A Catholic High School minister allegedly told ninth-graders that women are to blame for men's bad behavior if they "dress provocative."
- LifestyleElise Solé
Students vilify 'unqualified' teachers in graduation speeches: 'This school is run on excuses and lies'
In blistering graduation speeches, two teenagers called out their high school for employing “unqualified teachers” and committing “unlawful acts” before one’s microphone was cut.
- Pop CultureElise Solé
Student sneaks Hitler quote into yearbook and the school community is furious
The Washington school district said "we did not catch our mistake until after books were handed out."
- WellnessMahira Dayal
High school student, 17, dies after collapsing during workout: 'She was a beautiful spirit'
A 17-year-old student died suddenly after collapsing on the track in school during a summer workout. Family members are uncertain about what caused her sudden death.
- Pop CultureKristine Solomon
Mom says school wouldn't let friends carry late daughter's ashes at graduation ceremony
Yvonne Bell-Alanis was 16 when she succumbed to leukemia last year. Her friends wanted to honor her memory at graduation.
