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- LifestyleElena Sheppard
Trans teen goes viral after friends surprise him with money for a name change
A TikTok video shows Andi Bernabe being surprised with a gender reveal-themed party and cash to file for an official name change.
- LifestyleElena Sheppard
95-year-old World War II veteran gets his high school diploma — more than 70 years after dropping out and enlisting
A World War II veteran in Oklahoma received his high school diploma more than 70 years after dropping out.
- LifestyleHope Schreiber
High school cheerleaders go off-script to help man propose to their coach
A tenth-grade English teacher and cheerleading coach was caught off-guard when her cheerleading squad held up four signs during a routine that read, "Will you marry me?"
- LifestyleAbby Haglage
Schools nationwide are offering mental health days to address growing issues among teens
A new bill in Florida would allow students to call in sick for mental health reasons. With suicide rates at record highs, an advocate for youth mental health says it's a step in the right direction.
- Pop CultureHope Schreiber
High school athlete disqualified at cross-country meet for wearing hijab
A high school junior was disqualified from a district cross-country meet for wearing a hijab, despite it never being a problem in the past three years of her high school athletic career.
- Pop CultureHope Schreiber
Girl's soccer team penalized for 'equal pay' jerseys
Four high school soccer players received a yellow card at their game on Friday for removing their jerseys to display a shirt underneath that read "#EQUALPAY."
- LifestyleYahoo Lifestyle
High school cheerleaders kicked off squad for vaping, while schools are ‘desperate’ to stop epidemic
The Texas school district removed several cheerleaders from the squad for "vaping violations." Other schools across the country are struggling to stop teens from vaping.
- Pop CultureHope Schreiber
High school votes 2 girls as 'homecoming royalty,' plans to use gender-neutral titles going forward
A high school in Ohio has voted two girls as "homecoming royalty" instead of "king and queen," and vows to continue the gender-neutral tradition in the future.
- LifestyleHope Schreiber
Student crowned Homecoming Queen two years after being shot in the head, left for dead
Two years after Deserae Turner was shot in the head and left for dead by two of her classmates she was crowned Homecoming Queen.
- Pop CultureHope Schreiber
High school football player stops in his tracks to honor national anthem in viral image
As the national anthem played in the distance, a high school football player on his way to practice stopped in his tracks and placed his hand on his heart.
- Pop CultureHope Schreiber
Cheerleader jumps off float to save choking boy during homecoming parade
A high school cheerleader in Texas is being hailed as the town hero after she sprang into action to save a 2-year-old, who was choking at the homecoming parade.
- LifestylePaulina Cachero
Sweet homecoming proposal video, between high school teens with Down syndrome, goes viral
A heartwarming video of a homecoming proposal between two teens with Down syndrome has gone viral online.
- Pop CultureHope Schreiber
Minnesota school criticized for serving 'shameful' school lunch
On Friday, a high school student shared on Facebook a photo of her school lunch: a handful of baby carrots, a hot dog bun with melted cheese, and a cup of marinara sauce.
- Pop CultureHope Schreiber
School board reverses decision to ban cheerleaders' tribute to slain classmate at football game following backlash
School district officials have reversed their decision to ban cheerleaders' from holding a tribute to their murdered classmate after facing backlash from the community.
- Pop CultureHope Schreiber
'Curvier' high school swimmer disqualified for 'suit wedgie' has some claiming sexism, racism
The top-ranked 17-year-old swimmer, who is expected to compete at the collegiate level in the future, was the only athlete disqualified at the meet, despite wearing the same swimsuit as her teammates.
- LifestyleHope Schreiber
High school 'temporarily' removes bathroom stall doors to combat student vaping
In order to curb high schoolers from vaping in the bathroom, a school temporarily removed the stall doors of the boys' room.
- LifestyleHope Schreiber
High school's first Gay Straight Alliance meeting disrupted by teens waving MAGA flags
According to a parent, "straight kids" entered the meeting, holding hands, while shouting, "This is what's right!"
- LifestyleKerry Justich
High school students forced to change out of LGBTQ pride shirts: 'We don't promote that here'
A group of high school students in Kentucky are fighting for the rights of their LGBTQ peers after two were forced out of pride shirts.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
