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Teen Quits High School Rather Than Stop Cross-Dressing
16-year-old Jonathan Escobar of Kennesaw, GA, was told by his high school to dress "more manly," so the teen who expressed himself by donning wigs and wearing makeup decided to drop out rather than put up with the dictates.
I think Jonathan looks like an eccentric Hitchcock heroine, and I don't see how this is any different from a teen dressing up goth or emo. (Would they get away with telling a butch girl to dress more feminine?) What do you think about the school's claim that he was causing a commotion with his looks — are they being too conservative about gender?
Were There Mean Girls at Your High School?
Tina Fey captured the essence of high school girl-on-girl cruelty when she wrote the screenplay for Mean Girls. In the movie, Lindsay Lohan's character Cady describes how the queen of mean Regina George ruled her minion Gretchen, in addition to the whole school:
The meaner Regina was to her, the more Gretchen tried to win Regina back. She knew it was better to be in the plastics, hating life, than to not be in at all.
Did You Have a High-School Sweetheart?
Back to School coverage is in full swing here on the PopSugar Network. While I wouldn't trade an adult relationship for the crushes I had in high school, there's something sweet and exciting about youthful lust and love. Is there someone special who holds the title of your high-school sweetheart?
Test Time! High School to Offer Free Pregnancy, STD Tests
In addition to math, science, and English exams, a New York high school is offering its students an even greater variety of tests: they will now have access to free and confidential pregnancy and STD tests.
Officials at Port Chester High School say they just want to offer students comprehensive health services. The school's clinic, run by Open Door, already offers immunizations, physicals, and vision and hearing tests.
Would You Cheat For Your Child?
There are parents who prepare science projects for their children, teachers that pass their answer keys off to their own kids to give them an edge and generations of moms and dads who correct their youngster's homework before they turn it in. At what point does one draw the line between "helping" and cheating? A Pennsylvania mother who worked as the secretary at her daughter's high school changed the child's grades and test scores to improve her class standing.
Prep Talk: Justifying Hazing at Boarding School
High school girls have many ways of punishing each other, the silent treatment being a classic tactic. But what about seniors marching through dorms with the precision of the gestapo, lining up freshmen, yelling at them, making them perform chores, and forcing them to count to 100 in German? It's not reform school — it's an annual ritual at Miss Porter’s, an all-girls boarding and day school in Connecticut where Gossip Girl-sounding names are as common as class rings.
Should Teen Hugging Be Banned in High Schools?
With so much bad news coming from high schools (teen violence, low test scores, the list goes on), you’d think that the ubiquity of hugging would be a welcome sign that all is well with American teenagers. Think again!
Some school administrators are wary of this hug-happy generation.
Teen Accidentally Flashes Privates in Yearbook Photo
Or perhaps the exposed area is just a shadow? For one 16-year-old junior from Tampa, FL, it doesn't matter. She's regretting her decision to avoid visible panty lines one day by eschewing underwear altogether — and then getting a yearbook photo taken in a short dress.
High School Reunions Offer a Second Chance For Popularity
High school reunions may warrant a fresh haircut and a new outfit, but some people go to extremes to impress former nerds, band geeks, jocks, and cheerleaders.
CNN has rounded up some examples. One struggling writer concocted a lie that he wrote the movie Tootsie — and everyone bought it!
Sex and the City Heads Back to School
Candace Bushnell, the author of the book Sex and the City, just signed a deal with HarperCollins Publishers to write a two book series titled The Carrie Diaries, which will be all about Carrie's high school years. Bushnell has always been interested in writing about Carrie's formative years, before she became the sex columnist we all grew to love, before she meet her three best friends, and before she entered into her tumultuous life in the Big Apple.
While I'm all for keeping Sex and the City alive, I'm not so sure how I feel about these books being geared towards teens.
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