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School comes down hard on gleeful graduate. Image: Sara Haj-Hassan/sxc.hu
It has become common practice these days for school officials to enforce some pretty strict rules regarding behavior at graduation ceremonies. Graduates are expected to ...
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Valedictorian's Commencement Speech Censored - What Exactly Did She Say?
A Harvard-bound valedictorian had her graduation speech censored by the principal. Photo courtesy of sxc.hu.Ah, high school. Hanging out with your friends. Going to class. Being repressed by idiotic school administrators. Good times, good ...Great Gifts that Won't Bust Your Budget
May calendars should come with a warning message, something like, Caution! Overspending Potential: High. It's snow-cone season at the ball field. Kids need extra money for end-of-school parties. And, in addition to the usual lot of birthday and baby ...Penis costume calls for an apology
In most high schools, senior pranks are par for the course. Every year, graduating classes across the country try to top their predecessors with the most outrageous stunts they can come up with. Most pranks are harmless enough, but even those can get ...Parents locked out of graduation ceremony
When my daughter graduated high school, I watched her walk across the stage from my seat near the top of the bleachers in the school's gymnasium. At the time, I was a little disappointed to be sitting so far away from the action, but I realize now ...
School won't let student with cancer graduate
I didn't do so well in high school, mostly because I didn't go to class all that much and never did my homework. And so, I did not graduate on time. That's the way it works. And yet, sometimes, there are reasons other than childhood irresponsibility. ...
Church service required to get a high school diploma
Not once, not twice, but three times principal Richard Lopez sent out a notice stating that attendance at a baccalaureate service was mandatory for graduating seniors at Robertson High School in Las Vegas, New Mexico. For those not familiar with a ...
The high cost of high school drop-outs
So, you say you don't really care whether or not someone else's kid bothers to finish high school? You know that your kid will be on their way to college and a high-paying job, so why should you worry about someone else's kid? The California Dropout ...
Underwater graduation
My college graduation was your standard affair, with all of the graduates sitting in uncomfortable chairs on the floor of an auditorium, and all our parents eagerly waiting to take photos from the seats above. But Taiwan's College of Marine ...Students denied diplomas because crowd cheers
It's graduation day and the spectators have been warned: no cheering, hoots, hollers or other noises allowed while students are receiving their diplomas. This warning wasn't just a suggestion by school administrators; prior to commencement, students ...Man arrested after cheering at brother's graduation
Every year, high school graduation is a battle between excited families who want to yell and cheer, and school officials who want to make sure every name is heard. That's why Fort Mill high school in South Carolina forbids people from yelling during ...
Class trip turns into help for the poor
If you're in the Portland, Maine area and are looking for a private school, I'd say the Cathedral School, a Catholic elementary school turns out some pretty decent students. Every year, the graduating eighth grade students raise money for an ...Cosmetic surgery a good gift for grads?
Hot on the heels of prom, we're quickly approaching graduation season. Chances are you know someone who's finishing high school this Spring, so you're probably in the market for a graduation present. Have you ever considered plastic surgery? I ...
Students can't pass gym? Don't make it a requirement.
New London High School in New London, Connecticut was having a problem with freshmen failing physical education, a requirement for graduation. So, they came up with an easy solution -- they eliminated the requirement. "Every time you fail, you're one ...
Texas high-schoolers don't always graduate
One third of students in Texas don't graduate from high school; in the big cities, that figure goes up, with more than half of students dropping out. These figures come from the according to the San Antonio-based Intercultural Development Research ...
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