tagged w/ High School Students
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Book review and how to buy Financial Advice for New HIgh School Grad & Student. Fantastic read and book is good for parents too...whole family should have if they want to buy a car, get apartment security deposit back, best bet for a co-signer, etc.Book review and how to buy Financial Advice for New HIgh School Grad & Student.... more
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Recently Mississippi's Itawamba Agricultural High School canceled prom because Constance McMillen, a lesbian who wanted to dress in a tux and attend it with her girlfriend. To make up for it's negative publicity the town threw two proms and invited Constance, two learning disabled students to the fake prom with 5 other attendees, while the real prom rocked on other side of town.
Article below:
Constance McMillen just wanted what teenage girls have dreamed about since time immemorial -- to go to the prom with the person she's dating. In McMillen's case, that person happens to be another girl. But the possibility of some same-sex jamming to "I Gotta Feeling" didn't sit too well with the folks at Mississippi's Itawamba Agricultural High School. Reasoning that no prom was better than a prom with lesbians, they abruptly canceled the whole affair last month. Cue media frenzy, ACLU lawsuit, Facebook uproar.
After an embarrassing glare of attention on Itawamba, it seemed a happy ending was in sight. Last Tuesday, the school agreed to host an off-campus prom and told Constance she could, per her stated intention, bring her date and wear a tux. On Friday night, McMillen and her girlfriend showed up at the Fulton Country Club ready to party. There, she says, she found just seven other revelers, including two learning disabled students.
Worse, she claims that her classmates were off doing the Macarena at an alternate event, arranged with the aid and consent of the parents and staff of her school. Speaking to the Advocate this week, McMillen said, "They had two proms and I was only invited to one of them ... everyone went to the other one I wasn't invited to."
Link to full story: http://www.salon.com/life/broadsheet/2010/04/06/constance_mcmillen_fake_prom/Recently Mississippi's Itawamba Agricultural High School canceled prom because... more
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Wesson, MISS - "...Last month, she got word from her Wesson Attendance Center principal Ronald Greer that the school would not be using her photo in the school yearbook because it featured her dressed in a tuxedo...
...Sturgis' mother, Veronica Rodriguez, carried her daughter's protests to the Mississippi ACLU, which immediately launched a challenge to the Copiah County School District, demanding a legal basis for its decision to refuse Sturgis her spot in the book..."
http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/cearas_season_111809/Wesson, MISS - "...Last month, she got word from her Wesson Attendance Center... more
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This "Group" will intend for the people of the next generation (Middle School - High School), to express their views and outlooks on major social and political events happening in the world today. The voice of youth, will provide new insight seen from another prospective, but in some instances their voice will echo their parents views, providing both new and older thoughts on situations. Lets hope I can keep this going.This "Group" will intend for the people of the next generation (Middle... more
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The young activists of NY2NO are inspired by the Australian Aboriginal Activist, Lila Watson, who said,
If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time, but if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.
This piece is inspired by the work of NY2NO.
The New York 2 New Orleans Coalition (NY2NO) is a youth-led, consensus-based organization made to create a network of young people who are interested in organizing and mobilizing across New York City. NY2NO works in solidarity with those most affected by the social, racial, and economic inequalities in both New York and New Orleans. Through this, the youth breaks down barriers and works together to combat racism and classism and move towards an egalitarian society.
If you would like to participate or donate to NY2NO, please contact: www.NY2NO.orgThe young activists of NY2NO are inspired by the Australian Aboriginal Activist, Lila... more
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OK, high school is embarrassing for most of us. We're awkward, pimply, raging with hormones and riddled with teen angst. It's amazing that some of us make it out alive (speaking for myself here). Then comes time for senior photos, those prized pics that cement your image into yearbooks and onto Class Of posters in the hallways. You'd think most kids would go for something that wouldn't, well, end up on the internet. Here's some choice candidates for Class of What the F*ck Were You Thinking???
Got an even better candidate? Upload them here!OK, high school is embarrassing for most of us. We're awkward, pimply, raging... more
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Every year during teacher appreciation week at the high school where I teach, the teachers are given a teacher appreciation DVD. The DVD is usually cute and shows all the teachers and pretty much not that exciting. A fellow teacher and I shake up the DVD every year with a mini movie mockumenting teaching and different things at our school. Last years submission was "The Vig". It's a teacher mockumentary showing a couple of teachers shaking down teachers and students for money. It was all shot at Reagan High School in Houston Texas.Every year during teacher appreciation week at the high school where I teach, the... more
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The first Great Debate was in 1985. Since then, it has become one of the nation's most exciting programs for high school freshman. Over the years, some incredible regional rivalries have emerged as different teams vie for the coveted Silver Cup.The first Great Debate was in 1985. Since then, it has become one of the nation's... more
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Entering the workforce in your field of choice can be tricky. NYC is especially notorious for the free labor rite of passage. As Senator Krueger states "Buyer beware!" Entering the workforce in your field of choice can be tricky. NYC is especially... more
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A music video about the effects of teen suicide on the friends and family left behind.
http://www.charlesdewandeler.com A music video about the effects of teen suicide on the friends and family left behind.... more
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The Onion News Network reports on new job training for the neediest schools...
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