For The Record, We're Not Amused By The Prank. Time To Catch That Plane To Gitmo.

MayorBob.

Posted to Etcetera on Mon Jun 08, 2009 at 11:15:09 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

It's a tradition at many American high schools.  The graduating class seniors get together to pull some sort of audacious and outrageous prank.  For the most part, they are harmless stunts committed without longterm consequence but they also factor into the memories of those seniors years and years later.  Sometimes, traditions just have to end and it seems that high school administrators are becoming less and less indulgent of these student pranks.

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Your Valedictory Remarks Aren't Nearly Cliched Enough

MayorBob.

Posted to Etcetera on Sat Jun 06, 2009 at 10:25:04 PM EST (promoted by DEMachina). RSS.

When Jem Lugo sat down to compose her valedictory address to her graduating class at a Florida high school, she was struck by how mundane most of them tend to be.  The 18-year-old wanted to avoid all the typical wit and wisdom of your garden variety farewell remarks.  She wanted to give her class something that was "real", something they could use.  Unfortunately, what she was prepared to deliver was too real for school authorities, so she had to come up with an alternate version.  But, it's an alternate version she claims really wasn't hers.

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Your Momma Is Persona Non Grata At Your Graduation

MayorBob.

Posted to Etcetera on Wed Apr 01, 2009 at 09:47:01 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

There are events in your child's life which are considered musts for parents to attend - like a child's graduation from high school, for instance.  But, when Alex Dinkel walks down the aisle at his graduation ceremony at Covington Catholic High School in May, he's just going to have to get used to the idea that his mom won't be there.  His mom's absence isn't her idea - she wants to be there very badly.  It's just that the Catholic Diocese of Covington, Kentucky says she's definitely not wanted and, if she shows up, security will remove her.

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Being A Fashion Victim Rarely Hurts This Much

MayorBob.

Posted to Sport on Mon Mar 23, 2009 at 10:07:58 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

They say it's not important whether you win or lose, but how you play the game.  Add an addendum to that old saw - as unimportant as winning and losing might be and how you play the game; it's absolutely critical that your uniform be regulation.  There's a high school squad in Illinois which can attest to that and probably tell you just how rotten it all is.

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How Offensive Was This Offensive Lineman?

MayorBob.

Posted to Sport on Mon Nov 03, 2008 at 11:07:06 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Darris Ford believes his high school did him wrong.  He says the confrontation he had with a teacher at Hazelwood East High School near St. Louis was a "misunderstanding."  He served a suspension, but he's been reinstated to school.  Although he's back in school, he is not allowed to play with the football team.  This doesn't sit well with Ford at all because, without his being able to play the remainder of this season, he claims the school is jeopardizing his future.

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Too Damned Smart To Be Valedictorian

MayorBob.

Posted to Etcetera on Tue Jun 03, 2008 at 08:45:53 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Anjali Datta is one smart young lady. The 16-year-old from Grapevine, Texas is smart enough to have aced the ACT. She's smart enough to have clearly established herself as the top student in her graduating class. She's so smart she's managed to graduate a year early from Grapevine High School (GHS). Unfortunately, it looks like she outsmarted herself from being class valedictorian.

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No Monkey Business Allowed In This School.

MayorBob.

Posted to Etcetera on Fri Apr 25, 2008 at 12:19:14 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

"What's funnier than a gorilla chasing bananas through a school? Nothing. It was a harmless prank." - Andrew Leinonen

There probably are funnier things than that, but it was funny enough for a group of seniors at an Illinois high school to try to pull off.  Unfortunately for them, the school administration missed the joke and all 11 members of the Banana Bunch and Gorilla Guy are serving seven-day suspensions.

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No way. Why should I change? [S]he's the one who sucks.

pO157.

Posted to Business on Mon Jul 09, 2007 at 08:28:15 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

K. Syvette Wimberly is angry because she starred in "Anal Camera 19." Well, technically she didn't. It turns out her name was hijacked by a former high school friend for use in the adult film industry.

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A Prom's Proviso: Mandated Parental Training

pO157.

Posted to Business on Sat May 05, 2007 at 12:02:13 PM EST (promoted by 1fastdog). RSS.

Every spring, like clockwork, thousands of high school students in the United States prepare to attend the prom. A good time, full of life changing experiences, is usually had by all, though there are times when it leads to trouble. Many school districts usually attempt to dissuade teens from letting the prom experience become deadly with graphic depictions of what happens when good proms go bad. However, one school district has turned the tables on who gets to sit through pre-prom education sessions by requiring all parents to go.

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