Tag: high school

3 Teenagers Charged With Murder in Relation to North Carolina Student’s Death

Three teenagers believed to be connected to a 17-year-old’s body that was discovered by lawn care workers near a high school in a small town in North Carolina were taken into custody on Friday and charged with murder.


NYC School Chief Calls to End Competitive High School Entrance Exam Dominated by Asians

New York City should stop using standardized tests to determine who gets a seat in its prestigious specialized high schools, said New York City Schools Chancellor Meisha Ross-Porter, as the number of black and Hispanic students admitted to those schools dropped to new low this year. Ross-Porter, who resumed office in February following former Chancellor…


Spreading Kindness: From Pizza Box Beginning to Big Idea  

For Costa Mesa High School junior, Rebekah Robeck, kindness is more than a concept, it’s a way of living each day, and she’s made it her mission to spread her good-natured message to schools all over the state. As on-campus classes resume in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District April 26, plans are being set to…


Shooter Killed at Tennessee High School Identified as Student: Police

An armed student has died in a shooting with police on Monday after he opened fired at an officer responding to a call for help at the Austin-East Magnet High School in Knoxville, Tennessee, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) announced. Initial reports of the incident established that one person had died and an officer was injured,…


Extraordinary Newport Beach Teen Builds Strength Through Persistence

Orange County teenager Alex Chery credits going to the gym with developing his physical strength, but it’s what is inside him that makes him strongest. Every Monday and Friday, the 15-year-old high school student works out at Curl Fitness in Newport Beach, California. It’s been part of his weekly routine for seven years. “The first…


Laguna Beach High School Resumes In-Person Classes

After a year of distance learning over Zoom, Laguna Beach High School (LBHS) and Thurston Middle School have reopened for modified in-person classes. The change came after Orange County moved into red tier in the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy March 14, and while the schools are not fully back to normal yet, the announcement was celebrated by staff and students….


Community Rallies to Reopen Yorba Linda Schools

About 70 parents, teachers, and students rallied outside the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District (PYLUSD) office March 9 to show their support for schools reopening. Supervisor Don Wagner, a keynote speaker at the event, was among those lobbying for a full-time return to classrooms. “It is perfectly safe, we believe, based on the science, to let the kids get back…


Michigan High School Student ‘Accidentally’ Detonates Explosive Device During Class

A high school student injured himself and other classmates after detonating a homemade explosive device inside a classroom at a school in Michigan.


It’s Game on For Orange County Athletes, Who Are Permitted to Play Again

Outdoor sports competitions can resume in Orange County March 3, following a nearly yearlong athletic shutdown, officials said Feb. 25. “As a strong supporter of youth sports, I’m very happy to see that students can compete in sports again,” Orange County Supervisor Doug Chaffee said in a press release. “Our children deserve to return to…


Orange County Awaits Return to Competitive Sports

High school coaches say teens are eager to return to the playing fields following the recent lifting of a state ban that could soon allow sports to resume in the region. However, Orange County athletes might have to wait a little longer to participate in the long-awaited competitions. California revised its guidelines Feb 19 to…