high school

While the news bombards us with reports about bullying, it turns out there is another serious issue plaguing teenagers today: heroin use.

Back-to-school season is well underway, which also means homework is once again a reality. Ugh, major bummer. But when you're a youngster, homework isn't all that bad! That's because kids make it way less boring by being straight up and honest (read: hilarious).

Twerking may be the dance craze of the moment, but one parent is going to great lengths to stop it.

Yes, football is a violent game, but a matchup on the gridiron between two high schools in Pennsylvania took it to a whole new – and possibly illegal – level.

Not since we put a man on the moon has one small step been such a big one.

Rather than referencing 'My Little Pony' or 'Twilight,' one Texas student decided to use his chance to speak at his high school graduation to come out as gay. *Then* Mitch Anderson started making references -- to Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Zachary Quinto's eyebrows, the chorus of a Nicki Minaj song, etc.

A high school student is going from hot sauce to hot water.

What should've been a fun vacation trip from New York to Atlanta turned nightmarish on Monday morning when an airline kicked a group of 101 Yeshiva students and their eight chaperones off a plane for being rambunctious. The school, however, says the incident was blown way out of proportion and now they're fighting back.

Controversy has erupted at a high school for a very surprising reason.

If you're a recent graduate, you might've thought for a moment or two about the legacy you've left behind. Pranks are always a good go-to in our books, but a safer, less offensive way to leave an impression on your school is through creative yearbook quotes.

In a sure sign of progress, a high school has voted two gay teens as this year's "cutest couple." It represents the first time a same-sex couple has been allowed to run in the category at Carmel High School in Carmel, New York.

You really do need to be careful about the words you use.