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Michigan high schools, many of whom have canceled commencements and proms, are getting creative as they honor graduates amid the coronavirus shutdown.
Basketball has been described by some as "poetry in motion." The world of high school basketball is shared through poetry itself in the latest collection by nationally-recognized poet Jack Ridl, ...
“I love how she channels her beliefs into poetry. There’s never a dry eye every time she reads her poems. It’s from the heart,” said her mother, Eliane Abdel-Malek.
Between 1898 and 1905 — a teenager, still living at his St. Louis home — the young T.S. Eliot (1888–1965) studied at the Smith Academy, a college-preparatory school run by Washington University. And ...
She said that when CUNY approached her about writing a poem for the school, “they were like: Well, Ms. Poet, we’d love to hear what your experience has been.
Congratulations to the Dunbar High School Class of 2025! About 384 students earned their diplomas on Sunday.
A Miami-Dade County School Board member says he's quoting from Gorman's poem "The Hill We Climb" in every graduation speech he gives — after a school restricted access to the poem for elementary ...
Yashvi Javia and Helen Cox talk with Isavel Mendoza, the winner of the Poetry Out Loud national competition, to talk about ...
To the editor: My 1st period English students and I wrote this poem hoping change people’s view of Watts. We are part of Jordan High School, located in a beautiful community in need of ...
Viral footage shows the cringe-worthy moment a high school graduate launched into a fellow student while pulling a surprise stunt on stage.
Samuel Cachola had a troubled and turbulent start in life. His mother was just 15 when he was born, and his father was 19.