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  1. healthcare
    Florida Wants to Force Student Athletes to Share Their Menstrual HistoryThe move raises concerns about potential legal repercussions for students suspected of having abortions.
    By Tariro Mzezewa
  2. year in review
    Y2K Style Is My Back-to-School NightmareIt’s impossible for me to untangle early-aughts style from the mortifications of being a teen.
    By Claire Lampen
  3. power
    Canceled at 17When kids make mistakes and classmates never forgive.
    By Elizabeth Weil
  4. nostalgia
    Reuniting With Romy and MicheleIt’s the kind of friendship found in the buddy rom-com classic — which turns 25 this week — that makes high school worth it.
    By Samhita Mukhopadhyay
  5. first person
    What I Learned From Pretending to Be Rich and Cool OnlineAs a new student at a mostly white, affluent school, I didn’t have a community. Until I found the message board.
    By Abby Adesanya
  6. fixations
    I Think About Zac Efron Dropping a Condom on the Red Carpet a LotThe fact that no one batted an eye made me realize we’re both adults now.
    By Paulina Jayne Isaac
  7. talking to
    8 Stories of Betrayal and Corruption … From High-School PoliticiansIncluding Stephen Miller getting booed onstage.
    By Anna Silman
  8. gen z
    Here I Am, an Old Woman Crying at the Genius of Teens, AgainIn appreciation of these Michigan high-school seniors and their ID-photo costumes.
    By Bridget Read
  9. send-offs
    Teen Eviscerates Negligent Teachers in Scorching Valedictorian Speech“To the teacher who was regularly intoxicated during class this year…”
    By Claire Lampen
  10. prom
    Khloé Kardashian Attended a High School Prom of Her Own Free WillWell, that was awkward.
    By Hannah Gold
  11. look book
    The Look Book Goes to the High-School Track-and-Field Championships“The girls are more competitive. In my opinion.”
    By Katy Schneider and Jane Drinkard
  12. sexism
    High-School Cheerleading Team Under Fire for ‘Big Booty’ and ‘Big Boobie’ AwardsThe school has apologized after an ACLU investigation.
    By Amanda Arnold
  13. high school
    Unpacking the Strangest Scene in Esquire’s Cover StoryWhat was up with those songs Ryan and his classmates sang?
    By Anna Silman
  14. lawsuits
    Student Was Told Her Skin Was ‘Too Dark’ to Perform With Dance Team: LawsuitA black student says she was told her skin would clash with the team’s costumes.
    By Amanda Arnold
  15. #letherspeak
    High-School Valedictorian’s Mic Cut After Bringing Up Sexual AssaultLulabel Seitz says she was sexually assaulted on campus, and that the administration failed to take appropriate action.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  16. it’s complicated
    What Happened When I Got All of My Dating Advice From My Evangelical ChurchI thought God was intervening to save my love life.
    By Dani Fankhauser
  17. education
    Parents Would Rather Pull Their Kids Out of School Than Have Them Meet IvankaIvanka Trump’s visit to a Connecticut school was an unwelcome surprise.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  18. it’s complicated
    Going Out With My High-School Crush Reignited All My Old InsecuritiesI felt like a teenager again — but not in a good way.
    By Katie Fustich
  19. This Principal Told Teens Not to Wear Leggings Unless They’re a ‘Size 0 or 2’“Unless you are a size 0 or 2 and you wear something like that, you look fat.”
    By Lisa Ryan
  20. gallery
    Blind Students in the Bronx Celebrate PromPhotographer Vincent Tullo captured a memorable evening in the Bronx.
    By Vincent Tullo and Hyunjee Lee
  21. Reports of Campus Sexual Assault Have Tripled in the Past DecadeAccording to a new federal report.
    By Lisa Ryan
  22. the boy/girl sleepover
    Do You Remember Your Prom’s After-Party?Reckoning with the drama of the first “Boy/Girl Sleepover.”
    By Allie Jones
  23. must-haves
    All the Cool Girls Had One: 16 Women on Teen Status SymbolsTalking to Molly Ringwald, Judy Blume, Aly Raisman, Marilyn Minter, and more.
    By Alex Ronan
  24. popular
    I Was the Queen Bee: 3 High School Bullies on Their Reigns of Terror“You feel invincible when you know you’re popular.”
    As told to Alexa Tsoulis-Reay
  25. popular
    Why Everyone Loves the Alpha GirlPsychologists deconstruct the power of the most popular girl in school.
    By Melissa Dahl
  26. popular
    I Faked Being Christian to Be CoolSocial climbing in the Bible Belt.
    By Lisa Ryan
  27. politics
    High School Students Stop Selling Pink Pussy Hats After Receiving ComplaintsA parent told officials she didn’t want politics in the school.
    By Theresa Avila
  28. look book
    The Tenth-Grader Who Says ’80s Fashion Is ‘Extremely In’“Patches, pins, and embroidery are huge — I recently embroidered an eye onto the back pocket of my jeans.”
    By Alexis Swerdloff
  29. teens (who run the world)
    Teens Tell Us Why They Marched“For the kids in the community that didn’t have the opportunity to go, I want to be able to represent them and break the stereotypes held against us.”
    By Anna Silman
  30. This High School Gave Students an Offensive Math Problem About Sexual AssaultBad math.
    By Lisa Ryan
  31. everyday sexism
    This Utah High School’s Class Assignment Is Ridiculously SexistThe date’s instructions for the female students included gems like, “Don’t waste his money.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  32. advice
    Ask Polly: I Was Roofied at My High School Reunion!What you experienced is a very personal form of terrorism.
    By Heather Havrilesky
  33. student life
    Hundreds of High School Students Walk Out of High School In D.C. ProtestsGirls chanted,”My body! My choice!” while boys responded,”Her body! Her choice!”
    By Theresa Avila
  34. teens
    Leaked Chats Expose Hateful Male Clique at Elite NYC High SchoolThe “MILK” group at Hunter College High has been outed for speaking disparagingly of female and gay students.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  35. graduation day
    In Praise of America’s Coolest Teen, Malia ObamaShe graduates from high school today.
    By Catie L'Heureux
  36. who wears the pants
    How to Wear Pants to Prom After Your School Banned ThemTip: Find a cooler school.
    By Laura June
  37. school’s out
    Watch This Teen Take Down the Graduation-Gown Industry in 30 SecondsHe has no time for oversize sleeves.
    By Gabrielle Noone
  38. first person
    Throwing Away the Most Beautiful Dress I Ever OwnedAnd what I realized once I finally got rid of it.
    By Lydia Kiesling
  39. transgender rights
    A Transgender Teen Is Suing His School Over Bathroom Rules Backed by the ACLU, he’s fighting a policy that forbids him from using the men’s bathroom at school.
    By Erica Schwiegershausen
  40. high school
    Meet the First Trans Homecoming King in Texas“I wanted to show that a guy like me can live a normal life and still be visible in the community and be widely accepted.”
    By Hannah Smothers
  41. high school
    No Time Like Graduation to Remember All the Unfortunate Clothes You Wore“wtf is hip anyways” — Lourdes Leon.
    By Maggie Lange
  42. excerpts
    Memoirs of a Non-Prom Queen“The ugly duckling myth is sentimental”: An excerpt from The Essential Ellen Willis.
    By Ellen Willis
  43. the kids are not alright
    A Gossip App Brought My High School to a HaltImagine if everybody you knew in high school could anonymously broadcast the meanest things they ever thought.
    By Will Haskell
  44. teens of twitter
    #Lookadouche: Texas High School Students Revolt Over Sexist SpeakerThey tweeted their dissatisfaction with guest speaker Justin Lookadoo.
    By Kat Stoeffel
  45. twerking
    California High School Bans TwerkingNothing like banning a type of dancing to cement its super-cool status.
    By Maggie Lange
  46. good news
    Maybe Social Media Is Actually Making Kids SmarterModern teens are hyperliterate critical thinkers.
    By Maureen O'Connor
  47. sex ed
    Uncool Michigan High School Yearbook Bans Trendy Baby BumpsOnly celebs should flaunt them.
    By Kat Stoeffel
  48. high school
    Generation Selfie Takes Its Senior Portraits Very SeriouslyPhoto shoots in old warehouses.
    By Kat Stoeffel
  49. things are looking upton
    Kate Upton Will Obviously Go to That Kid’s PromMost predictable PR move ever.
    By Charlotte Cowles
  50. Times Reporter Threatened When Reporting on Ohio High-School RapeAn abundance of tweets but not enough witnesses.
    By Kat Stoeffel