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May 23 Prom dream ends in drama

By JEFFREY S. SOLOCHEK, Times Staff Writer

All Diana Byrnes wanted was for her daughter, Caroline, to attend the River Ridge High School prom.

She never expected it would end ...

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May 23 Attorneys see no gay bias in teen sex case

By LEONORA LAPETER ANTON, Times Staff Writer

The two girls met playing high school basketball in a small community on the east coast of Florida and had a sexual relationship ...

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May 23 Through all the pain, one goal: graduation

By Lisa Gartner, Times Staff Writer

The teenagers all began itching in the springtime, for their yearbooks, for the final bell, for summer break, for it all. It was ...

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May 21 Strait over the top

BY ALEC CARVER AND ANDY FULLERTON, tb-two* correspondents

All hail King George! Last week, country stalwart George Strait set a new industry milestone: 60 songs certified as No. 1 hits ...

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May 14 Trying to find a movie medium

BY EMILY HARWELL, Berkeley Preparatory

I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t have a sophisticated taste in movies. While my friends are obsessing over Black Swan ...

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May 14 Netflix addicts tell all

BY ELLIE RODRIGUEZ, Hillsborough High

“Netflix is the best thing ever created in this world,” Aleesha Mundra, a sophomore at Hillsborough High, shouted from across the classroom.

It would seem ...

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May 14 More than a passing glance

BY LILLIAN SKYE NOBLE, St. Petersburg Collegiate High

As cliched as it sounds, Danielle Sanchez says, she fell in love at first sight.

The St. Petersburg Collegiate High junior was ...

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May 14 Make the most of your tour

BY CELESTE BROWN, Newsome High

Summer may bring a college tour or two to your plate. To get the most of the experience, try these tips, gleaned from my recent ...

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May 14 Cheat sheet: Fanfiction, scholarships and senioritis

Note to self: Apply for scholarships now

We know a lot of you have landed some great college scholarships, so in mentioning the winners of the 2013 Right Fit Foundation ...

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May 14 A new kind of respect

BY LOUIE CASTILLO, Clearwater Central Catholic

The floors of many Hollywood studios are littered with scripts discarded because they are simply unbelievable. Charles Toro’s life story could definitely be ...

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May 14 Hometeam Hot Shots

A spotlight on the Times’ players of the week

FEMALE HOT SHOT
Caroline Whiteside
Freedom High
Sport: Softball
Skinny: Whiteside, whose real first name is Sunday, typically batted second this ...

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May 14 Album review: Vampire Weekend's 'Modern Vampires of the City'

There are worse ways to punctuate what can only be described as a sensational (school) year for music than the next chapter of Vampire Weekend’s career. This is because ...

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May 14 Album review: 'The Great Gatsby' Soundtrack

After being postponed a long six months, The Great Gatsby finally hit the screen with even higher expectations, the movie having been promoted greatly with the release of various soundtrack ...

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May 14 Del Rey-inspired flower crown

photos and story BY GABRIELLE CALISE, Palm Harbor University High

Last year I developed a huge girl crush on Lana Del Rey. I was fascinated with everything about her — from ...

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May 14 Yum yum ramen

BY WILLIAM HARVEY, King High

Most of the rumors about college life that sift down into high school hallways are not true. Toga costumes aren’t half as cool as ...

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