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September 28 Portraits from Steinbrenner’s Homecoming Spirit Week
PHOTOS BY SYDNEY SPENCER | Steinbrenner High
Steinbrenner High has only been open for three years, but students celebrate homecoming traditions there as if the school has been around since Sampson ...Filed in life, homecoming
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September 28 Yes to the (homecoming) dress
BY MARIANA REHACEK | Durant High
Yes, we know boys have to decide what to wear to homecoming, too. But face it, homecoming is all about the dress. • Deciding on that ...Filed in fashion, homecoming
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September 28 Eat this, not that — for love’s sake
Let’s get it out in the open: I might not be the most reliable judge of poor eating habits. I recall a date back in middle school at Arigato ...
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September 27 Homecoming: A house divided
BY ALEXA TSONGRANIS | Palm Harbor University High
If you’re a homecoming veteran, you know there are differences among the classes in approach to this fall ritual. Freshmen are often ...Filed in life, homecoming
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September 27 Dance through the decades with a closet full of classic clothing
Story by Michael Newcomer, Tarpon Springs High
Photos by Gabrielle Dalip, Tarpon Springs High
Desiree Sheridan started collecting vintage clothing as a teenager, when she bought a pair of boots ...Filed in fashion, homecoming
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September 27 Cheat sheet: Homecoming edition
Cheatsheet’s Handy Clip (or Print) and Save List: Dance moves NOT to pull out at homecoming
Think you can bust the moves on the homecoming dance floor? Whatever you ...Filed in life, homecoming
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September 27 That's what we said: Homecoming edition
Rebecca Wang, King juniorIt’s not appealing. I would rather save my money for prom senior year.
Christani Pal, King junior
I’m going to the Strawberry Crest homecoming ...
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September 24 two haute: Runway look for much, much less
By Angela Skane, St. Petersburg High
Open the doors to my dress closet, go ahead, I DARE you. No, there isn’t a passage to Narnia in there, and there ...Filed in blogs, homecoming, fashion
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October 19 An alternative to the tradition: Valhalla in the park
When Northeast High School’s homecoming week tradition called Valhalla was canceled this year by principal Paula Nelson after a few students got a little overzealous with their paint flinging ...
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September 29 More homecoming friction
By AMANDA STARLING, Northeast High
Last week we gave you the lowdown on rules being set at some Tampa Bay high schools against suggestive dancing at homecoming. No grinding against ...
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September 22 What to do, what not to do: Tips for homecoming court campaigns
BY MATT HOOPER, Armwood High
BY EMMY BOYD, Wharton High
Few things are as drama filled as high school and politics. Put the two together and you have homecoming elections ...Filed in life, homecoming
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September 22 That's what we said: To booty or not to booty?
We asked students what they thought of the "face to face, with space" dancing rule being implemented at many schools for this year's homecoming dance. The rule would eliminate ...
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September 22 A spirited (and sweaty) job
By ANGELA SKANE, St. Petersburg High
I stood outside the gym, face to face with the devil, an oversized, rubbery faced devil head with a smile that could make small ...Filed in life, homecoming
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September 22 Witnessed at the makeup counter: A homecoming disaster
Time: A late Friday afternoon, 2008.
Place: Nordstrom, International Plaza
Players: Moms One and Two, each with a daughter going to the homecoming dance that night.
Circumstance: The Plant High ...Filed in life, homecoming, fashion
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September 22 Spirited alternatives
By ASHLING LUPIANI, St. Petersburg Catholic
Tired of your student government’s lame choices for spirit week themes? Consider some of these alternatives:
Monday: UNDEAD CELEBRITIES DAY
You know the ...Filed in life, homecoming
