October 10 Save the green, still look like a homecoming queen

Story and photos BY CHARIS LEE  |  Hillsborough High

Bright lights, deafening music, sore feet and nervous dates, boys and girls. High school homecoming is the bomb, sometimes, and often fills ...

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October 9 Homecoming: If you don't go, what to do instead

BY ALEX PASSAUR, Blake High

The day of homecoming, people often update their status to “Go Hard or Go Home,” but who says you can’t “go hard” somewhere else ...

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October 9 Belle of the Ball in Seminole gives Homecoming dresses to girls who can't afford them

BY KATARINA BOJKOVIC, St. Petersburg Catholic High

Jaqi Adcock browsed through countless colorful dresses. One by one, she tried some on. The black and white one was definitely cute.

But ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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September 27 That's what we said: Homecoming edition

Rebecca Wang, King junior

It’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

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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 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 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 ...

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