After a casting controversy caused the cancellation of a production of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" at Ithaca High School, a new musical has been named in its place. The school will perform "Hairspray," set in 1962 Baltimore, confirmed Ithaca High School's Director of Fine and Performing Arts David Brown on Wednesday. The musical will be performed April 13-15, the same dates scheduled for "Hunchback." More: Ithaca High School pulls 'Hunchback of Notre Dame' over casting diversity outcry More: Ithaca High School 'Hunchback' musical fallout leads to 'disturbing threats' to students Originally a 1988 movie, written and directed by John Waters, "Hairspray" was adapted into a Broadway musical in 2002. The musical ran for seven years and took home eight Tony Awards including the 2003 prize for Best Musical. With a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, music by Marc Shaiman, and lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman, … [Read more...] about Ithaca High School brings in new director to replace ‘Hunchback of Notre Dame’ with ‘Hairspray’
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Nashville’s 50 greatest high school football players of all time
A lot of the time when former high school football players reminisce about their glory days the truth is stretched. But when it comes to Nashville’s 50 greatest high school football players of all-time, named by The Tennessean, that is not the case. The list was compiled by a committee of 24 who voted first on a ballot that included 260 candidates and then on a ballot with 75 finalists. It included players from the Nashville area based on the old Nashville Interscholastic League along with the new schools that have been built in that footprint since the NIL was dissolved in 1984. More: Nashville's next 50 greatest high school football players Three players — Maplewood’s Preston Brown and E.J. Junior and Pearl-Cohn’s John Henderson — were unanimous picks. Here's the list: Kent Austin Brentwood Academy, QB 1978-80: State’s Player of the Year by the Lawrenceburg Quarterback Club … Associated Press All-State … [Read more...] about Nashville’s 50 greatest high school football players of all time
How a Crackdown on MS-13 Caught Up Innocent High School Students
This article is a collaboration between The Times and ProPublica, the independent nonprofit investigative-journalism organization. When Alex walked into school on June 14, 2017, it felt as if summer had already started. He didn’t have regular classes, just a standardized math test in the late morning. The other immigrant students in the bilingual program at Huntington High were crowded in a hallway comparing their plans for the break — most already had jobs lined up — and promising to stay in touch. Classmates came up to greet him. At 19, Alex was older than many of the other sophomores. He enrolled as a freshman when he arrived in Suffolk County on Long Island from Honduras a year and a half before. He felt good in the school from the start. A shy teenager who preferred video games and watching soccer on TV to playing it on the field, he had always been an outsider, slow to make friends. But all the immigrants in the bilingual program were outsiders, so he fit in, … [Read more...] about How a Crackdown on MS-13 Caught Up Innocent High School Students
Stingl: Brother and sister reunite and then finish high school 20 years after dropping out
Michael Villarreal and Annamarie Villarreal were well into adulthood by the time they figured out they were brother and sister. They shared something else in common. Each had quit high school, but for a different reason — Michael because he was bullied as a gay teenager, and Annamarie because she was a foster kid and lacked the home support to succeed. So it was fitting that the two put on caps and gowns last week and graduated together from Milwaukee Area Technical College's high school equivalency diploma (HSED) program at the West Allis campus. Next month, both begin college courses at MATC, proving they can overcome the stumbles of the past and embrace a brighter future. "I waited so long for this," said Michael, who is 40. "It was a proud moment. I can actually put on an application that I completed high school." "I'm glad Michael talked me into this. We supported each other a lot," said Annamarie, 37. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: Get the latest Journal Sentinel news in … [Read more...] about Stingl: Brother and sister reunite and then finish high school 20 years after dropping out
High school scores, upcoming sports events and Saturday’s TV listings
Local sports guide Here is a look at upcoming sports events and Saturday's TV listings: CSU MBB: Saturday, at Long Beach State, 3 p.m. WBB: Dec. 29, vs. Chadron State AVALANCHE Saturday: at Arizona, 5 p.m. Thursday: at Las Vegas, 8 p.m. BRONCOS Monday: at Oakland, 6:15 p.m. EAGLES Saturday: vs. Bakersfield, 7:05 p.m. Thursday: at San Jose, 2:15 p.m. NUGGETS Saturday: at L.A. Clippers, 3 p.m. Wednesday: at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m. Friday: at Phoenix, 7 p.m. HIGH SCHOOLS SATURDAY Girls basketball Poudre vs. TBA at Orlando, Fla., tournament, 10:30 a.m. Hockey Resurrection Christian at Cherry Creek, 3:10 p.m. SUNDAY No events scheduled. THURSDAY'S SCORES Boys basketball Fort Collins 76, Fossil Ridge 72 Resurrection Christian 65, Wheat Ridge 56 Pueblo West 73, Windsor 68 Roosevelt 64, Loveland 59 Thompson Valley 55, Berthoud 51 Girls basketball Pueblo West 54, Windsor 37 Loveland 50, Roosevelt 42 Thompson Valley 52, Greeley West 39 Wrestling … [Read more...] about High school scores, upcoming sports events and Saturday’s TV listings