Raleigh Christmas Parade (photos)

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H.S. football – Harnett Central v. SE Raleigh (photos)

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H.S. football: Garner H.S. v. S.E. Raleigh H.S. (photos)

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H.S. football: SE Raleigh v. Clayton – Homecoming photos

Southeastern Raleigh High School 21, Clayton High School 10 (click images for names – photos by wjzo.com)

Friday’s teen news – local(∆) and national

(∆) 1 black dress, 365 days – As part of the theuniformproject.org, fashionista Sheena Matheiken is wearing the same black dress every day for one year to raise money for education in India.  (N&O)

(∆) Teens gain acceptance at weight-loss camp – A study compares the quality of life of obese children to that of children on chemotherapy. Foster kid Shantale ate food for comfort. “Kids made fun of me. They call me the Big Fat Gorilla and the Big Black Ape,” she said.In the first two weeks of camp, Shantale lost 15 pounds. What she gained, though, was far more significant. Unconditional love from people who understood her. (N&O) photo by Ted Richardson

Gay student sued teachers over slurs – A school district in Minnesota agreed to pay a high school junior $25,000 for experiencing teacher comments like his “fence swings both ways,” “he enjoys wearing women’s clothes,” and after doing a report on Ben Franklin, that he has a “thing for older men.”  (Star Tribune)

Tony Danza to be teacher in reality show? – Officials in the city of Philadelphia are debating whether to let Tony Danza teach a 10th grade English class for a reality show called “Teach.” “My goal is to really be a good teacher,” Danza said. “If we can be really real about it and really honest about it and put the kids first and really show what a teacher goes through, it might be something that is a positive.” (AP)

Brooklyn teen wins $1 million lottery – Waqas Mazhar, “”I just don’t know yet what I’m going to do with the money. I just know I want to help my family and I want to stay living with them.” (NY Daily News)

(∆) Some NCCU students housed in hotel – Enrolling 1,400 students more than last year, NCCU has partnered with Durham Millennium Hotel to house students.  (MY NC)

Movie review of Bandslam – According to the News and Observer, not good.

(∆) S.E. Raleigh grad sets Jr. world record – Racing in front of his parents, Wayne Davis ran the 110 meter hurdles in 13.08 seconds to win the Junior Pan Am Championship in Port of Spain, Trinidad. (News and Observer)

1 in 5 teens share prescriptions – Can lead to unforeseen drug interactions. For example, a teen who’s taking the acne medication Accutane — which has been linked to birth defects — may give some to a friend who is pregnant but doesn’t yet realize it, the researchers said. (USA Today)

Publisher to rent textbooks -Cengage Learning announced that it would begin renting textbooks to college students at 40-70% of the sale cost. With college textbooks often costing more than $100 apiece, students spend an average of $700 to $1,100 a year, representing one of their biggest expenses after tuition and room and board. (NY Times) photo by Katy Datdorff