High school closes for Christmas after spate of Covid cases

Ellise Shafer administratorJoe Clark, the New Jersey principal who inspired the 1989 film “Lean on Me” starring Morgan Freeman, has died. He was 82.Clark’s death was announced by his family, who said he died on Tuesday after a long illness.Clark was the principal of Eastside High School in Paterson, N.J.

Joe Clark, the inspiration for John G. Avildsen’s 1989 film Lean On Me has died.

John Travolta's daughter Ella shared a heartfelt message with her followers in a video posted on Christmas Day.Taking to Instagram in the evening, the 20-year-old wore a sleek pyjama top as she stood in front of an immaculate white Christmas tree adorned with turquoise decorations.MORE: Olivia Newton-John reflects on John Travolta's 'beautiful' late wife Kelly PrestonElla smiled as she wished her followers well.She said: "Before the night is over, I wanted to say goodnight and Merry Christmas

Four New York City-area teenagers who recently graduated high school were killed Tuesday when the car they were in was struck by a motoris who was evading police, officials said.  Yonkers residents Brandon Sierra, Randy Brisbane, Tamari Watkins, and Anthony Cruz, all 18, were inside a 2006 Nissan sedan, according to the Yonkers Police Department.

Kourtney Kardashian, 41, had a little holiday fun on Dec. 20 when she gave her Instagram followers a bit of late nineties nostalgia! The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star shared two posts that showed her rocking a green patterned crop top along with a matching skirt and dark green tights, and white open-toe heels with straps.

Soon-to-be LSU Tigers running back Corey Kiner surprised his high school janitor by giving him a special shout out in an award acceptance speech and gifting him his #22 jersey. Kiner, the Cincinnati-based Roger Bacon High School senior who was named the top high school football player in the state of Ohio, thanked his school’s custodian, Jeff Rapking, for the impact he’s had on his sports career while receiving the Mr.

Salma Hayek shared an incredible snap of herself at her plush home in London where she was snuggled up with her very dear, feathered-friend, Kering.MORE: Salma Hayek wears a bikini for breakfast - and fans are lost for words!If you haven't been introduced yet, Salma adopted the adorable little owl in 2019.

A San Francisco committee is recommending the removal of former President Abraham Lincoln's name from a high school due to his past treatment of Native Americans. Lincoln High School was one of many that the San Francisco School Names Advisory Committee found to have a problematic title, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Disney+.“Tim Federle, the showrunner, gave me a call right before we started filming,” Bassett, 19, tells The Post. “He said, ‘We have this spot for Ricky and he sings this song and I really would like it if you could actually write it yourself.’ And he kind of gave the premise.

making homophobic comments about a colleague in the chat section of a Zoom class last month.The names of the teachers, all employees of Dumont High School in Dumont, N.J., were not made public, although the school district’s business administrator, Kevin Cartotto, announced the suspensions during a public meeting at the high school last Thursday.Cartotto said the district decided to hand out the suspensions following an investigation into the alleged comments, but had to continue to pay the

Post Malone has given a pair of his signature custom Crocs to every student at his former high school in Texas.The news was revealed last week (December 8) by Grapevine High School’s principal Alex Fingers, who shared a photo of his students posing with pairs of the shoes.Fingers wrote on Twitter: “Thank you @PostMalone for always giving back to your community.

When high school sports were shut down in mid-March — along so much else due to the coronavirus pandemic — we never imagined we would still be trying to restart these programs as 2021 approaches. Unfortunately, this is the case in much of our country.

coronavirus pandemic. Pupils at St Matthew's Academy in Saltcoats, North Ayrshire will take part in remote learning from Monday until the festive break officially begins on December 23.

Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterA North Ayrshire school is to close until after the Christmas break due to the Coronavirus.North Ayrshire Council has taken the decision today to shut St Matthew’s Academy due to  a 'further increase' in the number of positive Covid cases at the Saltcoats school.Pupils will start remote learning from Monday, December 14, until the end of term on December 23, following the decision to close the

Taraji P. Henson will be making her feature directorial debut with a high school-set comedy Two-Faced.

Andrea Bocelli is back at work after announcing earlier this year that he and his family had contracted COVID-19.

Dave McNary Film ReporterTaraji P. Henson will make her feature film directorial debut on the high school comedy “Two-Faced” for Bron Studios, in addition to producing and starring in the movie.“Two-Faced” follows Joy, a Black high school senior whose chances to attend the college of her dreams are threatened by her wildly popular and charismatic school principal after she confronts him with evidence of his racist past.

Post Malone is doing some Christmas shopping!