Say Yes to the Dress

From left to right, Courtney Fietsam, senior; Emma Steele, junior; Katie Cox, senior; and Victoria Pruss, junior, wear the dresses on homecoming night. Homecoming took place on October 8th at Troy High.

Carolyn Gearig, Editor-in-Chief
October 24, 2011

Some girls spend months looking for them. Some spend an hour shopping, or don’t shop at all and simply reuse an old dress or borrow one from a friend. Sometimes dresses are bought the week before; sometimes the day before. Whatever way, dresses are a favorite way to make a statement at the homecoming... Read more »

Get familiar with the new dress code

Danielle Raykhinshteyn, Editor-in-Chief
September 21, 2011

Starting with the 2011-2012 school year, students will no longer be able to wear leggings to school without a shirt that is longer than their fingertips with their arms extended at their sides. The Troy Independent sat down with THS Principal Mark Dziatczak to find out exactly what this new policy means... Read more »

Athens Gets a Leg Up On Leggings

March 5, 2011

Despite changes in fashion, high school girls have been allowed to wear various forms of pants without restriction. However, that privilege has been called into question through Athens High School’s leggings rule to prevent girls from wearing leggings to school. Kellie Halushka (13) thinks the rule... Read more »