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Motivation for Success

Hannah Truitt, Staff Writer
October 18, 2012

Many people believe high school graduation is the start to a person’s life. It may be a new beginning, but the truth is, right now counts, and you’ll never get this second again. 1…2…3… Those were three crucial moments you won’t ever have again. High school is very important. Your decisions... Read more »

Textbooks or technology?

Angelica Dawson, Editor
October 5, 2012

These days backpacks are getting heavier and heavier. It used to be that you could see a kindergartner leaving school with a one-zipper backpack and a Friday Folder. Now you see them carrying backpacks bigger than they are, weighing them down as they run home from school. As you get into middle... Read more »

Where is Everybody?

Rebecca Godwin, Staff Writer
May 23, 2012

Why should we attend school everyday? We should because the state legally requires us to have at lease nine years of schooling; however if you do not have your high school diploma you will not get a good job or a further education. If you do not get your education past ninth grade, it does not necessary... Read more »

Women’s Health Care Concerns

Jackie Watson, Staff Writer
May 22, 2012

“If you don’t like it, close your eyes,” said the governor of Pennsylvania. Obama responded to Republican Gov. Tom Corbett with, “It’s appalling. It’s offensive. It’s out of touch. And when it comes to what’s going on out there, you’re not going to close your eyes…Women across America... Read more »

The Cost of Sports

Rachel Mitchell, Staff Writer
May 22, 2012

Why des everybody put so much time and money into sports and not education? The amount spent per student and for sporting activities is 10%. Even the costs of playing in local sports programs for kids “are climbing at an alarming rate,” said an editorial in the Acorn, a southern Californian newspaper.... Read more »

Can You Put a Price on Education?

Jackie Watson, Staff Writer
May 22, 2012

In a perfect world would we need an education? Would we need jobs? These questions wonder through out my mind. The questions are simple, but complicated to answer because no one knows. If we lived in a perfect world, would we ever know what lying, cheating, pain, or anything else that hurts you was?... Read more »

Seasonal Clothing

Mariah Hall, Editor
May 22, 2012

The temperatures in the summer months can reach highs of 98 degrees Fahrenheit. Temperatures of the extreme call for shorts, tank tops, and sandals. The hot days are a perfect excuse for walking around in revealing clothing, but not in the fall, winter, and half of the spring months, there is no excuse... Read more »

Favoritism in School

Rachel Mitchell, Staff Writer
May 22, 2012

Is favoritism of students a problem? Sure, it is one of the many problems out there. Being favored by a teacher usually happens because of good grades and a good attitude, but being the teacher’s pet is not always the best thing. Being a favorite of a teacher may effect a student’s social life.... Read more »

Media Influence

Angelica Dawson, Entertainment Editor
April 2, 2012

In this day and age, different things influence children than they did 100 years ago. The Internet, music, television, movies, and videogames have become a large part of our society. You can’t go to the store without seeing the tabloids filled cover-to-cover with gossip, and the average child watches... Read more »

Alcohol Ugly

Mikayla Carter, Staff Writer
March 20, 2012

It is not awesome to be an idiot, it is not awesome to get “wasted”. I walked into my history class looking forward to learning about the Russian Revolution, but all I could hear was the student sitting beside me talking about the alcohol they ingested over the weekend. The student talked about... Read more »