Society Today
Josh Moody, Senior Staff Writer
April 3, 2019
Filed under Student Life, Top Stories
The way people see the society is truly based on how they were raised and how the examples around them influence them. There are many examples of people in this world that influence the young minds of America. What those people say whether it is a reporter or an artist can change the lives of those y...
Seniors, Are You Ready?
Nylasia Kelly, Senior Staff Writer
April 3, 2019
Filed under Student Life, Top Stories
Hey Seniors! Our big day will be here faster than we know it, but are you ready for what’s to come? Besides graduation planning, there’s also a few other happenings that you will need to prepare for. We are two months away from graduating. Crazy right? It seems as though we were just fre...
How to Get Better Grades
Peyton Island, Sophomore Staff Writer
April 3, 2019
Filed under Student Life, Top Stories
Are you struggling with your grades? Need ideas to become a better student? I have some ideas to interest you in the works of becoming a better student. “Academic achievement was something I'd always sought as a form of reward. Good grades pleased my parents, good grades pleased my teachers; you g...
How to Deal with Harassment and Suicide
Markayla Hollins, Sophomore Staff Writer
April 3, 2019
Filed under Student Life, Top Stories
Suicide is when you have thought about killing yourself or you actually do kill yourself. Harassment is a wide range of behaviors types of behaviors that are shameful, and humiliating and that can embarrass a person and make them not want to tell anyone. If you are in a situation like this you shoul...
Fortnite and Fantasy Football: What’s the Appeal?
Daelyn Funk, Senior Staff Writer
April 3, 2019
Filed under Arts, Entertainment, and Reviews, Sports, Student Life, Top Stories
Did you know that, according to the Sunday Express, 40 million people play Fortnite? That is equal to 12% of the population in the US. Similarly, The Washington Post estimated that around 59.3 million people play Fantasy Football. That’s equivalent to about 18% of the US population. But why are thes...
Crack-Cocaine
Drake Thomas, Junior Staff Writer
April 3, 2019
Filed under Student Life, Top Stories
I was given an assignment on the use of specific drugs, such as crack-cocaine, and how it can harm the human body and how much it is really used wrongly. While the use of coca leaves as an intoxicant dates back three thousand years, crack cocaine, a crystallized form of cocaine, was developed durin...
Best Dogs for First-Time Owners
Kytana VandenBos, Junior Staff Writer
April 3, 2019
Filed under Student Life, Top Stories
Are you begging your parents for your first ever dog, and they say yes, but you don’t know which dog to get? Worry not. Here are 10 of the best breeds for first-time dog owners. Boxer. If you want a high-energy dog, then this is the one for you. These dogs are extremely loyal and form clo...
Becoming a College Athlete
Kate McKay, Sophomore Staff Writer
April 3, 2019
Filed under Sports, Student Life, Top Stories
any people often consider becoming a college athlete. They dream of playing their favorite sport at a higher level, sometimes even for division one schools. But the road to collegiate sports is full of hard work and determination. So here are a five tips that may help you. Register fo...
Dating Violence
Daelyn Funk, Senior Staff Writer
April 3, 2019
Filed under Student Life, Top Stories
Love Shouldn’t Hurt. Jealousy, clinginess, constant texts or messages. There’s a reason these qualities and actions make lots of people feel uncomfortable and smothered. It’s because these are three of the signs that you might be in an abusive relationship. Though, it is true, that the appea...
The Situation in Myanmar
Kabir Bains-Shepard, Senior Staff Writer
April 2, 2019
Filed under Op/Ed, Top Stories
There are thousands of refugees entering Bangladesh each day. They cross the border of Myanmar where the state military has launched a violent and chaotic attack against an ethnic minority group called the Rohingya. The United Nations (UN) reported that since August 2017 about 400,000 Rohingya men...
NFL Off-Season
Josh Moody, Senior Staff Writer
April 2, 2019
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
The NFL Offseason has been pretty entertaining so far. Some may even say that it is more entertaining than the latest Super Bowl between the Patriots and Rams. So many big names have jumped ship. There is no loyalty in the NFL, it is a business. Many fan bases are extremely upset that their teams traded a...
Month of the Military Child
Emily Carpenter, Junior Staff Writer
April 2, 2019
Filed under Student Life, Top Stories
This month signifies the heartache of the military child. The painstakingly long nights that are slept without their family to bid goodnight to them, the excruciating evenings at soccer practice glancing over at the spectator’s bench only to be greeted with a blank space that could be filled with the p...
