Chosen family
Kayla Reyes, Social Media Editor
April 11, 2019
It’s not that I think all families are terrible. Dysfunctional maybe, but families care for each other and ultimately want what’s best for one another. More or less. Oftentimes, family members, parents in particular, get caught up in the pressure they put on their children and forget to think ...
Things Underrated
Maddie Fuller, Staff Reporter
February 8, 2019
Un·der·rate /ˌəndə(r)ˈrāt/ verb past tense: underrated; past participle: underrated underestimate the extent, value, or importance of (someone or something). As each year comes passing by, the appreciation each person has for the things that are given to them has lowered and ...
Separated from the pack
Megan Percy, Discover editor
December 29, 2018
Sixth grade cheer practice; it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. I had entered middle school and immediately found myself more alone, and with the loss of elementary school friends to what seemed like a river of never-ending new people, I looked for some new ones. I joined cheerleading...
Ocean of Influence
Margaret Wilkerson, Staff Reporter
December 11, 2018
Do you feel the image you’ve created on social media accurately reflects who you are? If so, you’re one of many. Posting about our feelings, thoughts, and problems multiple times a day is almost commonplace nowadays, and a large percentage of teens use social media as an outlet for such things. H...
Fearing connection
Natalie Walsh, Staff reporter
December 6, 2018
The apple fell very, very far from the tree. No, I’m not talking about the tree being my parents and the apple being me, but rather our generations. Gen X consisted of a major lack in the technology us Gen Z’s have today; technology that has completely transformed how we communicate with each ot...
Calvin’s Lens
Marcus Falcomata, Staff Reporter At-Large
November 30, 2018
It is no secret that our society today is extremely disconnected from the world of religion, faith, and theology. When I have religious discussion, it is not typical for the surface of theology to even be scratched. Typically, only a “Do you go to church?. Within Christianity, there are around 33,000...
A fan is a fan
Kana Chung, Move editor
October 11, 2018
Shaming fans for not being as invested in a group as they "should be"
582,658 Lives Lost
Jennifer Ferry, Staff reporter
May 17, 2018
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was one of the most influential Presidents in the history of the United States despite dealing with a devastating illness. He is credited with piecing together a country terrified by the horrors of World War II by implementing a series of radio broadcasts he called “firesid...
Parking Lot People
Jennifer Ferry, Staff Reporter
May 17, 2018
One of my favorite parts of the entire school day is the twenty minutes I spend after school in my car. Every day without fail I leave my seventh hour physics class, walk to my car, sit in the driver’s seat, crack the windows, open my jar of honey roasted peanuts, and watch the world go by. From my ...
My Hope for the Future
Jennifer Ferry, Staff reporter
May 17, 2018
My junior year I was sitting with one of my best friends at lunch, playing on my phone and reading a Cosmopolitan article about yet another wild Kardashian antic, when it suddenly struck me how much America has changed from the time it was founded to today. Today all we hear about in the news are corr...
My Life Lessons
Jennifer Ferry, Staff reporter
May 17, 2018
When I was asked to do an honors project for newspaper I knew I wanted to find a platform to share what I've learned about throughout my high school experience. Within the last four years I've experienced major changes in my life, whether that be changes in my personal life of the world around me. While...
It’s not that I think all families are terrible. Dysfunctional maybe, but families care for each other and ultimately want what’s best for one anot...
