Overambitious
ColinH, Staff Reporter
February 9, 2017
Filed under Opinions
In modern day high schools, students are getting more and more ambitious. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, as students are becoming more productive members of society before they are even fully fledged members to begin with. But a quick conversation with a parent or someone of the previous generation...
Thanks Junior Year
KyleR, Acting Managing Editor
February 2, 2017
Filed under Opinions
When most students think about junior year, they think about the horrors of what it is. Between SAT, ACT, AP tests and general pressures to get into college, junior year has been described as the worst year of all four high school years. However, through all of the stress and pains, I am thankful for...
A Woman’s Opinion on the Women’s March
JordanM, Editor-in-Chief
January 31, 2017
Filed under Opinions, Showcase
Over a million people in the United States took part in the Women’s March on the first day of President Donald Trump’s term according to The New York Times. Over a million people stood up for women's rights in the face of a time where they may be put in jeopardy, especially the future of women...
No More Doing It For The Vine
SarahW, Staff Reporter
January 18, 2017
Filed under Opinions, Showcase
Vine, the app that made short video loops, has officially been shut down and transformed into a camera app entitled “Vine Camera.” When I found out of the app’s closing, my heart snapped (Vine pun intended). What other app has videos of babies covered in peanut butter, armies of rubber ducks all sque...
Our Fight
TeresaH, Staff Reporter
January 5, 2017
Filed under Opinions, Showcase
A few weeks ago, I had a bad work experience from which I am still trying to recover. At first, it seemed like the end, that everything was over. My immediate thoughts were: how am I going to go back next week, and how am I ever going to get over this experience? After some similar irrational thoughts,...
Athletes and Assault Charges
JordanM, Editor-in-Chief
January 3, 2017
Filed under Opinions
The Oklahoma Sooners faced off against the Auburn Tigers last night in the Sugar Bowl, besting the eastern Alabama team 35-19. Although the game was a showcase of athletic ability, it also showcased something far uglier: the overlooking of violence against women when an athlete’s career hangs in the bala...
Plan Colombia’s Failures
JustinV, Staff Reporter
December 8, 2016
Filed under Opinions, Showcase
During the end of the Clinton Administration, the United States signed an agreement called “Plan Colombia” to help Colombia reclaim land from insurgency groups and reduce the production of cocaine coming out of Colombia. The problem is that Plan Colombia has ultimately been a failure, and has...
A Streaky Feeling
ColinH, Staff Reporter
December 5, 2016
Filed under Opinions
Nearly everyone today has a Snapchat. If you don't, you're probably weird, but if you don't, you have still probably heard of the phenomenon known as the Snapchat streak, and more specifically, the means as to which some desperate people are maintaining their ungodly amounts of streaks. It all starts...
A Spiritual Journey
ColinH, Staff Reporter
November 30, 2016
Filed under Opinions
Nearly everyone grows up with some sort of religious background. Most people's childhoods are filled with memories of church, or whatever religion they were born into. But few make the leap to converting to other religions, and truly finding out what there is out there. I myself was born into a Catholic...
The Homeschooling Dilemma
TeresaH, Staff Reporter
November 17, 2016
Filed under Opinions
Homeschooling is a nice idea, it really is, great on paper, but it is not entirely practical. I see how homeschooling can appeal to parents who wish to become more involved in their child's education, who wish to take their children out of a "negative" environment that school is and who wish to stray...
Music Makes The World Go Round
KiaraC, Staff Reporter
November 11, 2016
Filed under Opinions
Music does not die, It is something that never leaves it is always there for you, and it is a form of expression. It is something that helps people connect deep within themselves. I certainly wouldn't be able to live without it. Music breaks the deafening silence and is great for you if you have anxiety...
Harry Potter from Fresh Eyes
LeahT, Entertainment Editor
November 7, 2016
Filed under Opinions, Showcase
For the first time ever, I have just completed the Harry Potter series. Yes, I know, someone just now reading the epic series after growing up in the age of The Boy Who Lived sounds completely unrealistic, but it's true. I wasn't allowed to read them and didn't see a point when I actually could. I'd...
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