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Transgenderism Under Attack

Nicholas Evans, News Section Editor May 10, 2023

Transgenderism - the umbrella term for expressing oneself or completely identifying with the opposite sex assigned at birth - is being purged on a national scale in the form of recently passed bills in...

Book review (Why you shouldn’t read Plato’s Republic)

Madeline Beatty, StaffWriter April 11, 2023

“The Republic” by Plato. This was probably one of the worst books I have ever read. It was dense, and the footnotes were very unhelpful. Now, I like to think I’m a good reader and I can comprehend...

What Twitter (and social media) have to do with the 2024 election

Madeline Beatty, StaffWriter April 11, 2023

Twitter, once a platform for sharing news and information, is now a wasteland of conspiracy theories and distasteful celebrity tweets. One of the most significant examples of the latter is when former...

Ron DeSantis

Sydney Moriarty, Junior Editor in Chief April 11, 2023

Ron DeSantis became the governor of Florida January 8th, 2019. Notable things he has done since then have been creating the Don’t Say Gay law, kidnapping immigrants, banning the AP African studies course,...

Pepsi vs. Coke

Pepsi vs. Coke

Ryan Marauszwski and Mitchell Scalise, Staff Writer February 9, 2023

In Atlanta, Georgia 1892, history was made. Cola, a mixture of vanilla, cinnamon, citrus oils, and other flavorings, was invented. This delicious drink is distributed by two main companies, Coca-Cola and...

SATs and ACTs

SATs and ACTs

Julia Wheeler, Staff Writer October 31, 2022

The SAT and ACT are two tests used to determine students’ readiness for college all over the world. The ACT was created to measure how much material a student has already learned, and the SAT is used...

Representation in Zombies 3

Representation in Zombies 3

Sydney Moriarty, Junior Editor-in-Chief October 22, 2022

As seen in recent Disney movies and television shows, Disney is working on being more diverse and not just with skin color. The company has been notoriously known for not having any LGBTQIIA+ characters...

Test Optional

Test Optional

Julie Alsmaan, Staff Writer October 22, 2022

Because of COVID, colleges have taken a lot of new approaches to the college application process. Most prominently, they have switched to Test Optional approaches in the application process. This means...

Dress Code

Katelyn Tynan, Staff Writer October 22, 2022

My teachers and peers should not feel uncomfortable because of my midriff. Adults and peers should not look at me as a sexual object. Within our education system, dress codes teach and enforce sexism starting...

Views and Ideas of Trump: Politics by the Student Body

Aubrey Muddiman, Staff Writer October 22, 2022

High school can be treacherous, even more so when politics are brought into the conversation. Current events become a battleground of political opinion, and it seems the fear of discomfort and prejudice...

Skin Color in The Little Mermaid

Skin Color in The Little Mermaid

Sydney Moriarty, Junior Editor-in-Chief October 22, 2022

When the news came out about the actress chosen to play Ariel in The Little Mermaid, it was immediately picked up by many news stations. People were not happy that the actress chosen to play Ariel, Halle...

Pep Rallies

Abby Cobb, Senior Editor-in-Chief October 22, 2022

Pep rallies are supposed to be an event that brings the school together. Students line up in the stands, boasting their school colors, and shouting with pride. The idea of a school pep rally includes fun...

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