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No more thoughts and prayers: America’s desperate need for gun reform

No more thoughts and prayers: America’s desperate need for gun reform

Megan Douty, Editor in Chief February 27, 2025

Student’s excited chatter frosted the bus windows a crisp hue of white. The last week of school before Christmas break was an exciting one. It was filled with festive crafts, cozy movies, and an undeniable...

First person to get their gender legally changed to non-binary dies by suicide

First person to get their gender legally changed to non-binary dies by suicide

Mariam Diaby, Writer February 27, 2025

TW: Suicide and Graphic Language Trans and gender non conforming folk have been pushed to the side for centuries and written out of history. No matter where they go it is difficult for them to get recognition,...

Fix youth’s relationship with education: Take competition out of schools

Fix youth’s relationship with education: Take competition out of schools

Jasmine Pescarino, Writer January 30, 2025

Traditional grading systems date back to the mid-19th century. This began with universities, such as Yale and Harvard, experimenting with different scales and percentages, resulting in the 100 point grading...

Thanksgiving’s cruel history

Thanksgiving’s cruel history

Mariam Diaby, Writer December 13, 2024

Turkey, baked mac and cheese, collard greens, and mashed potatoes are some of the few foods that come to mind when you think of Thanksgiving, but exactly how thankful are Americans on this day? The...

Top 10 ways to stay sustainable this holiday season

Top 10 ways to stay sustainable this holiday season

Jasmine Pescarino, Writer December 13, 2024

The holiday season is notoriously the busiest season of the year. We as humans get so wrapped up in the routine of lights, movies, and music that sometimes we forget to be mindful of how sometimes the...

Are diamonds a girl's best friend? Engagement rings: A timeline & analysis

Are diamonds a girl’s best friend? Engagement rings: A timeline & analysis

Madison Heimer, Writer October 31, 2024

It's common for an engagement ring to have a large stone, usually a diamond, and these rings are thought of as the greatest declaration of love, with the rather tiny piece of jewelry representing a couple's...

The importance of compassionate educators

The importance of compassionate educators

Mariam Diaby, Writer October 31, 2024

 Children across America are expected to consistently attend school ready to learn, however, this is impacted when students do not have quality teachers. Children are constantly told that they should...

Abandoned fragments in space threaten future travels

Abandoned fragments in space threaten future travels

Anthony Parkman, Writer October 31, 2024

ESA’s Space Debris Office constantly monitors this ever-evolving debris situation, and every year publishes a report on the current state of the debris environment. Since the beginning of the space age...

Group 764 and the dangers of the internet

Group 764 and the dangers of the internet

Jasmine Pescarino, Writer October 17, 2024

Let’s face it, in the year 2024, everyone has some form of social media. Whether that be Instagram, Snapchat, or even messaging apps like Facebook Messenger, almost everyone has some form of connection...

ALA Laurel Girls State: A call to action

ALA Laurel Girls State: A call to action

Megan Douty, Editor in Chief October 17, 2024

“We are so excited to welcome you to the 2024 Girls State Program.” A sentence that painted smiles across the faces of thousands of young women throughout the country. They fashioned these smiles through...

From coffee and pickles to McDonalds- school lunches subject to controversy

From coffee and pickles to McDonalds- school lunches subject to controversy

Anthony Parkman, Writer October 3, 2024

Since 1910, student lunches have lacked nutrition. According to Ordo.com, the school lunches have changed over time.  In 1910 the lunches had soup, bread and milk. In the 1920s it was coffee, potato...

Give me a R-E-S-P-E-C-T: It’s time to accept cheer is a sport

Give me a R-E-S-P-E-C-T: It’s time to accept cheer is a sport

Normaris Franco Luna, Writer October 3, 2024

Jumping, tumbling, and stunting are just a few things cheerleading has in store for their audience. According to the NCAA, cheerleading has been around since late 1898. It started out as a group of male...

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