Anika Haridas, Editor
September 16, 2019
The highly anticipated sequel to Andrés Muschietti movie adaptation of Stephen King’s IT series was released on Sept. 6, 2019. The film did well in the box office, earning $91 million domestic and $185 million worldwide wide. I...
May 22, 2019
April 3, 2019
Rianna Panergalin, Editor-in-Chief
February 22, 2019
Compared to our parent’s generation or decades before, teens have been more vocal about issues in our country and world. The method of how respect should be shown, culture is presented, and opinions differ from person to person,...
Orion Elrod, News & Copy Editor
February 20, 2019
Despite the protests of parents, students and teachers across New Orleans, the New Orleans Parish school board has recently voted to force all of its public schools to be run by charter organizations, making New Orleans the first ci...
Abigail McArthur-Self, Editor-in-Chief
January 29, 2019
Literacy is an important skill. Reading, unless we enter a dystopia, will never cease to impact the way we live our lives.
Knowing what something says, why it was written and the relationship between them is a valuable ski...
Orion Elrod, News & Copy Editor
January 20, 2019
It is time for schools to listen to medical professionals and adopt later start times. The American Academy of Pediatrics has suggested that middle and high schools adopt start times of 8:30 a.m. or later in order to allow stud...
Orion Elrod, News & Copy Editor
December 20, 2018
Many states are scrambling to try to rectify their dwindling population of teachers. According to the United States Census Bureau, there has been a decrease of over 12 percent in college students majoring in education. An addit...
Orion Elrod, News & Copy Editor
November 20, 2018
The grading system that is used most prominently in the United States is failing students. In 1877, Harvard started the practice of classifying students based on their perceived merit. Students were divided into six divisions...
November 20, 2018
Orion Elrod, News & Copy Editor
October 31, 2018
This year, the Detroit Public School District plans to spend one to three million dollars on a curriculum overhaul.The district serves over 50,000 students grades K-12. Each year, most students take Michigan’s state-wide ex...
Allison Blaszak, Staff Writer
September 30, 2018
Music is prevalent in everyday life, whether on the radio, in commercial ads or in television shows. Though musicians are using the principal components from some past musical methods, a voice and some instruments, today’s...
