Giving Opportunities Through Presents
December 18, 2008
According to government statistics the people living in the Appalachian Mountain regions are the poorest in the nation. This tri-state area between Virginia, Kentucky, and West Virginia became a focus for the Alliance for the children program in 2002 after being devastated a number of cities in Virginia. The region has also been hurt by a decline in the coal mining industry, once a large career field for people living there. Other attempts to jump start their economy have been slow to show any success. This decline in the major business in coal mining has brought the average gross income for the people in this area down to $20000 a year. Read more
Couch Potato Syndrome
December 18, 2008
It is all too easy to curl up on the couch and watch a few straight hours of television after a long day. Americans on average watch a total of fourteen hours of television a week, and some simply just fall into the habit of scheduling their routine around their favorite television shows. Even dinner, which is traditionally meant to be a time for families to spend time together, has now been taken over by the television set in the family room as over 66% of Americans eat their dinner while watching their favorite shows. When does bad habit begin to cross the line to an unhealthy habit? When it starts to affect one’s mind. Read more
Applications’ Final Frontier
December 18, 2008
Senior year is plagued with the dreaded disease of Senioritis. It is characterized by apathy and laziness towards school work as a result of already being accepted into college. Yet many seniors must still stay busy, motivated, and stressed during first semester just as the lower classmen due to one thing: college applications. The degrees of stress vary between every senior. Those who apply to as little as one college may not feel the rush and amount of work as one who decides to apply to sixteen to twenty, but the pressure and anxiety to get accepted can be overwhelming. Read more
New Herb in the Suburb
December 18, 2008
There always seems to be loopholes in everything in life. It was only evident in the justice system, but that is no longer the case now. There is a loophole involving drugs. People use drugs for various reasons, but the most common reason is to get “high.” Everyone knows drugs are illegal and bad for the body; however, there is a new drug, or rather herb that causes the same effects as the hallucinogens. Read more
Students Hit Slippery Slopes in Ski Club
December 18, 2008
Four o’clock in the morning. Freezing cold. People covered from head to toe in blankets. Blustery winds blowing through the crowds. Read more
Music Fills Halls Thanks to Student Council’s Seniors
December 18, 2008
Music has recently echoed through the halls during passing period before Advisory. The music is made possible by the efforts of the Student Council’s Senior Class, who is also busy planning other additions to Neuqua Valley traditions. Read more
Graduation Ticket Shortage
December 18, 2008
With only one semester left, many Neuqua Valley seniors undoubtedly have graduation on their minds. However, with the graduating class of 2009 as the largest student body so far, the distribution of graduation tickets has become an important topic of discussion. Since 2009’s graduating class is larger than last year’s, seniors will now each be guaranteed three graduation tickets as opposed to four. Read more
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