Op-Ed

From the locker banks to the classrooms, words are being used as a tool of hatred. In this day and age it is universally known that racism hurts and has damaging impacts to the school and the people targeted.
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The 90’s were a great decade to grow up in. Overalls, tamagatchis, turtlenecks, classic television shows, and boy bands.
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Making out, snogging, canoodling; whatever you call it…no one wants to see it at school, especially not teachers. “I’m fine if you wanna hug-it-out, but I should not be seeing tongue”, says English teacher Aubrey Smith.
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My house has caught fire and is burning down at a rapid pace (hypothetically speaking). I have seconds to escape, but what do I grab on my way out? The Geek.
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As the second semester has kicked off, many changes have been evident, especially when comparing this year’s events with the last. Many of these changes can be attributed to Principal Robert McBride. Although many of these changes can be considered helpful and constructive, there are many students who have very harsh opinions when it...
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With America’s chronic obsession with being healthy, one would imagine this nation to be one of healthy individuals all in excellent shape. In amidst of this fixation on being fit, however, the ideal fitness level became less about health and life expectation and more about appearing thinner.
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Gone are the days of the generic, out of focus yearbook pictures where the man with the camera hurriedly snaps the picture and calls for the next student. At least it is for the seniors who, after four years of some of the hardest and most enjoyable years of their lives, have earned the...
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The holiday season is often referred to as the most wonderful time of the year. Yet the shopping malls are the most hostile, the roads are more dangerous, and loneliness begins to sink in to those who do not have family or other loved ones.
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Almost every high school student would love to hear the announcement that the school day will be starting later, especially during the winter when they will no longer have to wake up at 5:30, when it is still and their beds seem much more inviting then the idea of trudging to the bus stop...
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