Straw ban does more harm than good, will not impact marine pollution
Story by Joseph Rodgers, editor in chief
October 10, 2018
Ever since Seattle was the first major American city to prohibit this item in July, a firestorm of debate has erupted all over the country. The item? Plastic straws. Seattle is part of a growing list of major cities, including San Francisco, that have begun efforts to prohibit the use of plasti...
The last straw
October 10, 2018
The controversy surrounding the ban of straws turns into a complicated debate. What impact does banning straws create? What environmental implications does this cause?
Medical internship in Europe
Story by Victoria Van, editor in chief
October 9, 2018
Shadowing doctors. Gross anatomy. Witnessing surgeries. I participated in the Congress of Future Medical Leaders last year and was provided a chance to study medicine in Europe — Poland, specifically. FutureDocs Abroad is a summer internship program that allows high school students to gain the equivalent experience of third year medical students. Due to privacy laws in...
Fighting the Red Army
Story by Addison Cross, news editor
October 6, 2018
Fifth grade was the first time I saw a cluster of those Godforsaken face demons attack my cheek. I wanted to die at the sight, but I was hoping that being good and washing my face would send them away as quickly as they invaded. Despite my valiant efforts, their forces grew and soon enough, no weapon...
Drifting apart
Story by Andrea Loredo, staff writer
October 4, 2018
Family is one of the most important things to nearly everyone, but sometimes the distance between a family causes them to grow apart. When you live in one country, and your family lives in another, it can be difficult to keep that relationship with them. It becomes very easy for people to become dista...
Expressing the inner you
Story by Salem Karr, staff writer
October 2, 2018
Self-expression is what sets us apart from others. No two people are exactly alike, so naturally, how we express ourselves is different. Expressing yourself not only makes you feel better about yourself, but it can also improve your academic ability as well as your overall performance in school. ...
Redefining masculinity
Story by Connor Powell, staff writer
October 2, 2018
Take a moment and think of what “being a man” means to you. Most equate masculinity with strength or the ability to provide and being able to suppress emotion. This way of thinking, however, lends itself to creating an array of other issues. These rigid societal expectations have been upheld for centuries,...
Concentration frustration
Story by Connor Powell, staff writer
September 24, 2018
Ever since I was a little kid, the ability to sit in a classroom and stay focused was a skill that I unfortunately lacked. Every six weeks, when report cards would be sent home, my teachers would leave the same note on my performance at school: always off task. My struggles with the inability to focus rea...
My American life
Story by Maryam Kulaib, staff writer
September 21, 2018
At the moment I feel like the happiest person in the world. I'm in America. I'm in an American high school. I live with an American family. I'm a teenager from Azerbaijan who became an exchange student with the help of the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program. When I was in Azerbaijan, my biggest dre...
Trumping fake news
Story by Margaret Debenport, culture editor
September 18, 2018
It doesn’t matter if you follow President Trump on Twitter — somehow, somewhere, at sometime you have heard the saying. The two word saying that could tear our democracy apart. The two words that will cause the American people to completely lose faith in the media. These are the two words: fake n...
Her loss is his gain
Story by Audrey Haskins, feature editor
September 14, 2018
In today’s world, humans are evolving around various forms of media and entertainment. Hollywood portrays virgins as the kid with taped glasses and a socially inept personality, and the kid with an array of friends and a party mindset as the one who makes fun of the former’s lack of experience. ...
Growing Up Blond
Story by Addison Cross, news editor
September 12, 2018
“Dumb blonde” was a common phrase thrown around when I was growing up. To put my childhood in context, my parents divorced, my dad was overseas, and I was practically raised by an older brother who was constantly proving that he was better than me. Being a blond little girl didn’t help my case. ...
