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Phones aren't the only problem

Phones aren’t the only problem

Alexi Rosa, Contributer October 1, 2025

As in the world we are in today, the main topic for our youth is our phones being our main focus instead of our education. Many schools across the country have adapted to a strict no phone rule. In order...

Jimmy Kimmel and the Debate on Free Speech

Jimmy Kimmel and the Debate on Free Speech

Jugeiry Perez, Editor October 1, 2025

  On September 17th, Disney’s ABC pulled the popular talk show ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ off the air after the showrunner, Jimmy Kimmel, made remarks about Charlie Kirk’s death which occurred...

Is the College Application Process a Scam?

Is the College Application Process a Scam?

Sophia Leong, Contributor May 20, 2025

Students throughout the country have become more and more stressed due to the increase of phenomenal applications per year. Not only are high school seniors applying to college, but juniors have begun...

The Importance of Student-Staff Relationships in Schools

The Importance of Student-Staff Relationships in Schools

Natalie Barrett, Contributor May 20, 2025

In today’s schools, students face many challenges–academic pressure, mental health struggles, and the social expectations of growing up. With all this, one of the most overlooked yet important aspects...

Best Meal Ever: Locrio

Best Meal Ever: Locrio

Jugeiry Perez, Sports Edtor May 15, 2025

Food is an important part of our daily lives—all of us eat every day in order to survive. Without the nutrients we get from the dishes we buy or prepare, we’d perish. Over the years, people have gotten...

Why "Feminine Literature" Shouldn't Be Romanticized

Why “Feminine Literature” Shouldn’t Be Romanticized

Lucy Reidy, News Editor April 29, 2025

The rise of BookTok has created and grouped books into very niche and specific categories, and it has also made collaborating on opinions on these books more accessible. While BookTok definitely has made...

How to Parallel Park

How to Parallel Park

Sunni Blackwood, Contributor April 29, 2025

For the experienced driver, the ins and outs of parking seem almost second nature. But, if you’re still new behind the wheel, getting that perfect park job first try can feel almost impossible. One of...

How to Make a Flower Crown

How to Make a Flower Crown

Eric Truong, Contributor April 29, 2025

“Flower crowns are an amazing accessory for so many different things: weddings, baby showers, anniversaries, photoshoots-” mentions Maria Failla, a plant parent and gardener, “but also, they’re...

Why The Great Gatsby is an Amazing Prom Theme

Why The Great Gatsby is an Amazing Prom Theme

Lucy Reidy, News Editor April 15, 2025

When I heard that the prom theme was The Great Gatsby, I was absolutely ecstatic. I immediately bought the book and read it in a few days, becoming completely immersed in the portrait of the roaring twenties...

What is the Value of Reading a Book?

What is the Value of Reading a Book?

Ms. Ledoux, Advisor April 8, 2025

At the moment, in some parts of the country, teachers are being asked to refrain from teaching  certain books that appear on the AP Literature curriculum. These directions are coming from their administration,...

Why I Love "Emma" by Jane Austen

Why I Love “Emma” by Jane Austen

Lucy Reidy, News Editor April 8, 2025

Emma by Jane Austen, published in 1815, is perhaps the most divisive of her novels. While still regarded as literary genius and a classic, opinions on the book as a whole tend to vary greatly from person...

Why To Kill a Mockingbird Should be Read in Schools

Why To Kill a Mockingbird Should be Read in Schools

James Christie, Contributor April 8, 2025

Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the most famous yet controversial books of all time. It tells the story of a young girl who’s father defends a black man wrongfully accused of raping a...

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