Senior Cory Cunningham transfers his skills from the football field to the (student-staff) basketball court
Staff
February 14, 2020
Senior Cory Cunningham recently accepted an offer to play football for Saginaw Valley State University, but football was the farthest thing from his mind as he ran up and down the basketball court in Friday's student-staff basketball game. "I wanted to play because I wanted to prove to everybody ...
Dr. Houston impacts the school positively through subbing
Kylie Clifton, Feature Editor
February 11, 2020
“A man who cares for his students and tries to show each student they have the potential to do anything they want in this world. They way he treats people is the way I want to treat people. He has made a huge impact on my life,” says senior Hannah Thomas Perez. “I don’t know what I would do ...
Senior Sean Kellogg experiences a world in color through synesthesia
Kylie Clifton, Feature Editor
January 30, 2020
“Synesthesia is the overlapping of two or more senses in the brain. it's just how my brain perceives reality, I'm not conscious that it's there all the time, it kind of just exists,” says senior Sean Kellogg. “If I see the color green, like, with my eyes, I don't think too much about it. I...
Teachers with diverse teaching methods make a difference for students
Cynthia Brown, Journalism 1 Writer
January 8, 2020
I am assuming that when teachers learn how to be teachers, they are told they have to teach a certain way, what to teach the students and how to present the information to each of them. These standard methods might not always be what is best for students, however. For example, sitting in math class, I often ...
First Job Experiences
Lindsey Peterson, J1 Staff Member
January 6, 2020
As soon as I turned 15, I got my first job at a fast food restaurant, and I would recommend it to anyone. First jobs are a great experience: it’s good to start young and build that work ethic. When my mom sent me a link to apply online in the summer, I honestly applied as a joke; I didn’t t...
Journalism isn’t dying but journalists are
Sheila Mwanda, Entertainment Editor
May 7, 2019
As the Founding Fathers created the Constitution for this nation, they recognized the need to have freedom of the press in order to keep citizens informed and to hold government officials accountable for their actions. Because of the responsibility journalists have to tell the truth and uncover fact...
Coming Out
Cerena Read, Staff Writer
March 17, 2019
“Yes,” she said and kissed me. The heat rushed to my cheeks, as I realized what just happened. A goofy smile probably crossed my face as I went on to grab her hand. In that perfect moment, it never crossed my cross my mind that I would have to come out to my parents. I was terrifi...
The road back to forensics
Abigail VanderBerg, Staff Writer
March 17, 2019
Ever since I was little, I believed I was a performer. I would make up my own songs and sing them in front of my mom. Screaming in blissful innocence was a favorite past time, whether it was talking to the people or just fantasizing about giving speeches. Unlike the average teen, I am an extrovert. I...
How an eye surgery built my self-confidence
Natalie Grinder, Staff Writer
March 5, 2019
When I was 10 years old, my nurse practitioner noticed something odd about my right eye. It was not in the position that it was supposed to be in: rather, it was going in towards my nose, and I had no control over it. They thought it would be best to refer me to an ophthalmologist, who continues to k...
When cancer strikes close to home
Lexi Doll, Opinion Editor
March 1, 2019
The second you’re born, you expect your mom to take care of you. She cares for you when you’re sick, when you’re sad, when you’re mad. When you have such an amazing and hard working mother you don’t expect anything bad to ever happen to her, which is why my world was rocked this last F...
