Teen activist raising awareness about climate change
Cynthia Rossi, Staff Writer
October 9, 2019
“Adults keep saying ‘we owe it to the young people to give them hope’, but I don’t want your hope. I don’t want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to act as if your house is on fire, because it is.” - Greta Th...
2000s gaming websites that you’ve forgot about
Elizabeth Walker, Staff Writer
October 9, 2019
Can you remember the first website you ever went to? My family hooked up WiFi in our house when I was eight years old, and after that I was obsessed. Every night I would go home and play tons of games on the computer. I recall one time on vacation I snuck downstairs into the computer room in the hotel ...
Headphone use shows benefits and drawbacks
Elyse Perry, staff writer
October 9, 2019
Headphones have been around for a hundred years. They were originally created for the Navy to listen to electrical audio signals. Over the years, their popularity has grown exponentially and it seems that everyone has at least one pair of headphones. It’s the truth— headphones are everywhere. The ...
Hong Kong’s fight against tyranny
Nickolas Roberson, Columnist
October 4, 2019
Massive crowds march along the urban streets. Banners wave overhead, calling for “freedom and democracy.” Police and riot officers stand in opposition to the protests, donning heavy-duty gear and weaponry. The city almost looks like a warzone, like something out of a movie, but it’s real. This ...
How to spot a toxic friendship
Grace O'Neil, Staff Writer
September 25, 2019
Toxic friendships are no joke. Toxic friends lull their peers into a false sense of trust, allowing the toxic friend to create a safety net for themselves on the back of their so-called friends. Some do this intentionally; others, however, do not realize that what they are doing is wrong. How does on...
Area 51: From viral to Vegas
Ava Charnley, staff writer
September 25, 2019
Soon after the iconic “Storming Area 51” post by Matty Roberts went viral on Facebook on Aug. 10, 2019 at 10:28 p.m,. people started taking this post seriously. This joke was taken farther than any one of us could have imagined. People were setting up times to actually storm Area 51. The government frowned...
Netflix faces irrelevancy amidst upcoming competition
Jordan Ladd, editor
September 11, 2019
As the years pass, things that were once seen as very popular are now long forgotten. Take, for instance, the VHS tape. We laugh at the primitive technology our parents had, but in the ‘80s, it was not only valuable and common to have one, but it also allowed for a connection of relationships through shared...
Delphi Bracketology Club provides unique experiences
Elijah Hudson, Staff Writer
September 11, 2019
Believe it or not, a group of high school students and teachers from a little town in Indiana are some of the best bracketologists in the world. We enter in a competition yearly on BracketMatrix.com to see how our bracket compares to other bracketologists from ESPN, CBS, Sports Illustrated and others....
What is being done on vaping?
Jessica Powlen, Staff writer
August 28, 2019
I guarantee all, or at least some of the people that have held an e-cigarette in this school saw the title of this article and scrolled past. Those of you who are still reading this most likely already understand the consequences that come as a result of using these deadly devices. However, the pu...
When They See Us captivates Netflix audiences
Cynthia Rossi, Staff Writer
August 28, 2019
Over the summer, Netflix released a limited series titled When They See Us directed by Ava DuVernay. The series follows the story of the Exonerated Five and the years succeeding their wrongful conviction in the year 1989. The show immediately became a huge hit as well as an outlet for five incredibl...
