5 Reasons everyone needs to take ballet
Emilee Gear, editor
April 27, 2017
Filed under Opinions, Showcase
Like many other little girls, my mom put me in dance class growing up. My favorite class was hip hop, of course, but not until recently have I realized the impact the years of ballet have had on my life. Ballet is a very technical style of dance, with many different schools and practices. Each s...
“Survivor’s” impromptu lesson on compassion
Bella McGill, Editor
April 24, 2017
Filed under Opinions
The reality television show Survivor has been on CBS since May 31, 2000. There have been thirty-four seasons, the last of which being Survivor: Game Changers which premiered on March 8, 2017. Survivor: Game Changers featured twenty returning players and took place on the Mamanuca Islands in Fiji. A...
Perks of Small Town Living
Katie Gear, staff writer
April 12, 2017
Filed under Opinions
After high school, everyone always says that they want to move away and live in a big city like New York or Chicago. But personally, I don’t see why. Living in a small town has so many more perks than living in big cities. Everywhere you go there is a memory from when you were younger. With every t...
Why diamonds aren’t this girl’s best friend
Emily Hudson, staff writer
April 10, 2017
Filed under Opinions, Showcase
Since the 1949 musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, women have been told that diamonds are a girl’s best friend. In 1953, the idea was pushed at women again in the Marilyn Monroe film version of the same title. The idea is that diamonds will always stay constant even when the men waver or the beauty fade...
Rick Riordan is the best children’s author
Carol Johnson, staff writer
February 28, 2017
Filed under Opinions
In fifth grade, I saw a trailer for a brand new movie called Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. Just coming off my first time reading Harry Potter, I was eager for more books, so once I got to school, I went to the library and got a copy of the Lightning Thief. It was one of the be...
Grocery store bought cookies are the best
Hannah Alexander, Staff Writer
February 27, 2017
Filed under Opinions
You all know them: the soft, crumbly sugar cookies layered with a delicious, brightly colored frosting that can be bought at basically any grocery store. Some may say that these grocery store bought cookies are gross, but they are completely wrong! These cookies give joy to anyone who eats them. I ...
Lady Gaga shows she was “Born This Way” through her half-time Super Bowl performance
Bella McGill, Editor
February 9, 2017
Filed under Opinions
On Feb. 5, 2017, Lady Gaga―singer, songwriter, and actress―performed the Pepsi-sponsored halftime show at the Super Bowl and absolutely rocked it. Her performance started off with her singing “God Bless America” and “This Land is Your Land” with drones as background dancers before literally jumpin...
Feminism is not a dirty word
Bella McGill, Editor
January 27, 2017
Filed under Opinions
feminism (n.) the policy, practice or advocacy of political, economic, and social equality for women (feminist.org) the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities (merriam-webster.com) the radical notion that women are people (on a shirt I saw) Now, most of you who ...
The difference between pink and blue (or, the gender stereotypes forced on us from a young age)
Bella McGill, Editor
December 5, 2016
Filed under Opinions
Girls are sugar and spice and everything nice while boys are snips and snails and puppy dog tails, according to an old nursery rhyme. Personally, I know this rhyme from that one episode of The Powerpuff Girls when Mojo Jojo creates the Rowdyruff Boys and chaos ensues. But I digress. Girls are taught from a young age ...
Listening to Christmas music: sooner or later
Emily Hudson, staff writer
November 21, 2016
Filed under Opinions
Black Friday now starts on Thursday, and the holidays are approaching faster than ever. But as kids (and teens) start creating Christmas lists, I have to ask: when can I start listening to Christmas music? The Grinch would say, “Never listen to it,” and snarl in the damp, dark cave he calls home, but...
