Rick Riordan is the best children’s author
Carol Johnson, staff writer
February 28, 2017
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Don’t tell me I’m the extremist for caring about beings other than humans
Hannah Irelan, Editor
November 18, 2016
Disclaimer: this article is extremely opinionated and may be offensive to some people. Read at your own risk. On June 10th of this year, I made the very controversial (but shouldn’t be) decision to become vegetarian after wondering just what it meant to be a true animal lover. You see, for year...
Male birth control trials shows hypocrisy in our world
Olivia Livingston, staff writer
November 11, 2016
Sixty-two percent of women of reproductive age are using a contraceptive for birth control. Women have many different birth control options: the pill, the shot, the implant, the patch, or abstinence. However, the options for men are few: condoms and abstinence. A common question in the minds of many wome...
#TrumpBookReport launches a revolution that leaves the public in awe
Hannah Irelan, Editor
November 7, 2016
Oct. 19, 2016. Ah, yes, the beginning of the end of the world–I mean, uh, the last presidential debate, of course. Anyway, to hopefully no one’s surprise, Trump was chock-full of his hand-waving, lip-puckering, nose-sniffling outlandish antics, and Twitter nearly exploded. This time, however, I must say,...
Education needs more appreciation, less complaints
Olivia Livingston, staff writer
October 13, 2016
Education is defined as, “the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially in school or university.” Another definition is, “an enlightening experience.” These two definitions hold true to the word education. In my opinion, a lot of us take education for granted. Especia...
