Senioritis – May Seems So Close Yet So Far

Jessica Dreyer, Opinion Editor
March 19, 2013

According to Wikipedia, senioritis is a term used to describe students with decreased motivation to do school work at the end of their senior year. Kids with senioritis typically wear sweats to school, are on their phones, look tired, and display little interest in their studies. Senioritis seems to... Read more »

#TwitterAtSchool

Tyler Jones, Staff Writer
October 26, 2012

As the new Chromebooks are settling in with the new school year there has been an explosion of Twitter usage from the student body. This presents many problems during school: for example, students not paying attention, using it in class, etc. But the biggest problem lies in the tweets themselves. Harmful... Read more »

See You at the Pole Event Offers Students a Chance to Pray

Dulce Monreal, Staff Writer
October 23, 2012

Students across the U.S. and other nations gather every third Wednesday of September at the flagpole of their school, as part of the annual See You at the Pole event, to pray for their classmates, school and country. See You at the Pole is an event that has been around for 21 years and every year the... Read more »

Want to Lower the Drinking Age? Put a cork in it

Taylor Calderon, Staff Reporter
May 16, 2012

Underage drinking has been a growing problem for quite some time. One of the biggest questions is whether or not the legal drinking age should be lowered. Of course the average teen is going to want the age lowered, without really thinking about potential dangers it could cause in our lives. Personally,... Read more »

What to do with Iran

Efrain Frias, Staff Reporter
May 15, 2012

America has the biggest military in the world that includes: 1,477,896 members in current military service, 1,458,500 members in military reserves, 11 aircraft carriers, 59 destroyers, 30 frigates, 75 submarines, 18,234 aircrafts and 19,000 nuclear warheads. While Iran only has 545,000 members in current... Read more »

Know the Risks

Lizette Tud, Staff Reporter
May 14, 2012

“When we get drunk, crazy fun things happen, people do hilarious stuff and get to be themselves. People stop being awkward and just hook up. I’m having a new different kind of fun than when I was a little kid, because I’m totally different now and I really want to see what it’s... Read more »

Sexting: Senseless Lack of Self-Respect

Nicole Covello, Staff Reporter
May 14, 2012

In a nationwide survey, forty-three percent of teenagers claimed to have partaken in the act of “sexting” (Steinburg). Sexting is the act of sending sexually explicit messages or photographs, primarily between mobile phones (Edmond). Are you part of the forty-three percent sending out nude photos?... Read more »

Gender War: Prom Proposal

Taylor Calderon and Pedro Solis, Staff Reporters
May 12, 2012

Prom. Prom? Prom! Prom!? Prom!!?? How should you ask your date to prom? Certainly not by repeatedly asking “Prom?” until you eventually start screaming it from the top of your lungs. That just might scare her away. Or cause her to file a restraining order against you. Read on to see how our two gender... Read more »

Don’t Just Say No, Be Ready

Dacy Cramer, Staff Reporter
May 11, 2012

“Go in the pool!” “No, my parents aren’t home and you know that I can’t go in without them here,” “They won’t know, just go in, I’ll watch.” We have all been there, a time when we are faced to make a choice, be yourself or “follow” someone else. It’s an even harder decision... Read more »

Seeking the Truth

Roberto Garcia, Staff Reporter
May 10, 2012

If you don’t like your parents telling you how to think, then how would you feel if someone you’ve never met tell you how to think? The mainstream media has become increasingly biased and unreliable. Again and again, they have been caught twisting stories by imputing their ideas. Media bias can be... Read more »