It Hurts My Heart
Hank Lucas, Staff Writer
December 10, 2019
During the 2019-2020 school year, Physical Education students in tracks one through five will wear heart rate monitors in order to track individual performance. Many students complete class with a heart rate above 150 beats per minute for a large portion of their workout. Many athletes including swimmer...
New Board of Education Members
December 9, 2019
Jennifer Chamberland What was it like at your first board meeting? "It was very fast paced, so in my previous board experience things were a little bit slower, so it was kind of a different change of pace. I’ll have to get used to that, but [it was] very efficient in that same sense as well." What is the first issue you want to focus on? "One thing I’ve started so far to do is try to attend var...
Teacher’s Pets
Kaya Young, Staff Writer
December 3, 2019
At the front of room 221, Mango the hedgehog sleeps beneath a tiny tie blanket. At 7:20 a.m. on a Monday morning Mango was not eager to wake up. He remained curled up in a ball barely visible through the folds of his blanket. Eventually, he poked his nose out of the blanket and squinted at the st...
Changing Your Future: The New Changes Coming to the ACT
Collin Minear, Staff Writer
November 20, 2019
Starting in the 2020-21 school year, some new changes will be coming to the American College Test (ACT). There are three new changes: students will now be able to take the test online, they will be able to retake individual sections instead of the entire test, and a Superscore will be determined from...
The Girl in the #32 Jersey
Riley Anderson, Staff Writer
November 20, 2019
When someone hears the word 'football', they usually think roaring crowds in towering stands and boys of all ages racing around on a field in a full contact sport, competing to see who can get further with the ball to make a touchdown. Boys usually dominate the field, so the moment someone realizes a...
Standard-Based Grading
Lily Simpson, Staff Writer
November 20, 2019
Standardized grading. Students and teachers hear so much controversy about it at school. Teachers sound like they are obligated to say they like it because it is what the district chooses, and kids say they do not like it because they are afraid of grades in general. With true facts and school gossip aside, ...
