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Lets play the Shame Game

Eleanor Noble, Sports Editor February 14, 2014

As youth sports become increasingly competitive, coaching styles intensify with them. Make a mistake on the field and a supportive "Thats okay, try again!" is not what you’re going to get. Harsh tactics...

Please End This Love

Maeve Handley, Staff Writer February 13, 2014

Prestigious girl with a promising future and a death of a loved one falls for a working class boy with a dark past. Sound familiar? Of course it does. It has happened in practically all teenage romance...

Hats, mittens, and snow boots off to Google’s Winter Olympics doodle

Eleanor Noble, Sports editor February 7, 2014

As the Olympics begin our eyes are caught by flying Russian girls, sparkly figure skaters, and that one sport where they kneel and slide the big stone puck across the ice. Today when I opened Google I...

Students should be trusted over software

Grace Palmer, Opinions Editor February 5, 2014

The number of sites that we, as students, are denied access to at school is, frankly, ridiculous and counterproductive. With criteria that block out “prohibited forum content,” for example, the overzealous...

Latin helps with many aspects of education

Etta Harkness-Bartholdi, Photography Editor January 15, 2014

I love the language Latin. Yes, Latin, the dead language is so alive and relevant, I see it everywhere: on buildings, in churches, in Harry Potter, in other languages, in words, and in social constructs...

High school athletic programs send students the wrong message

Maggie Fisher, Staff Writer December 11, 2013

Recently, I saw a twitter petition protesting homework being required of student athletes. It stated, “athletes should receive less to no homework, compared to classmates that do not participate in sports.”...

Podcasts: New Frontier in Entertainment

Ruby Dennis, Staff Writer December 5, 2013

“A friendly desert community where the sun is hot, the moon is beautiful, and mysterious lights pass overhead while we all pretend to sleep. Welcome to Night Vale.” The podcast draws you in immediately...

Conscientious consumers should reconsider Black Friday

Grace Palmer, Opinions Editor December 4, 2013

Black Friday may have the best deals, but it also seems to bring out the worst in people. From a fatal shootout in a Toys-R-Us in 2006 to a Walmart stock boy being trampled to death by a crowd of shoppers...

Online gym isn’t worthwhile for student athletes

November 20, 2013

I only exaggerate a little bit when I claim online gym to be the bane of my existence. I drag myself home after practice for cross country or skiing. Instead of confronting the pile of legitimately challenging...

I was like language is evolving.

I was like “language is evolving.”

Grace Palmer, Opinions Editor November 13, 2013

"I was like 'yeah,' and then he was like 'no,' but then I was all 'uh, yeah.'" Phrases like these are referred to as if they are the epitaph on the grave of the English language itself. As teenagers, we...

“No Pass Days” are Unnecessary and Interfere with Learning

Rhiana Stark, Staff Writer November 6, 2013

At the end of each quarter students are not allowed to use any kind of hall pass. Even using the bathroom is banned, because the administration doesn’t want any disturbances in the hallway while student...

Dress-up Days Unite South Athletes

Ruby Dennis, Staff Writer October 28, 2013

Neon pink? Wacky-tacky? Men’s formal wear? South’s sports teams have done it all. It’s a well-known tradition for many of South’s athletes to dress up (with a theme, of course) before an important...

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