Will Crotts, Reporter
December 8, 2016
Every other weekend, junior Caden Davenport heads to the gun range to practice his aim. Davenport does not support strict gun laws, as his family owns multiple guns and shoots them often. Donald Trump's unwavering support of the second amendment means that big changes to gun laws may be to come. Donald Trump advocates for less...
Holland Primm, Editor in Chief
December 8, 2016
I believe that people will always have a bit of truth within them that tugs their hearts in the right direction. No matter what, people have the ability to stop and listen, even if they do not believe in the argument of the other person. That ability to listen is founded in an innate respect that humans should feel for their fe...
Kirsi Grafton, Reporter
December 5, 2016
The recent allegations that are surrounding Donald Trump and his sex scandal have been wavering the voters’ decisions so close to the election. Two women accusing Trump of sexual harassment decided to bring these instances to the public eye. The allegations were from several years ago, so it is inapt that they are just com...
Payton Primm, News Editor
December 5, 2016
Curly afro wigs, sports jerseys, and Hawaiian leis fill the hallways as students pause to snap pictures with their friends. Spirit week is here once again, and this time, it is to prepare for Friday night’s rivalry game against last year’s state playoff opponent, Fayetteville High School.
Spirit week is a brilliant ...
Nathan Plowman, Copy Editor
December 5, 2016
Summer is gone, and so are the days of constantly having to reach for my oil blotting sheets every hour. Fall is here, and my skin is now controllable due to the cooler weather, but not for long. Winter looms ahead of us with visions of dry, cracked skin that cries out for moisture and relief, and chapped lips that peel like...
Malorie Wiederkehr, Opinion Editor
October 20, 2016
When fall comes around, we all become the highest level of basic. No one can deny it. The moment August turns to September, we start slipping on our long sweaters and scarfs, and start whipping out pumpkin spiced everything. But, the one thing fall can’t go without is seasonally themed drinks.
First up to bat is Onyx’...
Kirsi Grafton, Reporter
October 20, 2016
Opinion on Student led conferences
Student Led Conferences, or SLCs, are a conference at the end of a quarter providing a way for the student to share what they have accomplished and what they hope to accomplish this school year and in years to come. In preparation for the conference, each student has been making a slid...
Ashton Moreland, Managing Editor
October 19, 2016
Fresh blood stains bright white. Black steel glints ominously and is unable to feel remorse for the child crying in the backseat. “Please Lord, don’t tell me he’s gone. Please officer, don’t tell me you just did this to him.” A hashtag is put in the place of action, and justification is absent where ignorance is pr...
Riley Neil, Reporter
September 27, 2016
“The only source of knowledge is experience.” It’s an Albert Einstein quote that I have seen on posters in various classrooms throughout my academic career. This is a quote that is easy to hang in the corner of the classroom and easy to say, but so rarely actually put to use in education today. Today, classrooms are set ...
Ashton Moreland, Copy Editor
December 2, 2015
2015 so far is beginning to resemble the 1950’s in white people’s attitudes towards people of color. According to the Washington Post, 40% of the 60 unarmed deaths caused by police officers this year have been black men. Racial discrimination is becoming more and more prevalent in cities all across the nation, and this is...
Ashton Moreland, Copy Editor
December 2, 2015
Whispered prayers, tear stained cheeks, eyes squeezed shut to block out the reality of the situation. Shots echo around the room, striking paralyzing fear into the very core of every person in the room except one. The one with the gun.
Unfortunately, for too many innocent people, reading that sentence would incite horri...
Jordan Setser, Opinion Editor
December 2, 2015
Advisory is known for many things- connecting students to teachers, preparing students for college and the rest of their life, and providing homework time. This seminar period has been put in place to better our high school career and provide support for students when it is time to advance into the real world.
Even though...
