June 11, 2010 • Matt Moore
Everyone knows about Teacher Appreciation Week, yet hardly any students celebrate the people who sacrifice everyday to impart knowledge on us. In America, Teacher Appreciation Week is celebrated in the first full week of May. Teacher Appreciation Day is the Tuesday of Teacher Appreciation Week. But how...
June 3, 2010 • Keerthika Ramakrishnan
After June 17, there is no more high school for seniors and they will begin to focus on the next steps of their lives. Summer is just a small break for many in our senior class as they head to college in the fall. “I am excited for a new challenge, to go away from home, do something I’ve never...
June 3, 2010 • Alejandro Montalvo
Leaving high school and the comfy home nest can be quite a challenge. Typically, one is either leaving the roost to go to a nearby college to stay in the dorms. Out of state colleges are also a usual choice. Senior Severine Richardson is one such individual. About a month after graduation, Richardson...
June 2, 2010 • Simoneel Czar
Senior Gabriel Campos is currently training under PetersenDean Roofing and Solar Systems. He will work for them during the summer. Campos considers his current training as his education. “Trades are based on skill and knowledge. College is for book smarts,” Campos said. In the future, Campos hopes...
June 2, 2010 • Harris Afridi
A majority of the seniors are college-bound, but a small handful are headed straight to the military. Senior Maverick Hooper will join the navy after high school and work as an aviation mechanic. His responsibilities lie solely in working with aircraft and just about everything else that happens on...
March 30, 2010 • Paige Castren and Christine Harms
Veronica Bonfiglio, junior Brent Bonfiglio’s mother, has possibly found a treatment for her son’s disease, neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA). There supposedly is no known cure for this disease, and most drugs cannot improve the condition because they cannot cross the blood brain...
March 30, 2010 • Shelmi Liang
New adults are greeted with new rights, but also new responsibilities. A 17-year-old shoplifter might be lectured and driven home in a police car for a first offense. But 18-year-old’s face arrest and possible jail time. The juvenile justice system, which puts greater focus on rehabilitation, only...
March 30, 2010 • Judy Wu
Teenagers have more rights than most people think. Teenagers have the right to an education, free speech and a safe environment. They also have the right to a legal counsel and trial by jury. Authorized figures can order teens to answer questions but teens don’t have to answer. Teenagers are also...
March 8, 2010
January: Save money! If you are unsure of whether you will go, save anyway! You never know if you might change your mind as the prom date approaches or if your friends will persuade you to go. Remember, you don’t have to buy a $300 dress. If you’re having financial difficulties, you can ask an older...
March 2, 2010 • Raphael Ghieuw Sien
Asking a date to prom can be intimidating, but it is not as scary as it seems. All it takes is careful planning and guts. This may sound a little confusing, but most girls like to be asked in a surprising, but not embarrassing way. Senior Jason Liu asked senior Htoo Htoo Lu to junior prom last year....
