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The student news site of Stockbridge High School

Uncaged

The student news site of Stockbridge High School

Uncaged

FEATURE

Since people are on their phones so much now, we looked at three apps that have grabbed peoples attention the most.

Appscuse me?

Threats to our personal information and safety, the dark side of apps
Karley Flores, Feature-Editor November 13, 2019

Endless Tik Tok videos, Instagram photos, countless Snapchat messages, and VSCO filters. Why would you want to get off of social media when you can watch and see everything and anything you want? All...

Fruity flavors attract children and vape companies also appear to attract children with bright, colorful bottles containing fruit flavors like mango.

Trix are not for kids anymore

Fruity flavored vaping juice banned in Michigan
Bella Roberts, Staff Reporter September 20, 2019

Less than a month ago, flavored e-cigarette cartridges were banned in Michigan. Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the ban on September 4 after considerable amounts of fruity flavors were found to attract...

Every trip to the girls restroom for sophomore Isabelle Scutchfield and others includes a glance at the chart of contacts to call for help including human smuggling. I think human trafficking is a very scary thing and our world today is a scary place, Scutchfield said. Us kids shouldnt have to worry about being taken.

Become aware of your surroundings

Human smuggling occurs regularly in Michigan, awareness saves lives
Samantha Stitt, Staff Reporter April 17, 2019

Seemingly, every day a story runs about human trafficking in the local news. It happens at stores, parking lots, on the street, even in parks. Human traffickers do not just prey on children, but also...

Feminism at its finest

Feminism at its finest

On the basis of sex
Bella Roberts, Staff Reporter April 17, 2019

The notorious life of RBG Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a Justice on the Supreme Court, a Democrat and is 85 years old. She may not have been the first female Supreme Court justice, but she is an influential...

Online classes rising up

Online classes rising up

Morgan King, Content Editor April 15, 2019

When you first walk into the room, the only sound you can hear is humming of the air through the vents. After you take a seat, the low mumbling of students talking rises. They are slumped over their computers...

Student body shrinking, class size increasing

Student body shrinking, class size increasing

Hannah Bolton, Assistant Editor April 15, 2019

Veteran English teacher Pam Gower teaches classes that are filled to the brim. She tag teams her biggest class with special education teacher Julie Shotwell, but her first block, freshman English, she...

Teens feeling unlovable, inadequate

Teens feeling unlovable, inadequate

Effects of low self-esteem met with expert solutions
Abigail Douglas, Creative Editor April 15, 2019

More often than not sophomore Peyton Killinger can be seen smiling and glowing with confidence. It shines through on the field and in the classroom, but her smile hasn't always been so bright. “I...

Body image affects mental health of adolescents

Body image affects mental health of adolescents

Jacey Gustafson, Staff Reporter April 15, 2019

After a rough breakup, sophomore Melanie Eskew felt like her self-love vanished because she let it depend on her ex-girlfriend. “I pinpointed the things that I did not like about myself,” she said....

THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT  Wearing long coats greatly benefits warmth during the cold temperatures, coming down to the knees and covering thighs while sitting on cold benches waiting on the bus or just walking. Wind chills don;t seem as frigid.

Take the bite out of frost

Abigail Douglas, Creative Editor April 12, 2019

During the polar vortex, local temperatures reached down to -40 degrees. During this frigid time, it could have only taken a mere 10 minutes for exposed skin to become frost bitten. The solution?...

Beating his drum, William Marshall, grade seven, practices for a band concert. 
“He’s a creative and intelligent kid” Substitute teacher Diane Wilson said.

Seventh grader changes the world, one wig at a time

Abigail Douglas, Creative Editor January 8, 2019

Cancer is the “leading cause of death in kids from the age 0-19,” according to the National Cancer Institute. An astonishing statistic, but it does not reflect the children who are ill; those kids...

Wood and Betsy Stover congratulate eighth grader Ivori Hufnagel (middle) after her speech at Eles place. Her bravery was awarded with great gratitude. I was nervous at first and then I gradually got more and more comfortable with the group so it bettered me in the end, Hufnagel said.

Eighth grader inspires through personal story

Elizabeth Platte, Staff Reporter January 7, 2019

Social worker John Twining noted the bravery in eighth grader Ivori Hufnagel when she stood up shared her story in front of a large gathering at Ele’s Place he attended. “A caring person, kind,...

A follow-up with Mike Smith on LCC Radio 89.7

A follow-up with Mike Smith on LCC Radio 89.7

A talk about cultural issues in a small town
Eric Johnson, Editor-in-Chief November 16, 2016

On September 14, Stockbridge students saw Mike Smith Live at the Jostens Renaissance at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. Inspired by his message that day, Uncaged senior Nathan Myers did a follow-up,...

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