OPINION
Not every mental illness is visible
Kaitelyn Walker, Opinion editor
March 6, 2020
5 a.m. - My alarm demands me to start the day after only 5 hours of sleep. 5:20 a.m. - My energy kicks in as I look for breakfast, so my mom hands me my long acting Concerta. 5:50 a.m. - Thoughts about what things could happen consume me as I stare in the mirror trying to decide if I like how I look. 6:20 a.m. - I pack my bags and c...
Close–knit communities need closer places for teens to work
Hannah Bolton, Editor in chief
March 5, 2020
Imagine you spend eight hours in school, one or two hours for extra curricular, and then have to drive for the same amount of time to get to work. This is the life of a rural student—students who have to go out of the way to get a job. With school, homework and after school activities, traveli...
5G, the new necessity connecting cities to rural wasteland
Hannah Bolton, Editor in chief
March 4, 2020
Latency. Bandwidth. Coverage. Capacity. Density. These are the promises of 5G. While these serve as a nice commodity for many, they are crucial for rural areas. As technology has become more prominent in schools, so has the gap in accessibility. This chasm represents why 5G is not a luxury but a ...
Raise Your Voice
Kaitelyn Walker, Opinion Editor
February 1, 2020
School is designed to make us hate it. I know this because when I enter the building each morning, it’s quiet with people scattered throughout the cafeteria and booths. This may sound calming, but we students are separate but not equal. Walking by the junior high hallway, I see—at most—one o...
Assault weapons are too powerful for civilians
Hannah Bolton, Editor In Chief
January 31, 2020
Assault weapons, a class of semi-automatic firearm specifically designed to kill humans, do so quickly and efficiently according to Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, the nation’s leading policy organization dedicated to researching, writing, enacting, and defending proven laws and progr...
Unnecessary build up to Senior Portfolio
Karley Flores, Feature editor
January 29, 2020
Being a studious person during the school years is an important step that can help you get into college. You’ll want to have this attitude to gain new opportunities in your favor. Senior Adam Twining thinks that senior year is the same as any other year and being successful as a senior is not as ...
Everyone should be able to have health care
Hannah Bolton, editor in cheif
January 22, 2020
As the 2020 election draws near, so does the deadline for candidates to solidify their stance on the topics that are dividing the nation. One of these topics is health care. This is not some new liberal idea either—it was put into place in 1948. “Everyone has the right to a standard of li...
Raise Your Voice
Kaitelyn Walker, Opinion editor
January 18, 2020
I have cried over homework. I have spent countless nights taking my math homework out of my bag and working through a few problems only to find myself stuck. I search through my notes, search online and eventually ask a friend for help as I become increasingly frustrated and confused. Every ti...
Meditation Is Key
Karley Flores, Feature editor
December 18, 2019
There is a way to reduce your stress, anxiety, and improve brain function. It’s meditation, and you can do it right now. Meditation has gained popularity for helping lowering metabolism, improving breathing, brain waves as well as reducing stress. There are lots of benefits for practicing med...
Give us the right to learn: Bible literacy classes
Bella Roberts, Opinion Editor
November 28, 2019
When I was in fifth grade, this big blue bus would come to the school and pick up some kids who were interested in leaving the school to learn about the Bible. I would sit in Ms. Snyir’s class anxiously waiting for the announcement that would signify my leaving. When we would get to Crossroads Community Ch...
RAISE OUR VOICE
Kaitelyn Walker, Staff Reporter
November 14, 2019
We don’t get a say. We don’t have a voice. As a student, I feel overlooked and left out of the decisions that directly affect me. Don’t you? This year, I’ll be tackling the issues, policies and decisions that directly affect us as students, yet left us out of the process. It fe...
Something’s in the water
Logan Connolly and Abigail Douglas, Editor-in-Chief and Creative Editor
June 3, 2019
Warm mornings and dewy evenings show signs for good fishing, especially in Lake Erie. After fishing for hours, imagine going home to learn the fish you had caught had dangerous levels of Polyfluoroalkyl Substances or PFAS. Dangerous levels of PFAS means that fish can be no good to eat. So, you have to thr...
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July 2, 2020
Popping through a fence on North William Street, a Tiger lily signals the start of summer. Earning its name from an appearance like the skin of a tiger, the lily is easy to...
Photo of the week Feb. 24, 2020
February 25, 2020
