Don’t give up on change quite yet
Amanda Albright
January 26, 2011
It was easy for people to get wrapped up in Obama – the flashy posters, the positive campaign slogans, the Obama stickers on every other car that drove by (Priuses didn’t seem to come without one). But once he put his hand on the Bible at a star-studded yet controversial inauguration, people stopped... Read more »
Intolerance for gays is intolerable
Amanda Albright
November 1, 2010
The number of gay teens who recently committed suicide is equivalent to the number of people who were pulled out of the freezing waters of the Titanic. These people are our little brothers and sisters, our neighbors, our best friends. Every day they were tormented – called faggots, dykes, and... Read more »
Here’s a reflection: look at your own
Randal Walton
May 26, 2010
Everyone tells you that high school exists to “prepare you for life ahead.” But, I completely disagree. “Life ahead” doesn’t actually start until after college. At least, professional life; on the issue of social life, that starts now. However, I think that there’s another reason why high... Read more »
The Real World: Post East Meck
Gabby Reed
May 26, 2010
As I write this, I have 38 days remaining until high school graduation and—as I like to melodramatically refer to it in my mind—the end of an era. Undoubtedly, I will be grateful to desert my daily weekday routine of 6:25 wakeup, scrounging together a lunch, and getting out... Read more »
Let’s get things straight
Melissa Rhoad
May 14, 2010
Senior year is supposed to be some kind of big revelation of what you are going to do for the rest of your life. Finding out where you are going to college for the next four years and what you are planning on majoring in basically determines what you will be doing with your future. Unfortunately, even... Read more »
Not the end, but a new beginning
Meagan Carpenter
May 14, 2010
“We prayed for its quick delivery, crossed days off our calendars, counted hours, minutes, and seconds, and now that it’s here, I’m sorry it is because it means leaving friends who inspire me and teachers who have been my mentors – so many people who have shaped my life and my fellow... Read more »
High school – preparation for real life
Courtney McClure
May 14, 2010
Coming into this environment was initially nerve-wracking and scary. The people would be different, the “big, bad” upperclassmen would be torturous, and the teachers would be hard-hitting dictators. I was growing up, and I knew the world, or at least school, would show no mercy. Nevertheless, in... Read more »
New Technology, New Problems
Coutney McClure
February 23, 2010
Social networks are becoming embedded in the stage of adolescence. As more and more teenagers latch on to this growing trend, postings on Myspace and Facebook have become reasons for school suspension or even denial from certain colleges and employment opportunities. Not surprisingly, students do not... Read more »
Don’t let them fool you: Reality TV Exposed
Melissa Rhoad
February 19, 2010
Reality TV (which is in itself an oxymoron, isn’t it?) is becoming increasingly popular. One only has to watch these shows for a few moments to see the obvious: they are mostly featuring, and therefore promoting, the most ill-mannered of human behaviors. Unfortunately, many teens of our generation... Read more »
“Twilight”: Both sides weigh in
Laura Carroll
December 18, 2009
“Twilight”, rightly interpreted, is message of true love He was the love of your life, your destiny. The two of you shared a relationship straight out of the mind of Jane Austen. But, because of situations directly related to the type of person you loved, there was no other choice, he had... Read more »
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