California Addresses Cause of Wildfires
Billy Mykel, Reporter
November 11, 2019
California governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Oct. 28 as massive wildfires threatened counties across the state. California is currently facing over 11 fires that are quickly gaining size and destructive power. The Kincade fire, the biggest of the 11, has scorched over 76,100 acres ...
Mentions In Media
Sam Mykel, Junior Reporter
November 4, 2019
NCAA officials recently started to allow NCAA athletes to profit off of their name and likeness. With this new act, college athletes all across the United States can get rewarded for their efforts. NCAA athletes deserve to be paid for the use of their name and image in media. If athlet...
Put a Hold on Bathroom Passes
Trinity Flaten, Co-Writing Editor
October 25, 2019
Many teachers throughout the school allot students two or three 'bathroom passes'. These passes are the only times students are allowed to go to the bathroom in that specific class. When passes are not used students can earn bonus points on grades. Bathroom passes should not be allowed as they put...
Where There’s Smoke
Billy Mykel, Reporter
October 21, 2019
In the midst of a growing epidemic of e-cigarette use, which is beginning to deal serious damage among U.S. teens, several states have banned, to varying degrees, vaping. Texas, and the rest of the United States, should join the ban against e-cigarettes. The main reasoning behind the vaping ...
Standardized Testing, Nonstandard Performance
Gracie Hurst, Junior Reporter
October 16, 2019
The SAT, or Scholastic Aptitude Test, is designed to be a college entrance exam that can be used as criteria to determine whether or not students are admitted. The SAT's purpose is to evaluate students based on their erudite and diligence. The SAT is not meritocratic or an accurate representation...
Vaccine Hesitancy Creates Global Issues
Sarah Crowder, Co-Writing Editor
October 7, 2019
Measles is a highly contagious, potentially deadly disease, and the United States is having its biggest outbreak of the disease in 27 years. According to the CDC, as of Sept. 5, 2019, there have been a reported 1,241 cases in the U.S. Much of this is due to vaccine hesitancy, which the World Health Organiza...
An Inquiry into the President
Billy Mykel, Reporter
October 4, 2019
Democrat majority party leader, Nancy Pelosi, announced on Sept. 24 the beginning of a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump. This occurred following a growing controversy involving a phone call between himself and the President of Ukraine about his political rival, Joe Biden. Presiden...
Building Blocks
Gracie Hurst, Junior Reporter
September 25, 2019
Many schools have a normal seven classes per day schedule. However, other schools have an A and B block schedule with alternating days or a four by four year. A and B block days would be more beneficial for students. A and B block schedules benefit students because it allows a teacher to teach and t...
Apple Unveils New Products
Nicholas West, Junior Reporter
September 13, 2019
Apple officially unveiled its fall 2019 line of products on Sept. 10. Along with new products, Apple is offering new services this year for its users. They’re introducing a new Apple Watch, finally giving a revamp to an older product for a great price, making some great updates to existing products, a...
Texans’ Fans React to Recent Trade
Sam Mykel, Junior Reporter
September 6, 2019
The NFL’s offseason has started to heat up recently, especially for the Houston Texans. They decided to sign veterans Bradley Roby and Tashaun Gibson to start in their up and coming secondary, but let experienced players Tyrann Mathieu and Kareem Jackson walk. On Aug. 30, the Texans made hurrican...
Problems With Parking
Trinity Flaten, Co-Writing Editor
September 5, 2019
To make the process easier, the administration decided on a new way to assign parking. Students will now be automatically assigned a spot after filling out an online form and submitting pay rather than standing in line on registration day and picking their own spot. The parking should have been assigned like p...
Mixing it Up at Sonic
Ashlynn Roberts and Jaclyn Harris
July 24, 2019
Sonic is known for its flavorful hamburgers, delicious tater tots, and one-of-a-kind drink combinations. According to Sonic commercials, the fast food company proudly serves over 168,000 drink combinations. But how strange can these drink combinations be? We spent an afternoon sampling some of Sonic's...