How Technology Affects Teens
Trinity Flaten, Co-Writing Editor
July 10, 2019
Society is constantly growing and expanding with technology advancing. It has become a common stereotype that technology is ruining this generation’s lives. Many believe that it has gotten in the way of relationships with other people and impacted social skills for the worse. But that may not be the...
Predictions for the Rookie of the Year Award
Max Van Drunen, Sports Editor
June 24, 2019
New beginnings. These are the stories that start every National Basketball Association (NBA) season. Looking back, three rookies in particular have already shown that they can take this league by storm. Luka Doncic, Trae Young, and the number one overall pick, Deandre Ayton, are the leagues undeniable...
National Honor Society Too Accepting
Trinity Flaten, Co-Writing Editor
June 12, 2019
The National Honor Society (NHS) is an organization designated to honor outstanding high school students. Students accepted into the organization exemplify scholarship, service, leadership, and character. Students are also selected into the organization based on their grade-point-average (GPA). NHS...
Hail (Weather Weekly)
Kristjan Feltes, Weather Reporter
May 21, 2019
Loud banging during a storm? Sounds like hail. How does hail form? Hail forms when rain is carried high up in the storm due to an updraft, into the colder parts of the atmosphere where it freezes into a ball of ice. Hail then falls when the updraft can no longer support the weight of it or when the up...
Does Class Size Matter?
Ashlynn Roberts, News Editor
May 20, 2019
Crowded classrooms, noisy hallways, and never-ending lunch lines are daily problems at large schools, where students are merely a number in their class rank and a name on a roll call paper. However, students at small schools are able to thrive in classes where they know each classmate and teacher pers...
A Hero, a Golf Club, and a Disappointment
Billy Mykel, Reporter
May 16, 2019
A tale of unprecedented heroism came to a close on May 6, 2019 as President Trump awarded professional golfer Tiger Woods with the Medal of Freedom following his victory at this year’s Masters. A story which followed the all so familiar plot of a tall man bending in brokenness only to rise agai...
Microbursts (Weather Weekly)
Kristjan Feltes, Weather Reporter
May 15, 2019
Time to talk about microbursts and what they are. Let's start off with the what. A microburst is a weather phenomenon where a storm that has a strong updraft suspends hail and water droplets high in the core of the storm. When the updraft weakens, it can no longer hold the core in place and the core ...
Elizabeth Warren’s Wealth Tax Explained
Billy Mykel, Reporter
April 2, 2019
In light of an increase in American unemployment rates and government spending, Massachusetts Democrat Elizabeth Warren has purposed a new wealth tax on the so-called ultra-rich. With a massive amount of partisan controversy building around the legislation, as well as the uncertainty of the contents...
Fog (Weather Weekly)
Kristjan Feltes, Weather Reporter
March 7, 2019
We all have driven through fog, but how does fog form and what does it do? Here is a brief overview of the different types of fog: freezing fog, fog over water, mountain and valley fog, super fog, advection fog, and radiation fog. For the most basic type of fog, it forms when there's a lot of w...
Heat Waves (Weather Weekly)
Kristjan Feltes, Weather Reporter
February 27, 2019
Have you ever been through multiple days at 90°F? Well if you have, you have likely been through a heat wave. A heat wave is a span of hot weather that lasts for two or more days and exceeds the historical temperature averages in the area. A heat wave is the result of trapped air underneath a hi...
Are Class Ranks Important?
Ashlynn Roberts, Reporter
February 27, 2019
In today’s society, high school students find themselves drowning in a world of competitive SAT/ACT scores, GPAs, and class ranks. With colleges continually shrinking their acceptance rate, students are feeling the pressure to get the grades and some are willing to do whatever it takes to make the c...
Crazy Texas Weather (Weather Weekly)
Kristjan Feltes, Weather Reporter
February 19, 2019
Crazy Texas weather is something we all experience. One day it feels like 32°F and the next day it's 75°F. As Texans, we ask ourselves "What's up with this roller coaster ride of temperatures?" Well, I will explain this as simple as possible. Texas is a massive state with various terrains and cli...