Top Five Movies to Watch With Friends
Jocelyn Calhoun, Reporter
January 7, 2019
Filed under Opinion
For many, the holidays are a time spent with family and friends. However, after doing all the traditional “no school” activities like spending hours at a time on your phone, winter break can become a bit dull but watching movies can make it more fun. The following five movies are movies you can ...
Call of Duty Review
Avery Lynn, Reporter
January 7, 2019
Filed under Opinion
Call of Duty Black Ops 4 is yet another installment of the very popular video game series. Black Ops 4 is a first person shooter video game, that was developed by Treyarch, and published by Activision. The Call of Duty series has sold well over 220 million copies worldwide. Call of Duty Black Ops 4 is the...
How Midterm Electrons Could Impact The Youth
Kaitlyn Bailey, Editor
November 12, 2018
Missouri residents can expect an increase in minimum wage within the next four years. Voters passed Proposition B, a measure placed on the 2018 Midterm ballot that will gradually increase minimum wage to $12.00 an hour by the year 2023. It will take effect starting Jan. 1, 2019. Currently, 20 stat...
Top 10 Spooky Movies to Watch in October
Lily Drage, Writer, Arts & Entertainment Editor
November 8, 2018
Filed under Opinion
As students embark on the fall season many struggle to find what movies they should watch. While some stick to the classic horror films many would rather watch a Disney Halloween movie or an episode of a show focused on the holiday. According to the Chicago Tribune, about 55% of people will watch a slas...
Fun Things to do on Halloween
Raven Atwood, Reporter
November 8, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Uncategorized
There are so many fun things to do in the month of October, leading up to Halloween. Most enjoy the changing weather, the leaves changing in color, and the kids running around in costumes. One may ask, what are we going to do? There are so many alternate things that we may do to fill in for trick-or-...
Fake News vs. Real News: How to Tell the Difference
Kaitlyn Bailey, Editor
October 29, 2018
Filed under Opinion
In a society where news is prominent in everyday lives, media has the ability to construct individual perception. The first television children watch often develops their worldview, influences their thoughts, and manipulates their ideas. According to Pew Research Center, people are spending more time v...
Fall Treats Review
Alissa Perkins, Reporter
October 29, 2018
Filed under Opinion
People look forward to a fall treats all year round, mainly, the pumpkin spice lattes from Starbucks, or the pumpkin shaped cookies from Panera. However, there are plenty of other drinks and snacks that are underrated and sold from different places. Pumpkin Spice Frappe from Starbucks There’...
5 good Trick or Treat tips
Connor Parrish, Reporter
October 25, 2018
Filed under Opinion
5 Good Trick or Treat tips Halloween is often remembered for the costumes and the candy. However, some people don’t know how to make the most of Halloween by not finding the best locations for trick-or-treating. Here are 5 tips to make the most out of your Halloween: 1.) Plan out your route. ...
Fortnite Review
Caden Elkthunder, Writer
February 15, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Fortnite has been one of the trendiest games that millions have been playing around the world. As of January, more than 40 million people have downloaded the game. Fortnite is a video game available on PC, PS4, and the Xbox One, created by Darren Sugg and developed by Epic Games. The video game is availabl...
Pale Waves Music Review
Adrian Maddox, Editor
February 15, 2018
Alternative music has been making its way back into the ears of music lovers everywhere as the genre begins to find top spots in popular radios and most played playlists. Alternative music followers were left in awe with the recent update of Apple Music's "Breaking Alternative" playlist, bringing a ne...
Dear Darla: Valentines Day #1
Dear Darla, Staff writer
February 7, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Question: Dear Darla, Valentine's Day is coming up and I'm going to Courtwarming alone. I mean, I have friends to go with me, but I really wish I had a date. I've found myself feeling very lonely when I walk out the school doors and I'm suddenly surrounded by couples. I'm on the A Honor Roll, but I wan...
DORA: Hispanic vs Non-Hispanic Opinion
Summer Evans, Sandra Medina
December 20, 2017
Filed under Opinion
Dora the Explorer is an educational animated tv series that was introduced to children in 2000. The Dora franchise from then exploded. Little boys and girls were buying Dora clothing, coloring books, and also not to mention the spinoff movies that came out constantly. Dora till this a day as a stapl...