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  • Tennis teams look to continued improvement

    Thursday, March 19, 2009 By: Jonathan Kelly

    The girls’ tennis team had a record of 2-10 last season, so this year the team looks to come out strong and make an impact in their tough district. The team lost their first match against a powerful W

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  • Girls Wrestling places five at States

    Wednesday, March 18, 2009 By: Ralphy Joel Perez

    The girls wresting team finished their season placing fourth out of 38 schools at the Florida State Girls Wrestling Championship. With five wrestlers finishing in the top four spots of their weight cl

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  • Artists create fresh sounds

    Wednesday, March 18, 2009 By: Leslie Rodriguez

    A new artist from Garland, Texas, Erin McCarley is a rising star on the airwaves. She’s has been compared to established stars such as Sara Bareilles, Regina Spektor, and Sheryl Crow. Her sound is Alt

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  • Students ponder ways to boost school spirit

    Wednesday, March 18, 2009 By: Delilah Rivera

    Are there students who still ‘bleed blue and gold’ or have the school colors faded for most of the student body? Spirit Day is well known around the school as a day when all the students and athletes

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  • Over-the-counter pain relievers pose risks for the unwary

    Wednesday, March 18, 2009 By: Ashley Heartfield

    Over-the-counter drugs (OTCs) are drugs that can be purchased without a prescription. These drugs consist of headache compounds, cough elixirs and similar mild medications that can be bought at an

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  • Riders cope with long commutes

    Wednesday, March 18, 2009 By: Robert Williams

    When traveling on a busy road, there is bound to be some kind of delay, especially during rush hour. This year it seems everyone else in town is either going to or getting off work around the time sch

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  • Junior attends President Obama’s Inauguration

    Wednesday, March 18, 2009 By: Brandi Jackson

    Millions of citizens witnessed the historic inauguration of President Barack Obama on January 20. Among the throng gathered on the Mall and on the Capitol steps was junior Jay Shah who was lucky enoug

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  • Some students thinking twice about upgrading

    Tuesday, March 17, 2009 By: Leslie Rodriguez

    From sporting the newest Blackberry Storm that runs over $800 to the latest iPod Touch that costs nearly $300, it seems like many of our students are doing a great job of keeping up with the latest te

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  • Students practice the fine art of creative photography

    Tuesday, March 17, 2009 By: Drew Barth

    Although photography has been around for more than a century, students today are finding it enjoyable for both artistic purposes and for the sheer fun of it. Quickly becoming one of the most high prof

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  • Cosette named valedictorian

    Tuesday, March 17, 2009 By: Brandi Jackson

    Late in February, Principal Douglas Guthrie announced to the school that Marie Cosette is the Class of 2009 valedictorian and the two salutatorians are Watraat Hasanat and Lucero Del Mar Betancur. For

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At-a-glance

Forget the senioritis excuses, finish strong
As we near the end of the third marking period, the school year is coming into the final stretch as seniors make their final run towards graduation. However, it is in this final lap of the race that m
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The United States has to realize that it cannot be a worldwide police force. Even Teddy Roosevelt’s mantra of ‘speaking softly and carrying a big stick’ just can not apply to the current situation. Ne
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Although 581 American troops have been killed in Afghanistan, that number is far lower than the 4,000 troops killed in Iraq. The lower casualties in Afghanistan may indicate that winning in Afghanista
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The girls’ tennis team had a record of 2-10 last season, so this year the team looks to come out strong and make an impact in their tough district. The team lost their first match against a powerful W
full story 
The girls wresting team finished their season placing fourth out of 38 schools at the Florida State Girls Wrestling Championship. With five wrestlers finishing in the top four spots of their weight cl
full story 
By qualifying for the State Regional Semi-Finals and winning the District Championship, the Girls basketball team made school history. It was the first time that a girls basketball team went so far in
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A new artist from Garland, Texas, Erin McCarley is a rising star on the airwaves. She’s has been compared to established stars such as Sara Bareilles, Regina Spektor, and Sheryl Crow. Her sound is Alt
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Zombies feasting upon the living, aliens zapping humans into dust, and psycho killers hacking victims into bloody bits; all of these things are elements of horror. There is a multitude of bloodbaths h
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Working 20-25 hours a week, hoping to earn a few hundred dollars, but then come to find out the net pay is not at all what was calculated. Where did all the money go? Taxes is where it went. Every emp
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Are there students who still ‘bleed blue and gold’ or have the school colors faded for most of the student body? Spirit Day is well known around the school as a day when all the students and athletes
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