Embed This Article This is me [ArticleImageHyperLink] [ArticleMedia] Wednesday, October 05, 2005 By Daniella Vasquez, staff writer I’m a 17 year old senior from Prince of Wales Island. I play volleyball, basketball, run X-country, and wrestle. I have two younger brothers who are the funniest people in the world, a mom and dad who full story >

Embed This Article Mystery Person [ArticleMedia] Thursday, September 29, 2005 By Daniella Vasquez, staff writer Gender: FemaleDream ride: BikeFavorite music: Classic RockScent worn: Body OdorNatural hair color: BrownEye color: BrownFavorite movie: Full Metal JacketFavorite food: LasagnaFavorite class: EnglishFa full story >

Embed This Article Science is just the beginning [ArticleMedia] Tuesday, September 27, 2005 By Tiffany Woods, editor-in-chief Don’t be surprised if you hear some amazing acoustic sounds flowing from Douglas Smith’s science classroom.Smith is more than a science teacher. Although he loves science and thinks it is “truly aweso full story >

Embed This Article Rules and regulations for tobacco at GILA [ArticleImageHyperLink] [ArticleMedia] Tuesday, September 27, 2005 By Daniella Vasquez, staff writer Galena Interior Learning Academy has the legal right to test its students for the use of alcohol or drugs, based on suspicion or probable cause. If you refuse to submit to testing, you will be conside full story >

Embed This Article Want to quit? Here's how: Helpful tips [ArticleImageHyperLink] [ArticleMedia] Tuesday, September 27, 2005 By Kelly Kehlenbach, staff writer Quitting tobacco is tough. Nicotine is addicting not only because of the physical addiction to the drugs in the substance. It’s addicting because it is a habit, said Lora Hughes, the health teacher at full story >

Embed This Article Not so smoke free [ArticleImageHyperLink] [ArticleMedia] Tuesday, September 27, 2005 By Daniella Vasquez, staff writer So what does happen if you smoke a cancer stick and get caught here at GILA?Harry White, the principal of GILA, admits he doesn’t like rules, but will strictly enforce them.Let’s say you’re caught. We full story >

Embed This Article Want some chew? It's easy: Taking a dip at GILA [ArticleImageHyperLink] [ArticleMedia] Tuesday, September 27, 2005 By Andi Grundberg, staff writer Studies show that every day, nearly 3,000 teenagers experiment with tobacco, according to a recent press release from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. Some begin as early as age 8, full story >

Embed This Article Chew just isn't cool [ArticleImageHyperLink] [ArticleMedia] Tuesday, September 27, 2005 By Melinia McCarty, staff writer Chew. Snuff. Spit. Practically all of my friends in Ruby chew. I can’t imagine what it tastes like to swallow spit from chewing. They chew because they see their parents and everyone else chewing. I’m full story >

Embed This Article GILA confronts tobacco: Conference tells students to stop chew, smoking [ArticleMedia] Tuesday, September 27, 2005 By Tiffany Woods, editor-in-chief Everyone’s heard the saying “tobacco is wacko if you’re a teen," but what it doesn’t say is tobacco is just as harmful for adults.The SubRegional Tobacco Education Conference was September 8-9 in the full story >