Nothing Magical About Prom in Real Life [ArticleImageHyperLink] Tuesday, May 08, 2012 By Sierra Rackley Prom. What’s known to most high schoolers as the most critical night of high school itself. Known to seniors as one of the most important events next to graduation. Known to me as a hugely overrated, full story

Debate Continues on Legalization of Marijuana [ArticleImageHyperLink] Tuesday, April 24, 2012 By Jordan Peterson As a student, there are certain things that aren’t appropriate for the school environment such as drugs and alcohol. They’re distractions, sources of peer pressure and cause significant numbers of tee full story

Senior Trip Creates New Bonds, Lifelong Memories [ArticleImageHyperLink] Tuesday, April 24, 2012 By Sierra Rackley For the latter half of the week of April 9, high achievers in the senior class were invited to Florida on a three-day trip to some of state's famous amusement parks.  The students were seniors who had full story

Summer Job Search Challenging for Middle Class Teens [ArticleImageHyperLink] Monday, April 16, 2012 By Kaylon Khan Summer is quickly approaching and you would think finding a job with flexible hours that provide experience and money would be easy for a teen to find. The job search is very competitive for a middle full story

Stand Your Ground Laws May be Fatally Flawed [ArticleImageHyperLink] Saturday, April 14, 2012 By Tanzy Ward Law gives anyone the right to shoot first and claim self defense. full story

Houston's Death Sobering Reminder of Harms of Substance Abuse [ArticleImageHyperLink] Wednesday, March 28, 2012 By Sierra Rackley After five long, suspenseful weeks of waiting, the toxicology reports from Whitney Houston’s autopsy have uncovered some expected and not so expected things about the singer. On Mar. 22, a coroner off full story

What's So Appealing About Alcohol Anyway? [ArticleImageHyperLink] Monday, March 26, 2012 By Tanzy Ward For people living in today’s society, alcohol use seems to be glamorized a lot in a variety of ways. ‘’Popping bottles in the club’’ or  commercials advertising whipped cream-tasting vodka is okay eve full story

Hunger Games' Heroine Everdeen A Symbol of Strength [ArticleImageHyperLink] Monday, March 26, 2012 By Amber Burks With major teen series like the Harry Potter and Twilight franchises finally coming to an end, another amazing saga has emerged for young adult readers everywhere. The Hunger Games, originally publish full story

Imitating Role Models Isn't Always Greatest Form of Flattery [ArticleImageHyperLink] Wednesday, March 21, 2012 By Destini Cofield With shows like  Jersey Shore and 16 and Pregnant, and songs that promote sex, it’s hard not to be influenced by the media. Being a teen is already a hard task. Caught in the middle stage between adu full story

Love 'Em or Hate 'Em Jersey Shore Cast a Hit [ArticleImageHyperLink] Tuesday, February 14, 2012 By Amber Burks First they met in Seaside Heights, New Jersey, complete strangers to one another, but all with the same goal: to have the best summer of their lives. Since then, the cast of Jersey Shore has travelled full story