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  • Assembly focuses on biology of addiction: Victor DeNoble presents facts without judgments

    Monday, December 18, 2006 By: Michelle Wooten

    The issue of drugs and alcohol among students in high school has been present for years. Recently, a thought-provoking event took place for all Franklin juniors.

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  • Win free college units!: Students get ahead by taking Advanced Placement courses and exams

    Monday, December 18, 2006 By: Cory Bullis

    Only in high school, kids these days are already getting credits they need for college classes out of the way.  The way to accomplish this feat: by taking Advanced Placement (AP) courses.

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  • Students spread joy to the elderly: Japanese Culture Club visits senior citizens help make wreaths out of oragami

    Monday, December 18, 2006 By: Hannah Ucol

    The holidays are coming up, and ‘tis also the season when many Franklin students and club members contribute to the community. This was something new, yet successful for the Japanese Culture Club (JCC

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  • Franklin's marquee designed to build spirit: The $55,000 electric sign is still being paid off by ASB

    Monday, December 18, 2006 By: Kayleigh Guyon

    Two years ago, Franklin High School decided to spend a total of $55,000 on a new Moving Message Board. This marquee has become a controversial topic of discussion lately among students across campus.

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  • Coming of age: How cultures celebrate: Adolescents celebrate their adulthood through different parties and ceremonies

    Monday, December 18, 2006 By: Melanie Yee

    Every one of us has or will reach a certain point where one is transformed from the immaturities of childhood into the complexities of real life and adulthood.

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  • War of the classes: More prominent than people think: It’s a neverending battle between freshman and sophomores vs. juniors and seniors

    Monday, December 18, 2006 By: Charis Ong

    The tension amongst the four classes is flaring, especially between the upperclassmen and lowerclassmen. It’s not any ordinary war, either. Instead of weapons, vulgarity and inferiority actions are u

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  • ‘Shakes Pair’ enthrals!: Characters’ flaws made them still more real

    Monday, December 18, 2006 By: Corinne Johnston and Marika Hirsch

    While walking into the dimly lit theater on Thursday night, many people didn’t know what to expect. Some had heard lots of good things about this Shakes “Pair” but some did not believe that two excerp

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  • Mockingbird flows: Retelling of Harper Lee’s novel: A passionate affirmation

    Monday, December 18, 2006 By: Malia Jones

    The Sacramento Theater Company (STC) showed true dedication in their recent Fall production of To Kill a Mockingbird.

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  • Model United Nations strikes again!: Franklin’s delegates debate to make the world a better place.

    Monday, December 18, 2006 By: Cory Bullis

    Franklin’s Model United Nations (MUN) team stepped up to the plate Saturday, November 18 for their first conference of the year. Waking up at five in the morning, the seven members attending this con

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  • A Call to Clean House: Students react to the 2006 midterm elections

    Monday, December 18, 2006 By: Ra’eesah Maistry

    “We got a good thumpin’,” said President Bush after the midterm elections. (No we’re not kidding, he actually said that.)

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Issue Date: Monday, December 18, 2006 Issue: December 2006 Last Update: Wednesday, December 20, 2006
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Student Affairs

Homework Not Making The Grade: Misconceptions about benefits of homework are illfounded
The development of new technology is occurring so rapidly today that is hard for most to keep up with it.
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The ROAR staff decided to find out what students think about current event topics.
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Students also react to the new advisory program versus the old advocacy class. Students opinions are they either miss their weekly advocacy class or they’re glad that they aren’t waisting so much time
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As the years pass, more and more teens, especially girls, are realizing that the friends they once called their truest friends can no longer be depended upon. Many teens can count on one hand the numb
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Reading required books isn’t as bad as some students would expect. These four students had favorite books that they had to read for school and they managed to find things they liked about them.
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