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  • Too cool for school: Students are not taking school seriously

    Tuesday, October 24, 2006 By: Hannah Ucol

    School is a place to learn and prepare for the real world, but most teens still don’t see it that way. They only go to see their friends and slack off in class with that “I don’t care” attitude.

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  • SAT woes: The stress is on as the test looms nearer

    Tuesday, October 24, 2006 By: Kelsey Holdredge

    As the SATs approach, many students express their frustrations and nervousness about the upcoming test. As most students know, the SAT is a vital test that usually determines what colleges the student

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  • Living in a retro 80’s flashback

    Tuesday, October 24, 2006 By: Melissa Medeiros

    The 80’s culture and style was a world unknown to today’s Madonna wannabes, but it doesn’t stop students from copying the fishnet stockings and tights under short skirts.

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  • Movie ReviewThe Covenant

    Wednesday, October 25, 2006 By: Kelsey Holdredge

    “The Covenant” is an action-packed movie that comes short of the gruesome previews. If you have seen the previews, you know that that this movie is about a group of good looking, wealthy guys at a boa

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  • Graffiti criminal act or self- expression?

    Wednesday, October 25, 2006 By: Richard Sheehan

    Graffiti is a controversial form of art yet its fan base is growing daily and expanding to many countries. Where is the line drawn between criminal act and self expression?

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  • How safe are we at school?

    Wednesday, October 25, 2006 By: Melissa Medeiros

    Three school shootings have occurred with in a week. The government has been so focused on protecting the United States from foreign terrorists that it has become blinded to the terrorists attacking o

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  • Today's generation communicates electronically: Instead of talking on the phone or in person, teens are now messaging with a click of a button or keyboard

    Wednesday, October 25, 2006 By: Malia Jones

    “It’s over, deal with it,” said one student in an abrupt ending to a romantic relationship, then she pressed the send key on her cell phone and angrily slammed it shut. The sting of rejection sailed a

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  • Immigration brings hardships: Foreign citizens are leaving loved ones behind to live in a land of opportunity--but is it worth it?

    Wednesday, October 25, 2006 By: Veronica Gonzalez

    What feelings stir when thinking that friends and family are stripped from loved ones to live a better life? To know that opportunity is just over that line and not be able to reach it?

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  • "The fate of the old woman"

    Wednesday, October 25, 2006 By: Eric Dicaire

    The wind was blowing hard against the window as the old lady woke up. As she raised her aching bones out of bed, she noticed there was a small crack in the window. She slowly got up, and advanced towa

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  • “My encounter with a ghost”

    Wednesday, October 25, 2006 By: Michelle Wooten

    I was never one to believe in ghosts and spirits. The whole idea of a partially, or perhaps completely, invisible soul lurking in random places seemed a little juvenile to me. Whenever my friends wo

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Wildcat ROAR Franklin High School Elk Grove, CA
Issue Date: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 Issue: November 2006 Last Update: Tuesday, October 31, 2006
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At-a-glance

On the chilly morning of Friday the 13th, around 40 AVID students took a three hour bus drive to explore the college campuses of UC Merced and University of the Pacific.
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When nature calls, a fully stocked, clean bathroom is an ideal place to relieve the bladder; however, that is not the case here at Franklin.
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The Amish culture is picturesque for being safe, religious, and conservative. So the recent shooting of the five Amish girls in a school house at Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania causes one to look inwardl
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With the new lunch law put into place, many items have been taken out of the student store and vending machines. They were big sellers and now with them gone, what’s left to eat for lunch?
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How well do you know your neighbors? 
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“WAR! Huh! Yeah! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing, sing it again!” This memorable quote, sung by Bruce Springsteen, represents the opinions of those opposing the war.
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America’s new solution to illegal immigration is a decision that has been made by countless nations in the past: they’re going to build a wall.
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Recently a landmark event helped shape opinions and change perspectives: Challenge Day.
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Dragging down crime: Elk Grove plans to crack down on drag racing
For years now, drag racing has slipped through the legal cracks by clandestinely holding events at odd hours or in poorly patrolled corners of the city.
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The Franklin freshman football team does more than what shows on the field.
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