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In Defense of AMI Days: They’re Really Not so Bad

Maggie Rackers, Features Editor February 1, 2024

Since we are now in the winter solstice there are chances of snow days. In the past if we had a snow day, schools were required to add that day to the end of the school year to make up for lost time. To...

Advice for Enjoying AMI Days

Advice for Enjoying AMI Days

Tobi Kunce, Opinions Editor February 1, 2024

'Tis the season! Rain, snow, and cold weather are here, and they seem to be going hard this year. Recently the snow was too bad, so we had to stay home. I understand the annoyance that boredom causes and...

Disadvantages of Four Day School Weeks

Disadvantages of Four Day School Weeks

Kendall Ramsey, Entertainment Editor November 13, 2023

Around 900 school districts in the United States are switching to a four day week schedule. This usually means Mondays or Fridays are off, and every week has a 3-day weekend. This idea first came about...

Pros and Cons of School Spirit Week

Pros and Cons of School Spirit Week

Rudra Patel and Kendall Ramsey October 26, 2023

Pros Halloween spirit week is coming up and personally, I am excited. School can get very repetitive and boring. Fun things such as spirit weeks offer something fun and refreshing. It gets people excited...

Stop Banning Books: A Treatise on the Dangers of Book Banning

Stop Banning Books: A Treatise on the Dangers of Book Banning

Tobi Kunce, Staff Writer September 8, 2023

Why do books get banned? Is it because it's against what some people think? Or is it because the government doesn’t want others to know what they’re doing? Or is it a bit of both plus some more? Books...

Students in the Shadows: What Happens When Schools Misplace Priorities

Students in the Shadows: What Happens When Schools Misplace Priorities

Brooklynne Shutte, Opinions Editor September 8, 2023

 Years ago, schools began to help kids and young adults get an education and learn to read and to write. Over the years, schools have grown to really love sports and sporting events for students. Sports...

A Debate for the Ages: To Pineapple or Not to Pineapple on Pizza

A Debate for the Ages: To Pineapple or Not to Pineapple on Pizza

Rudra Patel, Staff Writer September 5, 2023

Pineapple on pizza is one of the most common arguments that everyone makes. As per the Doreen’s Pizzeria survey, 46 percent of people like to eat pizza with pineapple topping and the rest of 54 percent...

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