Christmas in Fall?
Allyson May, Staff Reporter
November 14, 2018
Filed under Opinions
Once Halloween is over, all decorations go down and the Christmas decor is out. Stores usually don’t put up Thanksgiving decorations, since its November, they just rush into lighting Christmas up. Some people do not like how stores forget about Thanksgiving, while others love how Christmas is a...
Make the Switch
Natalie Tajeddine, Staff Reporter
October 3, 2018
Filed under Opinions
It seems like every week there’s a new trend that comes up on Instagram, and recently, it seems like metal straws are the new wave. There are many reasons everyone should switch to reusable straws, but the most important reasons is that plastic straws are bad for the environment, and your health. ...
Wooden Ladle Review
Lizzy Mason, Staff Reporter
September 28, 2018
Filed under Opinions
Spicy broth, savory mushrooms, crunchy bamboo shoots, soft eggs, juicy chicken, and a whole lot of noodles. Wooden Ladle has an abundance of food choices that can satisfy hunger. It consists of meals like poke bowls, ramen, and pho. A poke bowl includes sushi rice, meat such as salmon, tuna, chic...
Litter After Lunch
Justine Nguyen, Staff Reporter
September 27, 2018
Filed under Opinions, Student Life
Lunch is the only time of the day where most high schoolers get a break. That being said, some high schoolers take advantage of this break to leave some more unsavory remnants behind, such as lunch trays with leftover lunch tidbits, empty chip bags, and nasty splatters of food. Take the ...
Computer Based Testing Eliminates Classroom Time
Emma Behrmann, Copy Editor
May 14, 2018
Filed under Opinions, Top Stories
A cafeteria full of students, but it isn’t lunch time. Testing season requires teachers to leave their classrooms to proctor standardized tests, leaving their students to sit in the cafeteria or teaching auditorium. Standardized testing, yet despised, is here to stay. However, the mode of testing- ...
Smartphones Disrupt class
Kaitlyn Pamplona, Staff Reporter
May 14, 2018
Filed under Opinions
Look around. Do you see anyone who doesn’t own a smartphone? No. That’s because a teen’s life wouldn’t be complete without it. Smartphones are very reliable sources of technology that are used everyday to communicate, play games, and learn. Quizlet, Photomath, and Kahoot are the few of many...
Computer based testing eliminates classroom time
Emma Behrmann, Copy Editor
May 11, 2018
Filed under Opinions
A cafeteria full of students, but it isn’t lunch time. Testing season requires teachers to leave their classrooms to proctor standardized tests, leaving their students to sit in the cafeteria or teaching auditorium. Standardized testing, yet despised, is here to stay. However, the mode of testing-...
Fortnite Season 4 Update
Andy Blair, Sports Editor
May 11, 2018
Filed under Opinions
Over the last eight months, Fortnite has taken the gaming world by storm. Fortnite had a peak of 3.4 million of concurrent players back in March which is currently the third most in the world behind only League of Legends (7.5 million) and a game mainly popularized in Asia, Crossfire (8 million). Fortnite’s...
Should testing be limited?
Bella Yacoviello, Staff Reporter
May 11, 2018
Filed under Opinions
In 2016, 3.6 million standardized tests were administered in Florida, (orlandosentinel.com), and in the two years that have followed, only more tests have been added. Standardized testing has become too frequent, to the point where it seems we’re bombarded nearly every week with a different...
Is It Really Just A Test?
Jacyn McCrudden, Staff Reporter
March 21, 2018
Filed under Opinions, Top Stories
The end of the school year is infamous for anxiety ridden students taking FSA testing and final exams. Who wants to spend time studying, or stressing over trying to pass to get out of high school? It’s not worth it, we shouldn’t be sweating or almost in tears trying to figure out what to do...
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Lizzy Mason, Staff Reporter
November 13, 2018
The practices, the pressure, the wins and the losses, at some point every player steps on the playing field for the last time. Seeing the lights, hearing the crowd cheering,...
Elarya Tadres, Staff Reporter
September 28, 2018
When people hear the word swim team, all they think about is competing and practice, but not the PHU swimmers. “I am on the swim team for fun. I’ve been swimming competitively...
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