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FNAF 2: A Creepy yet Creative Twist

Irie Brown, Co-Editor-In-Chief December 5, 2025

FNAF (Five Nights at Freddy's) is a popular indie horror video game franchise where you play as a night security guard at a kids restaurant. While trying to survive haunted killer animatronics at pizza...

Should Teens Still Be Trick-or-Treating

Should Teens Still Be Trick-or-Treating

Kennedy Halley, Staff Writer October 31, 2025

 Halloween is a fun time for fun, lots of free candy, and exciting events, but as people get older, they might feel as if they can’t they're getting too old for Trick-or-Treating.  One reson...

Lord Byron

The Love of Poets

Irie Brown, Co-Editer-In-Chief October 9, 2025

As you get home from a long day of school or work, you imagine setting your books down and going to your quiet room to curl up the window with a good book. Some people might find this boring or unproductive,...

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki

Irie Brown, Co-Editor-in-Chief September 23, 2025

When school seems hard with projects, homework, studying, and sports the time used for personal enjoyment shrinks. Though school has not been in session for too long, I found myself unable to do the things...

TikTok Terrors

TikTok Terrors

Irie Brown, Staff writer February 12, 2025

A couple of weeks ago, the popular social media app TikTok went dark in the United States for 14 hours. The only thing left was a strange message stating the company was working closely with Donald Trump...

Kansas City's Chiefs' Mascot Controversy

Kansas City’s Chiefs’ Mascot Controversy

Miles Partin, Staff Writer February 12, 2025

The world of sports has always faced backlash for the names associated with sports teams. Normally, this backlash is a result of racially offensive mascots, names, slogans, and/or brands, which often encourage...

Politics is to Sports as Greed is to Power

Politics is to Sports as Greed is to Power

Miles Partin, Staff Writer December 5, 2024

For most of history, the sporting world has remained separate from politics. The Greeks would pause wars to allow athletes to travel and play in the Olympic games. King Henry VIII of England settled his...

Why Is It Crucial to Show Up to the Ballot?

Why Is It Crucial to Show Up to the Ballot?

Milan Mack, Staff Writer November 4, 2024

When the Founding Fathers wrote the Constitution, they aimed to create a functional government that gave citizens the power to elect the president and their representatives into office. They wanted to...

Is It Time for a Change in Washington?

Is It Time for a Change in Washington?

Miles Partin, Staff writer September 24, 2024

Political parties began to take shape in the mid-to-late 1700s with the Federalist Party and the Democratic-Republican Party. The two groups differed fundamentally in their ideas about how much power the...

If Life Depends, We Must Amend

If Life Depends, We Must Amend

Emerald Hall, Staff Writer September 3, 2024

With August here, students are returning to school to continue their studies. ACTs, SATs, and assignments occupy their minds. Imagine walking into school and having your phone taken because it is visible...

Period Poverty

Period Poverty

Maddy Snyder, Co-Editor-in-Chief March 25, 2024

Sometimes the issues that are the most widely talked about aren’t the most important ones. Likewise, some issues that are vastly important don’t receive enough attention. For example, when I pitched...

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