Water bottle use in school

February 13, 2012 • Madison Tucci, Staff Writer  

Lindsay Desomer, Eliza Nutzman, and Kortney Blake all think that we should be able to carry around water bottles without passes, but Chelsea Walker thinks that we should have passes. Lindsay, Eliza, Kortney, and Chelsea think that we should be able to carry them around if we filled them up at school.... Read more »

Bullying in school

February 13, 2012 • Hannah Hauer, Staff Writer  

Why does bullying happen? One reason may be because that person has a different talent than others. Bullying is the number one reason kids stay home from school every day. My video is about bullying at school. The kids I videotaped talked about how they wouldn’t tell a teacher, because they were too... Read more »

Bullying on the rise

February 13, 2012 • Brandon Toman, Staff Writer  

Bullying. You know you have seen it. You might have even been bullied. Maybe YOU are the bully. I recently interviewed Jodee Blanco, a woman who was bullied profusely throughout her childhood. She said she was bullied because she ‘Didn’t follow the crowd,’ and said, “I was old for my age, and... Read more »

Counseling Groups

January 25, 2011 • Taylor K., Writer  

Student Groups started October 18, 2010. We have groups so kids have people to talk to, including classmates and adults. You were able to sign up in the beginning of the year online, but it’s very easy to sign up. All you have to do is contact your grade counselor about what group you would like to... Read more »

Protective Behaviors

January 24, 2011 • Taylor, Writer  

We all are recommended protective Behaviors. Mrs. Weiss has been doing this for 2 years and believes it helps us and that we take it seriously. I took an anonymous survey and the results came back the about 60% do listen and take it seriously. On the other hand about 40% of us either don’t care or... Read more »

Pass the Chips?

January 12, 2011 • Michael S., Staff Writer  

I know that kids are eating snacks after school. Pop, chips, candies, sugary sweet things that rot your teeth on contact…but we all know that. What we might NOT know is that there are kids that oppose these fatty, sugary goodies. I interviewed three students, and two teachers, to find out what they... Read more »

Rebelling Teens

December 6, 2010 • Micki, Writer  

Why do teenagers feel that they can’t tell their parents about their life? I mean they ARE your parents. I know I’m like that where I don’t share everything about dating and other personal things. So I took the time to ask some teens questions about what they share and don’t share with... Read more »