"This is my first time in the United States and I am very excited." Nelly Lohse is a foreign exchange student at Sahuaro High School all the way from East Saxony, Germany. Nelly explained that she wasn't that nervous about coming to Arizona because she looked up information and places to go to before coming. Something that surprised her the most about the U.S. was the communication and how everyone...

Junior Itzel Maytorena was inspired into designing her own Instagram makeup page. She also goes live on Instagram and Facebook to show others her talent on doing makeup, with hopes for planning her own future Youtube channel soon. She hopes she can inspire other people by making videos on how to do eye shadow, contour/concealing, eyebrows, and more. Itzel has always been interested in makeup....

Senior, Alyssa Saavedra mostly draws in pencil, but lately has been trying to use more ink, and watercolor. Her inspiration mostly comes from the female form, especially because she is a strong advocate of women empowerment. What inspired you to start drawing? Growing up, my dad was always drawing pictures for me and my brother. He was my inspiration to start drawing, and he and my mom have...

Everybody knows The Arizona Daily Wildcat, but did you know the newspaper barely ever allows a freshman to write for them - except one, Connor Fries. The reason he made the cut was because he was a part of The Paper Cut. "They actually said I was over qualified because I was already an editor and had written so many articles," he told Sahuaro's journalism class when he visited. Connor was qualified...

My earliest memories involving my mother and the general public are all the times she got questioned: “Where are you from?” or “What’s that accent?” or the mocking she would endure when her back was turned. When I was younger, I used to think the jokes were funny; I would laugh along, not fully understanding the meaning behind them. Members of my own family would make fun of my mother, whether...

"I've never really had much of a family," explains senior Nic Coyne.  "My dad moved to South Carolina for work when I was seven.  After that, the only blood-related family I had was my mom, who I took care of...she never really seemed to get on her feet."  Nic and his mom lived in a 2-bedroom apartment, and after his mom's friends lost their home, they took them in. While it was a good thing to...

October 31st, 2010 is the first day that the best show went on air. The Waking Dead is always the first choice when I need to sit back and watch TV. Nothing can compare to The Walking Dead's storyline and characters, and if you really are a true fan that means you go out of your way to go into the depths of the show. The show recently aired their mid-season finally of season 9, which puts an end...

In a new study, conducted mostly in Europe, Japan, and North America found that contrary to popular belief, sleeping more than the recommended amount could cause significant health issues in the long run. It is also shown that sleeping less than the recommended amount of sleep - which is about 8 hours can be destructive to your health. In an article by Healthline, symptoms include: memory issues ...

I can't remember a time when I was ever told not to drink milk. In kindergarten, the food pyramid lady would come in, and give lessons on nutrition. She would always emphasize the importance of drinking milk, "It makes your bones strong!" All my favorite celebrities would have the 'milk mustache' - promoting to drink milk. All those years I never thought of consequences of drinking milk. In my head,...

As high school students, we can expect that we will write an essay at least once or twice in these fun 4 years, but did you know that we don't actually have to write the essay? Yup, the good old days of pen and paper are over. There is a dictate feature in Microsoft Word! Depending on the year and update of Microsoft Word, you can speak to Word and it will type the words for you. While students...

Spoiler alert WARNING if you haven't seen the movie or are planning to, please click away and come back later. Fantastic Beast Crimes Of Grindelwald  is a thrilling movie about Newt Scamander and all of his Fantastic Beasts, not only that but it is also a sequel to the movie Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them, where not only Newt but also Tina, Jacob, and Queenie all fight against the...

With winter break coming up putting an end to our first semester, this means finals will be making a sharp left, right to your face. Here are 5 ways that you can help yourself get prepared for finals and have a nice relaxing winter break! 1) Use conference to your advantage and study hard! The last thing you want is to have a bunch of missing assignments on the last week of school that could...