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Nya Brown, Reporter | May 23, 2024
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![On to the Next Adventure: Ms. Saldutti Retires](https://shsthepapercut.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_9513-1189x1200.jpeg)
As the end of the school year wraps up, so does the job of Ms. Paula Saldutti as she retires from her 19 years of work at Sahuaro. If you don't know Ms. Paula, she is one...
![Domo Arigato, Mrs. Ribaudo](https://shsthepapercut.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_6157-1200x900.jpeg)
It's not a goodbye forever, just for now to one of Sahuaro's wonderful PE teachers - Susie Ribaudo. Though she has been a teacher at Sahuaro for the last eight years, she...
![A New Chapter: Mrs. Fricks Departure From Sahuaro](https://shsthepapercut.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5820-1200x900.jpeg)
Mrs. Fricks, an exceptional education teacher at Sahuaro High School, is bidding her farewell at the end of this school year. As she prepares to start a new chapter of her...
![We Wish You Well, Mr. Wells!](https://shsthepapercut.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_0374-1200x900.jpeg)
Sahuaro salutes math teacher, Dan Wells, who after serving in the United States Air Force for over 20 years, served Sahuaro for an additional 20+years, positively impacting...
![Saying Goodbye to Mr. Rutherford](https://shsthepapercut.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_3393-1200x900.jpeg)
When the end of a school year inevitably comes around, there are a lot of goodbyes and well-wishes to send out. We say goodbye to the seniors and the teachers who are ready...
![A Hard Farewell to our Band Teacher: Mr. Schmidgall](https://shsthepapercut.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/20240513_083844-1200x540.jpg)
It is however that with heavy hearts Mr. Schmidgall parts ways with Sahuaro after the end of this school year to teach 5th-8th grade band. Mr. Schmidgall was welcomed by our...
![Asking Sahuaro Seniors Which Teacher Impacted Them The Most](https://shsthepapercut.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/class-of-2024-e1693494201754-1200x592.jpg)
![Sahuaro Seniors Vote for POTUS: Timothy Doe/Michelle Calderon](https://shsthepapercut.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Untitled-design-1-1-1200x675.png)
![Senior Superlative Winners for Best Artists at Sahuaro High School](https://shsthepapercut.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Untitled-design-2-1.png)
![We are Speed!](https://shsthepapercut.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_0296-1200x900.jpeg)
This year, Sahuaro's track and field has gone above and beyond everyone's expectations for how the season would go. Senior Nick Ponds said, "I thought it was a successful season. We had a lot of people make Divisionals and some make it to State." With their speed, endurance, toughness, and teamwork, they were able to win many of their races for this year. The throwers this year were especially strong...
![Sahuaro Signing Day 2024](https://shsthepapercut.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_1218-e1715181665851-1200x749.jpeg)
On April 25, Sahuaro gathered to celebrate the signing of thirteen student-athletes to play at the next level. The athletes were lined up on the stage of the auditorium, sitting at tables decorated to the brim with balloons, flags, letters, shirts, keepsakes, and a variety of items themed to the school they were signing to. The students who made an appearance at signing day were: Brooklyn...
![NCAA to WNBA](https://shsthepapercut.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WNBA-draft-caitlin-clark-1200x800.jpg)
The biggest college basketball tournament, March Madness, was jam-packed with intense basketball, and the enthralling events that followed afterward. With big names and plays that had millions of eyes glued to the screen, it was especially interesting for the world of women's basketball. Starting with Elite Eight, the hot games this round were LSU vs. Iowa and UConn vs. USC. The Iowa and LSU game...
![Five Ways To Spend Your Summer](https://shsthepapercut.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/summer.jpg)
School ends in roughly two weeks for Sahuaro High School. A lot of kids have big plans for the two months with no school, while others are keeping it chill and are just going to be doing everyday stuff. But one has to ask, what are those everyday type things? What are the big events? Or even how I should spend my summer and make it memorable for years to come? Well, dear reader, here are some things...
![A Constant Fear](https://shsthepapercut.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_9443-1200x900.jpeg)
School shootings are unfortunately pretty common within the U.S., and many MANY people have sadly been affected by said shootings. Just this past Monday, a student brought a loaded gun to Tucson High School, which was confiscated before anything bad could happen. Thus far, there have been no shootings at Sahuaro, thank goodness, but one thing I often ask myself is what other kids' thoughts at Sahuaro...
![In this photo illustration, the TikTok logo is being displayed on a phone screen seen through broken glass, with an American flag appearing on a screen in the background in Athens, Greece, on April 25, 2024. (Photo by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images)](https://shsthepapercut.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/gettyimages-2149569940-612x612-1.jpg)
TikTok has been vital to almost every young person's life since 2018. You can say whatever you want about the platform TikTok has, but you can't deny that it changed the world one step at a time. The Senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would restrict TikTok, a historic development in government regulation of social media. TikTok is a place where people of different backgrounds can express themselves...
![The Tortured Poets Department: Album Review](https://shsthepapercut.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/53510457554_469eabb73b_k-1200x1200.jpg)
Taylor Swift's highly anticipated 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department (TTPD), was released on Friday, April 19th. Announced on February 4th, Taylor revealed that the tracklist contained 16 songs and that was what fans got...until Taylor revealed in a surprise announcement two hours after the release of TTPD that it is actually a double album. Taylor announced The Tortured Poets Department:...
![Class of 2024](https://shsthepapercut.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_1358-1200x900.jpeg)
Sahuaro's 2024 Honors Night was held on Tuesday, May 14th, at 6:00 P.M. After a performance from Sahuaro’s orchestra and choir, the night started with our student body president, Sierra Jacobo, leading us in the pledge. After that Congressman Juan Ciscomani gave a speech. The most memorable piece was the ending: "...Always remember your own identity, and that's what's gonna keep you grounded....
![Senior Slideshow 2024](https://shsthepapercut.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/class-of-2024-e1693494201754-1200x592.jpg)
![Sahuaro Students Give Advice to Future Freshmen](https://shsthepapercut.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/118DECE9-4493-4934-9211-F86CDE9E07D3.png)
![Class of 2025 is Excited for Senior Year!](https://shsthepapercut.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_1804.jpeg)
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![Discover the Wonders of Pathway to Asia at Reid Park Zoo](https://shsthepapercut.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/image.jpeg)
Reid Park Zoo, nestled in the heart of Tucson, Arizona, is set to display its newest attraction in 2026: Pathway to Asia. This exciting addition...
![Pro-Palestinian Protests Overtake College Campuses All Over the U.S.](https://shsthepapercut.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/00nat-sjp-01-lpkm-videoSixteenByNine3000-1200x675.jpg)
Amidst the war in Gaza and Israel, Pro-Palestinian protests have been sweeping U.S. college campuses and causing all kinds of chaos; multiple...
![Save Our Librarian!](https://shsthepapercut.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Screenshot-59-e1714773682436-1200x639.png)
Imagine walking into the library and not seeing Mrs. Krieg's lovely, welcoming face, or taking a step into the wonderful world of books and not...
![TOO MANY TOURISTS](https://shsthepapercut.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_5254.jpeg)
Either for its rich history intertwined with America and other countries or its very popular style of animation - known as anime - being idolized...