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  • March 25ACT Aspire - Freshmen (4/22-2/23)
  • March 25ACT - Juniors (4/9)
  • March 25No School - Spring Holiday (3/29)
  • March 25Future Freshman Night - 6:00pm (3/37)
  • March 25AZ Science Test - Juniors (3/26)
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Economy or Life: Is the Willow Project Worth it?

Marley Gandee, Associate Editor-In-Chief March 16, 2023

For several years ConocoPhillips, a Houston-based energy company, has been drilling for oil in Alaska. Though much smaller than the proposed Willow Project, ConocoPhillips currently has two operations....

Pinterest Is Being Investigated?!

Pinterest Is Being Investigated?!

Cymona Abellard, Reporter March 15, 2023

Pinterest is an app/website we all know and love. Pinterest can be used for hairstyle and outfit ideas, artistic inspiration, shopping, and anything else you'd like, but unfortunately, that is why it is...

Meet the man who visited Disneyland nearly 3000 times in a row

Meet the man who visited Disneyland nearly 3000 times in a row

Tayton Schwartz Jr, Reporter March 10, 2023

Disneyland is a fun place to go with family and kids. It's a magical place full of many wonders and attractions to grab your attention. Imagine if you were able to visit every day for years and never get...

Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan: What Will The Verdict Be?

Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan: What Will The Verdict Be?

Lia Ghirardi, Editor-In-Chief March 7, 2023

For a great number of Americans, college seems to be just a dream due to the cost to attend. Most students have to take out loans fear that they will not be able to pay them back. President Biden has proposed...

Welcome Back Baseball!

Welcome Back Baseball!

James Force, Sports Editor March 3, 2023

Baseball season has begun and the players came out zealous with a strong showing, beating Ironwood Ridge 2-1. After making the playoffs last year, the team is aiming to get back. With early injuries to...

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - 2023/02/09: People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (L) and his daughter presumed to be named Ju-ae (R) attending a military parade held in Pyongyang to mark the 75th founding anniversary of its armed forces, at Yongsan railway station in Seoul. North Korea has staged a massive military parade in Pyongyang to mark the 75th founding anniversary of its armed forces, its state media confirmed on February 9, describing intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) on display as representing the countrys maximum nuclear attack capabilities.
Its leader Kim Jong-un attended the nighttime event, held February 8, along with his wife, Ri Sol-ju, and apparent second child, Ju-ae, according to the Norths official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). (Photo by Kim Jae-Hwan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Future Successor? Kim Jong-Un’s daughter

Montana Poe, Sports Editor February 27, 2023

Kim Jong-Un has been the Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011.  When the founder, Kim II Sung passed in 1994, his son Kim Jong II took control – and when Kim Jong II died, in December 2011, his...

Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Feb. 5, 2023. EODGRU 2 is a critical part of the Navy Expeditionary Combat Force that clears explosive hazards to provide access to denied areas; secures the undersea domain for freedom of movement; builds and fosters relationships with trusted partners, and protects the homeland. At the direction of the President of the United States and with the full support of the Government of Canada, U.S. fighter aircraft under U.S. Northern Command authority engaged and brought down a high altitude surveillance balloon within sovereign U.S. airspace and over U.S. territorial waters Feb. 4, 2023.  Active duty, Reserve, National Guard, and civilian personnel planned and executed the operation, and partners from the U.S. Coast Guard, Federal Aviation Administration, and Federal Bureau of Investigation ensured public safety throughout the operation and recovery efforts.  (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tyler Thompson)

Several UFOs Found Flying Over the US and Canada

Marley Gandee, Associate Editor-In-Chief February 16, 2023

US Fighter Jets have been working overtime this past month, having shot down four objects flying over our country and Canada. So far, not much is being divulged, as the country is patiently waiting for...

Covids Changed A Lot In the Past Three Years

Covid’s Changed A Lot In the Past Three Years

Nicholas Cordova, SHS News Editor February 14, 2023

COVID-19 is a name that every person in the world knows. When it was first discovered, it was considered to be just a slightly more dangerous flu, but within a couple of months, it had spread to every...

Scientists Want to Resurrect Extinct Wildlife

Scientists Want to Resurrect Extinct Wildlife

Tayton Schwartz Jr, Reporter February 10, 2023

The Dodo Bird was a flightless bird that has been extinct since the 17th century. Scientists are plotting to bring this interesting bird back to life. Scientists hope to incorporate advances in ancient...

7.8 Earthquake Hits Syria and Turkey

7.8 Earthquake Hits Syria and Turkey

Cymona Abellard, Reporter February 10, 2023

On Monday, February 6th, a massive 7.8 earthquake hit the North West part of Syria, and the South East part of Turkey. This quake has been one of the strongest to hit that region in over 100 years. The...

“Latinx” Ban Wades into Communities

“Latinx” Ban Wades into Communities

Neela Luna, Reporter February 10, 2023

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas has banned, with an executive order, the use of Latinx in all official state documents in Arkansas. In the order, she states the Latin/Spanish language...

What Happened To Tyre Nichols?

What Happened To Tyre Nichols?

Natalya Larez, Cougar Tales Editor February 6, 2023

On January 7th, 2023, a traffic stop went horrifically wrong, one that would shock the country. Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old motorist, was pulled over for ''reckless driving''. However, the stop went wrong....

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