Best of Girls: 2020
Senior Issue Staff
May 19, 2020
Best Nickname: Ashley "Ashdad" Schlegel "I think I won this category because it’s not a usual nickname and almost all my friends call me it! It’s so different from just shortening a name and that’s why I love it!" Best Twitter: Claudia Garcia (@meatballsubs) "I think I won because I ...
Best of Boys: 2020
Senior Issue Staff
May 19, 2020
Most Likely To Become Famous: Joaquin Cota "I don’t know how I won this category, but if I look back on who I am, I’m very theatrical and involved in the arts." Class Clown: Jamaal Barnhardt "I believe I won because I'm the most genuinely funny person. I try to make everyone laugh and hav...
Mrs. Hughes’ 25-Year Legacy Comes to a Close
Alais Alzaga, Media Arts Editor
April 26, 2020
After teaching for 25 years Mrs. Megan Hughes is retiring. Mrs. Hughes began her teaching career at Sahuaro in 1995 after she had recently gotten married that May to her husband and fellow TUSD teacher, Lance. She said, "It was perfect timing...I began my career at Sahuaro as Mrs. Hughes and didn't...
Farewell Mr. Robinson!
Gabriella Jamerson, Foreign Correspondent
April 25, 2020
Mr. Robinson, a kind-hearted, culturally educated, and well respected teacher, says goodbye to Sahuaro as he takes on a new journey in Utah. “I want to be closer to family.” he explained. Mr. Robinson has worked at Sahuaro for 4 years, and while his time with us was short, his impact on Sahuaro will last forever. He's taught African American Culturally Relevant Literature and History, ...
Born to Survive
Dacey Cervantes, Senior Spotlight Editor
April 24, 2020
As a senior at Sahuaro High School, I've dreamt 0f the day I would get to wear a pretty dress while having a night full of smiles and laughs at prom, wearing my cap and gown while walking across a stage in front of all our families and friends, the end of four years together is difficult. We can't see...
Mental Health Awareness Month – Students Speak Out
Gabriella Jamerson, Foreign Correspondent
April 24, 2020
May is Mental Health awareness month, so to recognize its importance, I've asked a couple of Cougars how they get through tough times in life dealing with mental illness. "When I was 14 I was diagnosed with generalized anxiety. Two years later I went to see a psychiatrist and was diagnosed ...
Senior Issue Announcement
Emma Walrath, Editor in Chief
April 22, 2020
The Paper Cut’s final issue will be dedicated to SENIORS – CLASS OF 2020: Best of the Best! Even though these are hard and disappointing times for all upcoming graduates, The Paper Cut wants to still maintain our tradition of the senior issue, even if it will be all digital this year. Therefore,...
Chalking the Streets
Dacey Cervantes, Senior Spotlight Editor
April 14, 2020
Chalk? It's the new normal, it's the new fancy way to decorate the streets, sidewalks, and of course walls. Due to all the children being home and parents going crazy trying not to pull their hair out from the screams, messes, and video games, chalk has become a great escape. As school districts are...
How Art Class Is Still Creating
Amanda Mourelatos, Editor in Chief
April 7, 2020
Regular core classes have a much easier time assigning work online than fine arts teachers do. This includes the art teachers, who may struggle to assign their students projects; how will they keep their students creating? One of Sahuaro's art teachers, Kate Kimbley, said, "That is something we are...
The Strength of Ms. Stedman: In Loving Memory
Jordan Myers, Associate Editor-in-Chief
March 31, 2020
Many of us knew her as Ms. Stedman, a nice friendly teacher at Sahuaro, but her students knew her as so much more. Mr. Stedman was a wonderful person who looked out for others and cared fondly for students. The first time I met Ms. Stedman, my partner (Jordan Myers, Associate Editor-in-Chief) and I,...
Tutorial For All Students – How to Submit Assignments
Ms. Good, Contributor
March 31, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAMviqrgDgc
Sahuaro – More Than Just a Job
Eva Lange, Sponsor
March 30, 2020
My very first "real" job was working at a TrueValue Hardware store in Queens, NYC. I was thirteen and working off-the-books for $3/hour. In retrospect, this was totally against child labor laws and I never should have been permitted to work, hence the $3/hour. My mom was a struggling single-mom,...
Loading ...