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Jerry (left) and Coach Wells (right)

Coach Wells

Hina K. Namauu, Editor September 3, 2021

A good coach can change a game. A great coach can change a life. Coach Rodny Wells is Taylorsville High’s weight training coach and former football coach. When you think of coaches, the stereotype...

Learning a secondary language in schools

Learning a secondary language in schools

March 8, 2021

 Schools all over the country offer world language classes, but why? World languages have many benefits and some students take advantage of this for a variety of reasons. Some take them for the credit,...

Fearing Graduation

Kate Konatsu, Editor-n-Chief February 16, 2021

Graduation, noun, the receiving or conferring of an academic degree or diploma. That is the definition of graduation but what does it mean? Is it a once in a lifetime opportunity? Maybe it is a goal that...

The Pageant Problem

The Pageant Problem

Paige Smith, Editor December 10, 2020

The 19th amendment was a huge step forward for suffragettes. It gave women the right to vote and is still revered by feminists around the world. However, on the same day that the last state ratified the...

How to Manage Time

How to Manage Time

Tiani Olguin, Reporter October 13, 2020

When it comes to high school there are many activities to get involved in such as sports, theater, JROTC, choir, drill, cheerleading, clubs, and student government. Students as well juggle  a full or...

Healthy food clean eating selection: fruit, vegetable, seeds, superfood, cereal, leaf vegetable on gray concrete background

Popular Keto Diet and Potential Health Risks

Paige Smith, Editor October 1, 2020

Diets and diabetes. What do they have in common? One word: keto. More specifically, the keto diet and ketoacidosis. If not properly controlled, both can kill. With the modern era of social media, it’s...

“I really like being in school because it makes me feel organized. I’m passing all my classes so I’m not very stressed right now. When I do get stressed about school, it’s mostly because I have a lot of packets to do for credit recovery, and sometimes it just gets overwhelming. I enjoy meeting new people, learning new things, and socializing with friends. When I get stressed, I do like to listen to music, or just take a deep breath.”

-- Carlos Chavez, Senior

Stressed in school? Here’s how some students deal with it

Ciera Martin and Daniel Prypechenko January 7, 2020

Three Senior students share how they deal with stress as they prepare to enter adulthood.

A collage of words associated with disappointment.

How to handle disappointment; advice from teachers

Taylor S. Fischbeck, Editor November 21, 2019

Everyone’s heard the phrase “life is full of disappointment” which is true. Disappointment plays an important role in our lives and it can shape who we are depending on how we deal with it. Not only...

Taylorsville High art teacher Nicole Lavely with her husband.

Best way to win love; advice from teachers

Taylor S. Fischbeck, Editor November 19, 2019

High school is the time for students to experience relationships and often, the students believe they’ll be with someone forever. Now the question is how do we win love?  Psychologist Gleb Tsipursky...

What makes a good friend

What makes a good friend

Madilynn Gonzalez, Reporter November 11, 2019

It’s a simple question, right? What makes a friend? Is it someone who is supportive and helps you when you’re feeling down? Or is it someone who laughs at all your jokes and takes your mind off of...

The Mothers Day Project

The Mother’s Day Project

Cameron Bessette, Reporter May 16, 2019

There are a handful of people in life who you can always count on. They love you unconditionally. They make endless sacrifices just to see you smile. Often one or more of those people are probably a mother...

Gender discrimination prevalent in current political rhetoric

Gender discrimination prevalent in current political rhetoric

Audrey Helm, Editor-in-Chief April 24, 2019

Nasty. Shrill. Unlikeable. In the years following the 2016 presidential election, there has been a drastic increase in the number of women running for political positions, and these words have followed...

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