The Warrior Ledger

Opioids in the United States reach epidemic proportions

Alexa Blaise Chandler, Photo & Art Editor May 15, 2018

Opioid prescriptions were doled out like candy during the late 1990s by pharmaceutical companies who assured that this all natural pain reliever was not highly addictive, unlike forms of morphine and codeine....

Looking back historically, are border walls effective?

Looking back historically, are border walls effective?

Dallen Cameron, Sports Editor May 2, 2018

"I will build a great wall -- and nobody builds walls better than me, believe me --and I'll build them very inexpensively. I will build a great, great wall on our southern border, and I will make Mexico...

Club Spotlight: Art Club

Club Spotlight: Art Club

Alexa Blaise Chandler, Photo & Art Editor May 2, 2018

Led by Ms. Nicole Lavely, Art Club is a place where students from all walks of life come together to create art. Using different material and methods, every third Wednesday of the month students are challenged...

EPA rolls back regulations

Isabella Ashton, News Editor April 2, 2018

The Environmental Protection Agency is set to reverse Obama-era regulations on vehicle fuel economy standards. Under the Obama administration, the rules would have required automakers to increase the...

Two GTI students prepare for touchdown at Salt Lake City International Airport inside the schools advanced simulator.

How to become a pilot in high school

Canyen Manchego, Reporter December 11, 2017

The first thing you need to know about becoming a pilot is that it will not be easy. Nothing is going to be handed to you, it is going to take a lot of dedication and hard work in order to secure your...

Gun control in America vs. the rest of the world

Gun control in America vs. the rest of the world

Audrey Helm, News editor December 11, 2017

America has 4.4% of the world’s population and half of the world’s guns. America has staggeringly high rates of gun violence, especially when compared to other developed countries. In comparison...

Taylorsvile high historian poses with IIHS student Ye Jun Kim

South Korean students visit Taylorsville High

Payton Wright, Editor in-Chief December 11, 2017

 For one who has not traveled often, imagining other parts of the world and their cultures is, for lack of better words, hard. Every place you go just feels like a larger part of Utah, and each person...

This photoillustration symbolizes herbal remedies some use to medicate their depression.

Can saffron replace your everyday antidepressant?

Oliver Fierro, Reporter December 1, 2017

According to Mental Health America, 1 in 5 adults in the United States will develop depression in their lifetime, approximately 40 million people. Because of this, the mental disorder is quickly becoming...

Puppy Barn under fire over diseased pups

Puppy Barn under fire over diseased pups

Aspen Earnhart, Feature Editor November 27, 2017

The Puppy Barn is a popular attraction for high school dates and famous among those with a Twitter. Utahvalley.com describes it as, “Get your puppy cuddles on at the Puppy Barn! Play with lots of different...

Dreamers, people who want to stay

Bryan Banuelos, Spanish Editor November 27, 2017

Over 800 thousand undocumented people live their daily lives under the shelter of the DACA program. This September 5, 2017, President Trump announced the plan that would put an end to DACA (short for...

Guys Have Problems Too, You Know

Guys Have Problems Too, You Know

Lili Rivas, Web Editor November 27, 2017

Girls have it tough. Periods. Mood swings. Keeping up with the Kardashians. It’s heavy stuff to handle on a personal level, let alone battling with society’s views of women being weak and below men....

History of the Confederacy

History of the Confederacy

Isabella Ashton, News Editor November 27, 2017

Recently, the removal of Confederate monuments around the country has sparked heated debate. These tensions were most prominently seen in Charlottesville, Virginia, where white supremacists and counter...

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