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Taylorsville students in Hope Squad participate in an activity from the 2016 school year.

Hope Squad teaches students suicide prevention

Dallen Cameron, Sports Editor November 27, 2017

According to Suicide.org, a teen takes his or her own life every 100 minutes. Suicide is the third-leading cause of death for young people ages 15 to 24. Approximately 20 percent of teens will experience...

Muslim students take a stand against hate and bigotry. They refuse to let their voices be silenced in a climate of fear and violence.

Anti-Muslim hate crimes rise over summer

Sarah Al-Barkawi, Opinion Editor November 27, 2017

2017 has been a difficult year for Muslims around the world, especially during this past summer. Muslims have been primary victims of hate crimes ever since 9/11. However, current president Donald...

Different flours are only some alternative ingredients for celiac-friendly meals without gluten.

Students with Celiac face struggles

Calle Hansen, A&E Editor November 27, 2017

I was first diagnosed with Celiac disease when I was about two years old. I was this little sick kid who couldn't keep any food down. My worried parents took me to doctor after doctor, but no one could...

Students from the City of Port Huron Gathered together in an orgnaization called Students for a Democratic Society seeking government reform. They reserved their right to peacefully protest injustice in a school setting.

Students and their first amendment rights

Isabella Ashton, News Editor November 27, 2017

In 1965, Mary Beth Tinker and some of her fellow classmates were suspended from school for wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam War. The students took the issue to court, arguing that the school...

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Epilepsy more prevalent in teens than commonly thought

Jen Cordeiro, Reporter November 27, 2017

According to the Epilepsy Foundation, one in one hundred teens has epilepsy. They define epilepsy as a neurological disorder that can include sensory disturbance, loss of consciousness and convulsions...

Washington Redskins players link arms during the national anthem as a show of protest following the presidents speech.

Taking a knee: NFL players protest injustices

Audrey Helm, Isabella Ashton, and Alexa Chandler November 27, 2017

"We're proud of our country, we respect our flag," President Trump said at a rally on September 22nd. "Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, 'Get...

Student demonstrates the way that teen immigrants often feel when they come to the U.S.

Teen immigrants face a language struggle

Kiara Bobadilla, Reporter November 27, 2017

We've all noticed those kids in junior highs, high schools, or even college who don't know english, or who simply struggle with any other language. The struggle gets worse day by day, the students easily...

Female Role in the Alt-Right

Audrey Helm, News Editor November 20, 2017

White women have been part of hate movements since the 1920s, when the Ku Klux Klan began an all-female branch that at one point had half a million members, according to timeline.com. Since then, the presence...

This painting depicts circumcision in the 16th century

Comparisons between circumcision and genital mutilation

Aspen Earnhart, Feature Editor November 20, 2017

It’s 2017, and people have finally started talking about circumcision--the world’s oldest and possibly one of the most controversial surgical procedure--estimated to be over 15,000 years old. Circumcision...

Sticks and Stones

Sticks and Stones

Payton Wright, Assistant Editor March 14, 2017

     While homework and social hierarchies prey on student after student, there is a not-so-secret and not-so-silent killer out on the loose and everyone falls victim to it, and it’s called gossip....

Testing in progress

Testing in progress

Aspen Earnhart, Reporter March 14, 2017

May 1st. Sweaty palms, racing heart. The dreaded three hours of Scantron sheets and silence. You’ve been preparing for this day for months now, and suddenly you’ve forgotten everything you know. Well,...

What Trump means for DACA

What Trump means for DACA

Ana Zamora, Reporter March 14, 2017

There have been a lot of changes since Trump has taken office. Among the executive orders he has been signing are the approval of North Dakota pipeline and the border wall that will be built between the...

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