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The Warrior Ledger

The student news site of Taylorsville High School

The Warrior Ledger

The student news site of Taylorsville High School

The Warrior Ledger

Blood Diamonds

Blood Diamonds

Liana Ivan, Reporter November 6, 2018

When people think of diamonds, it evokes feelings of joy and excitement. Diamonds are synonymous with engagements and anniversaries and glamor and love. When picking out jewelry, few people think about...

Serial Killers

Serial Killers

Emilee Garn, Reporter November 6, 2018

According to former chief of the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit, John Douglas, there are twenty-five to fifty serial killers on the loose in the United States at any given time. However, serial killers...

The Real Cost

The Real Cost

Cameron Bessette, Reporter November 6, 2018

In 2014, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched its first tobacco-focused public education campaign, The Real Cost, aimed at reducing tobacco use among junior high and high school students in...

AVID helps students graduate

AVID helps students graduate

Aliyah Rangel, Reporter November 6, 2018

AVID stands for Advancement Via Individual Determination. The individual is a big part of AVID and is why students are taught skills on how to study individually with tools that help to get things done...

Living in the “Mormon State”

Living in the “Mormon State”

Benjamin Hood, Reporter November 5, 2018

Utah ints (LDS) was founded in the 1830s in New York. However, since the initial finding of the church beliefs, the American Mormon population has greatly expanded over the country. A 2013 Gallup poll...

Fires in Different Utah Locations

Fires in Different Utah Locations

Chris Barnes, Reporter November 5, 2018

  There have been several fires in the state of Utah that have had fire departments throughout the state scrambling their units in order to fight the multiple blazes. These fires have mainly been...

The Effects of the Fashion and Apparel Industries

The Effects of the Fashion and Apparel Industries

Cameron Bessette, Reporter November 5, 2018

The apparel and fashion industry have experienced continual growth throughout history. The entire world wears some form of clothing and therefore is subject, to some degree to this ever-changing industry....

The Acceptance Of The LGBTQ+ Community

The Acceptance Of The LGBTQ+ Community

Carly Tanner, Reporter November 5, 2018

The LGBTQ+ community has always been a part of our society. Ever since gay marriage was legalized, more people have felt comfortable coming out about themselves. People know, when they come out, they will...

Spotlight: Tech Dept

Spotlight: Tech Dept

Rayven Cann, Sports Editor November 5, 2018

Roses The Chainsmokers, Alright Supergrass, You can call me al Paul Simon, Vacation Dirty Heads, Exposure Tom Macdonald, No one else Weezer   The Tech Dept. or Stage Tech is a class for students...

Ditching Class

Ditching Class

Sequoia Salazar, Reporter November 5, 2018

According to the article, ¨Data Reveals How Many U.S. Students Chronically Miss School¨, published on PBS, an estimated 6.5 million students ditch class over the course of one school year. In Utah a...

Jamal Khashoggi Murdered in Consulate

Jamal Khashoggi Murdered in Consulate

Lindsay Cook, Reporter November 5, 2018

On October 2, Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappeared shortly after arriving in Turkey’s Saudi Arabian consulate. Khashoggi had previously worked as an adviser for the Saudi crown and...

EBSCO blocked as resource for Utah students

EBSCO blocked as resource for Utah students

Lindsay Cook, Reporter October 31, 2018

EBSCO, Elton B. Stephens Co., is an international research database which the Utah state legislature has previously funded to provide access to Utah students for research purposes. However, EBSCO has been...

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