Club Spotlight: Art Club
Alexa Blaise Chandler, Photo & Art Editor
May 2, 2018
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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 to embrace their artistic creativity and go outside of their comfort zone to produce a maste...
EPA rolls back regulations
Isabella Ashton, News Editor
April 2, 2018
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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 average fuel economy to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025 and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “I...
How to become a pilot in high school
Canyen Manchego, Reporter
December 11, 2017
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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 spot on an airline or corporate company. There is some good news, however, for those who are willing to up...
Gun control in America vs. the rest of the world
Audrey Helm, News editor
December 11, 2017
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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 to its developed peers, America has astonishingly lenient gun laws. There are laws that have been en...
South Korean students visit Taylorsville High
Payton Wright, Editor in-Chief
December 11, 2017
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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 you meet is simply just another person. I had lived almost eighteen years in this sheltered bubble ...
Can saffron replace your everyday antidepressant?
Oliver Fierro, Reporter
December 1, 2017
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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 known as “the common cold” of mental illness. The way this illness is treated and understood has c...
Puppy Barn under fire over diseased pups
Aspen Earnhart, Feature Editor
November 27, 2017
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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 kinds of puppies from big to small! It is a free activity that is fun for families, groups, or...
Dreamers, people who want to stay
Bryan Banuelos, Spanish Editor
November 27, 2017
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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 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), a program that grants a status of amnesty to over 800,000 d...
Guys Have Problems Too, You Know
Lili Rivas, Web Editor
November 27, 2017
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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. Now there is feminism, which by definition means an advocacy of women's rights on the ground of the equality of the ...
History of the Confederacy
Isabella Ashton, News Editor
November 27, 2017
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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 protesters’ rallies led to violence and the death of 32 year-old Heather Heyer. The controve...
Hope Squad teaches students suicide prevention
Dallen Cameron, Sports Editor
November 27, 2017
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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 depression before they reach adulthood. Depression increases a teen's risk for attempting suicide...
Anti-Muslim hate crimes rise over summer
Sarah Al-Barkawi, Opinion Editor
November 27, 2017
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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 Trump spreads anti-Muslim messages across the U.S, which has inspired Islamaphobes to take action and even ph...
Cameron Bessette, Reporter
May 16, 2019 • Comments closed
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...
May 2, 2019
Everyone knows the feeling of not wanting to get out of bed, maybe you’re dragging yourself to work or school everyday. When you don’t want do any of these you’re automatically called lazy but is that really the case? Or is it because you lack motivation? Ah yes, the cruel word that starts with an ‘M’ may seem to drive people up the wall and make people cry but, what exactly is motivation?
Students strive for job satisfaction
May 2, 2019
Jobs have been around for ages and people have debated over whether to get a job that makes more than enough money to support one’s self and future family or love what they do but be living paycheck to paycheck. There are benefits that come with both types of jobs, but what’s best for somebody’s situation all depends on each person’s personality, how they work, and their work ethics.
The Benefits of Extracurricular
May 2, 2019
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