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Principal of West High School placed on paid leave

November 25, 2019

As of Monday, November 18, the principal of West High School, Ford White, has been placed on paid leave. According to Desert News, “A letter sent to parents and others in the school community by Chris Gesteland, who supervises all schools that are part of West High’s feeder pattern, didn’t offer an explanatio...

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Student Opinions on Standardized Testing

Aurelia Jones, Reporter

October 4, 2018

Each student has to take the School City tests. That is a fact. But what do students think about these tests? Do they help or hinder? Taylorville senior Holly Henderson says, “I think that they are a complete waste of time… it’s really measuring how much the teacher taught you and we get tol...

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How much homework is considered too much?

McKenna Farmer, Reporter

February 18, 2020 • Comments closed

The recommended hours of sleep for teens is 8 or more hours. This generation, teens tend to get 7 or fewer hours of sleep doing homework. Teens have a busy schedule, work,...