Archive for June, 2010

App Review: We Rule

App Review: We Rule

One day, I was playing with my iPod Touch and I decided to go to the App Store. The first thing I found while in the App Store was a free game called We Rule. I decided to check it out, since it was free and all. We Rule is a newly-developed game for the [...]

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Students are talking: About Glee!

Students are talking:  About Glee!

Since spring of last year, a new show has been sweeping the nation–and the high school. It’s full of singing, dancing and drama, all based in the fictional William McKinley High School in Ohio. It’s on every Tuesday and is on the same channel as American Idol. Give up yet? The show is Glee. Glee [...]

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Seniors reflect as graduation nears

As the days in high school dwindle down, seniors have neared a point in their lives where they will not be in the comfort zone and have to enter the unknown “real” world. The days of mom and dad taking care of them and endless free time are coming to an end. Whether students are [...]

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The Last Good Book I Read: “What My Mother Doesn’t Know” by Sonya Sones

Sophie is a high school girl who is very talented at art. She has such a passion for art that it helps her meet the guy of her dreams. However, what she doesn’t know is that her new man turns out to be the most unpopular guy in school. Also, since everyone knows she is [...]

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Cook eyes FCCLA national officer spot

Cook eyes FCCLA national officer spot

Imagine giving a three-minute speech in front of thousands of people who you need to impress in order to achieve your goal. For junior Elizabeth Cook, this is just one of the many hurdles she needs to jump to get a spot on the FCCLA National Executive Council. Cook has been in FCCLA since her [...]

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Mrs. Franko: Former Bodybuilder

Mrs. Franko: Former Bodybuilder

When they were kindergarteners, many students believed that teachers lived in the school and never left. However, as they got older, students realized that some teachers did the unexpected. Well, at least what students consider to be the unexpected. After her fifth child was born, special education teacher Ghislaine Franko felt the need for some [...]

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