Students feel the pressure of testing season
Story by: Laurie Mermet
February 27, 2020
Excessive standardized testing is becoming the norm in public schools across the nation, and students are getting tired of filling out Scantrons. While students understand testing is used to hold schools to a standard, the district administering practice tests every month is too much. “School is ...
Potty Patrol Problem
Story by: Francesco Beltrano
October 29, 2019
At Jupiter High, a new policy was implemented in Oct. so that when students leave the classroom, they must be escorted. The administration’s reasoning is that the new escort system will deter students from vaping in the bathrooms and wandering the halls aimlessly. While something has to be done to end the ce...
See ya later, PETA-gator
Story by: Adriana Beltrano
March 7, 2019
Feb. 22 was Steve Irwin’s birthday. Irwin would have turned 57 if not for his untimely death in 2006. People took a day to pay tribute to Irwin and to all that he did for animals and the environment. Google even created a Google Doodle of him for their homepage. It was a bittersweet day of remembrance...
Should old offensive tweets ruin careers?
Story by: Francesco Beltrano
December 20, 2018
In today’s world, anything you say can be punishable. Tweets surfacing from celebrities’ and professional athletes’ pasts have come back to haunt them. Latest Heisman winner Kyler Murray and comedian Kevin Hart have been under negative light after tweets posted years ago have resurfaced. Hart ...
Amazon takes over
Story by: Francesco Beltrano
December 3, 2018
Millions of people buy products from Amazon every day, and with holiday shopping just beginning, the company is not slowing down. Amazon headquarters are in Seattle, but the corporation has hundreds of warehouses scattered across the globe. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has an estimated net worth of $156...
Make Earth Day every day
Story by: Lilly Grella
May 23, 2018
Every year on April 22, people from all around the world participate in helping the environment; this day is known as Earth Day. As controversy surrounding our planet's health grows, people should begin to think about taking action not just on Earth Day, but every day. “Go green,” “Reduce. Reuse....
Laugh tracks need to laugh themselves away
Story by: Adriana Beltrano
May 14, 2018
Laugh track. Canned laughter. Fake laughter. My demon goes by many names. I hate a lot of things. But laugh tracks fill me with an unrivaled rage. Faux, tinny guffaws haunt my every waking moment, as well as my dreams. Because of laugh tracks, I have never known happiness. But enough about me. Where...
How far will an athlete go to succeed?
Story by: Kendall Baer
March 8, 2018
With the Winter Olympics just ending, it’s only appropriate the "I, Tonya" movie hit theaters. The movie explores the 1994 scandal where Nancy Kerrigan, a rival figure skater of Tonya Harding, was clubbed in the knee by Harding’s ex-husband Jeff Gillooly. Authorities determined Harding was not only...
Football fields or forums?
Story by: Kendall Baer
November 2, 2017
Recently, football fields have become political forums largely due to President Donald Trump sending out Twitter posts criticizing players kneeling during the National Anthem in protest of police brutality. This kneeling protest began last year when 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick got nation-wide...
5 health benefits of going vegan
Story by: Amanda Mikulski
September 25, 2017
Thinking of going vegan? Maybe this will be enough to sway you. Veganism is the practice of eliminating animal products from your life, especially when it comes to diet. While it’s not for everyone, it does have some definite benefits. And now, going vegan is easier than ever with the addition of several...
A not-so-beautiful controversy
Story by: Larissa Holloway
April 20, 2017
On Feb. 23, audience members embraced the familiar sights of dancing dishes, singing villagers and ballroom waltzes in the 2017 live-action adaptation of Walt Disney’s 1991 Beauty and the Beast. However, the popular film also met with controversy over its light treatment of kidnapping and the incl...
Telling your story in a whole new way
Story by: Brandon Lopez, Opinion Editor
February 3, 2017
Everyone has a story to tell. In the past, stories were ether written or spoken, but now, writers and creators can expand on their stories by giving the audience something traditional storytelling techniques can’t: visual support. Movies and video games are the newest forms of storytelling, allowing...