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History of Palestine

History of Palestine

Raksha Jayakumar and Sameeha Alidina December 11, 2023

Sophomore Hiba’s father*, a Palestinian, said that Palestine’s history extends very far back. “Muslims, Christians, and Jewish coexisted for hundreds of years,” he said.  Arabs living in Palestine...

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Local conflict

February 1, 2022

During 2021, conversations about how history should be taught popped up across the state. Ranging from parents to lawmakers, different groups voiced their desire to change certain parts of how kids learn...

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Laws about Critical Race Theory

February 1, 2022

To stop Critical Race Theory, two bills were passed in the spring by the Senate. HB 3979 was first passed in a close 18-13 vote after hours of debate, along with State Senate Bill 3, two bills that Governor...

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Black history

February 1, 2022

One problem some minority students express is that the parameters imposed by the bill affect how Black history is discussed in the classroom. Black History Club member and senior Nichol Chibuzor-Muko believes...

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Photos: Contest submissions

January 25, 2022

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David Pike, teacher

David Pike, teacher

November 30, 2021

"You got video games, TV, you got social media, you got homework, stress about homework, parental issues, home issues, there’s just a range of things."

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Dylan Blake, 11

Dylan Blake, 11

November 30, 2021

"I think a lot of stress about school stuff. Not just like homework, just the stress of knowing like ‘hey, that’s gonna be due here pretty soon.’ Just the stress overall, just kind of piles up over...

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Kate Kazmaier, 12

Kate Kazmaier, 12

November 30, 2021

"Stress about homework, like family stuff, just like a lot of things. I just can’t sleep, I don’t know. I don’t really have a reason, I just can’t sleep."  

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Charley David, 11

Charley David, 11

November 30, 2021

"Anxiety about school stuff, about their test scores. Restlessness about all the things I didn’t get to do that day and have to do the next day."

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Alyssa Mercano,12

Garrison Acree November 29, 2021

5:30 a.m. Senior Alyssa Mercano rolls over and turns off her alarm. Since she studied late and only got two hours of sleep, she’s tempted to hit the snooze button. But it’s an hour drive to school....

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Scout Lee, 12

Vanessa Cardoso November 29, 2021

6:30 a.m. The alarm clock rings once, possibly twice. The loud alarm makes senior Scout Lee’s migraine even more unbearable. She staggers to the bathroom to brush her teeth and shower. She can’t...

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Madison Wilson, math teacher

Hyunsung Na November 29, 2021

3 a.m. Math teacher Madison Wilson can finally feel her legs begin to rest. Her breathing starts to slow. She can finally rest. Only two hours later, Wilson jolts awake to her alarm. She reads the...

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