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Banning Books solves Nothing

Banning Books solves Nothing

Jack Speigel, Senior Staff Writer March 28, 2024

Recently, the topic of “banning books” has been circulating around the country due to an increase in the American culture war. Discussion on this topic has been brought up in many school districts...

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Defining Chronic Absenteeism, why it Matters, and how USD383 is Addressing It

Advith Natarajan, Managing Editor March 26, 2024

This is an extension of the preliminary investigative report on unexcused absence data published in edition 6 16 million students nationwide were chronically absent during the 2022-23 school year, double...

Social Medias Effect on your attention span

Social Media’s Effect on your attention span

Kael Stock, Staff Writer February 26, 2024

Tiktok and other social media apps such as Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Snapchat, and more have caught on to the new trend of reels. Reels are little one minute clips of people doing anything. This...

Get to Know Your New School Board Members

Get to Know Your New School Board Members

Advith Natarajan, Managing Editor January 31, 2024

Last November, voters selected four members to the school board: Kriston Brighton, Curt Herrman, Katie Allen and Greg Hoyt. With Allen and Hoyt being new to the school board, we wanted the student body...

Parents should allow children more freedom

Kyla Barnett, Features Editor March 2, 2020

Many of us have that one friend whose parents need them home by seven on a weeknight and their phone is taken away as soon as they enter the house. If they’re even a minute late, they end up grounded...

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