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  • April 19Click here for today's announcements!
  • April 19Lunch - Pacifico Specialty Pizza, Sweet Potato Fries, Romaine Salad and Choice of Fruit and Milk!
  • April 18Tater Tot Casserole w/Roll, Steamed Broccoli and Choice of Fruit and Milk!
  • April 18Mini-Thon! Eighth grade tickets will be sold Thursday, April 18 during sixth period and Friday, April 19 during fourth period.
  • April 17Click here for today's announcements!
  • April 17Lunch- Turkey, Bacon, Swiss croissant sandwich with french fries and a choice of fruit and milk!
  • April 16Mini-Thon for seventh grade! The cost is $10 and tickets will be sold Wednesday, April 17 and Thursday, April 18 in room 212.
  • April 16Lunch - Wild Walking Taco, Steamed Corn and Choice of Fruit and Milk!
  • April 15Lunch - Rodeo Burger, Baked Beans and Choice of Fruit and Milk!
  • April 15Click here for today's announcements!

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Good teaching! Eighth grade teacher, Cameron Kyle helps his student Tysen Larocco with a Chromebook problem. Kyle worked as an in-school teacher last year.  This is his first year teaching eighth grade.

Different qualities needed to teach different grade levels

Kaya Newell and Sadie Price March 28, 2019

With the new school being built it requires teachers to move floors and schools.  Teachers have the option to stay in the junior high or switch to the new high school. There will also be a number of new...

Apple releases colorful new iPhones

Apple releases colorful new iPhones

Kaya Newell, Reporter March 25, 2019

In September of 2018, Apple released a new iPhone known as the XR. I have owned an iPhone since I was nine and now six years later still I stick with the brand Apple. My first phone was a white iPhone...

McDonalds Shamrock Shake brings smiles to customers

McDonald’s Shamrock Shake brings smiles to customers

Sadie Price, Reporter March 20, 2019

It's that time of the year for McDonalds!  Shamrock Shake time. The Shamrock Shakes are a yearly tradition for McDonalds selling them every March for St. Patrick's day.   According to Vox, over 60 million...

Students NEED five minutes between classes

Students NEED five minutes between classes

Connor George, Reporter March 15, 2019

This school year, students have been rushing around to their classes. Students in ninth grade must go from one end of the school to the other. Seventh graders must rush upstairs to head to their next class...

Lockdown drills need to be taken more seriously

Lockdown drills need to be taken more seriously

Kaya Newell, Reporter March 15, 2019

As the school year progresses, the number of lock down drills have increased.  But are they really helping that much? Lockdown drills are to practice what schools should do if there was a  lockdown...

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Students face dangerous sidewalks

Sadie Price, Reporter March 13, 2019

In the school district area many of the sidewalks and crosswalks are not cleared for pedestrians.  The sidewalks and crosswalks need to be cleared. Cleaning them off fully would be a positive change for...

Sporting events cancelled due to weather must be rescheduled

Sporting events cancelled due to weather must be rescheduled

Editorial Board, , and March 11, 2019

The winter weather has been affecting sports schedules.  Sporting events should be rescheduled no matter what. Since the school makes up school days, they should make up athletics events as well....

Hug Barrels make tastiest drink

Hug Barrels make tastiest drink

Connor George, Reporter February 28, 2019

When seeking out a delicious drink, my first option is always Hug Barrels. I enjoy their easy to hold structure, many flavors, their after drunken uses and low prices. They use a soft plastic that isn’t...

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R.L. Stine continues to please readers

Sadie Price, Reporter February 28, 2019

"Scream and Scream Again" is a book full of mysteries and scary events that will leave the readers on the edge of their seats.  This book has 20 different stories never making the reader bored. Coming...

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Ariana Grande continues to inspire many

Kaya Newell, Reporter February 28, 2019

Grammy award winner for “Best Pop Vocal Album,” Ariana Grande continues to inspire millions of people all across the world after just releasing her new album, “Thank U, Next.” Ariana’s song “7...

Students should be allowed to carry phones

Students should be allowed to carry phones

Kaya Newell, Reporter February 21, 2019

In this day in age, a vast majority of teenagers own cell phones.  When students go to school, for over seven hours a day, they are not allowed to carry any type of cellular device on them.   This...

Listen up:  Announcements are important

Listen up: Announcements are important

Sadie Price, Reporter February 20, 2019

In the morning many students are not able to hear the daily announcements.  Students are missing out on events that already happened or up coming. Students are supposed to remain silent until the...

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