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  • April 24Lunch - Hot Ham & Cheese Pretzel Sandwich, Baked Beans, Sweet Potato Fries and Choice of Fruit and Milk!
  • April 22Buffalo Chicken Cheddar Hoagie, French Fries and Choice of Fruit and Milk!
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  • 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.
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  • April 17Lunch- Turkey, Bacon, Swiss croissant sandwich with french fries and a choice of fruit and milk!

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Students need help surviving standardized testing

March 28, 2014

Ninth graders who did not pass the Keystones in Spring last year or the fall of this year the pressure is on. If students do not pass their Keystones they can not graduate. Ninth grade students...

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Cancel homework during benchmark week

March 28, 2014

As the end of the marking period approaches, students everywhere must worry about the ever present threat, benchmarks. They are meant to boost grades, but can hurt them tremendously if not reviewed enough....

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Water hydrates students

March 28, 2014

Being dehydrated is never a good thing in life.  The human body needs a lot of water throughout the day.  Students aren’t allowed to have water in class and this should be an immediate change to the...

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Security concerns remain top priority

March 28, 2014

  Schools across the nation now have frequent checks for drugs and other illegal items.  Throughout the years student safety has been questioned when other schools have been corrupted by these...

Students affected by social media

Students affected by social media

March 28, 2014

Students around the nation have multiple different types of devices that they can use to access different social media sites. It can begin to affect their behavior and viewpoint on several topics such...

Why make up snow days?

Why make up snow days?

March 10, 2014

Why make up snow days? Every school year kids enjoy having cancellations and delays frequently. With delays and especially cancellations come unconditional joy, until notified the day missed must be made...

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Athletic department needs new teams

March 7, 2014

Every grade in high school should have their own baseball team. This means that grades nine through twelve would all have a separate team. Many kids play baseball and when they tryout for the high school...

Students need more opportunities to redeem lion loot

Students need more opportunities to redeem lion loot

March 7, 2014

Lion loot is typically given to students whenever they have done a good or kind act around the school.  The teachers are the only ones allowed to give out lion loot as well as the principals and counselors....

School needs more sports options

School needs more sports options

March 7, 2014

Schools across the nation have multiple sports that get students active and involved in school events.  Schools need to add more sports to add more variety and to help students better showcase their unknown...

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More Leniency on Writing

March 7, 2014

In school students both read and write a lot of things from grades seven to grade nine. A lot of the assignments assigned to students to write have a ton of rules and restrictions on what they can or can’t...

Winter temperatures, weather disrupt schedules

Winter temperatures, weather disrupt schedules

March 7, 2014

Temperatures have been very low lately; it has even been in the negatives. Students watch the forecast and hope to have a delay the next day. There have been a few delays and cancellations this year...

Smile! Abigail Randolph and her date, Lance Langensiepen take a picture in their dance clothes. Picture courtesy of Abigail Randolph.

Dance rules cause concern

March 7, 2014

Ninth grader's favorite time of the year has come but one little thing can turn that smile into a frown.  The dances are finally here but their happiness is not with it.  The reason for people being...

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