Softball keeps me sane
May 15, 2012 • By Skylar Wilson '13
Filed under Personal Narratives
I am a junior at West Deptford High School. I have many college prep classes, academic clubs, and after school responsibilities. At this time I’m practicing to take my driver’s test in Salem. Right now I have to work on parallel parking, K-turning, stopping fully at stop signs,... Read more »
Distance is agony
May 15, 2012 • By Rachel Champagne '13
Filed under Personal Narratives
The one thing any person will say who is in a long-distance relationship is that distance is agony. Every day gets even more difficult than the day before. For both genders, it’s hard just thinking about what their boyfriend or girlfriend could be doing at that very moment that... Read more »
Are you addicted to caffeine?
April 25, 2012 • By Piers Rim '12
Filed under Column, Opinion
Do you start every morning with a hot cup of jo? Do you drink another one later on that day to keep up and avoid that crash? When you don’t get your coffee, do you notice your sudden irritability and lethargy? Welcome to your addiction to caffeine. In our society, addiction is a pretty serious topic,... Read more »
Your effort in the fourth marking period can make or break you
April 25, 2012 • By Dan Albinson '13
Filed under Column, Opinion
The fourth marking period can be a tough time for some students. It’s a time when they really have to worry about grades and whether or not they will pass for the year. Some kids already know that they passed for the year. Others dug themselves in a deep hole and are trying to get out of it. I don’t... Read more »
Hazing is cruel and needs to be banned
March 21, 2012 • By Erika Sprague '13
Filed under Editorial, Opinion
Inside what seems to be a normal college fraternity house, danger is lurking. Below all the smiles and talking about how great college is, are young college boys being hazed in the basement of the house. They are so skinny because they have been starved for a few days and some... Read more »
Random drug testing in schools can be good for teenagers
March 21, 2012 • By Melissa Del Guidice
Filed under Editorial, Opinion
There have been many debates on whether school districts should be allowed to drug test their students at random. I have noticed a change in my fellow classmate’s attitudes towards drugs ever since we started getting tested. I believe that by putting an end to drugs earlier in life, we can prevent... Read more »
Bullying affects most people in one way or the other
March 21, 2012 • By Stephanie Wakeley '13
Filed under Opinion
Statistics show that one out of seven students in Grades K-12 is either a bully or a victim of bullying. Bullying is unfortunately so common that at some point in a child’s life, he has been bullied or bullied someone else. The frequency of bullying incidents varies from place to place, but it is still... Read more »
Secondhand smoke is more deadly than you think
March 21, 2012 • By Dana DeCaesar '13
Filed under Editorial, Opinion
People should be more considerate when smoking cigarettes in public. Not only is the smell atrocious and irritating to be around, but it can also lead to serious health problems. You may not think the smoke can affect you, but in reality, it most certainly can. As a matter of fact, second hand... Read more »
You are what you eat
March 21, 2012 • By Piers Rim '12
Filed under Column, Opinion
What you may love about the Big Mac, or Double Quarter-Pounder may also be the thing that’s killing you. Many love the taste of fast food, the convenience of it. However, is it really worth it? Fast food is gross and it kills, maybe not as fast as you think, but it’s definitely... Read more »
Follow the human curfew
March 17, 2012 • By Piers Rim '12
Filed under Column, Opinion
Wake up. Go to school. Head off to work or sports. Hit the gym. Come home. Finish homework. Study for that test tomorrow. Wash up. Go to bed. Repeat. That’s a pretty rough day if you ask me. However, this is the life of many seniors in high school nowadays and this schedule is considered normal. And... Read more »
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