Mira Nalbandian, Managing Editor-in-Chief
• October 13, 2021
Critical race theory first came into thought in the late 1970s, specifically as a legal theory. It was developed by many scholars, including Derrick Bell, Kimberlé Crenshaw, Cheryl Harris, Richard Delgado,...
Mira Nalbandian, Managing Editor-in-Chief
• October 13, 2021
Unfortunately, critical race theory still can be applied to many events within the education sphere in America’s current climate. Brittany Hogan, Rockwood School District’s former director of diversity...
Addie Gleason, Managing Editor-in-Chief
• October 5, 2021
Digitalization of assignments has become a quick process over the past years. Assignments rapidly turned from paper, to computer labs to constantly accessible personal computers.
Technologies such as...
Addie Gleason, Managing Editor-in-Chief
• October 5, 2021
For hundreds of years, assignments have been written. Smart Boards and computers were unheard of as teachers printed out all learning materials. Some believe that the traditional methods still work and...
The United States was founded on the ideals of democracy and freedom. The First Amendment written in 1787 clearly states that “Congress shall make no law… abridging freedom of speech.” The freedom...
Conversely, countries such as Syria, which has an extremely oppressive regime, are very restricted in speech and press. Freedom of the World 2021 rated Syria a 1/100 in terms of political rights and civil...
The Challenges to Democracy class taught by social studies teacher Kristen Collins explored the personal sacrifices of journalists in censored nations and commemorated 24 journalists that were killed on...
Tyler Kinzy, Managing Editor-in-Chief
• August 14, 2021
I don’t remember when exactly it was, but there was a moment when “oh, I’m a senior about to apply to college!” very quickly became “OH, I’M A SENIOR ABOUT TO APPLY TO COLLEGE!”
For me,...
Tyler Kinzy, Managing Editor-in-Chief
• August 14, 2021
I should preface this section by saying that I don’t intend for this to be a brag fest in which I encourage others to compare themselves to me or anyone else. I’m sure there are “less impressive...
Tyler Kinzy, Managing Editor-in-Chief
• August 14, 2021
Get comfortable. This is going to be a long article.
I’ve thought about this piece for more than two years now. At the beginning of my sophomore year, I wrote a post entitled “Acceptance into elite...
