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A Heavy Load to Bear: Overloaded backpacks impact student health

December 18, 2015 Zach Godwin 0

With assignments, studying, tests and extracurricular activities, students sometimes feel as though they are carrying the weight of the world on their shoulders during the school year. And for some students, they literally do. Factoring […]

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Common Sense: Free speech is being killed off by the PC Virus

December 17, 2015 Zach Godwin 0

A true liberal believes in free speech. A true liberal will defend the right of Donald Trump and also defend the right of the person who decries him a racist, ableist, xenophobic, divisionist or just […]

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New Star Wars movie highly hyped among students, teachers

December 15, 2015 Zach Godwin 0

Ten years is a long time to wait for anything, but that is how long Star Wars fans have been waiting since the last film, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, was released in 2005. […]

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Whitings Writings: Donald J. Trump

December 15, 2015 Zach Godwin 0

Donald Trump.   It seems the name doesn’t leave the headlines. The man causing the most anger I’ve seen in a long time.  I saw a tweet the other day from a friend of mine […]

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Principal Dean Jones to be replaced by Assistant Principal Shannon Auten

December 15, 2015 Zach Godwin 0

Assistant Principal Sharon Auten will replace current principal Dean Jones on Feb. 1, 2016. Jones will retire at the end of the first semester. The change was announced at last night’s school board meeting and in […]

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Senior finishes third in 3A state tennis tournament

December 14, 2015 Zach Godwin 0

After fighting hard to win their last conference match against East Henderson, Coach Allen Combs called the Lady Falcon tennis team together. Looking around at the group of players, Coach Combs broke into a grin. […]

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Soccer team reaches second round of playoffs

December 14, 2015 Zach Godwin 0

Running onto the field with his teammates, junior Caleb Beard looked across the field at the visiting Tuscola team, which was coming into the game with only one loss for the season. With playoffs fast […]

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On the Line: Senior overcomes injury to play in 9-4 varsity season

December 14, 2015 Zach Godwin 0

It was late in the second half of the North Buncombe football game in September of his junior season. Emet Gamez was sprinting down the field when a linebacker running behind him slid into his […]

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FAFSA Fixes: Changes to government financial aid to affect Class of 2017

December 14, 2015 Zach Godwin 0

The Free Application for Financial Student Aid, a critical part of the college application process, is about to change. It is a federal program that determines eligibility for grants and loans. The Class of 2017 […]

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Junior class creates new holiday tradition

December 12, 2015 Zach Godwin 0

[acx_slideshow name=”Junior Holiday Party”] The junior class hosted their first-annual holiday party after school yesterday in the junior lot. The party featured Christmas music, a Christmas tree, hot chocolate, holiday cookies and a photo booth […]

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