Arts
Talons and Feathers
Talons “Netflix and Chill” We love Netflix. It’s entertaining and a great way to procrastinate. With a wide selection of movies and TV series, there is always something to watch. The “chill” portion of this […]
Month: March 2016
Opinion
Donald Trump – President or poser?
Donald J. Trump. Son. Father. Grandfather. Personality. Chairman. Author. Actor. Entrepreneur. Owner. Economist. Builder. President? Trump is running for president of the United States as a Republican. But this is not the first time Trump […]
Arts
Food For Thought: Staff reviews local bagel restaurants
We live in the South, where biscuits get lots of attention, but Bagels are a classic breakfast food increasing in popularity. We all know nearby Joey’s New York Bagels, but what how do other area […]
Sports
Diving Into Success: Swim team members advance to state championships
Rebekah Littauer crouched on the starting block at the East Tennessee pool with her chin tucked to her neck and one leg back waiting on the start sound. “Beep,” and with that Littauer shattered the […]
Feature
Worth A Shot: Freshmen make contributions to varsity basketball teams
Dribbling down the court in only her second game of the season, freshman Jaia Wilson scanned the floor for a scoring opportunity. As Wilson saw an opening, she cut to the hoop to add to […]
Feature
Give and Take: Common charities face criticism
Sophomore Autumn WongChong rummaged through her closet pulling out all the clothes she didn’t wear anymore. She folded and placed them into an old cardboard box, ready to take them to Goodwill. WongChong had just […]
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National Survey finds students spend an average of nine hours on phones
Every morning he goes through the same routine. He wakes up, gets out of bed and showers. As soon as he walks downstairs, he immediately pulls his phone out of his pocket. He checks his […]
Uncategorized
Power Down: Enforcement of cell phone policy questioned
Jodie Baker was teaching her class a new math lesson on probability. She was busy writing examples on the board for the students. When she turned around she realized her class was much more interested […]
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All Work, No Play: Students and teachers disagree on ‘busywork’
Grudgingly, the first period English III class took out their more than 100 written-response questions, some wondering why these questions were important. Social studies and English teacher Angela Perry, handed a stack of Huckleberry Finn […]
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Nine Hours: National survey finds students spend more time on devices than in class
Every morning he goes through the same routine. He wakes up, gets out of bed and showers. As soon as he walks downstairs, he immediately pulls his phone out of his pocket. He checks his […]