Android? Apple? Who’s in the lead?
By KOREY FERRINGER– Apple and Android are the two leading phone manufacturers in the United States. Both companies have good and bad qualities that make them unique. Apple with their constant updates and improvement of their operating system, and Android with their long battery life. Both companies make beautiful phones that appeal to many people. […]
Is Christmas casting a shadow over Thanksgiving?
By MEGHAN RUMMEL & JUSTIN REESE – Year after year, it seems as though Christmas gains a lead over Thanksgiving in celebration and decoration. While some may enjoy preparing for and embracing the “Christmas Spirit” through early November, some have taken a strong stance against it in the defense of Thanksgiving. JUSTIN: In preparation, people […]
IHS dress code in need of updates
By ENDYA TYSON –Over the last year, the IHS dress guidelines have brought much attention to what is considered appropriate to wear to school, and for whom the dress guidelines are enforced. Many feel that the guidelines are being unfairly applied to girls. The guidelines seem to be directed toward making girls cover up their […]
IHS rules are causing an uproar
By MEGHAN RUMMEL– The “drink it or dump it” policy, the no headphones rule, and the no hats rule are all causing a commotion for many in our school. The headphones rule is in place because if students have their headphones in when they’re walking in the halls, they could miss an important announcement because […]
Op-Ed: Living with the “Senior Condition”
By INDIA KRUG – “School feels weird.” That statement has floated off the lips of many seniors as they enter a year filled with firsts and lasts. The “Senior Condition” is the discomfort associated with the lame duck period between highly-structured life and adulthood. For many, it contains both stress and excitement, as students prepare […]
Both students and teachers miss the warning bells
By KOREY FERRINGER– The 2019 to 2020 school year has started out differently than the previous years. Last year the school had a bell system that would chime when six minutes of the class was left. This year, however, the school decided to take the warning bells out because students would pack their things as […]
Vaccinations: a look at the pros
By BROOKE BOYER- We do what we need to do in order to protect ourselves, whether that be wearing seatbelts or refraining from risky and dangerous activities. One of the easiest ways to protect ourselves is through immunization. By receiving vaccinations, devastating diseases have become preventable and even eliminated. The small pinch caused by a […]
Why standardized testing is destroying our youth
By KOREY FERRINGER– Standardized testing first came into use in the 1920’s as the Scholastic Aptitude Test, but we know it as the SAT. Since this first occurrence, many schools have been issuing tests like these in many subjects. So what is the problem then? Standardized testing only focuses on a certain format. For example, […]
Growing up in the era of political polarization
By INDIA KRUG – I never used to pay attention to politics. I mostly regurgitated what I heard my parents and their friends complain about at parties. I knew that my mom’s students thought Obama was cool. I knew that Mitt Romney once put his dog on top of his car to drive to the […]
Anti-Semitism: a prevalent threat to American Jewish communities
By JORIE MEIL-Yitgadal v’yitkadash sh’mei raba. The words of the mourner’s kaddish have been echoing throughout the country since the tragic events of last Saturday. The shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill was a bloody reminder of the anti-semitism Jews face in America. On October 27, congregants walked into the Tree […]