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2021 Senior Jake Gittens will attend trade school after high school to become a mechanic in hopes to one day own his own repair and body shop.

Senior spotlight: Jake Gittins

Brady Witherspoon, Reporter
May 17, 2021
Students struggle to balance school, work and extracurricular activities. Should teachers and coaches be more flexible with their schedules? Photo courtesy of Luis Villasmil on Unsplash.

Mind over money: Should teachers be flexible with working students?

Alex Larson, Op-Ed Editor
May 16, 2021
Instagram is seen by many as a toxic environment only meant to bring others down. By bringing back the photo dump trend, Instagram can finally become the fun social media app it should. Photo by Thought Catalog on Unsplash.

Let’s bring back photo dumps on Instagram for good

Haylee Griffith, Feature Editor
May 16, 2021
Graphic created in Canva, photo courtesy of Unsplash.

Everyone needs to believe that they are a badass

Amelie Bauer, Editor-in-Chief
May 14, 2021
Photo Courtesy by Fakurian Design at Unsplash.

Should women look out for the Johnson and Johnson vaccine?

May 14, 2021
Social distancing at a beach last summer. Photo courtesy of Victor Garcia on Unsplash.

How normal will this summer be with COVID-19?

Jacob Younkerman, Reporter
May 14, 2021
Summer may look different this year with an increase of people willing to vacation. Photo courtesy of Ethan Robertson from Unsplash.

What will summer travel look like?

Riley Swanson, News Editor
May 13, 2021
Elitches observation tower that is 250 feet high. Photo by Vine Ramazani.

A ticket to Elitch Gardens

Jaylah Romero, Reporter
May 10, 2021
Gifts made by hand are gifts that come from the heart. Photo by Ekaterina Shevchenko from Unsplash.

Many fond Mother’s Day gift ideas

Jaylah Romero, Reporter
May 10, 2021
An Enduro race in Brazil with a rider using a Honda Xr400. Unsplash, Marcos Moraes.

Dirt bike riding: How to get started and everything a newbie needs to know

Nate Pavounko, Reporter
May 7, 2021
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