Beautiful People with Ugly Personalities
March 1, 2013 • Carolina Ramirez, Co-editor
Filed under Opinion
There are a few people in everybody’s lives who get on our last nerve. Yes, some things bug us more than some others, but one thing particularly irritating is when a person has an ugly attitude for no good reason. Everyone knows at least one person who is beautiful on the outside, but they have a less... Read more »
What exactly is “swag” (and why do we care)
March 1, 2013 • Joyce Ngo, Opinion
Filed under Opinion
There are people who walk with their head held high and back super straight and that’s called being uptight or stuck-up. So what’s it called if you walk with your head down, nose up and with your back bent so far backwards it looks like you are trying to do a backbend in the middle of the hallway?... Read more »
It is never okay to bully someone
March 1, 2013 • Karina Davila, Opinion
Filed under Opinion
All our lives we’ve been taught about how we should act and how we should treat people. You probably remember the Golden Rule, “Treat others the way you want to be treated.” What happened to that? What happened to not saying anything to anyone if you didn’t have anything nice to say? People today... Read more »
Twitter Me Crazy
December 14, 2012 • Joyce Ngo, Opinion
Filed under News, Opinion
You know what bugs me? People stalling in the middle of the hallway for no apparent reason, people blocking the entrance to the bathroom and most of all people (idiots) that use hash tags for every post on Facebook. Newsflash #hash #tagging #everything #doesn’t #make #you #cool. It’s just straight... Read more »
Time to Give Instead of Recieve
December 14, 2012 • Karina Davila, Opinion
Filed under News, Opinion
The smell of peppermint, gingerbread and Christmas pine are all scents that remind me of the holidays. Many of you think that the holidays are all about food and gifts, but the holidays are a time to be thankful, a time for family and friends and a time for giving rather than receiving. I mean everybody... Read more »
Remember how Fortunate you are this Thanksgiving
November 15, 2012 • Joyce Ngo, Opinion
Filed under Opinion
Acid attacks. Death threats. Bombings. What’s next? Sounds harsh, but true. Afghanistan girls, just like Americans are required to go to school. Meaning they have to by law. In spite of this, many girls never do. Taliban militants and other extremists threaten them on a daily basis. Girls who want... Read more »
Those Little Things that Grind my Gears
November 15, 2012
Filed under Opinion, Staff
Anybody who knows me, knows that I’m really outspoken. Lately, I’ve been thinking about what I could write, and it came to me that I could address the things I see in school that drive me insane. I’ve accepted the fact that the congested hallways won’t get better no matter how hard we try. It’s... Read more »
Bullying is NOT Okay.
October 17, 2011 • Alex Mueller, Reporter/Photographer
Filed under Opinion
Did you know that there are an estimated 160,000 children that miss school every day because they are afraid of being attacked or intimidated by other students? Bullying is way more common than we think. One in seven students has experienced bullying first hand, some are the victim, and some are the... Read more »
Academics vs Athletics
October 11, 2011 • Austin Ridenour, Sports
Filed under Opinion
We all want to be the person who is remembered for the game winning touchdown catch or the game winning shot. But are the kids who go to Harvard or Yale remembered like the star athlete? DCHS has had major sports success the last few years, with the 2010 football team going 12-1 and just one game away... Read more »
Senioritis makes premature appearance
September 22, 2011 • Erin Finley, editor
Filed under Opinion
School has only been in session for about a month, and it appears that an extremely contagious form of senioritis has swept through the school. Senioritis is loosely defined as: A crippling disease that strikes high school seniors. Symptoms include: laziness, an over-excessive wearing of track pants,... Read more »
