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Dallas, TX - November 11, 2024: No Child Left Behind educational platform and programs instituted by George W. Bush and on display at this Library and Museum in Dallas, Texas.

OPINION: Why Students Aren’t Prepared—and What Policies Are to Blame

Alexis Leuthold, A&E Reporter April 14, 2025

All over social media, teachers are saying the same thing: kids are not coming to school prepared. Students in elementary school cannot read and struggle to do basic math; this does not get better as the...

ANTI-WAR STUDENTS, 1960s. 
Mary Beth and John Tinker of Des Moines, Iowa, whose suspension from school in December 1965 for wearing armbands (shown) in protest of the Vietnam War was ruled unconstitutional on First Amendment grounds by the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Tinker v. Des Moines School District, 1969.

OPINION: Students reserve the right to protest

Atlas Coble, Forum Editor April 14, 2025

The First Amendment of the United States Constitution promises to the American people that not only do they get freedom of speech, but they also have the freedom to protest. The Bill of Rights does not...

Silenced Pages

Silenced Pages

Sophia Browning, Journalism Student March 19, 2025

There have been 129,864,880 books written since the invention of Gutenberg's Printing Press in 1940. Around 2 million of those books were published in 2024 alone. However, not all of those books are becoming...

United states will recover under Trump

United states will recover under Trump

Hunter Elkin, Journalism Student March 19, 2025

Despite all the challenges that America has faced in recent years, I believe that the nation has the resilience to recover and emerge even stronger. Under both Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump, we...

The Color Conundrum- What Subject is Which?

The Color Conundrum- What Subject is Which?

Danielle Ashby February 17, 2025

This debate has been never ending for as long as colors have existed in schools. Students will fight, brawl, bicker, and attack over this issue. Colors are debatable, but honestly, they should be set in...

Taylor Swift performs as her record-breaking The Eras Tour comes to an end with the first of her three concerts in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada December 6, 2024.  REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier/File photo

The Bassline: Downfalls of Modern Musical Formula

Jack Merry February 17, 2025

When I think of American music, I think of the music that has pervaded my life since I started listening to the radio: pop music. The American style of pop music is synonymous with our culture and lifestyle....

OPINION: E-learning days must take priority over traditional snow days

OPINION: E-learning days must take priority over traditional snow days

Atlas Coble, Forum Editor February 8, 2025

As the sun begins to be clouded and threats of snow storms start to occur, school districts prepare as the poor weather may prohibit students from attending school. While many students celebrate either...

Students eat lunch at one of the tables in the spine. Additional tables were added in recent years to provide additional seating space as the cafeteria became overcrowded.

OPINION: Lunch times should be lengthened

Atlas Coble, Forum Editor February 8, 2025

Tick, tock goes clocks as thirty minutes become five. The lunch line is stuffed with kids waiting for food, the bathroom is overcrowded with students tripping over themselves to try to claim the first...

Media influences modern dating

Media influences modern dating

Alexis Leuthold, A&E Reporter February 7, 2025

When some people think of love, there is a good chance that the thoughts that come to mind are something out of a cheesy teen movie. Romantic gestures, awkward tension, and a happily ever after. It is...

Pending TikTok ban causes uncertainty

Pending TikTok ban causes uncertainty

Staff Editorial February 7, 2025

On the night of Jan. 18, something happened that sent users of the popular social media app, TikTok, into a frenzy. After months of rumors, countless goodbye videos, and the frantic search for a new social...

COLUMN: Children should not go hungry this holiday season

COLUMN: Children should not go hungry this holiday season

Atlas Coble, Forum Editor January 3, 2025

As the seasons start to change and frost begins to form on the tips of grass, holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas draw closer and closer, providing breaks from school for many students. However,...

EDITORIAL: Bringing back the holiday spirit in school

EDITORIAL: Bringing back the holiday spirit in school

January 3, 2025

During the holiday season, finding something to celebrate is never in question. The infatuation with gift exchanges, family gatherings, and festivals cultivates the high spirits during this time of the...

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