Recently, the Maryland County Board of education cleaned their upcoming 2015-2016 calendar of any holiday references. This decision, which was a 7-to-1 vote, was made after a few Muslim leaders requested...
Children look forward to the bright Christmas morning when Santa is expected to deliver gifts. Although several students are accustomed to receiving gifts every year, there are families that are less fortunate....
Recently, the Chandler School District received the honor of being named the “Best School District in Arizona” by the Niche organization. The Niche rating focuses on academics, administration, extracurricular...
The plates have been licked clean and the turkey has been devoured as the Thanksgiving feast comes to a close. Yet, there still remains one of the most influential parts: dessert. And what could be more...
In this new day and age, computers are widely used, making computer science an inevitable necessity for society. From last year, a world-wide event called the Hour of Code brought 15 million students to...
Just before the curtains opened there was a silence, but not a quiet silence - the type you could feel. Students stood in nervous anticipation waiting behind the thick, navy curtains. As the curtains draw...
Every student has heard the same lecture from all of their teachers about plagiarism: it is no different than stealing someone’s property.
Que every student’s collective yawn.
To students, cheating...
Water guns and the promise of nearly $1000 kept seniors busy over fall break, and continues to, until graduation. Seniors Angie Prakelt and James Fitzpatrick organized the game of Assassins just before...
Sacrificing weekends and afternoons in favor of studying seems to be the typical way a hard-working high school student spends their free time.
But when pressures mount and time disappears and 4.0 GPA...
Say “All American” to the average person and they probably think of top-level basketball or football teams. But Perry’s All Americans play for a different team—the marching band.
For the second...
