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The student voice of Perry High School

The Precedent

The student voice of Perry High School

The Precedent

The student voice of Perry High School

The Precedent

A small sample of the more than 100 devices confiscated by assistant principal Kevin Ames last year.

Health hazards more pressing than ever

Tyler McCracken, Staff Reporter November 19, 2018

Vaping has reached an all-time high at schools across the nation. “E-cigarette use skyrocketed between 2011 to 2017, going from 1.5 percent to 11.7 percent among high school students and from 0.6 percent...

Juul’s new restrictions more of a PR stunt than anything

Isabel Behrendt, Staff Reporter November 16, 2018

According to administration, approximately six students are caught vaping on campus each week. Underage usage is not a Perry problem, but rather a national epidemic. Recently the Federal Drug Administration...

One pod of e-liquid has the same amount of addictive chemicals as 20 cigarettes.

“Society’s new cigarette” has skyrocketed in popularity on campuses across America

Anna Myers, Staff reporter November 15, 2018

“It’s society’s new cigarette”- Principal Dan Serrano The stereotype of your average high school stoner has disappeared with the introduction of vapes on campus. For decades the renegade...

Vape: a cultural phenomenon

McKell Park and Kade Whatcott May 23, 2017

Yet another trend has propelled its way into the lives of teenagers; vape. The trend that has clouded the minds of high schoolers all over. But why is it so trendy? Or a better question, how did vaping...

The dangers of vape

Tucker Marmie, Kade Whatcott, and McKell Park May 23, 2017

It is not uncommon to see a group of teenagers in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant, in the bed of one’s truck, vaping. These teengers see this action as completely harmless due to the public...

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