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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

India Buckner- staff reporter

It’s time to fund equal opportunities, not guns

India Buckner, Staff Reporter March 6, 2018

Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School woke up on Valentine’s Day expecting a day full of love and heart-shaped candies; instead they got fearing for their lives and bullets. During the...

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, approximately 20 percent of young adults from age 13-18 experience severe mental disorders in a given year.

School lacks protocol regarding illness

Valerie Burgess and Sarah Lankford December 14, 2015

As a society, we raise awareness for diseases that can be seen. We walk around a track for several hours throughout the night for cancer, or we come together in a community event to sell pastries to support...

Many people do not understand the severity of mental illnesses, let alone notice them. Those who suffer often go undetected, in the same hallways we walk every day.

Mental illness misconceptions need true definitions

Sam Nabaty and Bree Wade December 14, 2015

It’s a similar scene played out in classrooms all over the world. A student has over-prepared for an exam, crammed flash cards and reviewed notes for 48 consecutive hours. Ever since this student...

Personal Narrative #1

Anonymous December 10, 2015

Before freshman year, when people said mental illnesses, the first thing that came to my mind was schizophrenia. Even though I had no idea how to spell the word let alone what it actually entailed, it...

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