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  • A healthy addiction Some choose to gamble, while others turn to drugs, but for Jr. Sydney Willard, it was horseback riding. A hobby Willard discovered at ten ye
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  • Drew Black: from countless injuries to countless victories Six o'clock at a local gas station, Jr. Diver Drew Black is pinned up on an old and rusty gas station fence after an SUV hit him. While Blac
  • Same name different sport On a Saturday afternoon, Jr. Callie Brondyke sat in the bleachers of her brother's first lacrosse game while she was in 6th grade, “I noti
  • Socialism or dictatorship? Your choice. Two options for the fate of America.     Joe Biden or Donald Trump.    Socialist or Dictator.    In the eyes of Trump suppor
  • Among Us is similar to online dating EMERGENCY MEETING      BLUE WAS NOT THE IMPOSTOR Among Us, a game where deception is essential and lying is beneficial, mirrors the
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  • Powering through surgery Feelings of discomfort and loneliness crowded around Sr. Kylie Braam’s mind as she sat at the beach, watching her friends enjoy a game of
  • President profanity F**k your feelings.    Yeah, you read that right. You may have seen this 2020 campaign slogan for Donald Trump on a t-shirt, yard sign
  • West Ottawan satire: “I am you” “I won’t be leaving you to go to Washington, I’m taking you with me! I will voice your beliefs and ideas! I am you!” The crowd went
  • Thoughts from a makuah They called me makuah. “Ghost.”    Everywhere I went, I heard it. “Look over there! Makuah, makuah!”    Some would muste
  • The reality of a Queer The teen shoots one last longing glance to the rest of their family as they stand up, the scraping sound of chairs on the hard floors of the
  • Jr. Sierra Rodriguez assesses online school How is online school going overall?   “It's a little hard to keep up with all of my classes because I don’t have in person reminder

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  • Pringles taste test
    Predictably, sometimes a bad idea turns out to be… a bad idea.    People who question the logic behind potato chips
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    Drew Black: from countless injuries to countless victories
    Six o’clock at a local gas station, Jr. Diver Drew Black is pinned up on an old and rusty gas station fence after
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    Chick-fil-A truly is different
    The sky was dark and pouring buckets. Wind whipped through the air. A sea of cars lined up all the way out to the road.
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    Powering through surgery
    Feelings of discomfort and loneliness crowded around Sr. Kylie Braam’s mind as she sat at the beach, watching her frie
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    Thoughts from a makuah
    They called me makuah. “Ghost.”    Everywhere I went, I heard it. “Look over there! Makuah, makuah!”    Some
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    The reality of a Queer
    The teen shoots one last longing glance to the rest of their family as they stand up, the scraping sound of chairs on th

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