The Gifts That Just Keep On Giving (Back To You)
Zack Rogers, Word Artist
November 29, 2011
With the holidays just over the river (and through the woods), many stressed folks will spend hours, days, even months contemplating the perfect gift to give to those whom we hold nearest and dearest. Sometimes in our panicked Black Friday excursions we forget that sometimes the best, and most beneficial... Read more »
How Far Should We Go to Keep Students Safe?
Katherine Koss
November 22, 2011
Everyone in the United States and many around the world remember the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007. A student came on campus and pulled a gun, killed almost 30 people, and injured more students plus faculty that were on campus that day. The teachers had no defense but themselves, or locks on their... Read more »
Thirsty?
Ricky Baldwin, Desk Writer
November 15, 2011
Every morning, North Augusta High School students wear their school-approved clothes, put on their school-approved ID’s, and come to school with their school-approved materials. However, in the recent news of school policies, students might also want to grab a school-approved water bottle. That... Read more »
An Apple a day…
Logan Smith
October 14, 2011
As I’m sitting at my computer writing this, my iPhone is being updated to iOS5 software, my MacBook is updating itself to the most recent string of updated programs unleashed from Apple, and my smile plastered on my face is probably the biggest its been in a week. As a devout Apple customer, I... Read more »
Extreme Makeover: Facebook Edition
Jahniya McBride, Writer
October 12, 2011
You’re probably one of the 800 million active users of Facebook who either threw your computer out of a window or laughed it off when you saw Facebook’s new makeover. Even though it’s not 1773 and most people don’t agree with the new changes, that doesn’t mean we all... Read more »
We are the 99 percent.
Kristen Barbour, Desk writer
October 10, 2011
“These are mad times we live in. MAD!” Words said by Professor Slughorn in “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince that were of course referring to the rise of Voldemort and the Death-eaters but that does not make his statement any less true or relevant. In our non-magical reality, we have... Read more »
Showing Skin
Amber Perry, Writer
October 4, 2011
She walks in the hallway. Yeah, you know her. She’s the skinny girl wearing those shorts that show more skin than what’s usually tolerated; yet she goes all day without being noticed. A heavy girl, the Barbie’s counterpart, walks down the hallway wearing the same school-inappropriate shorts... Read more »
New Tardy Policy Sweeps North Augusta
Madelyn Wasden
August 23, 2011
Allow me to be cliched for a moment and then impress you with a metaphor. According to Webster, the verb “sweep” means to move or remove (dust, dirt, etc.) with or as if with a broom, brush, or the like. In North Augusta High School’s case, however, sweeping merely refers to a new addition to... Read more »
Family Guy Spin-off
Maddie Myers
August 22, 2011
Do you find the TV show Family Guy entertaining? If your answer is yes you should watch its spin-off, The Cleveland Show. Seth MacFarlane is the executive producer and creator of Family Guy, American Dad, and happens to also be the creator of The Cleveland Show. The Cleveland Show is centered around... Read more »
It’s Been Real, and It’s Been Fun, But Not Always Real Fun.
Katye Gilliland
May 9, 2011
Graduation. It’s only a few short, busy weeks ahead of me and this one word has got my mind spinning. It’s bitter sweet: I get to start over, move away, make new friends. On the other hand, I’m leaving a place I’ve called home for 18 years, I’m leaving friends and family... Read more »
