Maybachs on Bachs loosing Stacks on Stacks
May 7, 2012
“Racks on Racks on Racks, Maybachs on Bachs on Bachs on Bachs on Bachs” – “Otis” by Kanye West and Jay Z The song was a hit, but the high-end car manufacture hasn’t been. Daimler AG lost at least $439,000 US dollars on each Maybach it built since reintroducing the car... Read more »
I Met My Buddy at Special Olympics 2012
Katherine Koss
April 26, 2012
One of the best days of the year in the spring time for students who like to get involved are the Special Olympics. This is a program for children with special needs ranging from a learning disability all the way to being mentally handicapped. Special Olympics were at Midland Valley High School... Read more »
Volt Lacking Volts?
Bentley Sam, Gear Head
April 16, 2012
After receiving an email recently, concerning the first returned readings of Chevrolet’s Volt after a year, I decided to run the numbers myself, and compare it to other competitors. The email read: “Cost to operate a Chevy Volt Eric Bolling (Fox Business Channel’s Follow the Money) test drove... Read more »
2012 North American International Auto Show
Bentley Sam, Gear Head
February 28, 2012
The North American International Auto Show recently wrapped up its 105th annual event. This year ending in a hopeful and optimistic attitude, unlike the last few years in which the show had been plagued by the uninspired, gloomy, broke Big Three. This allowed for companies such as BMW, Porsche, Honda,... Read more »
FBLA labels bullying awareness in schools with a TAB
Ricky Baldwin, Desk Writer
February 14, 2012
What is a bully? Bill Watterson, author of Calvin and Hobbes once described them as “big, dumb, ugly, and cruel.[...] I think they spawn on damp locker room floors”. This humorous description is the mental image that many people would produce. However, by definition, a bully is anyone who... Read more »
The Potential Cure For Cancer
February 8, 2012
There’s a miracle in Canada called Dichloroacetic acid or DCA. Thanks to a group of scientist at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, the dichloroacetic acid is use to cure cancer. The acid is a small molecule acetic acid with two cholrines. It turns on mitochondria of cancer cells... Read more »
Writing Across the Curriculum for Jackets
Katherine Koss
February 2, 2012
Students at school have started off the semester complaining about a new idea called writing “Across the Curriculum.” Because of this new addition, each month every subject in school will have a writing prompt to complete during class for a grade. This includes weightlifting and physical education... Read more »
A “Fresh” Start
Ricky Baldwin, Desk Writer
January 24, 2012
On January 24th, members of North Augusta High School faculty plan to attend the Aiken County School Board Meeting. They are seeking a green light from the school board to create a freshman academy. Their proposal for the academy is not something they put together overnight; teachers and administrators... Read more »
North Augusta Idol 2012
Jahniya, Desk Writer
January 9, 2012
The time has come again for the eighth annual North Augusta Idol talent show. Sponsored by the North Augusta Cultural Arts Council, the show will be held on March 20, 2012. The word is buzzing all around the area from elementary schools to middle schools to high schools. So if you fall into one of those... Read more »
No More Vending
Emma Kitchens, writer
January 3, 2012
The vending machines are one thing students have always had access to throughout the school day. Whenever students got hungry they could raise their hand and say, “I need to go to the bathroom,” and instead of going where they claimed, they would go to the vending machines. Or instead of... Read more »
