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Advice on Utilizing the Guidance Office

Advice on Utilizing the Guidance Office

Written by Delaney Coleman, Editorial Editor August 29, 2023

Any day people walk into the guidance office they are met with kindness, respect, privacy and care; however, I feel as though not everyone knows how to use the guidance team to their advantage. They’re...

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What’s Wrong With Pills? Nothing.

Written by Zoey Foss, A & E editor February 3, 2023

Although just about every human being on the planet has had to take medicine at some point in their lives, there’s a certain stigma to really needing it. Sure, it’s fine to take penicillin for a week...

Recovering From Someone Refusing Recovery

Recovering From Someone Refusing Recovery

Written by McKenna Orrico, News Editor, Editor-in-chief February 2, 2023

With "Dry January'', a month of sobriety, coming to a close, many go back to living with the realities of having a relationship with someone who suffers from alcoholism. As the rates of alcoholism rise...

Benefits of Journaling

Benefits of Journaling

Written by Georgia Dykstra, Editorial Editor January 24, 2023

Personally, I’m proud to say that I had THAT journal when I was 10. You know, the one that was filled with sparkly, blue ink and love letters to all the boys I was pulling in 5th grade. But not everyone...

What I Would Have Missed

What I Would Have Missed

Written by McKenna Orrico, Feature Writer, Editor-in-chief September 30, 2021

The month of September is used for National Suicide Prevention. To do my part in encouraging others not to take their own lives, I want to explain all the things I would have missed if I had taken mine...

Don’t Cross the Fine Line

Don’t Cross the Fine Line

Written by McKenna Orrico, News Editor April 29, 2021

Being the friend of someone who has depression can have an impact on your emotional and mental state. When you see someone you love going through something as treacherous as depression, your first instinct...

How to Recharge During Spring Break

How to Recharge During Spring Break

Written by Abigail Worker, Features Editor March 17, 2021

The last past year has been tough, and adding school on top of it is even more stressful. Students have made it through a whole school year with only a few months left, and most students have no motivation...

From Emotional Support Animal to Quarantine Support Animal

From Emotional Support Animal to Quarantine Support Animal

Written by Annie Coniglio, News Editor, Editor-in-chief February 23, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a lot of sorrow and sadness into people’s daily lives across the country. With stay at home orders being put in place left and right, it seems as though the world is...

Mental Health Awareness - and Tips!

Mental Health Awareness – and Tips!

Written by Alyssa Papesh, Copy Editor October 8, 2020

Mental Health Awareness Month last May taught us a lot, and what better time to journey back to what we learned 5 months ago and apply it now, while we’re in a global pandemic. COVID-19 has taken a toll...

Conquering teen depression

Conquering teen depression

Written by Abigail Ignasiak, Student Writer October 3, 2017

Depression, particularly in teenagers, is often described as an invisible illness. Its symptoms can easily be played off as teenagers just acting like...well, teenagers. A student acting moody, becoming...