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Written by Catherine Swift, Editor-in-Chief

Comprehensive or abstinence only? The debate over what should and should not be taught about sexuality and reproduction in America’s public schools is one of the most sensitive controversies in education. In the late 1990s, the federal government began... Read more »

May 18, 2012 • 0 comments • Filed Under News, Top Stories

Written by Tyler Bice, News Editor

The Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets received their formal inspection from the U.S. Army 4th Brigade Headquarters on March 9 and earned a score of 588.2 points out of a possible 600. The unit was designated as an Honor Unit with Distinction,... Read more »

May 17, 2012 • 0 comments • Filed Under News, Top Stories

Written by Shannon Miller, Feature Writer

Hopes are high for this years men’s golf team. With two promising freshmen, Nathan Ball and Brandon Capps, the team hopes to return to the regional competition this year. “I think we’ll do pretty well. We’ve got a good chance to go to regionals... Read more »

March 28, 2012 • 0 comments • Filed Under Sports

Written by Michael Turlington, Sports Editor

Last year, the Falcon baseball team had high hopes for the regular season and the state playoffs. The team finished the season with a 16-9 record, but was disappointed when they lost in the first round of the playoffs to Fred T. Foard. This year, the... Read more »

March 27, 2012 • 0 comments • Filed Under Sports, Top Stories

Written by Ashley Heywood, Senior Editor

Listen to the rumor mill around school and it would be easy to believe that “everyone is doing it.” Watch a few popular TV shows and movies and it would be easy to think that the more sexual partners a person has, the better. The media suggest that... Read more »

May 18, 2012 • 0 comments • Filed Under Feature, Top Stories

Written by Marissa Treible, Junior Editors

For a year and a half, Tommy Refenes spent nearly 18 hours a day staring at a screen, often second guessing himself and his work. Eighteen months of hard work finally paid off when he finished developing his first major Xbox game, “Super Meat Boy”. In... Read more »

May 17, 2012 • 0 comments • Filed Under Feature

Written by Natalie Rice, Editor-in-Chief

The new norm, it seems, is to go out every weekend, binge drink, possibly use a type of illegal drug and maybe wake up the next morning not remembering what all happened the night before. Why does  it now seem necessary to escape reality in order to... Read more »

May 17, 2012 • 0 comments • Filed Under Opinion

Written by Lauren Stepp, Creative Director

The down-on-his luck man we’ll call John Doe struggled and trembled, trying to place the correct number of quarters onto the supermarket countertop. An unemployed Caucasian male, he had spent the last 10 minutes scraping through his wallet and pockets... Read more »

May 17, 2012 • 0 comments • Filed Under Opinion

Written by Amy Taylor, Feature Editor

As junior Jennifer Reaume plugged her headphones into her ears, she felt a sense of satisfaction knowing that the CD she had just bought on iTunes was going to help people in need. Reaume had just bought the album Hope for Haiti Now; A Global Benefit... Read more »

March 27, 2012 • 0 comments • Filed Under Entertainment, Feature

Written by Rachel Shoemaker, Entertainment Editor

Once upon a time, there was a movie based on the German fairy tale Snow White. Then, there was another made, and another. Since Walt Disney’s film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs first premiered in 1937, numerous retellings have been produced. However,... Read more »

March 27, 2012 • 0 comments • Filed Under Entertainment