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State’s graduation rate improves
Posted on June 4, 2012Posted in News, Top Stories
Written by Shannon Miller, Feature Writer
Throughout her life, Alisha Carland has had more than her fair share of challenges — from her brother’s car accident when she was a sophomore to her parents’ divorce. In addition to being a member of numerous clubs and organizations,... Read more »
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New law for minors creates criminal charges
Posted on June 4, 2012Posted in News
Written by Marissa Treible, Junior Editor
Speeding tickets, while a nuisance for most people, are not always enough to keep people from driving over the speed limit. Teenagers, however, may begin to think twice about speeding as the practice could lead to their arrest as well... Read more »
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Amendment One adds ban on gay marriage to state constitution
Posted on May 22, 2012Posted in News
Written by Sabrina Russell, Staff Writer
Thousands of North Carolinians, same-sex marriage supporters and opponents, held their collective breaths waiting on the results of the May 8 statewide election. As it turned out, more than 60 percent voted to add a ban on same-sex... Read more »
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Abstinence-plus overtakes abstinence-only education
Posted on May 18, 2012Posted in News, Top Stories
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... Read more »
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Army inspectors award JROTC top ranking
Posted on May 17, 2012Posted in 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... Read more »
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McDonald sworn in as Henderson County sheriff
Posted on May 17, 2012Posted in News
Written by Lauren Stepp, Creative Director
The recent medical retirement of Sheriff Rick Davis and the swearing in of his replacement, Sheriff Charlie McDonald, have left students wondering about future support for the D.A.R.E and student resource officer programs in area schools. Following... Read more »
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Posted on May 17, 2012Posted in News
Written by Angela Gross, Opinion Editor
For decades, the meat packaging industry threw away meat scraps unusable for human consumption because of the risk of E. coli bacteria contamination or used them in pet food. But in recent years, the meat industry developed a process... Read more »
Comments: No ResponsesMovement against Lord’s Resistance Army emerges
Posted on May 17, 2012Posted in News
Written by Amy Taylor, Feature Editor
When freshman Julie Garrick got home from school one afternoon in early March, she hurried to her computer to search on Youtube.com. At school she had heard about a video, “Kony 2012,” and she wanted to better understand what students... Read more »
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Posted on April 30, 2012Posted in News
Written by Diane Gromelski, Junior Editor
The officers of the sophomore class will hold the second annual Hayley Hustle 5K on May 19 at West Henderson High School and on the cross country trail at Rugby Middle School. 100 percent of the profits will benefit Muscular Dystrophy... Read more »
Comments: No ResponsesWestwind yearbook staff awarded Pacemaker
Posted on April 17, 2012Posted in News
Written by Diane Gromelski, Junior Editor
The Westwind yearbook staff received a Pacemaker award for its 2011 book at the National Scholastic Press Association in Seattle, Wash. This places the book, themed ‘Think Fast’, in the top 34 high school yearbooks in the... Read more »
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