March 12, 2020
After a presentation from Superintendent Matt Ward and Augusta Police Cheif Bob Sage March 2, the city council decided to raise the fine for underage pod possession from $25 to $200.
“In 2019, Goddard school district partnered with our city to create an ordinance change that specifically targeted...
Savannah McMichael, Reporter
February 13, 2020
The Coronavirus has recently become an issue starting January 2020 in Wuhan, China and has spread worldwide. The World Health Organization confirmed 60,416 cases of the virus and 1,370 deaths in the world. Recently, the Coronavirus has entered the United States, which has caused an uprise in the new...
February 13, 2020
This flu season has had a major outbreak as there have been approximately 20,000 deaths this far, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The first symptoms usually begin with a fever, sore throat, fatigue, body aches and more.
“I started out having horrible body weakness...
February 13, 2020
The Oriolettes, performed a routine Jan. 17 at the boys varsity basketball game. Oriolettes performed this routine with Augusta elementary students. All participants were in kindergarten through sixth grade. They prepared this routine with full practices Jan. 13 and 16. During the practice, they played...
February 13, 2020
Students drift through the hallways toward their third block, noses lifting at the smells wafting from the lunchroom. Their stomachs rumble at the thought of the appetizing food awaiting them.
Except for those who have fourth lunch. They know that the food they receive was cooked before lunch ev...
February 11, 2020
The Great Kindness Challenge or Kids for Peace is bullying prevention that brings positivity in improving school climates and student engagement. The proactive challenge is one-week devoting kind acts among schools. the Great Kindness Challenge came as a shock to Counselor Harmony Davis, she decided ther...
February 11, 2020
A year ago, I walked into the newspaper lab as part of the staff for the first time. Me, being a newbie and a freshman, was scared out of my wits. I could already feel the judging stares, wondering why I was intruding their sacred space.
When I finally sat down and was introduced, all of the scenari...
Sydnee Kuhn, Reporter
February 7, 2020
JAG-K is a class that provides students the opportunity to see what they want to do after high school.
Thursday, Jan. 23 JAG juniors and seniors went on a field trip to WSU Tech to explore the classes available.
“JAG-K is a career expedition class. We work on getting ready with not only our personal skills but our employability skills,” JAG specialist Christy Pray said.
Both Pray and JAG vice president Carly Condella have similar opinions on what JAG-K is.
“JAG is a class that teaches you employability ...
Chadd Brown
February 5, 2020
The Casey’s General Store created the Casey’s Reward System to generate donations for children to get what they need.
Getting people signed up for the program leads to more money for schools.
Casey’s wants to give back to the community by starting this program, so two times a year they cash...
January 29, 2020
The Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier Supreme Court decision was made 32 years ago, Jan. 29, 1988; a decision that changed the balance of student press laws.
Student Press Freedom Day is a national day designated to recognizes the work of student journalists that marks the anniversary of the Hazelwood dec...
January 24, 2020
Hoop is an app that connects with Snapchat to allow users to meet strangers. Teens link Snap profiles to the app and enter personal information and choose a few pictures to feature to other users worldwide.
In the past few months, freshmen and sophomores have popularized Hoop. With downloads happenin...
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