Financial worry is a staple in the life of an upcoming college student; scholarships are rare and you can pretty much forget about a full ride these days, but to make all matters worse, the test that determines if students can get money from a college, leaves them broke before they ever make it there. The ACT not only costs […]
Read moreThough the new A.L.I.C.E. plan certainly gives students a better chance at survival as opposed to sitting in the classroom practically waiting to be killed, its implementation is really just giving the students the right to react how they would anyway in a violent situation. Even before, when the policy was to turn the lights off and pretend not to […]
Read moreSince Subway has passed McDonalds in the number of restaurants worldwide, most people would immediately begin to think that our society is making strides to become a healthier human population. While Subway may provide Veggie Delites instead of Big Macs, this simple accomplishment doesn’t prove healthier eating. In reality, it simply proves that sometimes, Americans would like a salty bag […]
Read moreWith complicated world issues arising in Libya and other Middle Eastern countries and state issues concerning the adjustments to and the agenda of a new governor, adults have plenty of good topics to argue about. We high school students, too, have concerns about where our world is going, right? Maybe not. We aren’t uncaring people, but, as students, we’re sometimes […]
Read moreThe routine morning workouts, the after-school tryouts and the long practices are routine in an athlete’s vocabulary in his or her quest to make a team. But next year, after seeing their names on the team roster, Mason High School athletes will have to hand over a $150 fee — a payment to participate.
Read moreAs our friends hand out their wallet-sized senior pictures throughout their senior year, we can’t help but notice that the people in these pictures aren’t the people we see every day in class. The pictures hold an airbrushed model, a person who barely resembles our friends. Senior picture retouching goes too far when it does not truthfully represent students. By […]
Read moreMarked by a three-inch sticker on classroom windows throughout the school, Safe Spaces are harassment-free zones and places of security for students in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community, and have multiplied with the training of 60 additional teachers.
Read moreThe idea of community service, it is safe to say, is instilled in a healthy number of students at a high school where advantages are plentiful, compared to neighboring districts that are struggling to survive in the midst of a recession. The answer seems thrust in our faces oftentimes; people need help? We can do it, and get recognized for […]
Read moreThe 10-Year Plan states that “80 percent of MHS students will take AP or college-equivalent courses.”
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Read moreWe are called the entitled generation; in other words, we are demanding and disrespectful, arrogant and spoiled. We are said to expect immediate reward for our skills in the workplace and classroom, while previous generations have persevered for years to reach their positions. A recent Boston Globe Article, “The New Me Generation” by Jake Halpern, even states that our generation refuses to […]
Read moreWhile America boasts itself as the home of a free and working democracy, voter turnout rates of late tell a contradictory story. In the 2008 general election, merely 44 percent of 18 through 25 year-olds voted in the intense presidential race widely considered of historical importance. State and local elections closer to home garner even less participation. But with local […]
Read moreThere’s a list of things a student can do after receiving that sought-after high school diploma: attend a four-year college, a technical school or enter the job market. Sometimes the military is not even considered.
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