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Shedding light on student trends and culture at the high school.

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Admin. plans good, clean (& sober) fun for spirit week

Molly Stine
Reporter

As one of the most anticipated weeks of the school year and a longstanding tradition, spirit week unifies the entire student body through their love of the high school. Students get the opportunity to come to school in outrageous outfits, expressing both their creativity and school spirit. But somewhere along the way, the consumption of alcohol in school became a tradition. It is now commonplace to find beer cans in the bathroom and intoxicated students wandering through the hall during spirit week.

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What’s with these Nacebook fames?

Emilie Kushner
Senior Editor

As the new school year begins, college-bound seniors are buckling down to get good first semester grades, meet application deadlines and actually get in to college. High test-scores and GPAs are not their only worries, however – keeping up a good online reputation has become more and more important with the ever-growing technology.

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Hitting the books during summer vacation

For senior Julie Newton, who is currently applying to colleges, the past summer has taken on a new dimension than previous ones. “School played a huge factor in my vacation, because I’m going through the college process,” she said. “I still had to make some visits while balancing summer work for school, writing my college essay, and filling out applications.”

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The Beginners’ Pool

Lizzy Burke and Tyler Kendall
Features Editors

Each day, Izzy, a spunky four-year-old, would run around a baseball field, dance in a theatre, and get creative during arts and crafts. When it came to swim periods, however, Izzy would turn into a tentative toddler. As we approached the beginners’ pool, Izzy would take one of our hands and look up at us with pleading eyes, giving us a simple, “Will you promise to not let go when I get in the pool?”

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Summer Lovin’

Lizzy Burke & Tyler Kendall
Features Editors

Movies such as The Notebook and Grease have influenced generations’ thoughts about relationships over summer vacation, showing the romantic and carefree aspects of love outside of school.

For some students, summer lovin’ isn’t always as perfect as the movies. “I was gone for most of the summer and my boyfriend was at home, which made it hard for us to be together,” junior Sara Wilson said. “The break from school was certainly a challenge for us.”

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