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Scarring Childhood Moments

Lizzy Burke

Features Editor

Childhood is a time for change, because each day, we grow and experience new things. However, some of these experiences may not have always been the most pleasant. Every high school student has had their fair share of embarrassing or traumatizing incidents in those pre-pubescent years. Flannery O’Connor once said, “Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his days.” For one of your fellow classmates, this scare to their survivalcame at the ripe age of nine years old.

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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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The hidden meanings of Facebook

Lizzy Burke
Reporter

As we further integrate technology into more aspects of our everyday lives, there is no denying the effect the internet has on our lives. The Internet contains millions of sites today, including everything from online shopping to fan pages to chat rooms. In the United States, Facebook is the number one social networking site. While Facebook is generally user friendly, its applications are often confused and interpreted differently.

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