District rivals pose competitive threat
By EMILY O’LOANE To achieve their goal of beating Winter Park for the first time in four years, the varsity boy’s basketball team practices to improve their district standing as…
Team starts season right
By LINDSEY DYE After not eating for an entire day, senior Kiersten Haddock breathes a sigh of relief as she qualifies for the weight class she wants to compete in…
In the Zone- Students keep ‘spear’ it alive
By BRENDAN HALL With the football season at a close, students on campus should continue the school spirit, camaraderie and athletic support that is so fervent early in the year.…
Cannabis is beneficial to economy, medical field
By JESSICA MCCOY Weed, pot, reefer, Mary Jane, green, grass are all different names for marijuana. All are different preparations of the cannabis plant. For years, marijuana has been seen…
Let’s have the sex talk
By LINDSEY DYE When it comes to talking, women talk too much and men talk too little. However, talking about sex is necessary. So, let’s talk about sex. A recent…
Gay adoption: only one right option
By BRENDAN HALL There are 50 states in the nation. Of the 50 states, 49 have legalized gay adoption in some sense, whether through single or gay adoption. Only one…
Vaccine reduces cancer
By SYDNEY MORMAN The doctor injected the slender needle into the girl’s shoulder for the third time. It was the final dose of Gardasil, a vaccine that helps prevent females…
He said, she said: should teens be sexually active?
Hi-lights asked two students to share their opinions on whether they felt teens should be sexually active while in high school. Abstinence. Abstinence is a word that has many meanings.…
Teens face moral controversy
By LINDSEY DYE Largely considered less risky than intercourse, approximately 20 percent of teens have admitted to having oral sex versus 14 percent who have had intercourse, according to SexEdLibrary.com.
Stop the disease
By KAREN JAEN Wet palms and frantic thoughts stirred in his mind as he waited for the test results. Unprotected sex among teens has led to a rise in sexually…