Heart filled holiday makes day for couples enchanting
By ANNA MARIE BORIA and KATIE EDWARDS With Valentine’s Day around the corner, the pressure of impressing one’s sweetheart starts kicking in. “The newer the relationship, the bigger you should…
Performance will impact lives
Carnegie Hall with its Victorian exterior and interior (including a five tiered balcony, red velvet seats, top of the line acoustics and famous crystal chandelier) is one of the most…
Letter From the Editor: Senioritis brings spare time
It is happening. A disease is spreading throughout campus, one that causes drowsiness and grades to suffer. I am afraid that I have come down with the disease as well,…
In The Zone: Seven new athletes join Hall of Fame elite
A Column By JUSTIN KANE Every year a select few athletes get the recognition they deserve. Each year, the Boone High School Athletic Association selects former athletes and coaches to…
Teams exhibit ‘swish’ful thinking
With a 9-16 record the girls basketball team has confronted new players and close games. With an 8-14 record, the boys basketball team has struggled to perform above the competition…
Wrestlers inspire victory
Although normally considered a sport for individuals, junior Lee Hagood James and his brother, senior Hunter Hagood James, inspire the wrestling team to work together and succeed as a whole.
Op-Ed: Companies must filter employees
mokers who are turned away from employment are filing complaints to government officials claiming they are being discriminated against. They argue they are protected under the Civil Rights Act of…
Parents influence student futures
The parent-child relationship is the most important one a child has, much more important than the teacher-child relationship or even the child’s relationship with his friends. That is why parents…
Op-Ed: Hospitals violate smokers’ rights
In a country that has fought for freedoms and civil rights, it is sad that our hospitals are succumbing to discrimination against possible employees. Smoking is a personal choice and…
Our View: Campus, students need purposeful punishments
Their bodies lay slumped over the tables, rising and falling with the rhythm of their breathing. The tick of the clock slows, bringing with it an increasingly tangible sense of…