Following the eight block schedule changes, the district also adjusted the agenda for midterm and final exams. Having discussed it for months, administration decided the new schedule would follow the general school day and split exams up over a four day period. “Exams won't be as taxing on the students,”...

The Green Tree Monitor, a species that is more brightly colored than most other reptiles, named Monte basks in a lamp’s light as junior Dillon Jones heads into Pet-O-Rama for another day of work. Today, Jones seems a bit more excited than the usual. It’s feeding day. After a day of work, Jones...

That deadly feeling in the gut, telling us we’re making the wrong move. We’ve all had it at one time or another and it’s something we can’t (or shouldn’t) get used to. It’s always that same, evil feeling of 101 homework assignments due the next day and, usually in my case, I haven’t even...

Deteriorated wax seals on toilets in the restrooms caused the pipes to emit foul odors and fumes. Five wax seals were replaced this week, most located on the first floor K-hall near the cafeteria. Because of the high student traffic in this hallway, the bathrooms receive an excessive amount of use throughout...

Sanya Smith walks into her new office, ready for a busy day of helping students medically.  Smith’s day quickly passes by as though she turned on an autopilot mode. After school she will head to the Mansfield Methodist Hospital to help out in the emergency room, educating patients on medical procedures...

On senior Patrick Henson’s art desk, ideas and drafts are sprawled about with more than ten hours within the past week spent on them. “I’ve been drawing since I was three, so I guess it has just been in my nature,” Henson said. “It really means a lot to me; it’s like my life.” Henson...

During the summer vacation, students must read their English class’s assigned literature. After returning, an assessment of the books will be administered the third week of school. This assignment will count as both a writing grade and a test grade. “Read the book in August, complete the study...

What I really enjoy about video games comes from the freedom developers give players. The sandbox genre of games, like Skyrim, Far Cry 3 and Terraria, always seem to draw me back, as I can do whatever I please in them. With a defined storyline I don’t get the chance to let my imagination take over...

The day progresses like a sped-up film about a hive of bees as the students move among their classes in the busy school hallways. Soon the afternoon bell rings and the school halls cease activity and empty of students except for the few stragglers finishing their work. The clock strikes three. Four....