February 26, 2019
Filed under Opinion, Showcase
High school students often find themselves very uneducated about all things relating to sex, pregnancy and STIs. This is mainly because some find it uncomfortable to talk about or don’t have the resources they need. This is...
Shelby Alsted, Co-Editor-in-Chief
February 26, 2019
Filed under Opinion, Showcase
What is Des Moines? Love, unity, laughter, creativity, diversity, and most importantly a place to express yourself. Des Moines is a city full of creativity and even more full of people ready to express that creativity. Des Moines...
December 14, 2018
Filed under Opinion
“The Santa Clause”: Nov. 11, 1994 Rated PG
In 1994 Tim Allen became Santa Claus. All started when Scott Calvin’s son heard noises coming from the roof, Scott went outside and there he saw a jolly man in a red suit wh...
Alyssa Ayersman, Design Editor
May 16, 2018
Filed under Opinion
A·bor·tion: the ending of pregnancy by removing an embryo or fetus before it can survive outside the uterus. Studies have proven that a fetus may survive outside of the womb as early as 22 weeks but, the child will need excessive...
Cat Hexamer
May 16, 2018
Filed under Features, Opinion, Showcase
First the dirty looks, then the insults and gossip. Is this how a person deserves to be treated? No. This is how some youth treat people they don’t know that are different.
People raised in this generation are disrespectful...
Abby Folkerts, Co-Editor-in-Chief
May 16, 2018
Filed under Features, Opinion, Showcase
Columbine, Sandy Hook, Marjory Stoneman Douglas. All three of these school shootings were considered at one point the “deadliest school mass shootings in American history”. But when does it stop? How can we stop future sc...
February 26, 2018
February 26, 2018
Filed under Opinion
The graduation rate in Des Moines Public Schools has gone from 72.68 percent to 81.16 percent between 2011- 2016. Although this may seem that students are improving this is very misleading. The graduation rate is improving bu...
February 26, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Have you ever sat in a classroom with your hand up in frustration but multiple people in line in front of you waiting for help? Imagine being a kid with special needs or a student who struggles in the classroom. You’re completely...
Madi Stout, Staffer
February 26, 2018
Filed under Opinion
On December 14th, 2017, President Donald Trump announced that the concept of net neutrality will be revoked and eventually Congress will vote on it again to decide whether or not this concept will stay or go.
For those of you don...
Abby Folkerts, Co-Editor-In-Chief
February 26, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Showcase
If you’re looking for a controversial topic to divide or unite a group of people, look no further than the epidemic that is most popularly known as climate change. Climate change is defined as a change in global or regional ...
December 15, 2017