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ACT changes aim to provide better experience for students
Megan Neal, Print editor
January 14, 2020
Beginning in September 2020, three new options will be available for students taking the ACT test. Students will soon be able to retake individual subjects of the test to improve scores without having to take the full test again. For some students, these changes will happen too late to impact their scores. For s...
Rises in sex trafficking cause unsafe situations
Alexis Miles and Tori LaRocca
January 8, 2020
In 2018, the national human trafficking hotline recieved 41,088 contacts and 10,949 cases of human trafficking. “Put your phone away and be aware of your surroundings and what’s around you,” said school resource officer Brad Lightfoot. “If anything feels weird go back where there’s peo...
Devastation occurs around the world due to wildfires
Sammi Trumbo, Journalism Student
January 8, 2020
Around the world, there are 75 million to 820 million hectares of land burned each year, according to the Earth Policy Institute. “For the first time we learned about the massive fires in Brazil, just in the last couple of months, but they always happen in Brazil. I just think our media only highligh...
District finds disappointment in outcome of Baldwin investigation
Blake Beashore, Web Editor
November 21, 2019
Baldwin High School released a statement following an independent investigation about the racial incident that occurred at the volleyball game at Baldwin High School on Oct. 8. The investigation included 20 written statements from Baldwin students at the game, 13 written statements from Baldwin st...
New research uncovers health risks of vaping
Megan Neal, Print Editor
November 19, 2019
The teen vaping epidemic has taken a turn for the worse as new research surfaces, bringing into question if vaping is truly the safe alternative to cigarettes many companies claim it to be. According to the Centers for Disease Control, there have been 26 confirmed vape related deaths, along with 1,30...
Cyber defense team doubles score in round one
Megan Neal, Print Editor
November 14, 2019
The cyber defense team, made up of six students and coached by computers teacher Carol Grubbs, doubled their score from 100 to 226 points at their first competition. The cyber defense team focuses on securing virtual networks in multiple software networks from viruses. The team competes in the U...
Teens share concerns of the sketchy environment at Walmart
Morgan Haworth, Print Editor
October 24, 2019
It’s dark out, you have to run an errand for your parents and the nearest store is Walmart, the environment at Walmart seems sketchy, so you go out of your way to go to Target. Most teenagers are feeling fearful and nervous about going to Walmart, especially past the curfew of nine o’clock at nigh...
Alleged racial discrimination towards volleyball players sparks controversy
Megan Neal and Caroline Zimmerman
October 16, 2019
Following the Piper vs Baldwin volleyball game on Oct. 8, claims of verbal and physical racism by the Baldwin students towards Piper players flooded social media. According to Piper players, students and families, the Baldwin student section displayed blatant acts of racism towards the African A...
Online school gains popularity
Megan Neal, Print editor
October 14, 2019
As the world continues to advance to the technological age, students are finding themselves faced with more options when it comes to schooling, traditional or online school. Counselor Polly Vader said this year, there have been higher enrollments in online school, however, the population of the traditional...
Search begins for new superintendent
Audrey Menzies, Staff Writer
October 9, 2019
The search is underway, the Piper Board of Education plans to announce the school's new superintendent on December 23. The students and administration began that search on October 7 in a meeting with consultants from McPherson and Jacobson. In the meeting, the consultants told the students the pr...
Administration, students debate phone policy
Miles Lockridge, Staff Writer
October 2, 2019
Cell phones have become a fourth necessity for survival in today’s society, being used to communicate, store memories and keep up on current events. Administration reviewed the policy at the beginning of the year, making few changes. For returning students, one noticeable change was a reversible red and...
Overgrowth In schools brings new challenges
Megan Neal, Print Editor
October 2, 2019
The 2019-2020 school year has brought new challenges never seen by the high school before. With more students attending than ever before, issues of overgrowth have flooded the hallways. While the senior class contains 125 students, the freshman class contains 207 students, this is one of the highest clas...
Blake Beashore, Web Editor
January 19, 2020 • No Comments
Following the results of last week's NFL Divisional Round games, only four teams remain. In the AFC, the Championship round matchup is the Kansas City Chiefs v.s. The Tennessee...
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