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Study hall shifts focus from phones to work

Dillon Sedgeman, Staff Reporter • October 8, 2024

A new stricter policy prohibits phone use during study hall to focus more on academics. Assistant principal Brent Gehring explained the intended impact on students: “We hope to get their homework...

Project invites student advocacy

Iliana Vega, Copy Editor • October 8, 2024

Inspired by another teacher’s progressivism project, Social Studies teacher JD Davis gave his freshman students the freedom to campaign for school changes in order to broaden the view of their new school...

Hold the phone

Lydia Farmer, Associate Editor • October 8, 2024

For most students, the new phone policies might just seem like stricter versions of the old ones. However, for students who struggle with mental illnesses and medical conditions, phone access can affect...