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The missing girls of America: An epidemic raising alarm

The missing girls of America: An epidemic raising alarm

Gelila Negesse, Co-Editor-In-Chief February 20, 2020

Kamille McKinney, three years old. Nevaeh Adams, five years old. Jenna Hospedales, 14 years old. Aniah Blanchard, 19 years old. Alexis Crawford, 21 years old. All these girls are black. All were reported...

Administration Shake-Up  Fosters Schoolwide Change

Administration Shake-Up Fosters Schoolwide Change

Gelila Negesse, Co-Editor-In-Chief November 22, 2019

In society, the word “change” holds a negative, and oftentimes threatening, connotation. Change is, with fairness, often met with fear and ambiguity. However, through time, change can bring along the...

Students Take on Standardized Tests

Students Take on Standardized Tests

Litzy Casas, Reporter April 1, 2019

Throughout the school year, teachers prepare students for standardized tests by giving exams and quizzes. According to the Texas Business Leadership Council, a student takes around 38 standardized tests...

How Weather Changes Our Lifestyle.

How Weather Changes Our Lifestyle.

Litzy Casas, Reporter January 10, 2019

To many, fall and winter means holidays, family gatherings, snow and staying in, but that is not the case for everyone. Many may suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), which is a type of depression...

Two in One: Single Parenthood

Two in One: Single Parenthood

Michael Chambers, Reporter November 1, 2018

Everyone starts with a mom and a dad, but there are many situations that can cause that to change. According to VeryWellFamily, there are around 14 million single parents raising kids in the United States...

Making Education Achievable

Making Education Achievable

Litzy Casas, Reporter November 1, 2018

Around the country, many students hope to achieve success in whatever they pursue. Whether they seek a career in agriculture, business, law or even the medical industry, students often are stuck struggling...

Creating the Future With AMS

Creating the Future With AMS

Gelila Negesse, Designer October 31, 2018

Accelerated Math and Science is a new program at North Garland that allows students to complete advanced math classes in a shorter amount of time. As described on the school’s website, AMS was made...

The Manafort and Cohen Trial

Gelila Negesse, Designer September 17, 2018

On August 21st, Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen, two men who were key aids to the Trump campaign and presidency, were on trial in which Cohen pleaded guilty on eight counts in a New York courtroom and...

The Perils of Racial Injustice: Students Share Experiences

Michael Chambers, Reporter May 23, 2018

In an era where minorities are wrongfully accused of crimes based on the color of their skin, younger generations are ready to see a change. According to the Vanity Fair, the probability of being black,...

Student Participates in Summer STEM Program, Meets World Acclaimed Inventors, Scientists

Student Participates in Summer STEM Program, Meets World Acclaimed Inventors, Scientists

Eden Amberber, Co-Editor-in-Chief March 24, 2017

While most students spend their summer lounging by the pool, junior Rhiannon Roberts spends hers at the National Academy of Future Science and Technology Leaders conference in Boston, Massachusetts. “I...

What its Like Being a Twin

What it’s Like Being a Twin

Jeffrey Candelaria, Designer February 24, 2017

T he saying, “two is better than one” is true for twins Marilyn and Melissa Jimenez. For 16 years, they have had the pleasure of being identical twins. Though they admit that there are some struggles...

Raider Art Goes to Big Apple

Raider Art Goes to Big Apple

Miranda Molina, Reporter February 23, 2017

As Skutt, a company responsible for making pottery wheels, ceramic kiln and glass kilns announced a Peep Show contest for students to create functional ceramic peephole plug that fits into a kilns, students...

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