Life Under Isolation Takes Hit on Teens’ Mental Health
Gelila Negesse, Co-Editor-in-Chief
May 18, 2020
On April third, the Garland Independent School District (GISD) announced that the rest of the school year would be closed and completed through online learning in response to the growing COVID-19 threat. For teens in Dallas and all across the world, this means the engrained day to day routine of s...
Essential Workers on the Front Lines of the Pandemic
Gabriella Rodriguez-Sanchez, Photo Editor
May 12, 2020
Millions of essential workers are responsible for providing as well as transporting resources for people nationwide during the COVID-19 global pandemic. According to the Department of Homeland Security, essential workers are anyone who works in communications, chemical, critical manufacturi...
All Things COVID-19: General Info
Gelila Negesse, Co-Editor-in-Chief
April 7, 2020
With the novel COVID-19 virus, better known as the pandemic coronavirus, spreading rapidly, countless measures have been taken around the world to reduce infections. Below is a simplified guide to information, precautions, and rules regarding the coronavirus. Click HERE for a school, local, and statewid...
All Things COVID-19: Regional Updates
Gelila Negesse, Co-Editor-in-Chief
April 7, 2020
NATIONAL UPDATES Taking the lives of thousands and living millions in quarantine, whether self-isolated or in hospitals, the coronavirus has taken hold of the U.S, with the number of cases reaching number one, passing Italy and China. The Numbers: The United States has a total of 1,622,114 c...
Companies Confront COVID-19
Katie Keovongphet, Reporter
April 7, 2020
With the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, quickly spreading across the United States, many industries have faced hardships and medical supplies, such as masks, have become scarce. As a result, companies like Tesla, Google, Apple and others have teamed up to help fight COVID-19 worldwide. “We have extr...
COVID-19 and Our Impact on its Spread
Julius Perez, Reporter
April 7, 2020
As media coverage on the global pandemic increases, terms like social distancing and “flatten the curve” have been thrown around on news networks and social media to describe the speed and spread of the coronavirus strain COVID-19. With so many different outlets of information readily available ...
Switching Up Solar Energy
Katie Keovongphet, Reporter
February 26, 2020
The world’s first solar panel appeared in 1883, yet it only accounts for 1.6 percent of the United States’ total electricity generation. Hopeful for a future society that will primarily run using clean energy sources, researchers at the University of California, Davis are working on a prototype of a ...
Chinese AI Prevents Suicide
Katie Keovongphet, Reporter
February 21, 2020
Approximately 800,000 people worldwide commit suicide every year, causing the World Health Organization to encourage governments worldwide to take preventative action. In China, Huang Zhisheng, a professor at Vrije University of Amsterdam, created a nonprofit artificial intelligence (AI) bot that helps...
Microplastics in Marine Life
Katie Keovongphet, Reporter
February 21, 2020
UN News states that over 51 trillion microplastic particles pollute the sea, and marine organisms are beginning to come across them more than ever before. With the rapidly growing amount of plastics, scientists are beginning to question the currently unknown harm they might bring to humans. Plastic...
Needing Affection to Make a Connection
Gabriella Rodriguez-Sanchez, Photo Editor
February 20, 2020
Weighted blankets are one of the most requested Christmas gifts according to 1010DATA with children, teens and elders waiting to open up their presents and find a hug-like experience. The need for affection by every human is a growing topic of debate as some doctors even believe that it is a...
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 opportunity for a clean slate and an era of new beginnings. Towards the end of the 2018-2019 school...
Being Mindful of Mental Health
Katie Keovongphet, Reporter
November 22, 2019
According to SchoolDigger.com, North Garland High School is ranked as the second best high school in GISD. Being such an academically competitive school full of high achievers, it’s not a surprise when students begin to feel mentally or emotionally overwhelmed. “First step is just walking in the door,...
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