Raider Echo

“Just did my first set of twists. Not bad for a white dad, right? Had some guidance. Building my skill diversity.”
Photo courtesy of Clarkes Twitter: @nghsclarke

Foster father’s insight

Beth Mauthe, Copy Editor May 13, 2016

The cries of a hungry newborn baby broke the silence of the sleepy house. Bleary-eyed and still groggy from sleep, English teacher Matt Clarke stumbled through the early morning darkness and made a...

Adoption: Student point of view

Anahi Castro March 6, 2013

When alumnus Chris Stevens, insisted on calling junior Brianna Stratis "sister," Stratis’ parents found it necessary to tell her that she had been adopted. At the time Stratis discovered her parents...

Adoption: Teacher point of view

Anahi Castro March 6, 2013

Kristen Nowlin didn’t even consider adopting until one afternoon when she received a phone call requesting that Nowlin take care of 5-month-old Daisy. The stay with Daisy was only meant to be temporary...

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