Matthew Welsh, Staff writer
April 9, 2019
Filed under Opinion
It is no surprise that Betsy Devos has yet again made national headlines. Even less surprising is that it’s for all the wrong reasons. The embattled U.S. Education Secretary is no stranger to the spotlight, repeatedly havin...
Sophie Maxwell, Staff writer
March 11, 2019
Filed under Opinion
On February 22, 2019, a federal judge in Texas ruled that the American draft is unconstitutional as it stands right now because it only requires men, and not women, to register. The ruling does not require Congress to take immediat...
March 9, 2019
Angela Witherby, Staff writer
March 6, 2019
Filed under Opinion
Every year in school we learn about black history for a measly 28 days. Then, after that last day of February, we pretend like it is a crime to incorporate black history into the rest of our curriculum. I do not understand why it is s...
Angela Witherby, Staff writer
February 22, 2019
Filed under Opinion
For most of my life, I have spent the month of February -- or, in the case of our current education system, at least one day of the month of February -- learning about black history. But it took me until my junior year of high...
Catherine Cossaboom, Staff writer
December 11, 2018
Filed under Opinion
School had let out for Thanksgiving Break, but I wasn’t quite done with my classes for the week. I had to go to driving school for the entire weekend in an attempt to fulfill half of my 30 hours of required driver’s educatio...
Iris Tsouris, Staff writer
November 7, 2018
Filed under Opinion
During the end of my freshman year, I was convinced by a friend to join Chamblee’s Model United Nations team. As someone who was a former member of Academic Bowl in middle school and had roots in being a history nerd, I jump...
Maya Torres, Staff writer
October 22, 2018
Filed under Opinion
In a time in which teachers have given up actually teaching their classes, in which free time is more abundant than actual knowledge in a school setting, in which the DeKalb County School District has blocked a majority of actua...
October 16, 2018
Foster Cowan, Staff writer
October 13, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Recently, as I sat at my desk, struggling over a physics worksheet, I had a thought: why am I taking this class? I’ve never cared for science and physics in particular is just not a subject I enjoy. And then I remembered --...
Marley Brock, Editor
October 2, 2018
Filed under Opinion
This past Thursday, I admit, my attention to my teachers was a bit lacking after 10 a.m. I sat in my classes with my computer in front of me and two windows open: one containing whatever the assignment was for that period and one the...
Jordan Jones, Editor
August 1, 2018
Filed under Opinion
As the year comes to a close, it is time for me to reflect on my four lengthy years of high school.
During my freshman year I lived overseas in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. So unlike most people, that year was actually the best ...
