During Women’s History Month, possibly one of the most impactful women in history, Sojourner Truth is honored and recognized for her significant achievements we see the effect of today. Truth, most known for her work in the nineteenth century as an outspoken civil and women’s rights activist as well as an advocate of abolition and temperance, was born in Ulster
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In early March, the North Carolina Public School System announced they would be making a change in Powerschool, the online grade book used throughout the state, that would allow students to input a chosen name to be shown on their school records. So what changes? Now, students will be able to protect their privacy and have their chosen name appear
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As we’ve all been experiencing since the beginning of 2021, the coronavirus has had its moments with lots of cases at the beginning of the year and also settling down more recently. In the past few weeks, Wake County has opened up schools to allow more students to head back to school in rotations and cohorts. Below is an interview
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With a wave of warm weather this week, spring seems to have sprung. All of the warm weather this time of year is welcomed by all, but that also comes with a bit of a downside. Spring is synonymous with pollen and allergy season. This is the time of year when you may need to wipe yellow powder off your
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What is cancel culture? Cancel culture refers to the withdrawal of support by fans and followers who support a certain creator, artist, actor, etc. When said person makes a comment, remark, or action that is found to be derogatory, his/ her fans have complete power to take back all support and love for that person. This results in the “cancellation”
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Most of us remember the day the world shut down. It was a day unlike any other, a day that changed everyone’s lives. From COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter protests to a new vaccine and the Capitol Riots, we have a lot to look back on. No matter your age, it has been a tremendous year for everyone. But we
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It’s March again; you know what that means. It has been exactly a year since Covid-19 hit and schools shut down. Sadly, school sports during the year of 2020 were cut short, leaving many student athletes brokenhearted. Luckily, school sports this year have been able to go on with certain precautions! However, that leaves us with limited field space because
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Governor Roy Cooper recently announced a new executive order that opens up high school sporting events to a thirty percent capacity. Many athletes, parents, and students were thrilled by this decision. Before this, only immediate family members of competing athletes were allowed to attend sporting events; moreover, these parents and siblings were not allowed to attend away games. Many were
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This year has been very difficult for everyone, but one specific group of people who have had their world completely altered is student athletes. Countless changes have been made, and precautions have been taken to ensure that they can have somewhat of a normal season. I sat down with student athlete Weston Freiling to talk about how this season has
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Girl Scout cookies are undeniably known and loved, but have you ever thought about which cookie speaks to you? Take this quiz to find out which cookie you are!
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