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Periods or Blocks?

October 24, 2019

From the moment I was labeled a new student at Whitehouse, I was introduced to the faculty here. Almost immediately, I was bombarded with information about the school; what it offered, how focused it was on teenagers’ needs, and first period starting later in the morning. At a glance, it seemed amazing ...

Why We Don’t Need to Put a Sin Tax on Gun Ammunition

Ashlynn Patterson, Staff Writer

September 26, 2019

On the evening of September 11, the news of an active shooter at a local Walmart made its way around Tyler. In light of this, I will be talking about nationwide gun control. Economists have been asking the question for years: should gun ammunition be taxed the same way cigarettes are taxed? And the a...

Popeyes VS. Chick-Fil-A

Carter De Los Santos, staff writer

September 13, 2019

Some people are fast food fans, some people are not fast food fans, and some people cannot seem to decide on which chicken sandwich is better. When Popeye's Chicken Revealed that they were going to serve chicken sandwiches that are strikingly similar to Chick-Fil-A’s chicken sandwich, peopl...

Why Parents Need To Stop Coddling Their Children

Caitlin Gorbett, Staff Writer

September 10, 2019

My mom used to be terrified to let me leave the house since It has been just the two of us since 2006. Even when we were living with friends or my grandparents, it was just us. It was obvious she would be terrified to be away from me. Now I am terrified to be alone. I remember when I was 11 and my mom asked me...

Pass the Paint Brush

Caitlin Gorbett, Staff Writer

September 4, 2019

Over the past few years, we have been seeing more and more schools allowing their seniors to paint their parking spots. Across all the news articles and social media posts, we consistently see the students of other schools utilizing and expressing their creativity with mini-murals of sunsets, designs...

Canceling Cancel Culture

Kat Carlow, Staff Writer

August 30, 2019

Cancel Culture: The call out of a person on social media for something they did or said that turns society against them. The act of “canceling” somebody has risen from seamlessly nowhere within the past few years, and is now just another Twitter headline we see in our day to day lives. Most peop...

You Say, They Say

McKenzie Gray, Staff Writer

August 30, 2019

Don’t judge a book by its cover. It is a common phrase used in our everyday lives to keep ourselves from categorizing each other into boxes, and it's even used more in the place where judging seems to be at an all-time high: high school, ironically. Judging often leads to stereotypes, an exaggerated i...

Free Food For ALL

A straight shot of a tray of a typical schooll unch tray consisting of chicken nuggets, tater tots, an orange, cookies and milk.

Elizabeth Freeman, Editor-In-Chief

January 17, 2019

It is common knowledge that certain students get free cafeteria breakfast and lunch based on their families income. While this is money put towards a good cause, whether or not a student is served free food from the cafeteria should not be based on the income of each family. All students should be allowed free cafeteri...

SAT Do’s and Don’ts

Imahn McAlister, Staff Writer

January 9, 2019

Taken by Courtesy photo by: 123rf.com Do use process of elimination Get rid of as many wrong answers as you can. Wrong answers are easier to find. Don’t rush Even though your on a timer, take your time. It’s better to have right answers with a few blanks than to complete the test and have a lot ...

The Bewildering Mess That Is Life

Caitlin Gorbett, Staff Writer

December 12, 2018

When people ask me what I want to do with my life, my immediate response is a shrug. I have always been generally confused by everything concerning the future, but a career is probably the one shrouded in the most uncertainty. Everyone around me seems to know what they want to do with their...

Is the STAAR needed?

Carter De Los Santos, staff writer

December 7, 2018

A lot of students always stress about the STAAR test saying that they have to study or they have to stay in class during lunch or power hour. The school should continue to offer STAAR tests because it prepares us for the future. The STAAR test is needed to make sure we know we're ready for t...

The future is uncertain

Carter De Los Santos, Staff writer

November 30, 2018

The future is uncertain and isn’t truly set in stone for some people. Some tend to think that they’ll do one career for their whole life. This, however, is not always the case. A lot of things can happen over the years, maybe someone might get bored with the career that they dedicated their liv...