Now that the school year is halfway over, many seniors at Orem high have applied to various colleges. The college application process can be stressful and feel overwhelming and confusing to sophomores and juniors. For them, applications may seem far away, but they...
Prankstars “We are gathered here today to honor the life of our beloved teacher, Mr. Ellingford, who lived a long life full of goodness and charity.” The room was filled with students clad in black; in the corner a lone tuba player blew a mournful tune; a framed...
Refugees A teenage boy is trapped in a country full of war and bloodshed. He witnesses the death of family, friends and neighbors, and loses his leg in a bombing. This boy, Ali, from Afghanistan, makes the life-changing decision to embark on the three thousand mile...
Geeks are taking over our world of nerds and it is not welcome. The real problem is the misinterpretation of what a nerd is. Claiming to be a nerd when actually a geek is like claiming to have the flu with only a symptom of aching feet. It is completely ridiculous....
Most graduates will probably say that they didn’t use high school curriculum past college. In fact, many adults don’t remember much at all. As Oliver Harte of the Huffington Post says in the article Does the High School Curriculum in the U.S. Actually Prepare Students...
In the aftermath of the recent Hawaiian Missile scare, most of the criticism has been directed toward the civil servant who triggered the alert, scaring (and scarring) millions of residents and tourists who believed they were in imminent danger of nuclear...
A teenage boy is trapped in a country full of war and bloodshed. He witnesses the death of family, friends and neighbors, and loses his leg in a bombing. This boy, Ali, from Afghanistan, makes the life-changing decision to embark on the three thousand mile journey to...
