Every night senior Jacob Scott goes to bed around midnight, only to wake up and go to school early. On average, he gets about six hours of sleep per night. A common ailment of students is sleep deprivation. Teens need eight to nine hours of sleep per night in order to perform best. Most students [...]
Not that many people know what the ladies that serve students their lunches go through on a daily basis between breakfast and lunch. Most students don’t get to spend the whole day with the lunch ladies. Dixie Pederson, the “head chef” of the cafeteria, said, “I come in at around six in the morning and [...]
As the years go on the sugar intake in children go up. Parents today not only allow their child to have bad sugary foods but they are also the ones feeding it to them.When Dr. Frederick Aldrich, a pediatrician of 36 years was interviewed on how he felt about the sugar intake in the children [...]
Senior Britta Delafield started tanning her freshman year and now tans three to four times a week. “I don’t like being pasty in winter,” Delafield said. Delafield doesn’t just go to tan, it is a form of relaxation for her as well. To her, looks are not that important. Delafield is also aware of the [...]
* indicates that names have been changed to protect their identity. Freshman Shawna Jackson* knows exactly what suicide is and was greatly affected by the two suicides in the Johnston School District this past January. “They needed professional help,” Jackson said. Jackson has been suicidal since October of 2011. “I realized I was suicidal while [...]
Self injury has become extremely common among teenagers in today’s society. The most common form of self-injury is cutting oneself. Kari Uhl is the school base therapist at Hoover and Meredith and works with kids ages twelve to eighteen. She works with many students but sees cutting most prevalent in seventh and eighth grade. “In my opinion, middle [...]
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