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 [...]
Some sacrifices are greater than others. For students in high school involved in athletics, one sacrifice is food. Eating healthy is a part of athletics so athletes have to try to stay away from some of their favorite foods that contain large amounts of sugar and fat. Senior Zach Doyle plays varsity basketball and knows [...]
When commercials of hearty burgers and juicy racks of ribs dance their way through the television screen, meat-eaters can’t help but to be turned on. As for vegetarian sophomore Samantha Robinson, she would rather see a hot, juicy veggie burger. A vegetarian is someone who does not consume meat products with the possible [...]
Senior Jessica Adair knows that getting tattoos are painful. She knows from experience. So when she decided it was time get a second tattoo, she tried to lessen the pain. “We tried to numb our feet with ice so it wouldn’t hurt as bad,” Adair said. For the record, this strategy did not prove true. [...]
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