I feel helpless as I watch events unfold in places that seem close and yet so far away at the same time.
As racists take to the streets of Charlottesville, Virginia, a place only a few hundred miles from my home, I feel as though I have no power to change and influence the events occurring so close to me....
At the Corky Kell Classic on Saturday, August 29th, the North Gwinnett High School Bulldog Marching Band had their first performance for the 2017-2018 school year! Despite the Bulldogs' narrow loss to the Walton Raiders with a score of 31-28, the Bulldog Marching Band debuted their half-time show program, "Catch Me If You Can", which is centered around catching...
New Orleans is a United States city known as 'Big Easy;' this constituted one of many facts thrown around at Mountain View high school's Academic team.
Billy Jones, chemistry and physics teacher, hosts the weekly event. A teacher for over thirty years, Jones brings an energy to the club that has attracted a variety of students.
Academic team meets every Friday...
The first total solar eclipse in ages was witnessed for the first time by the students at Mill Creek High School on Monday, August 21, 2017. A total solar eclipse is when the moon is closest to the earth in its orbit, and completely covers over the sun.
Principal Lane of Mill Creek managed to generously allow every student at...
In the town of Charlottesville, Virginia, August 12th was a day that won't be forgotten. After the "unite the right" rally turned violent and made headlines nationwide, it's becoming harder to ignore the violence and negativity that's circling that memorable event. It's easy to think that your actions can't affect today's society, but there are three easy ways to...
Last school year, Mill Creek and Dacula high schools turned their long-lasting rivalry on the field into a competitive "food fight." This event pitted the two schools against each other to see whose students could collect the most canned goods for a local food bank.
Together, both schools collected over 40 thousand pounds in donations, yet it was Mill Creek...
The events in Charlottesville, Virginia, were violent and horrendous, but above all, they were completely preventable in my opinion. In order to avoid similar atrocities, we must encourage understanding and acceptance of differences at a younger age.
Oftentimes, a person is not encouraged to look at opposing perspectives until they reach the more analytical, discussion-based environment of college courses. At...
Because of the rare occurrence of the solar eclipse, Lanier High School established a celebration for the students in honor of the once-in-a-lifetime event. With summer vacation officially being over and the oncoming sun interception, Lanier's directors decided, 'Why not make this party a luau?'
So Monday after school, the Lanier herd stampeded up to the football stadium stands, decorated...
On August 12, 2017, a white supremacist, Neo-Nazi rally broke out in Charlottesville, Virginia, a small college town home to the University of Virginia. This rally was a counter-protest to the current black rallies occurring in other cities throughout the United States.
Since the rally occurred, it seems to me that the wedge between the left and the right has...
The cafeteria is open. The booths are up. The ice cream scoopers are ready. But this isn't an ice cream party! What is this? Inside Scoop!
Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology (GSMST) hosted their 3rd annual Inside Scoop on August 24 after school from 3-4 p.m.. This event brings the entire student body together in a way where...