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Rejection Spurs Success

Rejection Spurs Success

Alumna follows lifelong passion publishing thriller novels
Allie Tribe, Staff Writer February 8, 2021

  In any library, books line shelf after shelf. Author’s names pop off of the various covers, but each seems like nothing more than a faceless name. To most, the names hold little importance....

Online Shopping

Less Chaos in Retail

Increased virus numbers cause consumers to shop cautiously this season
Kayla Gonzalez, Staff Writer December 11, 2020

With Christmas around the corner, consumers shop for the perfect gifts to give family and friends this season. Traditionally, Thanksgiving night, stores open and shoppers line up around buildings to...

Arthur

Perseverance Pays Off

Arthur's journey to publishing proves worthwhile
Kayla Gonzalez, Staff Writer December 7, 2020

One day, thirteen years ago, art teacher, Cristina Arthur, began brainstorming an idea for her book. She put her thoughts and ideas aside when life with a toddler and infant began to catch up to her....

Streaming Services

Streaming Supports Entertainment Need

Consumers subscribe to various online services to stay busy during shutdowns
Chris Lopez, Staff Writer October 26, 2020

With the threat of spreading Covid-19, the local government, and later the U.S. Government, enforced citizens to stay home, essentially creating a lockdown, and encouraging the avoidance of social...

Photo Credit Jada Boner

Bringing Front to the Front Stage

UIL One Act Play crew takes production on road for competition
Nathan Martin, Assistant Editor March 6, 2020

The DHS Theater Department fine-tunes their production of Front by Robert Caisley for the UIL One Act Play District Competition this Saturday, March 7. Senior Kaitlyn Lane plays the role of stage manager...

Photo courtesy of Eden Jones

Lunar Eclipse

The blood moon of twenty-nineteen
March 6, 2019

A Lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes into the earth's shadow. The shadow allows for the sun’s light to pass through Earth's atmosphere and illuminate the moon. This special eclipse...

Pictured: Senior Nathaniel Carr with his mother, Viviana

Photo courtesy of Jada Boner

Hugs Heal Hurtful Minds

Eden Jones, Staff Writer January 16, 2019

Hugs reduce fear, stress, depression, loneliness, sickness and, in addition, provide self confidence, love and protection. Students at C​arnegie Mellon University conducted a study in which...

Photo courtesy of Eden Jones

Pictured: Stellaluna, the plant

Perking Up Plant Personalities

Scientists conduct studies based on vegetation growth
Eden Jones, Staff Writer January 9, 2019

Studies prove that loving words help plants thrive. An experiment conducted by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) found that plants not subjected to loving words grew slower than the plants...

Pictured: The Carr Family

courtesy of Viviana Carr

A Christmas Colon Climax

A reminder that not everyone spends the holidays how they want
Nate Carr, Editor-in-Chief January 7, 2019

The door’s heavy. Even after a firm push from my hand grasping the stainless-steel door knob, I still have to push. Have to use my shoulder to the get the thing to even budge forward. Then I fall...

Photo courtesy of Eden Jones

History of Decatur

The adventure behind the city
Eden Jones, Staff Writer October 25, 2018

Zachary Taylor established Taylorsville in 1856, around the time ​Henry A. Wise established ​Wise County. However, the local bishop, a man of great power in the town, disagreed with the name...

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