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Life without sports

Covid-19 takes away more than just classroom experiences
Garrett Rodgers, Staff Writer April 23, 2020

What a crazy time in our world. No large gatherings, no public events, many of us continue to stay inside our homes and one of the toughest things to grip is the fact that the world of sports halted as...

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Senior Season Setbacks

COVID-19 changes plans for Class of 2020
Lindsey Gogniat, Staff Writer April 22, 2020

Senior Year. A transition period. The last thing before becoming an adult. All taken away overnight.  The rapid rise of COVID-19 in the US changed all academic plans and prohibited any group of...

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Quick Facts About COVID-19

Magen McMillian, Staff Writer April 21, 2020

As COVID-19 spreads across the globe, people want their questions answered to calm their fear and anxiety. However, the media spreads false facts and incorrect information like wildfire, misinforming citizens...

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Nothing Stays the Same

Coping with stress from school, family changes
Taryn Holmes, Editor in Chief April 17, 2020

Everyone deals with change, but teenagers seem to deal with the most change of all. The definition of teenagers certainly seems to equal change. As kids slowly grow and become adults, they change on a...

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Prejudice Plays Part in COVID-19 Pandemic

POTUS calls it ‘Chinese Virus’, causes further divide among people
Nathan Martin, Assistant Editor April 16, 2020

Upon viewing many videos and articles, I realized that Coronavirus affects far more than we originally believed it to: it divides people. These sources introduced the effect that the virus holds on...

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New Responsibilities

Life changes found in quarantine
Taryn Holmes, Editor in Chief April 13, 2020

When people across America became confined to their homes, they found a much different lifestyle than the norm. One that people now refer to as the “new normal”. School through computers, limited grocery...

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Panic Purchasing

Coronavirus causes toilet paper disappearance
Kayla Gonzalez, Staff Writer April 9, 2020

During the month of March, Wise County experienced a mass panic due to the Coronavirus pandemic. During that panic, the majority of people visited their local grocery stores and began stockpiling toilet...

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From the Frontlines

Preventing Community Spread of COVID-19
Lindsey Gogniat, Staff Writer April 6, 2020

As of March 13, President Trump declared the Coronavirus a pandemic within the United States. Communities all across the country see the effects of the outbreak of this contagious respiratory virus. Locally,...

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Science Department Earns Grant

Exxon Mobil awards money to enrich classroom experience
Nathan Martin, Assistant Editor April 2, 2020

Earlier this semester, the Decatur High School science department received a $500 grant from the Exxon Mobil Corporation. The grant provides more hands-on learning for students as physics teacher Audrey...

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Thinking Out Loud

Personal thoughts on the world’s current quarantined conditions
Taryn Holmes, Editor-in-Chief March 31, 2020

As an avid writer and reader, I should love all this self-isolation. Time no longer stands as an issue, all distracting events are cancelled anyway and sometimes it seems as though the world peacefully...

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