Lunar Eclipse
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 causes the moon to appear red, and scientists label such a phenomenon in January as a wolf blood ...
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 Carnegie Mellon University conducted a study in which they took healthy adults and gave half of them hugs while the other half continued to live day by day ...
Perking Up Plant Personalities
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 subjected to loving words. The plants given loving words grew faster, taller and produced better ...
A Christmas Colon Climax
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 forward 3 feet into the doorway, almost lose my footing, almost bust my chin into the plain tile flooring. The ligh...
History of Decatur
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 because he disliked Zachary, the man who owned Taylorsville. Zachary then renamed the town Decatu...
Eagle Strong All Year Long
Noehlia Ortiz, Staff Writer
January 13, 2015
Bringing the heat, P.A.I.N.S, and Eagle Fight Never Dies are mottos that took these Eagle athletes to great lengths. The volleyball, cross-country, and football teams all advanced past the district point this year. Volleyball The volleyball team definitely brought the heat this season. Bringing home...
Little Things
Lexie Chapman, Staff Writer
January 12, 2015
I am thankful for so many things; the list could literally go on forever. Everyone around the holidays is always saying, “I am thankful for my friends, my money, my job, etc.” All of those things are amazing and important to be thankful for, but I am most thankful for the little things. When I say ...
Five Out of Five Stars
Cassidy Shenberger, J1 Writer
December 11, 2014
Non-stop and Gravity caught her attention because of the suspenseful scenes in the movies. She just turned eleven and her mother told her she wouldn’t always depend on writing as a career, but she made up her mind to prove her mother wrong. Freshman Crystal Luevanosfelix, fourteen, reviews all types...
Pondering Poe’s Poetry
Taylor Yates, J1 Writer
December 8, 2014
The suspenseful ways of his writing attracts her in many directions. She’s read about 16-17 of his books during the summer, and started reading when she was just 7-years-old. “I like reading his books because of the suspense. You can feel the emotion of the story or topic and sometimes I can just...
Video: What is the worst Christmas present you’ve received?
Jessica Lozano, Videographer
December 23, 2012
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