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Educating Voters

November 27, 2018

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On November 6, 2018, an estimated 113 million Americans turned out for the midterm election, a startling increase from past years (Vesoulis). The driving force for this change? The record number of 18-24-year-old voters that made it out to the polls. This was unexpected considering the inclement wea...

Encore Performance of “And Then They Came For Me” To Support Pittsburgh Victims

Jessica Lim, Chief Editor

November 1, 2018

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Ms. Janice Zimmerman, Director of our Fall Dinner Theatre program would like students to be aware of a very special event. "This Sunday, November 4, the WTHS Theater Department will be performing once more the play And Then They Came For Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank. The performance ran ...

CLC Offering Guaranteed Transfer Admission To 20+ Universities

Jessica Lim, Chief Editor

October 1, 2018

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With many of our seniors now applying to colleges, a common concern is the often exorbitant cost that comes with attending. One alternative may be studying at a community college for a few years before continuing undergraduate education elsewhere. Located nearby, the College of Lake County enables students to f...

Up and Coming at Six Flags…the Maxx Force

Lena Groth, Staff Writer

October 1, 2018

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Get ready, because Six Flags Great America’s up and coming Maxx Force is not a roller coaster for the faint of heart! It is a triple record-breaking and thrill-filled launch coaster coming in 2019. Reaching 78 miles per hour in under two seconds, it has the fastest launch in North America! But that�...

The U.S’s bombing of Syria

Brianna Thompson, Staff Writer

April 16, 2018

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On Friday night, the United States, Britain, and France bombed Syria. Together, all three countries hit three of the following targets: a research center, a storage facility, and an equipment facility and command post all believed to be related to Syria's chemical weapon's program. Russian Presid...

The Talk

Sophia Diaz, Staff Writer

April 9, 2018

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While watching a recent Blackish episode on ABC, "The Talk" was drawn to my attention for the first time. In this specific episode, the show teamed up with P&G in their My Black is Beautiful initiative to spread awareness of "The Talk," presented as a dialogue between African American parents and...

This Be March Madness, Yet There’s Method in It

Jack Berens, Co-editor

April 2, 2018

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Yes, I'm aware. Number one ranked Villanova hasn't lost since late February, and in fact, they've won by double digits in every game since late February as well. Their starting five all racked up double-digit points in its rout of the #1 seeded Kansas over the weekend. The Wildcats tied the record...

The Austin Bomber

Brianna Thompson, Staff Writer

April 2, 2018

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In his recorded confession, Anthony Conditt labeled himself as a "psychopath" and showed no signs of remorse for those who were killed in the explosions. Police are still looking into the case and trying to find clues that may have led to these violent acts of terror. Investigators are looking to see...

The Rohingya Refugee Crisis: A Genocide in 2018

Hannah Jaros, Staff Writer

March 22, 2018

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The most persecuted minority in the world. The Rohingya are a Muslim minority group who have been forcibly evicted by Buddhist extremists from Myanmar, a country bordering Thailand. They are now living in refugee camps in Bangladesh in hopes of seeking refuge away from the terrorizing government. In ju...

Mr. Warren Pics

Alexis Bell, Staff Photographer

March 19, 2018

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