Growing up as the youngest of seven kids in a smart and successful family taught me lessons I could not learn from anyone else. I was always surrounded by people to talk to, look up to and learn from....

Every day a student misses school, they fall further behind academically, socially and emotionally. Chronic absenteeism is when a student misses 10% or more of the school year, and it is a big problem...

Everywhere teens look they see messages like, “Look over here!” “No, look my way!” “Buy my product!” “This product will save you!” Colors, language, designs, everything online is used to...

Due to President Donald Trump’s orders, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives (DEI) are being removed from companies. This happened on Jan. 21 and 22. Target and Amazon are two big companies who...

The school is on a time crunch. By March, all Minnesota schools need to have a phone policy set in place. The school board needs to vote fast since the plan in place right now, barely reduces phone usage...

Five student sports photographers work together to get to shoot all the major sporting events at the high school. Seniors Thomas Jorgensen and Addy Rock, junior Mack Morrow, sophomore Owen Myers and...

Caffeine intake among high schoolers is becoming increasingly more of a problem especially because schools are starting to sell caffeinated drinks such as Bubblr or Celcius in places like the vending machines...

Everyone has heard of sports and how competitive they can get, injuries can pop up left and right. Some kids can get disabling injuries from their desired sport. Esports might be the next step in society...

A new model of parent teacher conferences will be introduced for K-12 students this year. With declining amounts of parents signing up for these conferences, this change will be exceedingly beneficial....

Gossip has always been a part of people's lives, whether they are hosting midday tea time in grand manors or on their phones texting their friends about the latest drama at school. Gossiping has been a...

You would think that a law made in 1864 about women's health, which has completely changed since then, would not even be considered for reinstatement. Unfortunately, that does not seem like the case. On...