by Lucy Richardson, Co-editor
An unusual bus sat on Park Street on Thursday, Aug. 26. It wasn’t technically a school bus, but it did have something to do with school.
The blue coach bus belonged to the U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, who spent time in Little Rock to begin his back-to-school “Courage in the Classroom” [...]

by Tracy Smith, J1 Writer
Sophomore year is more than just the second year of high school. For some students, it means taking on more responsibility academically.
“Right now I’m taking one [AP class] because it’s the only one I could take this year,” says Sam Hoskins. “Plus, I felt I was working above pre-AP level, so [...]

by James Nunnley, J1 Writer
Towards the end of the school year there is a big push for teachers to have everything covered according to the curriculum.  With all of these grades being recorded, people wonder if grades on the report card and Edline really reflect what is learned.
“Sometimes my grade is bad and I’m doing [...]

by Josh Hammons, J1 Writer
Freshman John Hamby is on student council as a freshman senator. Even though John has to give up time in the morning, weekends, and after school, he plans on staying with student council. His geometry teacher testifies to his dedication.
“John is very responsible,” Heather Jenkins says.
“I think it would be really [...]

John Allen Riggins, World News Editor
It sometimes seems that the images on the news are millions of miles away, but Gabby Perez-Ittura, an exchange student from Chile, brings images of the earthquake in her country a little closer to home.
“I am from a city called Iquique in northern Chile,” Gabby said.
Iquique is a city of [...]

Imani Hudson-Hill, Assistant News Editor
Crowded hallways and blaring bells are common parts of the high school experience, but some students are trying a more non conventional way of learning.
Though internships are typically for college students, they are becoming more popular among the high school crowd.
Internships, unlike jobs, are mainly to gain knowledge through on-the-job training. [...]

by Jenna Sullivan, Staff Writer
With passion, drive and nearly a year of hard work, Central students dominated at this year’s Arkansas Young Artist Association competition.
The AYAA is a state wide organization that seeks to encourage student artists. The annual competition is its primary focus. This year, it was held at the Statehouse Convention Center on [...]

by Audrey Jaquiss, Staff Writer
When more than 500 smart college students gather from around the country, there’s bound to be a powerful atmosphere filled with energy, promise and discussion. At the 26th Annual IMPACT Conference on March 19-21, these enthusiastic students met to discuss how to bring about positive change on their own college campuses [...]

by Madison Smith, Staff Writer
Save the Trees! Everyone has heard this slogan but only some have practiced it. Some of these people are the A2 and A3 AP Environmental Science (APES) classes. While some classes were taking nine-weeks tests, these two classes were out in the front lawn cutting the guy wires from young trees [...]

Syd Hayman, Managing News Editor
With the perfect grip of a basketball and movement of the wrist, one may quickly become an athletic star. But Little Rock native and former Lady Razorback Celia Anderson decided to also grab a pen and explore what writing had in store for her.
Anderson is a graduate of Hall High School [...]