by Don Onyeokeziri, Staff Writer
Most students who go to Florida for spring break don’t plan to go for an educational experience, but instead to relax on the beach and get away from school. For 22 students, (most enrolled in Katie Parson’s Marine Biology class) going to Florida was to get a better feel of marine [...]

Megan Steely, J1 Writer
Teenage girls everywhere look in the mirror and don’t like what they see. In a recent Seventeen Magazine survey, 69 percent of girls said that models influence their ideal body shape, although many know they would never look like a model.
“Girls get depressed because they can’t be that size.” Freshman Courtney Kirk [...]

Jennifer Thompson, Health & Fitness Editor
Armed with a British accent and a new television show on ABC, Jamie Oliver is out to change the way America eats.
On Fridays at 8 p.m. Central time, viewers tune into Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution to see the British chef’s attempt to change the way families and school children eat [...]

By Audrey Jaquiss, Staff Writer
The Wellness Center held its eighth annual health fair Thursday, March 18.  The fair consisted of many speakers who facilitated interactive discussions about serious issues confronting teens.
This year’s theme, “The Beginning of a New Decade, The New Beginning For a Healthier You!” was highly stressed. In order for the young community [...]

Audrey Jaquiss, Staff Writer
In an effort to help the community make more informed decisions about important aspects of their lives, the Wellness Center will hold its eighth annual health fair for students, staff, parents and community members on Thursday, March 18. The event is free.
This year’s theme is “The Beginning of a New Decade, The [...]

Jenna Sullivan, Staff Writer
New research shows that the effects of severe child bullying extend much farther than the monkey bars.
An experiment published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychology found that adults who were bullied as children were more prone to depression and anxiety, along with physical damage such as fatigue, pain, and [...]

Jennifer Thompson, Managing Editor of Health & Fitness
An estimated 90 percent of people suffering from eating disorders are females that are 12- to 25-years-old according to data collected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
As many as 24 million people in the country are affected by eating disorders, and to combat this the [...]

Jennifer Thompson, Health & Fitness Editor
Although Christine Dougherty’s name may not be recognizable, her story definitely is.  After two years of making “healthy” choices from the Taco Bell Drive-Thru Diet menu, Christine has lost 54 pounds and has been featured in the fast-food chain’s most recent commercials.
“I thought [the commercial] was funny, but I don’t [...]

Brennan Suen, Staff Writer
Photo by Michelle McCain
Cold weather almost always means stopped-up noses.  You take pills, cough syrup—maybe even Grandma’s home remedies, but the stuffy nose refuses to go away.  However, one of the best solutions to this problem has been around for centuries.
The neti pot, also called a nose bidet, is a nasal irrigation [...]

By Brennan Suen, Staff Writer
To use the neti pot:
1.  Put 1-cup warm (not hot) water in your pot. Add ¼ teaspoon of non-iodized salt and stir well. Without salt or with too much salt, the water will not match the chemistry of your nose and will burn.
2.  Lift the neti pot up to one nostril. [...]