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 [...]

by Elaina Fox, J1 Writer
One’s name is the first impression they can make when meeting someone new. Studies have shown that how desirable one’s name is now could affect his or her grades in school.
Identical tests were given to teachers to grade and the tests of students with more “desirable names” were given better grades [...]

Victoria Pendergrass and Lillian Wheelis, Staff Writers
Buy, use, place in recycle bin. Take bin to street, Bring bin back from the street. Repeat. But what happens after the recycling leaves your home?
Your recycling heads to the recycling plant, known to workers as the Material Recovery Facility (MRF). Fifteen workers and their boss, Rusty Miller, maintain [...]

By Matt Sherman, Staff Writer
B.o.B smashes all stereotypes associated with the genre of hip-hop. This young Atlanta-based rapper breaks the mold of the regular rap game.
A high school dropout who was signed to T.I.’s Grand Hustle label and Atlantic Records at the age of 18, Bobby Ray Simmons sang in his church choir and sold [...]

By Matt Sherman, Staff Writer
Since its December debut, Up in the Air, based on the novel Up in the Air by Walter Kirn, has been a critical success. Director and co-writer Jason Reitman did a remarkable job with the script, which out shines even the mega watt George Clooney.
The reason Clooney got so much acclaim [...]

By Brennan Suen, Staff Writer
An Education is one of the lesser-known films to be nominated for an Oscar this year. Unfortunately, this gem of a movie didn’t take home any awards. Although it was a very well-crafted film, I couldn’t have seen it winning anything.
It was, however, a great place for Carey Mulligan to make [...]

By Paige Murphy, Entertainment Editor
It’s been more than 10 years since Sylvan Hills graduate Wes Bentley was the creepy but insightful boy next door in American Beauty. Just last month, Bentley starred in the off-Broadway Venus in Fur.
Bentley is the uncle of freshman MacKenzie Bentley. He grew up in Arkansas and at 17 became the [...]

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 [...]

Paige Murphy, Entertainment Editor
And the Oscar goes to … The Hurt Locker! This year’s Academy Awards, which aired on March 7, had double the amount of Best Picture nominees, a lack of Best Original Song performances and a blue Ben Stiller.
The 82nd Annual Academy Awards began, not with hosts Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, but [...]