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Oklahoma teacher walkout reaches Ada High

Oklahoma teacher walkout reaches Ada High

About the Writer Emily Rhyne, Staff Writer/Copy Editor March 28, 2018

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Oklahoma education takes the cake for one of the lowest paid administrations, not to mention the lowest funded schools in the country. Oklahoma teachers,...

Senior Superlative winners announced

Senior Superlative winners announced

About the Writer Emily Rhyne, Staff Writer/Copy Editor March 8, 2018

Most likely to do anything for $10: Nathan Fountain & Starla Wood   Best Snapchat stories: Skylor Meyers & Sadie Criswell   Biggest trouble maker: Chris Allen &...

Stress may lead students to feel so overwhelmed they stop trying.

Will teen stress become the next big epidemic?

About the Writer Jacky Lopez, Senior Staff Writer March 5, 2018

In today's society, one of the most pressing problems that teenagers have to deal with is stress, especially when it involves school. Often teens are held to adult expectations, which leads to more...

Should students get jobs in high school?

Should students get jobs in high school?

About the Writer Tyler Mitchell, Writer/ Photo Editor March 1, 2018

Is having a job in high school a good idea? The law states, if students are fourteen to fifteen years old they can only work non-school hours, three hours per school day, eighteen hours per school...

One of the best parts of getting a yearbook, is seeing the cover for the first time. Featured above is the 2017 yearbook cover.

Behind the scenes: Yearbook Edition

About the Writer Emily Rhyne and February 27, 2018

When you're young, buying a yearbook is easy. It always seemed like something that was just always there and not something that had to be made. In high school, buying a yearbook is still just as easy,...

Ada High student shows his support for the recycling program and throws his trash away properly.

Recycling: A waste of time?

About the Writer Emily Rhyne, Eric Crowell, and Heather Manuel February 16, 2018

As a child, you do a lot of learning. At school, you're taught to stop drop and roll, criss cross applesauce, and to reduce, reuse, recycle. They tell you from the time you're young how essential cleanliness...

Ada High School

An open letter to the voters of Ada

About the Writer Jamie Weston February 13, 2018

I think we can all agree that it is the responsibility of our state and national governments to take care of funding our public schools. However, we can probably all also agree that neither of those entities...

Reviewing this weeks chapter, Shawn Freeman engages her students in an interactive class discussion.

Shawn Freeman awarded Teacher of the Year

About the Writer Emily Rhyne, Staff Writer/Copy Editor February 8, 2018

Ada High educator, Shawn Freeman was recently elected Teacher of the Year. Freeman has been an instructor for fourteen years and has taught at Ada for nearly 9 of them. She was nominated by her colleagues...

Ada High School

An open letter to the faculty of Ada High School

About the Writer Kaelie Miller, Social Media Manager, Staff Writer February 1, 2018

Teachers, principals, counselors, coaches, custodians and everyone in between: You are life-changers. You are shaping the future of this country with the wisdom you all pass down. You not only teach us...

Student journalists right to freedom of speech

Student journalists’ right to freedom of speech

About the Writer Emily Rhyne, Heather Manuel, and Eric Crowell January 19, 2018

The First Amendment ensures that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the...

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