How to deal with ACT stress, anxiety
Tyler Bailey, Feature Editor
August 29, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase
At Ada High School, a lot of students are stressing out about the upcoming ACT. Junior Jonathan Cloar is one of those who worries when preparing for the ACT. "I get very stressed out but just deal with it. I don't do much. I just try to distract myself from it until it happens," said Cloar. ...
Circular Reporting: The Lisa Holst Problem
William Whelchel, Staff Writer
August 29, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase
The not so fun fact that each person swallows an average of 8 spiders per year is something often shared around the internet and real life, eliciting disgusted responses from millions the world over. But it doesn't take anything more than a quick Google search to find a Snopes.com article, among numerous others, that will let you sleep a littl...
Will teen stress become the next big epidemic?
Jacky Lopez, Senior Staff Writer
March 5, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase
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 pressure, and can cause them to spiral down into a deep hole. As a result, teens are experiencing more...
Should students get jobs in high school?
Tyler Mitchell, Writer/ Photo Editor
March 1, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase
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 week. If there is no school that week, then students could work 40 hours, but only to 7a.m.-7p.m....
Behind the scenes: Yearbook Edition
February 27, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase
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, however, making it happen is not what you might expect. As a current first year yearbook staff member,...
Shawn Freeman awarded Teacher of the Year
Emily Rhyne, Staff Writer/Copy Editor
February 8, 2018
Filed under Features, Showcase
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 to receive this award and will advance on to run for District Teacher of the Year. Freeman says sh...
Global warming is around you
December 19, 2017
Filed under 2017 Christmas Edition, Science Articles
What is Global Warming Global warming is the unusually rapid increase in Earth’s average surface temperature over the past century primarily due to the greenhouse gases released as people burn fossil fuels. The global average surface temperature rose 0.6 to 0.9 degrees Celsius of 1.1 to 1.6 Celsius betwee...
Oklahoma’s Unknown
Jeremy Robinson, Staff Writer
October 31, 2017
Filed under 2017 Halloween Edition, Features
Oklahoma's Unknown, a new series, will feature the mysteries, legends and myths of all of Oklahoma's eeriest of tales and locations. What better day to venture into the unknown than Halloween? Check back weekly to learn more about Oklahoma's Unknown. ...
Simplicity Series: In your closet
Jersey Gregory, Staff writer
April 11, 2017
Filed under Features
The idea of minimalism goes far beyond your home, but that's where we're starting. More specifically in your closet. Clothes are a vital part of day to day life; everyone wears them, and everyone needs to. (Or so we're told.) Some like to use clothes as a tool, wearing more durable and useful clothes...
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