Opinions of same-sex marriage pour out on social media

Edward Sprenger, Managing Editor

May 2, 2013

Many issues are discussed on social media sites, both of the serious and silly variety. Recently, however, in-between tax debates and foreign crises,... READ MORE »»

Caption: Representing an equals sign, this image has become the rallying cry of same-sex marriage supporters. These supporters either share this photo or change their profile pictures to voice their opinions.

Top five Teachers of the Year: Mr. Skip Larrington

Michaela Parris, Staff Reporter

May 2, 2013

While most 5th graders are focus on watching the clock for recess, Mr. Skip Larrington was focusing on the more academic side of school. “I finished... READ MORE »»

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Top five Teachers of the Year: Ms. Carmen Oakes

Danielle Gailey, Staff Reporter

May 2, 2013

Students recognize her for her enigmatic nonsense and contagious charismatic personality, but Ms. Carmen Oakes wasn’t always the spotlight of the room.... READ MORE »»

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CCAP program helps students reach their goals affordably

Ashleigh Deeds, Staff Reporter

May 2, 2013

Kellie Busic (12) plans to pursue a degree in teaching at Radford, but with rising tuition costs she will first spend two years at Virginia Western Community... READ MORE »»

Caption: Preparing to transition from high school to Virginia Tech, Morgan Julian (12) prepares to begin her life in college. Morgan can be seen throughout Roanoke as the model used on Virginia Western Community College's advertising billboards.

Cheating continues to plague acadmic careers

Tanner Smith, Staff Reporter

May 2, 2013

Two students achieve the same grade.  One student studied and paid attention in class while the other played an online video game and slept.  There are... READ MORE »»

Caption: Using search engines such as Google to cheat are commonplace among students.

Men’s tennis dominates the competition

Bre Lockhart, Staff Reporter

The trophy case in the gym lobby is already overflowing with awards, but it might have to be rearranged to accommodate for a few more tennis trophies this season. The men’s... read story

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Top five Teachers of the Year: Ms. Carrie Honaker

Top five Teachers of the Year: Ms. Carrie Honaker

Danielle Gailey, Staff Reporter

Education is something Ms. Carrie Honaker is very familiar with, having skipped two grades in elementary school and graduating from high school at the young age of 16. Mrs.... read story

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Opinions of same-sex marriage pour out on social media

Edward Sprenger, Managing Editor

Many issues are discussed on social media sites, both of the serious and silly variety. Recently, however, in-between tax debates and foreign crises, one issue that has continued... read story

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Kids are overexposed in today’s society

Ryan Bushkar, Editor-in-Chief

In our world today, video games, movies, and television shows are designated towards specific audiences, such as R-rated movies or M-rated video games designed to attract... read story

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Musical alumni glissando from Roanoke to Richmond

Danielle Gailey, Staff Reporter

Musically-inclined school alumni Conner Butenschoen, Riley Murtagh, Daniel Ortiz, and Will Wagstaff have congregated to Richmond and are engaging in the dense music scene... read story

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