For two years, COVID-19 has stayed ongoing and detrimental to the health of people, globally speaking. It remains lethal and, up to this day, has a persistent grasp on the lives of people who have been exposed to it. Anchorage’s COVID-19 Case Overview was recently updated January 24th with the help of data from Our World Data and New York...
High School Nothing Like the Musical
Do you remember those days when you were a bright-eyed elementary kid excited for the seemingly fantastic world of high school? Being a child, the only knowledge we had on high school was from false movies like High School Musical. So when we entered high school it was not a surprise we all thought it was about being popular, cliques, finding...
We Don’t Have a Planet B
Climate Change: it’s like a thing that is there, but doesn’t feel real. Something that everyone talks and is concerned about but won’t actually do something about it. But it is real, it is going to happen and has been happening for a long time. You may not see or feel it, but it exists. Don’t wait for another person to...
The MacArthur AVID program helps coordinate community donations
Monthly donation drives get MacArthur students and staff into the spirit of charity. The Advancement Via Individual Determination, AVID, class has been coordinating monthly donation drives, encouraging charity among students and staff. Each month MacArthur students and staff donate different items, depending on what the donation for the month is. For the month of November, MacArthur donated non-perishable foods. In...
Idaho Winters From A Californian
When thinking of winter, most people in Idaho think of snowfall, natural pine trees, and skiing. When I think of winter, I think of rain and it being 50-60°, the many amusement parks being Christmas-themed, and bringing out the good ole’ plastic Christmas tree that is probably is as old as me. With all of the people from California moving...
Opinion: MacBook vs. Chromebook
Over time, I have used both MacBooks and Chromebooks. Chromebooks are substantially less expensive and are thus more common at schools than MacBooks. It is important to compare them because the difference in quality between the two products could create a gap in educational access. This is apparent in their interface. For example, MacBooks give you a more detailed experience when...
Salva Dut: A Long Walk To Success
Across all eighth grade ELA Classes at Bernardo Yorba Middle School, students had the opportunity to read and analyze the novel “A Long Walk to Water” by Linda Sue Park, based on a true story about Salva Dut, a teenage boy living in Southern Sudan. Salva Dut is among one of the 3,800 Sudanese “Lost Boys” to survive the Sudanese...
Let Players Play: Stop the “Game Wars”
You may know the game, “Roblox,” But have you also heard of “Minecraft?” If you have, you should know all of the fighting that has been going on between the two games. I have paid attention, and it’s pretty weird when you play both, like me. Some people who like Roblox say that Minecraft copied Roblox, but it didn’t. They are...
A Serious Conversation: Celebrating Black History Month
In 1926, a public school teacher, “Mr. Woodson,” initiated the first ever “Negro History Week” on February 7th to celebrate and raise awareness of Black history. Fifty years later in 1976, Afro-American professor Albert Broussard turned it into a month-long celebration that is now known as Black History Month. President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month that same year, calling...
High School Editorial: Are you what you Eat?
Editors discuss food choice ethics. Margaret Atwood’s novel “Oryx and Crake” imagines a future where chicken nuggets no longer come from an actual chicken but rather grow in a lab, multiple nuggets stemming from a feeding tube. These nuggets would taste exactly like traditional chicken, without requiring a living animal. However, the concept of chicken-free chicken still makes my stomach...