May 21, 2019Education
An article talks about a woman named Amanda and her daughter Sophie, who have quite the experience with school uniforms. Amanda has two kids who started school at their local Prep to Year 12 public school. At this school, the girls were required to wear a certain dress and the boys had a short/shirt option they were
May 20, 2019Science
There was a young 18-year-old woman that started vaping. Previously to her vaping, she was completely healthy, but after three weeks of her vaping, she developed this nasty cough. This cough was something a little more serious though. She got a disease called “Wet Lung” that not only gave her the coughing, but she had
May 13, 2019Teen Life
In 1999, a young school girl was being punished in school. She was being punished starting at the age of 6, she was punished for small things like when she was in kindergarden there was a young boy copying off of her paper and she did not know, but when the teacher saw this boy
April 16, 2019Teen Life
*warning sensitive topics maybe discussed* Picture this. Your walking to class and you see a friend they smile and wave at you. You quickly smile and wave back. It appears that you are happy at first glance, the people around you who saw you smile assume that you are fine. Inside you think you have
April 15, 2019Media
Imagine you are scrolling through Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Reddit etc. and you see a meme. Then as you keep on scrolling you see more and more. Eventually, you fall into a spiral of memes that you can’t escape. Each month a “meme” whether old or new is brought into the light and goes viral. People
March 27, 2019Teen Life
Imagine being at a restaurant eating out with some friends or family and a kid between the ages of 5 and 10 walks up to you and calls you stupid. You then go and talk to the parent of that child and they are also really disrespectful and think that their kid did nothing wrong.
March 11, 2019Teen Life
Having The Talk With Your Parents Talks with your parents can be super uncomfortable and nerve racking. One of the most memorable discussions I have had with my Dad was when his opening line was, “I know you aren’t as innocent as you seem, which means you just haven’t got caught yet”.
March 11, 2019Family
Lucy Dunne, a young plus sized girl, was in a fitting room in her favorite store when she was told by a saleswoman that the store wouldn’t carry clothing in a size “that big”. As Lucy tells The Warm Up, she was very rudely told that their clothes were more suited for “slim figures”. Sadly, this
March 6, 2019Politics
For Halloween, dress your Pitbull up as a blood-thirsty Vampire and I bet a lot of people will think that your dog didn’t change at all! Or maybe, you could dress them up as a brain-eating zombie, even a sharp-toothed, vicious dragon, and people would still believe that your pitbull hasn’t changed a bit. Many
March 6, 2019Education
4:45 a.m. That is when the alarm goes off for Morgan to start her day. She begins by opening her groggy eyes and is not motivated to start another school day. Once again, she thinks day in and day out, “Why do I even go?” By 6:05 a.m. she gets on her bus and starts
February 15, 2019Teen Life
Drew Lynch, the second place winner on season ten of America’s Got Talent, has a service dog named Stella. He features Stella in all of his Youtube videos on his channel Dog Vlog. Being a service dog owner, he has had encounters with people who are either skeptical about his dog or people who
February 13, 2019Education
Lord of the Flies is literally the worst book ever. It’s hard to understand and once you are able to comprehend it, the story appears to just be about a group of boys who go kind of crazy when their plane crashes on an island. They are left without adults and rules. My English teacher
February 10, 2019Media
Are cannibals really that bad? Let that question linger in your mind, and imagine the taste of human flesh on your tongue. While you have that in mind, think of this: Would you rather shift over to a cannibal diet, or switch to a vegan diet? It is a simple question, and for some, the
February 10, 2019Family
In the world of birth control, people have been using birth control products for over 100 years. Nowadays, 1 in 5 teenage girls, ranging from 13 to 18 in age, are on the birth control pill. Most are not sexually active but use the contraceptive for other personal reasons concerning their periods or effects of
February 8, 2019Education
Back to school shopping is something many students both love and hate. It signifies the end of summer and beginning of school, but students also get to buy fancy pens and markers that will almost certainly not be used for educational means. From pencils to notebooks to highlighters, there are many things students need for
February 6, 2019Current Issues
In Houston, Texas on April 10, 2002 rapper Big Lurch ate his girlfriend named, Tynisha Ysais. Previous to this both Big Lurch and Tynisha Ysais were smoking the recreational drug PCP, which causes hallucinations, visions, and reckless violent behavior. The PCP caused Big Lurch to go insane and rip open Tynisha’s chest and eat her
June 8, 2018Education
How is my worst grade in fifth grade spelling when I am top in class? How can I solve complex math problems but I sometimes cannot to read simple words? How do I make connections and figure out patterns in books that others cannot see but also take the longest time to read it? While
May 31, 2018Teen Life
“You just look really weird when you’re eating. It makes me uncomfortable.”” A couple years ago, my sister saw me eating ice cream. That’s it. All I was doing was eating some ice cream. Apparently, though, my eating made her “uncomfortable.” I didn’t really think too much about it. I mean, she didn’t mean anything
May 17, 2018Current Issues
The second season of the show 13 Reasons Why begins airing on Netflix Friday, May 18th, and concerns about the shows advisory warnings are arising again. Sophomores Bella Herndon and Priscilla Chiu committed suicide in April 2017 only days after finishing the first season of the show. Family members are placing blame on the show for having an
May 16, 2018Current Issues
The promise of being free, life with no parents, you are free to make your own decisions. Legally when you are 18 you’re considered an adult, expected to be able to make conscious decisions whether something will have a positive effect or bad ones. The legal age to consume alcohol is 21, although when you
May 14, 2018Education
I’m a very high maintenance teenager. I’ve been this way since I came out of the womb quite honestly. Everyday myself, and many of my other teen counterparts wake up at the crack of dawn to get ready for school. I wake up at 4:45 am before school in order to get myself put together.
May 11, 2018Current Issues
My aunt and mom have previously been Lutheran pastors, and my dad is currently a pastor at a Lutheran church. My family has a religious background. Sometimes when people hear that both my parents are pastors, they immediately think I’m a saint, and that I could never do wrong. Others call me a snob (not
March 19, 2018Teen Life
Dogs and cats have been the two most popular pets for years on years, with this they have also been compared a lot. With both sides have many supporters. However in my opinion dogs are the better pet, however that doesn’t mean that cats are a bad pet, it’s just dogs are that good. One
March 8, 2018Education
Have you experienced what it is like to be a high school student in the society today? Well, it is a tough bust, high school students today are suffering from the pressure of grades, sports, sleep, social media, and keeping up with a social life while going to school an average of five days a
February 27, 2018Education
Many public school students on average only get about 30 minutes or less to eat their lunch. Because of that about 1/4 of students lunches will not get eaten and it will get thrown away. School lunches should be longer for many reasons, but the main reasons that school lunches should be longer is because
February 16, 2018Featured
It’s the middle of January. The temperature is twelve degrees below zero (fahrenheit!). You wish school would just be cancelled, but guess what? It’s not. So outside you go. The horrible winds can end up drying out your already chapped lips more than you can imagine. It’s only 8:32 A.M. and you’re applying your favorite
February 5, 2018Teen Life
You know that moment someone says “Let’s go get Burger King!” Yeah, me neither. If you don’t like Taco Bell, you’re wrong. From Cinnabon delights to ooey-gooey cheesy bites; Taco Bell has it all. (And I’m not talking about just their food!) Here are four reasons why Taco Bell can replace your significant other. #1:
September 26, 2017Education
My Experience With Boys I go to a summer camp every year. It’s sentimental to my family, my grandparents met there when they were young. My aunts and uncles and my own father have all gone to the same camp. All of my siblings go and we have fun every summer. And each year I
May 29, 2017Teen Life
Starving yourself to lose weight is probably one of the more stupid things you can possibly choose to do. It’s up there with drinking saltwater to stay hydrated, shooting yourself with smaller caliber bullets to build up a resistance to larger ones, and doing that one thing where you trap your thumb in your fist
May 25, 2017Politics
Life is all a lie. Earth is really just an experiment under a bigger power. Ever think about our world being just one big set up, where were all being controlled like the maze runner or when you’re in the hunger games ? Read on. WARNING/DISCLAIMER: I’m not being serious that I believe in
May 23, 2017Teen Life
Many cancer patients have said having a animal such as a dog or getting to hangout with them has lowered their stress levels. J. Michael McFarland says “There is mounting evidence in human and veterinary evidence medicine that the emotional bond between people and companion animals can have a positive impact of emotional and physical
May 22, 2017Science
In January of 2012 Char, a single mother of four, noticed something about her body slightly abnormal. She would have odd bleeding whenever she would participate in sexual intercourse. For months she would put aside her worries and continue her life as normal. But in June due to the man in her current relationship, she
May 10, 2017Teen Life
Posted by Maddie Johnson Featured image by stiv xyz Pit bulls are routinely forced to fight one another for the twisted amusement of humans. At just ten weeks old Oogy was tied to stake and used as bait for a larger pit bull, he was inflicted with mortal wounds to the left side of his
May 9, 2017Current Issues
Featured image: mojzagrbinfo Not many people look at a skeleton and think “Dang those are some pretty bones.” So if this is the case then how come every hour one person dies because of an eating disorder?More and more girls are starting to grow with the idea that being “skinny” is the key to success
May 1, 2017Education
Image created by Eric Bailey seriously, “OH MY GOD Becky, look at her butt, it is so big!”. As a high school student, in the hallways many conversations exist but of the many times I’ve walked down, talking about butts is probably one of the most common subjects or at least talking about someone else. Entering
April 25, 2017Science
Donation After Death Beep…..Beep….Beeeeeeeeep. “Time of death 17:38.” Your patient now rests lifeless in the bed with warm, viable organs aching to carry out their functions. The Pathologist arrives to take the body from the room down for examination. Meanwhile, in the room next door, an 8 year old boy is fighting for his life, in
April 25, 2017Media
What if an app had a setting where you needed a password to access the pictures you take? But why would you need to hide appropriate pictures? Password protection would help to hide pictures that you don’t want everyone to see. Snapchat has this feature. This makes Snapchat a great app for sexting. Salvador Rodriguez,