Social Media: The Double Edged Sword
April 25, 2018
Filed under Health, Top Stories
From MySpace to Twitter, social media platforms have been a way for people to express themselves. Whether it’s to keep in touch with family members or to share things with friends, majority of teenagers have access to some form of social media. Facebook, typically considered to be used only by ...
Knowing Yourself; What is Self-Esteem?
April 3, 2018
Filed under Health, Top Stories
Self-esteem; confidence in one's own worth or abilities, self-respect. Many young adults struggle with their self-esteem. Puberty is a time when the body changes and adolescents must find comfort in themselves. “I think being a teenager, unfortunately part of the territory that you have to go throug...
Know the Possible Signs of a School Shooter
Alexis Williams, Staff Writer
March 9, 2018
Filed under Current Events, Health, Top Stories
It starts off with a simple joke, like finger guns during a walk out, and escalates to people making a GoFundMe page so students can shoot up their high school. “It’s all a joke,” but how far does the joke go? Students around America have had enough with school violence, and are speaking up abou...
Mental Illness and the Stigma behind it
March 2, 2018
Filed under Health, Top Stories
Mental illness, as defined by the American Psychiatric Association (APA), is a health condition involving changes in thinking, emotion, behavior or a combination of all three.
Child Development Hosts a Daycare Program
Velvet Wahl, Editor In Chief
November 15, 2017
Filed under Current Events, Health, Top Stories
The Combs Childhood Development class holds a child care event every year that is open to the community. Child Development students take control of the daycare program. “My advanced class actually plans the lessons. So they do lesson planning and learn how to set up the centers, the learning...
Coping With Loss
Rachael Loughry, Online Editor
May 3, 2017
Filed under Health, Top Stories
More often than not, as human beings, we take things for granted, and do not realize what we have, or had, until it is too late. We never realize how special someone truly is until they are gone. Having someone significant in your life pass away can be life changing, possibly traumatizing, or ...
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