Clocks
by Tom Connolly
"Every morning I arrive to school with the assumption that I may be early and other days late. Days I think I'm early, I'm usually running a few minutes late and days I think I'm late I still have three minutes to give to wandering the halls‚" claims senior Hilary Moore. Read On |
Prom: The Extreme Hype For An Extreme Price
by Tasha Sanders
$7.00 is the minimum wage for the average high school student working a part time job. $700.00 is a casual price often spent on a senior prom.
This year on the well-anticipated afternoon of May 3, 2008, numerous amounts of girls will be rested in a comfortable chair at a cozy little salon as curlers and hair spray, bobby pins and elastics are thrown about, to produce a hairstyle averaging around $70.00 Read On |
Top Things To Do In Freeport Before
Leaving For College
by Hilary Moore
So many times we intend on doing something spectacular in our hometown and so many times do we not. Well, here's our chance. I talked to a few seniors this week and it came down to the fact that maybe these kids aren't ready to leave. It looks like they've still got a few things they want to accomplish. Read On |
Pollution
By Kaitlyn Beaule
Many in our society do not understand the connection between the simple, everyday disposal of waste and harm to others and the environment. By dumping hair products into our trash bags or by washing our cars in the driveway we contaminate our environment. Women have given birth to infertile baby boys and deformed children due to hormone mimicking chemicals that were unleashed into the drinking water. Several species of fish have been giving birth to mutant offspring. The heron that feed off these fish have young with deformities such as extra or damaged feet, eyes and bills. These facts are all outlined and supported with research from scientist authors Theo Colborn, Dianne Dumanoski, and John Peterson Myers in the book Our Stolen Future.
The public needs to see the damage caused by household chemicals to humans animals and plants.
By taking simple steps, this issue can be greatly diminished.
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Let My People In!
By Tom Connolly
Seniors: what is the advantage of a parking lot close to the school if we have to go around to get in it?
" I find it unnecessary," said senior Eric Dodge. "It's not as though it stops anyone from entering our school who really wants to. As seniors we should be trusted with that privilege."
The fact is that there is a door that gets you into the school quickly and safely, seeing as there are two cameras in the alcove just after that door. In the winter students who either arrive in the senior lot have to trudge along in the cold to get in the building. This is potentially health hazardous and painfully annoying for the seniors. Read On |
Cell Phone Use and Driving
By Sarah Baker
Cell phone use is a widespread activity throughout the country, and the act of driving is just as prominent. The question now, is: can the two go together? Different states have different regulations regarding cell phone use and driving, but Maine, specifically, has created nothing less than an absurdity when it comes to the situation. In May of 2007, a bill was passed with unanimous approval to ban teen drivers from using cellular devices while driving. Another bill, proposing to ban cell phone use from ALL drivers, was rejected 11-2 by the committee. What I gathered from the results of these bills is simply that the state believes adults are such skilled drivers, that they are able to elude all distraction and maintain safety while having conversations on their cell phones, whereas teenagers are presumed to be an accident risk. Read On |
