May 27, 2021
The Friday afternoon sun beats down on the smiling faces of a crowd of people, where joyous hands pass an abnormally large check between giver and recipient. For the onlooker, perhaps this is just another awards ceremony, but for the NHS Black Student Union, a club only recently formed three years ago, this check opens a doorway of opportunity.
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“Who run the world?”: Noblesville’s historic Gal’s Guide Library builds its new home
May 26, 2021
Monopoly. Aquariums. Fire escapes. Toll House cookies. As random as these all may seem, they were all invented by women. And yet, many people may not be aware of these accomplishments, which pushed one local group of women to push for something different.
May 26, 2021
It’s 7 a.m., the usual morning lineup, but instead of starting on chores and sweeping until the floors are clean, NHS student Robbie Streit prepares for another action-packed day. Every high school student has to balance their time between school and possibly a after-school job, with a few people finding more of their time consumed by a second job or extracurricular activities. However, Streit’s routine goes above and beyond most students’ days.
Kendall Reynolds and Ian Pigors
May 19, 2021
Giving your all in the form of blood, sweat, and tears. Mental fortitude. Killer instinct. These are the attributes used to describe the best athletes in the world, and they specifically go hand in hand with success in the sport of wrestling. There’s an old saying by world-renowned wrestling coach Dan Gable that says, “Once you’ve wrestled, everything else in life comes easy.” Local students with a passion for the sport that burns like a bright light embrace this saying through their involvement in the Legends Of Gold Wrestling Club.
February 27, 2021
Thousands of eyes turn their way towards you, scrutinizing you at every given moment; one wrong move and they’ll disregard you for not living up to their expectations.You have become prey to the pressure of being held in such a high regard; the pressure that comes with this attention bubbles up within you, convincing you to believe that you must meet, or perhaps even exceed, their expectations. As time goes on, you can’t help but feel as if there’s nothing you can do to relieve this aching weight upon your shoulders — you think that it’s only a matter of time before you succumb to the overwhelming pressure.Â
Adelaide Doherty, Staff Writer
May 27, 2021
The world is constantly changing around us, and the events that occur in our world help shape our society. In a country such as ours, with the freedoms that we have, our civilians...
Play ball: Women in sports face a world of hardships
May 24, 2021
Every year, we seem to revisit an age-old crisis involving women in sports. Regardless of a sport being considered traditionally male or female, women like Serena Williams and Sarah Fuller are heavily criticized by social media, magazines, and news outlets for their attitude, their clothing, their game play, or other trivial traits. Criticism cannot be avoided by any one woman. When popular news outlets focus on the incredible strength of athletic women, they usually erase their femininity through an emphasis on masculinity. Trolls on social media shame women for being too feminine and disgracing sports, or for being too masculine and being “unattractive” to watch. In the early 20th century, women infrequently competed in many sports. Now that their participation is more common, the immense pressure to find the perfect balance between femininity and masculinity is impossible. As a result, nothing remains but the fact that women’s sports lack support. Even if women are consistently winning more than men, women’s sports teams receive less support, both socially and monetarily.
May 24, 2021
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18 going on 8: It’s okay to be childish
May 20, 2021
I think I started realizing my childhood was slipping away when the school system demolished my elementary school playground and built a new and improved set that looks like a bumblebee. I can only wonder, why did the tried and true, well-rusted, green and cream death trap of metal have to go? I still have fond memories of the day I passed out with a bloody nose…of getting hit in the face with a rubber ball...of ripping my knees open on the mulch...Okay, maybe I understand why they replaced it now. It doesn’t mean I have to be happy with it.Â
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