Black History Month
Noah K., Reporter
March 5, 2020
Black History Month started on February 1st and ends on the 29th. Black History Month is a month celebrating African American history and heroes. People first started celebrating it in 1915, 50 years after slavery was abolished. Slavery started in North America in 1619 and it was outlawed in 186...
What Is Badminton & How It’s Played
Sharon C., Reporter
March 4, 2020
Badminton’s origins take back to the early days of Asia and Greece. During those times, badminton was called battledore or paddle with shuttlecock. In the 1800s (19th century), the British had traveled to India and were impressed to see Poona, the modern-day badminton. Finally, in 1873, a couple of d...
Jojo Rabbit Review
Zachary T., Reporter
February 18, 2020
Jojo Rabbit is a fantastic movie for critics and viewers alike but it’s not for people who take offense to many things. The overall plot of the movie is a German boy named Jojo who lives with his mom and wants to be a Nazi soldier one day. Jojo’s mom is hiding a Jewish girl in their house and she doe...
Kobe Bryant: Gone But Never Forgotten
Ben V., Reporter
February 13, 2020
Many sports players around the world change their respective sports, but nobody has changed the sport of basketball as much as Kobe Bryant has. Kobe Bean Bryant was born on August 23, 1978, and ever since that day, the world has witnessed a young star grow into a legend that changed the course of many...
Top 5 Fast Food Restaurants in the U.S.
Lauren N., Reporter
February 12, 2020
In today’s society, Americans are in love with the delicious greasy finger foods that everyone calls fast-food. There are many different restaurants that are associated with this title and the top include McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Subway, Chick-fil-a, Wendy’s, but there are so many more. The convenien...
Richard Jewell, a Tragedy
Caden S., editor
February 6, 2020
The story of the Centennial Park bombing is one rarely known by those who weren’t alive when the bomb went off. Richard Jewell (known to his friend and lawyer as Radar) had a reputation of noticing things that most people wouldn’t. Thus, it was no surprise to Jewell’s attorney, Watson Bryant, when R...
Good and Bad News for the Lakers
Amrit R., Editor
January 27, 2020
The Lakers are a very well known team within the NBA (National Basketball Association). The team has many great players, including two all-stars, LeBron James and Anthony Davis, which are helping the team go far within the sport and will probably make the playoffs an easy competition. The Lakers have ma...
A Tale of Magic… Book Review
Anselle P., Reporter
January 7, 2020
A Tale of Magic..., the prequel to the best-selling series, The Land of Stories, has been recently published on October 1, 2019. Chris Colfer, the author, has also been a Golden Globe-winning actor mostly known for being Kurt Hummel in the tv-show, Glee. Colfer began writing when he released his fir...
Poetry Club
Anselle P., Reporter
December 18, 2019
Every Wednesday, Room 705 holds the Poetry Club, during Pride. It is happily run by Ariana P. and Chris J., two eighth-graders who teach and organize each meeting in Mrs. Steuber’s classroom. During the beginning of the school year, GATE 8th grade students were introduced some forms of poetry sparking i...
The Problem with the Jacksonville Jaguars
Caden S., Editor
December 17, 2019
Throughout 52 Super Bowls, only 12 teams have not lifted the Lombardi trophy. Among those 12, there are only 4 teams that have never even reached the Super Bowl. Those teams are, the Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Cleveland Browns, and last and least the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Texans get an excuse since ...
Maleficent 2: Mistress of Evil Review (with spoilers)
Anselle P., Reporter
December 5, 2019
After five years, Disney has finally released the sequel to the spin-off of Sleeping Beauty, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. The first movie had been about how Maleficent, a fairy, was mistreated by humans but later learns about love raising the child she had cursed. On October 18, 2019, the sequel was released...
The Man. The Myth. The Beard.
Ethan Y., Editor
November 20, 2019
James Harden, also known as “The Beard”, is a 30-year-old professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) He is currently playing for the Houston Rockets. He is known for his stellar skill to score high points that help his team in crucial matches and is one of the best ...
Samuel T., Reporter
March 4, 2020 • No Comments
The State of the Union is an address given by the President of the United States (POTUS) annually. Many of the high ranking officials in the government, including members...
Increasing Fatalities from Coronavirus Cause Concern
March 4, 2020
California May Stop School Fitness Test
February 27, 2020
Donald J. Trump Impeachment Hearings
February 12, 2020
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Chase K., Reporter
March 31, 2020 • No Comments
Waffles… or pancakes? The legendary feud about the superior breakfast pastry will go down in history forever as one of the most divided squabbles ever in human history....
Sahana G., Reporter
March 31, 2020 • No Comments
The world is home to some of the best food countries. Some of them are adored by other countries, while others keep their special secrets to themselves. No matter the reason,...
Lauren N., Reporter
March 31, 2020 • No Comments
Everyone wants to take a vacation to relax and get away from their normal lives, but many adults want to live life up to the party expectations. This adult-only party hotel...
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Aaron R. is a 7th grader attending Kraemer Middle School. He spends time playing video games and watching YouTube. Aaron joined newspaper because he wanted to improve his writing skills and to have better...