Being on the newspaper and yearbook staff for three years in a row has taught me more than I thought it would. I joined the Yearbook and Journalism class as a sophomore, and even though I attempted to drop the class after the first day because I thought it was overwhelming, Mr. Battaglini convinced me to stay and I’m glad that's what happened. I joined this class because I participated in the...

Layton Greene is a 21 year old rising artist from East St. Louis, Illinois. She first went viral in 2017 when she released a homemade cover with her own interpretation of Kodak Black's "Roll in Peace." Because of this cover, Greene got the opportunity to partner with G-Styles, a producer from Tennessee, to record a professional version of her cover which she named, “"Roll in Peace Remix." The track...

Seniors thought 2020 was going to be a great year, but then the coronavirus hit. After schools closed in March due to Covid-19, many people were happy.  When the governor ordered the shelter in place, a lot of people in their homes or apartments were sad and depressed because they couldn’t go outside and hangout with their friends or go to the movies or the mall or basically anywhere.  To...

Senior year is when people start thinking about the next stage of their lives. For most people, it means applying to college, but I didn’t go that route. Even though I applied to my dream school, Humboldt State, and got accepted, my goals changed.  During this quarantine, I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting on my life and thinking about where I will be five years from now. I felt that I hadn’t...

Ever wondered what it would be like to completely shave your head? I did. It took two years and a world pandemic to finally have the courage to go through this idea, and although there were a few discouraging moments, it was all worth it.  Once you commit to doing it,  all kinds of worries and fears start running through a person's mind; they certainly ran through mine. This isn’t something...