By BRITTANY BURNETT and FORREST WANG CASA GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL With the clock ticking, moon waning and night passing, some people are not able to sleep. And yet, although some people stay up, struggling to finish homework, Casa Grande High School student Chayse Musolf stays up not because she wants [...]
By KELSEY MATZEN and ASHLEY MOFFETT CASA GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL One of the greatest feelings in the world is falling into your bed after a long, stressful day. Cocooning yourself under the covers of a warm quilt and burrowing your head into the fluffy confines of a pillow is a [...]
By KEVIN POTERACKE PETALUMA HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORE, 16 The United States is noticing the rate of children becoming overweight at a younger age increase each year. Most children in the U.S. do not get in the daily amount of exercise that is recommended. Recently, scientists have proven that [...]
By FORREST WANG CASA GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL, SENIOR, 17 Walking through a sea of people at school, the monotony of it all can become overwhelming: The same types of clothes, the same cliques and even the same high-pitched laugh. People everywhere, whether it be students or adults, conform to various [...]
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Elvis Wong is an ambitious high school senior by any measure. He’s captain of Casa Grande High’s award-winning academic decathlon team, co-editor-in-chief of the school newspaper and a volunteer on annual missionary trips to Mexico through his church. But the challenges Wong [...]
By ASHLEY MOFFETT CASA GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL The sound of horses’ hooves, the brisk air of the outdoors and, best of all, the smiles and laughter of children. This may sound like a place to escape on a vacation, but it happens to be Giant Steps, a ranch [...]
By KELSEY MATZEN CASA GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL They are easily identifiable with their sharply tied neckerchiefs, their badge-laden sashes, and their trademark insignia: They are the Boy Scouts. Scouts long have held a reputation for responsibility, hard work and enjoyment of the wilderness. One imagines an average day [...]
By KATHLEEN SCHAEFER CASA GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL Many busy high school students believe they do not have time <NO1><NO>to spare for volunteering, but Casa Grande High School sophomore Rachel Hess’ passion for helping others has caused her to volunteer for two different organizations. Hess helps at the animal [...]
By MORGAN MACIEL SAN ANTONIO HIGH SCHOOL, FALL GRADUATE, 17 It seems strange to finally be graduating. My dad had said to me freshman year, “High school goes by in the blink of an eye.” I was convinced it would take a lifetime. Here I am, sitting in [...]
By MICHELLE KING CASA GRANDE HIGH SCHOOL, SENIOR I hated reading. Kindergarten was a nightmare. We all got into our reading groups that consisted of red, blue, green and yellow, and I fell into the group that everybody knew as the bad readers: the yellow group. While all [...]