Holidays celebrated in December
From Kwanzaa to Hanukkah, there are a plethora of celebrations throughout the month of December. For many, there’s more than just...
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Julia Jessop
Jan 4, 20222 min read
Top Gifts in 2021
Some people instantly think of presents when thinking about the holiday season. Andover Central High School is no exception to this...
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Abby Moore
Jan 3, 20222 min read
Astroworld Disaster
A crowd of around 50,000 people headed into chaos at Houston’s Astroworld festival when unconscious bodies were lifted and surfed the...
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Julia Jessop
Oct 6, 20212 min read
Remembering September 11
September 11, 2021 marked the twentieth anniversary of the devastating terrorist attacks on both World Trade Centers in New York City, as...
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Kyiah Ullmann
Oct 6, 20211 min read
Hurricane Ida Update
On August 29, 2021, Hurricane Ida began it’s reign of terror and hit Louisiana’s coastline. This was a particularly memorable day to...
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Megha Patel
Oct 6, 20212 min read
Suicide Awareness Month
Mental health is an important topic to discuss, and the month of September is Suicide Prevention Month. The ways of healing are different...
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Allison Wolf
Mar 31, 20213 min read
A look back, one year into the pandemic
As a full year has passed since the beginning of COVID-19, a reflection was made on the drastic differences compared to the 2018-2019...
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Ryan Austin
Mar 31, 20212 min read
Winter Weather pattern increases chance of severe spring storms in Kansas
If you have lived in Kansas for any significant amount of time, you can probably feel it coming in the air. The wind picks up, the...
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Daniel Steck
Mar 4, 20211 min read
Conspiracy theories: Social media trends bring back old myths
Conspiracy theories have seen a recent resurgence, coinciding with the increased usage of social media sites. Communities within these...
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Ryan Austin
Mar 1, 20212 min read
Stock frenzy stuns nation
In late January, the world witnessed a stunning new example of the power of the world wide web. Reddit.com users banded together to send...
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Jackson Ward
Mar 1, 20212 min read
Bachelor season 25 entertains students, staff in free time
Drama, corruption, toxicity, exaggerated emotion; are all things that happen on the set of ABC’s The Bachelor. For those unfamiliar with...
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Allison Wolf
Mar 1, 20213 min read
Dating through the ages - a look at past and present common practices
Dating in the past and now share their similarities and differences, as well as pros and cons. Dating in the past was expressed through...
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Julia Jessop
Mar 1, 20212 min read
Students balance work, school during unusual year
Students work hard at school and outside of school at their jobs throughout the year. Maintaining a routine was hard for many students...
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Allison Wolf
Jan 28, 20212 min read
Students kick off new year with resolutions, new routines
Overall health was a major resolution for students after spending a lot of time at home during the crises of last year. “My New Year’s...
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Abby Moore & Jenna Lambertz
Jan 28, 20212 min read
Celebrating Black History Month
Background Information During the month of February, the annual celebration of Black History Month occurs. Half a century after the 13th...
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Jackson Ward
Jan 28, 20212 min read
The positive effects of "happy" brain chemicals
In March, the world will have reached the one year point of the pandemic. For some, it feels as though the time flew by faster than...
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Jackson Ward
Jan 28, 20212 min read
A New Wave: Anime gains popularity in US
Quarantine brought many new hobbies, interests, and a yearn to try something different. One of the newer interests that is starting to...
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Megha Patel
Jan 28, 20212 min read
Student activists support arctic climate protections
Within the last few months, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas drilling became a topic of growing concern. Numerous groups have...
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Abby Moore & Jenna Lambertz
Jan 28, 20212 min read
Black History Month: recognizing unique contributions
During the month of February, the annual celebration of Black History Month occurs. Half a century after the 13th amendment abolished...
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Ryan Austin
Jan 14, 20213 min read
Violent Pro-Trump insurrectionists storm Capitol
With 2020 having been such an unpredictable, and frankly unprecedented year, many Americans realized that 2021 would certainly bring its...
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