Product production isn’t all it seems
by Fatima Malik, Reporter
October 18, 2019
Walking down aisles in stores ranging from Sephora® to Walmart, products are full of different labels to convince you of the benefits of selecting their product—“natural,” “organic,” “fragrance-free” and “non-comedogenic”—but these claims aren’t always true. These labels don’t ...
Keeping up with Trumpdashians
by Andrew Cox, Advertising & PR Manager
October 9, 2019
The White House recently lost another performer in its circus—John Bolton, the now ex-national security advisor, is the latest victim of President Stable Genius’ Twitter account, “fired” via tweet after offering to resign earlier. Bolton was and is a warmonger responsible for some of the mor...
College is overrated
by Akie Kasai, Reporter
October 9, 2019
It’s that time of year again: college application season. To some, college can represent freedom and independence. To others, it poses a financial challenge to lower-income families. After high school, students should look toward post-secondary education, but that doesn’t necessarily mean going to a fou...
Juliette’s Declassified School Survival Guide: September
by Juliette Roberts, Copy Editor
October 2, 2019
A few weeks ago, I woke up at 7 a.m. one rainy Thursday morning with only four hours of sleep and thought to myself, “Nope, I just can’t do this today.” Somebody could have bribed me with a dozen donuts to come to class that morning and I still would have refused to pull myself out of bed. The ...
Artist’s adieu
by Saifiyah Zaki, Co-Editor-in-Chief
October 2, 2019
After seven years of teaching at the school, AP drawing and IB visual arts teacher Andrea Weide spent her last day on campus Tuesday, Oct. 1 before moving to Seattle, Wash. for her husband’s job. “I’m going to miss the community here [and] the relationships I have with my students,” W...
Plano East vs. Prosper High
by Ethan Johnson, Sports Reporter
September 30, 2019
Before the Sept. 27 game, SportsDayHS projected Plano East to lose to Prosper High School by 30 points, but when the clock read 0:00, the score was 42-0 Prosper. Prosper came out hot, scoring a short passing touchdown on their first drive. The game was a defensive battle until halftime, with neither ...
Citizens demand climate justice
by Joelle Tindal, Reporter
September 27, 2019
As part of a global climate strike on Sept. 20, roughly 500 protestors gathered on the Continental Avenue Bridge in Dallas between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Several speakers, including representatives from organizations such as Veterans for Peace and the Environmental Justice Committee, rallied the crowd be...
Posters promote discriminating dress code
by Makayla Herron, Copy Editor
September 18, 2019
A bright pink poster with a jagged magazine cut-out of a woman wearing a white, low-cut and see-through blouse accompanies another picture of a girl wearing a modest, striped shirt. While the white blouse receives a caption indicating the consequences for wearing similar clothes to school, the striped ...
Bigger than football
by Jad Baajour, Sports Editor
September 13, 2019
Following his cardiac arrest that occurred on Aug. 16, Assistant Football Coach Tom Rapp returned to both teaching and coaching on Aug. 20 while continuing his recovery process. Rapp is entering his 44th year of teaching economics and coaching football as they have both become a major part of his lif...
Alexander in action
by Gracie Warhurst, Co-Editor-in-Chief
September 6, 2019
As the new school year commences, bringing 37 new teachers with it, Kristy Alexander has taken on new responsibilities as an American Studies and Senate teacher, as well as one of four teacher mentors. Three of the four American Studies, or AmStud, teachers from the 2018-2019 school year accepted n...
Juliette’s Declassified School Survival Guide: August
by Juliette Roberts, Copy Editor
September 3, 2019
Imagine: you walk into class on one of the first Mondays of the school year, yawning, eyelids heavy, empty stomach aching; not really in the place to spend the energy you don’t have on listening in class. You might settle for taking notes and promising to read them over later, or maybe telling yoursel...
Choosing Globalism
by Saifiyah Zaki and Abby Blasingame
May 22, 2019
A ceiling decked with flags from all around the world, hallways lined with phrases in Mandarin and Spanish, and walls promoting worldly connections greet visitors as they walk into Huffman Elementary. This spirit of internationalism comes from the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP) e...
