Lisa Cochran, Co-editor in Chief
• February 10, 2017
In the world of U.S Government policy, Edward Snowden is a multi-faceted figure. As a former CIA employee, his actions in revealing the covert operations of the United States Government and the National...
Lisa Cochran, Co-Editor In Chief
• December 16, 2016
As all of the Christian children lay snugly in their beds, they anticipate the arrival of Santa Claus carrying presents for all! Well, except for the Jewish kids.
Many Americans, in fact 6.6 million...
Lisa Cochran, Co-Editor In Chief
• December 5, 2016
Technology plays a pivotal role in our lives as children of the twenty-first century. Because our culture is often instantaneous and defined by easy and ready-to-use software, we disregard the possibility...
Lisa Cochran, Co-Editor In Chief
• November 8, 2016
The world is scary, sure. Humanity can be hateful and chalked with malice. As a reflex, people tend to shelter themselves from ideas that frighten them. We are soft and fragile as human beings and it is...
As Melina Hegelheimer exited from her mother's womb, one thought popped into her tiny not so fetus anymore head. That thought was to be a winner. Starting in 3rd grade, Melina joined Ames soccer club....
Lisa Cochran, Co-Editor In Chief
• October 17, 2016
In the eclectic world of teachers, it is the method of teaching that most influences the identity of the classroom. Due to the array of differing minds and personalities of students and the differences...
Lisa Cochran, Co-Editor In Chief
• October 11, 2016
Within the affairs and happenings of Ames High, with immense modesty and scintillating wit, Isak Werner Anderson is there, striving to make an influence on the world. As a junior co-leader of SHEPH (Students...
Lisa Cochran, Co-Editor In Chief
• September 26, 2016
Kim Yin and Jamie Zhang remember peering through the massive windows of the Forker gym at a young age. Their little fingers pressed against the glass and their eyes following the movement of the shuttlecock...
When I walked into TJ Cups on a Tuesday afternoon, among other brightly-colored baubles and asian goods, I saw an assortment of little bonsai trees resting on shelves. A menu on the wall featured an array...
The dates are approaching. The information beckons and pleads to be studied for hours on end. One might ask what I am referring to, it is the infamous burden of AP testing in May. Students endure the difficulty...
