Pro-Meat eating
Logan Adams-Bacon, Reporter
November 1, 2018
Filed under Archives, Opinion, Showcase, Uncategorized
I love meat, and the chances are, if you are reading this you eat meat. People have been eating meat for thousands upon thousands of years on Earth, and no one thinks that it will stop any time soon. So why do we humans eat meat? Is it because it gives us iron and vitamin B? Or is it just because it tas...
Quick Tunes: Iridescence by Brockhampton
Jonathan Watt, Reporter
October 22, 2018
Filed under Archives, Lifestyle, Opinion, Reviews, Showcase
Coming on the heels of a highly-publicized controversy regarding former member Ameer’s sexual misconduct allegations over the Summer, Brockhampton was in a dark place. They had lost one of their core founding members- one that hadn’t only yielded his own superb style of rapping (which would frequen...
The case for an environmentally conscious homecoming
Lucas Bleyle, Co-Editor in Chief
October 19, 2018
Filed under Archives, Opinion, Showcase
Homecoming 2018 was the definition of successful. The Beach Bash theme transformed the school into a week long beach party that was made all the more real by the broken air conditioning. The decorations were tasteful and fun, truly showing the hard work that went into them. The get to know the court assembl...
APUSH: a necessary evil
Jonathan Watt, Reporter
September 30, 2018
Filed under Academics and Arts, Opinion, Reviews
You wake up in a drowsy, panicked state. It’s Friday morning, you’re at the kitchen table with papers strewn about haphazardly, and your computer is still playing the same playlist of chapter reviews that you had been frantically combing the night before in place of the assigned American Pageant c...
How the meat we buy will shape the future
Lucas Bleyle, Co-Editor in Chief
September 20, 2018
Filed under Archives, Opinion, Showcase
I never thought I would be the person who would author a pro-vegetarian article, especially one as passionate as the following one. As someone who has been attempting to pursue as eco-friendly a lifestyle as possible, I came to the realization that I simply could not continue to try to live an environmental...
Selaam Dollisso’s Senior Column
Selaam Dollisso, Online Managing Editor
May 21, 2018
Filed under Archives, Opinion, Showcase
Writing a reflection on four years worth of high school with only two weeks left is a daunting task—proportionally, it just doesn’t work. Not to mention the hindrance of slow motion brain-clutter that many seniors are now experiencing as the final days of our secondary education come to a swift hault...
The Ultimate Finale Megamix Of The Matter
Dane Dorius, Academics and Arts Editor
May 21, 2018
Filed under Archives, Opinion, Showcase
I’ve always liked writing about whatever’s interested me, but I don’t like writing about myself specifically. It never comes out right and it feels egotistical. This entire article isn’t my kinda gig, where either I dispense academic advice with my incredible 2.07 GPA, give social tips when I di...
ANNUS HORRIBILIS
Queen Victoria, Opinion Editor
May 21, 2018
Filed under Archives, Opinion, Showcase
… Are two words that describe the majority of my High School years. When I began to write this I was very frustrated and out for blood. I wanted to go for the jugular. Burn every bridge possibly and not look back, but, I am tired. Instead here is my version of an acceptance speech. Except instead of produ...
Tynan Shahidi’s Senior Column
Tynan Shahidi, Reporter
May 21, 2018
Filed under Archives, Opinion, Showcase
Senior year is finally coming to a close, the upcoming years are filled which such uncertainty that it’s nice to sit back and reflect on my past four years. I remember the first day of high school when I got yelled at by Spence in front of the entire 2018 class, if this is what high school was gonna b...
Sam Stuve’s Senior Column
Sam Stuve, Academics and Arts Editor
May 21, 2018
Filed under Archives, Opinion, Showcase
4 years may not seem like a long time, but at some points in life it is. High school is one of those points. In 4 years you can see major changes in yourself and others as well. In my high school tenure, I as well as many others, struggled to find who I am and what I wanted to be in life, how to be confid...
Lucas Bleyle, Co-Editor in Chief
October 19, 2018 • No Comments
Homecoming 2018 was the definition of successful. The Beach Bash theme transformed the school into a week long beach party that was made all the more real by the broken air...
Jonathan Watt, Reporter
September 30, 2018 • No Comments
You wake up in a drowsy, panicked state. It’s Friday morning, you’re at the kitchen table with papers strewn about haphazardly, and your computer is still playing the...
Lucas Bleyle, Co-Editor in Chief
September 20, 2018 • No Comments
I never thought I would be the person who would author a pro-vegetarian article, especially one as passionate as the following one. As someone who has been attempting to pursue...
Selaam Dollisso’s Senior Column
May 21, 2018
The Ultimate Finale Megamix Of The Matter
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Zoe Mamakos, Web Staff
September 30, 2018 • No Comments
Ames High isn’t really known for it’s 7 state swimming titles or its global rank in academics but rather our legendary school dances. From dance marathon to tucheze, we...
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