All schools take pride in their students’ good work. Lewiston Middle School has come up with a way to honor their students. That way is by having Pride Drawings. When a student shows outstanding citizenship, sportsmanship, or scholarship, the teacher who saw the behavior gives the student a little slip called a Pride Card. The […]

January 2009 something marvelous happened. Something that had an effect across our entire globe and was record setting. We the people of the United States, in order to forma more perfect union, now have the nations first African American president. On Tuesday, January twentieth an estimated crowd of two to three million people gathered in […]

When you’re at home and your parents aren’t home and you need someone to talk to, a pet can save the day. Whether a dog, cat, horse, hamsters, ferrets, frogs or fish, any pet can lend a listening ear when you need to talk. A pet can be your best friend, you can read to […]

After some negative weeks of sports with drugs and cheating, I have found something positive to look forward to: The 2009 World Baseball Classic. For sports fans who have been living under a rock for the past four years, the World Baseball Classic is when teams around the world play against each other for a […]

The Student Council at Philip W. Sugg Middle School recently held a Guitar Hero Contest for medium, hard and expert levels. The game of Guitar Hero is a digital way of playing the guitar. The five buttons on the guitar stand for the notes that are played on the fret board. While hitting the buttons, […]

Bruxism, or teeth grinding, is a fairly common dental condition that many people don’t know about for it happens frequently during sleep. Have you been waking up to a tight or sore jaw, and not have any explanation for it? You’re not alone. This article caught my attention because it seemed like an interesting condition. […]

Everybody knows about how the stock market has crashed all around the world. This caused everything else to plummet. People are losing their jobs and money. Everywhere, everybody is effected, even people who you thought possibly wouldn’t be effected. But, I have a question. Where does all the money go?What happens is that since the […]

Hi, my name is Kalila Simpson, I’m 12 years old, and go to the Bruce M. Whittier Middle School in Poland. I had the chance to go to this year’s Presidential Inauguration. This was a great experience by itself, but what made it really cool was the fact that this year was the first time […]

Whereas an American teenager might go home right after school and have a pretty intense jam session on RockBand, or maybe go straight to soccer practice, French teenagers apparently go to a café.This pastime is hardly limited to students. Policemen, bakers, store clerks, politicians, doctors, and basically anyone who is French spends at least part […]

Wow. Watching the news these past few evenings I have been left with a jaw wide open and a heavy heart. I think it is ridiculous how now there are very few Major League Baseball players are not not doing drugs. But baseball isn’t the only sport encountering drugs. Even swimming has gotten a hit. […]