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The Student News Site of Millard West High School

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Suicide rates have been on the rise in the past years and because of this, more awareness must be brought to the issue.

Every life holds value

Alexis Bahensky, Cartoonist
September 11, 2020
Huntington beach is packed with vacationers, April 25, 2020. Not a single mask in sight, nor was social distancing considered.

Traveling during a pandemic

Olivia Edwards, Staff Reporter
September 11, 2020
Instagram is a popular social media platform, so it’s important that consumers know how the app performs. Reviews left on Apple’s App Store or Google’s Play Store will affect one’s choice regarding whether they get the app or not.

The reel issue with Instagram

Jonathan Jimenez, Staff Reporter
September 10, 2020
The time has come and gone for Rob Manfred to be the MLB commissioner. For the good of the game, the teams need to get together and vote this man out of the league before he ruins the sport forever.

Manfraud

Joseph Ebmeier, Staff Reporter
September 10, 2020
The US Census Bureau found that over 350 languages are spoken in the US. English, Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog and Vietnamese are some of the most common. Even within these languages, there are different dialects and varieties, making the US incredibly linguistically diverse.

Stop policing people’s grammar

Morgan Weir, Opinions Editor
September 4, 2020
During the pandemic, students are being restricted from attending different sports events. The administration is allowing limited people into some of the games, and other sports will have no attendees.

Sports distancing

Garrett Wilcoxen, Staff Reporter
September 4, 2020
Millard West’s student section always shows up ready to support. As shown above, the stands are always filled completely from top to bottom with students all decked out in the game’s theme. Without the energy of the student section and cheerleaders together, the games are not the same. The whole experience of football games comes from the atmosphere and the liveliness of the crowd.

Seniors on the sidelines

Paige Fortney, Staff Reporter
September 3, 2020
Numbers shown in this graphic show the differences in treatment between Black people and white people. It shows the divide between the two races in society, and why changes need to be made. More and more Black Live Matter protests continue to occur due to the injustices and police brutality in the United States.

All lives can’t matter until Black lives do

Dominic Humm, Staff Reporter
September 3, 2020
Three easy ways to keep yourself and the community healthy and help to slow the spread of COVID-19.

Wearing a mask, not a difficult task

Annabelle Harshbarger, Staff Reporter
September 2, 2020
Fake news has become a prominent socio-political problem as politicians, news organizations and consumers grapple with whose responsibility it is to handle misinformation.

The real problem with fake news

Morgan Weir, Staff Reporter
August 28, 2020
Though vaccination use has been on the rise in the past decade, a little less than half the population still refuses to receive them.

Vaccinations: needed more than ever

Alexis Bahensky, Staff Reporter
August 27, 2020
Voting is a civic responsibility, as more younger people are getting older its more important to be educated on how to vote. There are many ways to be involved even with being underage. Most importantly locally learn about your state and laws that are being passed.

Your vote matters more than ever

Haden Batchelder, Staff Reporter
August 27, 2020
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