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1st Place Guest Op-Ed: It’s Okay to Not Be Okay

Jodee Raine Dizon May 5, 2025

Mental health isn’t ‘drama’ and it’s really happening.  Mental health conditions can affect anyone, regardless of gender, age, race, ethnicity, or income level. We should not say the word ‘drama’...

2nd Place Guest Op-Ed: The Catastrophic Damage of Social Media on Youth

Dashiah Avila May 5, 2025

If social media never existed, would you perceive yourself as 10 lbs thinner?  That's a dumb question, right? Yet, social media is the leading factor of body dysmorphia among teenagers. The federal age...

3rd Place Guest Op-Ed: Better School Lunches

Lailah Santiago May 5, 2025

Students in classes all over the world often struggle to stay focused. As a student who struggles with this, I think that we need better school lunches. There have been times that I wouldn’t eat lunch...

3rd Place Guest Op-Ed: Why Schools Should Adopt Later Start Times

Benjamin Olson May 5, 2025

Schools should adopt later start times because experts in sleep, health, and education have concluded that early start times have a negative impact on everything in a students life from diseases to test...

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January 17, 2025

The auditorium on Sophomore Programming Kickoff Night.

Sophomore Parent Programming Kickoff

Michal Laczak, Reporter January 7, 2025

It's about that time of year again where students have to pick their classes for next year. freshmen and juniors pick their electives  for next year, seniors are finding their colleges, and sophomores,...

Courtesy of reporters.

From the Page to the Stage

Mary Connolly and Carmen Ramirez May 28, 2024

Reading novels and plays is very important to English classes, but it is also just as important to be able to view the things that are being read to help provide more of an understanding to the text.  For...

Writer Tatiana Kotarba workshopping her article with Editors-in-Training Cassie Nowik and Carmen Ramirez.

Guest Opinion: Skincare Outrage

Tatiana Kotarba, Taft Sophomore May 28, 2024

Walking into Woodfield mall, I see little girls from ages six through ten walking into Sephora which should in reality be for teenagers and older women. Young girls walk past cheaper makeup and run straight...

Courtesy of reporters.

Seniors’ Last Memories

Celina Cuevas and Alani Perez May 28, 2024

The class of 2024 is nearing the end of their school year. We wanted to see how our fellow seniors’ experiences at Taft might have been different than ours. We decided to ask our fellow seniors what...

Courtesy of Yvette Santiago.

Summer Fashion at Taft

Cassie Nowik, Editor-in-Chief/ News Editor May 28, 2024

Taft students are putting away their winter clothes and bringing out their best summer fits. Without a strict school dress code, Taft students are able to express themselves through the use of clothes....

Courtesy of Mackenzie DeLaCruz.

What is Badminton?

Mackenzie DeLaCruz, Reporter May 28, 2024

There are many spring sports at Taft: Baseball, Boys Volleyball, Track & Field, and many more. There are also some unique sports that a few students never really knew were a sport. Bass Fishing, ...

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