Early College students play in Turkey Bowl
Ethan Santana, Staff Writer
November 30, 2018
After winning the Early College at Guilford’s Turkey Bowl, the one thing the senior class wanted by their side to celebrate their victory was a cooler of bread. Why, you ask? “I knew we would win since we’re all about getting this bread,” said Early College student Ben Miller. “We even brought a ...
Students share holiday experiences
Anna Gamez, Staff Writer
November 30, 2018
Every year on the fourth Thursday of November, the national holiday of Thanksgiving is celebrated by thousands of Americans. This tradition is traced to a harvest festival supposedly held between European settlers and the Wampanoag tribe in the early 17th century, but was only declared a national hol...
Thanksgiving’s sad facts
Lana Heltzel, Executive Copy Editor
November 30, 2018
The story told about Thanksgiving in most American schools is quite idyllic. Native Americans and Pilgrims gathered to celebrate overcoming their mutual hardships by partaking in a lively harvest festival feast together. Maybe you had to be in a play about it where you played an insensitive caricature...
Finding the right time to start holiday season
Ethan Santana, Staff Writer
November 16, 2018
You’re sitting in your favorite coffee shop intently working on a paper due tomorrow. Just as you get focused, you start to hear a faint jingling of bells broadcast over the speakers. Suddenly, you catch a whiff of peppermint-infused mochas. You turn to look out the window and snow slowly cascades to th...
Recognizing the past during Thanksgiving
Liam Devine-Carter, Staff Writer
November 3, 2017
Food, joy, generosity, family. These are just a few of the words that come to mind when thinking of Thanksgiving. They’re generally sentimental words that bring about warm images of your family and friends. They might remind you of that time your out-of-shape uncle sprained his pelvis because he went...
