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Johnson’s Real Ice Cream Challenge: a sweet struggle

I sat staring in disbelief at the largest bowl of ice cream I’d ever seen, wondering how on Earth anyone could finish this in six minutes and 40 seconds. I wanted nothing more than to accomplish the challenge and earn back the $20 I had paid to participate. I looked at the massive bowl full […]

High school introduces Lightspeed in hopes of preventing distractions

Lightspeed, the new computer software allowing teachers to block certain sites and view their students’ computer screens, was introduced to the high school in early November. Principal Kristin Robbins explained that Lightspeed was originally used in the middle school, where more and more students were playing computer games during class time. “The program was brought […]

Increase in COVID-19 cases affects school attendance rates

Since Monday, Jan. 3, the high school has seen a spike in COVID19-related absences due to the new omicron variant. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, omicron is a variant of the COVID-19 virus that is less lethal to those who are vaccinated but more contagious than other COVID-19 variants regardless of […]