Paul Jonas, Editor-in-Chief
April 17, 2019
Filed under Opinion
George Bernard Shaw miraculously must have predicted the future when he said the following quote.
“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”
The man won the Nobel Prize in Literat...
Stephanie Hultgren-Tagliere, Sectional Editor
February 8, 2019
Filed under Opinion
Are grades really as important as we think they are?
There is a new outlook on grading, according to Elk Grove High School social studies teacher Mark Heintz. This new method is known as the mastery transcript, as found on Mastery...
Christian Tchilikov, Guest Writer
October 3, 2017
Filed under Guest Editorials, Opinion
Space travel has without a doubt resulted in a plethora of new cutting-edge technologies. Whether you support it or not, space travel and the organizations behind it are known for pushing the boundaries of what is thought to be...
Allison Skiple, Guest Writer
October 3, 2017
Filed under Guest Editorials, Opinion
Visit any school and walk down the fine arts hallway; there is music being played, children performing and art being made. Choir, band, orchestra, theatre, dance and art programs are now left to fend for themselves financially. ...
Nic Baggetto, Editor-in-chief
October 3, 2017
Filed under Opinion
The initial discomfort of having a new schedule has begun to wear off as students have become more accustomed to 48-minute classes and the dreaded four minute passing period. For me, it has been a fairly seamless transition, e...
Liam McCarthy, Sectional Editor
October 3, 2017
Filed under Opinion
As a handful of you may know, I work at a movie theatre, which means two things: customers being annoying, and I get to see a lot of movies for free.
As you could imagine, I see a lot of movies which has led me to the conclus...
Tiffany Kajiwara and Danny Kummer
October 3, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Point/Counterpoint
Tiffany: Haven’t we done this one before? No? Oh yeah, we did “Lord of the Rings Vs. Game of Thrones” and “Star Wars Vs. Star Trek.” Man, I knew we were running out of ideas, but this is next level.
Well, in that case,...
Paige Napholz, Contributing Writer
October 3, 2017
Filed under Opinion
For the 2017-2018 school year and years to come, District 214 decided to make changes to the daily schedules of students and teachers.
At Elk Grove specifically, instead of school starting at 8:10a.m. it starts at 8:15 a.m. and endi...
Staff Editorial
March 10, 2017
Filed under Opinion
Journalistic integrity is an ideal that we, as a student publication, take just as seriously as professional newspapers such as The New York Times. As journalists, our job is to inform and engage readers rather than t...
Naomi Wiley and Gaby Perez
March 10, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Point/Counterpoint
Naomi: Kawhi Leonard has been in the NBA for 6 years versus Kevin Durant who has been in the league for a decade and has made the playoffs almost as many times as Kevin Durant. He’s also a better defensive player than Du...
Danny Kummer and Trenton Holmquist
March 10, 2017
Filed under Opinion, Point/Counterpoint
Danny: Lincoln Logs are the ideal building block in young children’s lives. In a world filled with capitalism and options, we need to bring the youth of America back to a simpler narrative. Legos simply give children too...
