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The Hidden Danger of Silo Gases: The Story of Timothy Nowlin | By Carlie Nowlin, Tyrone Area High School
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The Hidden Danger of Silo Gases: The Story of Timothy Nowlin
A Warriors Mark dairy farmer remembered for his kindness, faith, and lifelong devotion to agriculture is now at the heart of a local push to raise awareness about a hidden farm hazard: deadly silo gases.Story...
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about 6 hours ago
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First they came for journalists | By Pathfinder Editorial Board, Parkway West High School
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First they came for journalists
Our words matter. We donât need the government to tell us they donât, but as we face an onslaught of restrictions, we have to wonder about the fate of student journalism. Even so, we have the power...
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about 8 hours ago
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Iowa lawmakers advance bill expanding gender instruction ban to grades 7-12 | By Lydia Gerety, Ankeny High School
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Iowa lawmakers advance bill expanding gender instruction ban to grades 7-12
Iowa lawmakers back House File 2338 (HF2338) as it is sponsored by the education committee. This bill prohibits instruction related to gender identity and sexual orientation in grades seven through twelve....
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about 9 hours ago
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âBlack history is American historyâ | By Bethel Kifle, Bellaire High School
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âBlack history is American historyâ
Black Student Association hosted its annual Black History Month program on Feb. 12 in the auditorium. The theme was âDecision Day,â showcasing the unique culture and âblack excellenceâ of historically...
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about 9 hours ago
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Powder to patches | By Garrett Arendt, West Linn High School
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Powder to patches
Like every sport, an environment is required for a safe and proficient playing experience. Whether itâs an arena, field, or backyard, each sport relies on a specific setting and canât be played everywhere....
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about 10 hours ago
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Adults play meaningful role in recent student protest | By Henry Hu and Ethan Xue
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Adults play meaningful role in recent student protest
In the week leading up to the Feb. 4 anti-ICE walkout, contributions from teachers, administrators and the Sunnyvale mayorâs office ensured studentsâ safety as they voiced political concerns, assistant...
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about 11 hours ago
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Understanding the game | By Max Galentine, Brandon Esek, Nolan Macurak, and Milana Varon
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Understanding the game
In a 2009 bowl game against North Carolina, Pitt needed a few yards for a first down and had to decide whether to go for it or kick a field goal. Pittâs coach at the time, Dave Wannstedt, still remembers...
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about 12 hours ago
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Muffled voices: fears over immigration status prevent some students from joining walkout | By Maya Dutt and Elina Li
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Muffled voices: fears over immigration status prevent some students from joining walkout
While hundreds of students boldly marched along city sidewalks in the Feb. 4 walkout, others stayed in the classrooms because their immigration status did not grant them the privilege of comfortably participating....
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about 13 hours ago
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Vibrant by Design | By Josie Stout, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
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Vibrant by Design
Thereâs something about going to a concert, watching live music and letting the energy from the artist flow through you, that brings a peculiar sense of calm. The stress from school or life seems to...
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about 14 hours ago
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[EDITORIAL] Powerlifting at WEGO only needs one thing: action | By Wildcat Chronicle Staff, West Chicago Community High School
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[EDITORIAL] Powerlifting at WEGO only needs one thing: action
The weights are already in the room. What WEGO lacks is not equipment or interest â it is action. While many students at WEGO take strength classes and enjoy lifting, powerlifting is not offered as...
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about 15 hours ago
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The dark side of game day | By Isabella Wilson, Carlmont High School
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The dark side of game day
Too many towels were ordered for a hotel room in South San Francisco. A clerk who acted in accordance with their training recognized and reported it. They saved two girls, including one under the age...
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about 15 hours ago
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Legalized discrimination: HF2711 attacks civil protections for marginalized groups in the state of Iowa | By Ishika Desai, Pleasant Valley High School
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Legalized discrimination: HF2711 attacks civil protections for marginalized groups in the state of Iowa
In recent years, Iowa lawmakers have passed numerous pieces of legislation aimed at removing the influence of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives from the state. In 2025, Gov. Kim Reynolds...
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about 16 hours ago
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SCASD Prognosticators: What Goes into a Weather Decision Call? | By Silas Gould, State College Area High School
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SCASD Prognosticators: What Goes into a Weather Decision Call?
With records going back over 12 years, the SCASD prognostication team has been predicting weather-related school closures and delays. Having over 2,000 Instagram followers as of Feb. 16, the team uses...
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about 16 hours ago
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Maroon twist on womenâs bobsled history | By Kynlee Joyner, Texas A&M University
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Maroon twist on womenâs bobsled history
âWeiĂt du, wo du bist?â For a split second, lying on the cold, hard ice, Michelle Powe â86 looked up at the sky. âWeiĂt du, wo du bist?â the man asked again. âUmm ⊠Germany?â Michelle...
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about 17 hours ago
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Editorial: Head of School Signs Press Freedom Affirmation Statement | By Gator Editorial Board (2025-26), Brimmer and May School
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Editorial: Head of School Signs Press Freedom Affirmation Statement
To mark todayâs Student Press Freedom Day, Head of School Judy Guild signed off on an Affirmation Statement, granting The Gator greater student press freedom. The Private School Journalism Association...
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about 18 hours ago
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Faculty rolls out free textbooks | By Jonathan Nguyen-Au, De Anza College
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Faculty rolls out free textbooks
Several educational departments at De Anza College have finished developing Open Educational Resources content plans to reduce costs for students. These plans are underway thanks to a $1.6 million budget...
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about 18 hours ago
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Beyond Thoughts and Prayers: Leana Paradkarâs Fight For Safer Schools | By Lia Davis, Lucinda Eskandar, and Mariia Pecherkina
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Beyond Thoughts and Prayers: Leana Paradkarâs Fight For Safer Schools
At 11 years old, while the majority of children were worried about homework or who they would play with at recess, sophomore Leana Paradkar was asking her father a question that would motivate her future:...
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about 19 hours ago
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More Than a Game | By Katherine M. Strait, Clayton High School
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More Than a Game
Greg Muhr, Director of Coaching for Campton United Soccer Club in St Charles, Ill., knows the game has changed. Recruitment has evolved into an arms race. With the arrival of NIL, every high school standout...
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1 day ago
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Get AI Off the Whiteboard | By Eva Dicharry, Summit High School
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Get AI Off the Whiteboard
This year, more teachers have been leaning on artificial intelligence (AI) aids in their classrooms, highlighting the technologyâs ability to change the face of education with its potential to save...
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1 day ago
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Vietnam: The war that followed them home | By Dylan Torre-Moody, Londonderry High School
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Vietnam: The war that followed them home
It is Dec. 22, 1966. He is 18 years old and 8,ooo miles from home. The people he loves are miles behind him, and the life he once knew has vanished before his eyes. Now, he is under attack.Story continues...
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1 day ago
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Junior Wins at Swim State Competition | By Kate Lorenz and Fable Mauss
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Junior Wins at Swim State Competition
Raising her head out of the water and squinting her eyes, Paige Blom, junior, realizes she just placed first at State in the 50-yard freestyle, noticing the number 1 beside her name on the scoreboard. ...
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17 years of sustainability: Meet liaison Sybil Cramer | By Jade Palatnik, Los Altos High School
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17 years of sustainability: Meet liaison Sybil Cramer
At Green Teamâs weekly meeting, parent liaison Sybil Cramer sits quietly at the front of the classroom, watching the students sheâs worked with to make the school a greener place. Itâs been nearly...
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1 day ago
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Lasseigne utilizing a people-first approach to district finance | By Sanghika Pallela, Coppell High School
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Lasseigne utilizing a people-first approach to district finance
Numbers rarely tell the whole story. Behind every line of a budget is a classroom, a teacher, a student. For Coppell ISD chief financial officer Dr. Amber Lasseigne, that human impact gives numbers significance....
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1 day ago
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King County reduces overdose deaths post-COVID | By Elsa Wang (she/her) and Mia Chang (she/her)
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King County reduces overdose deaths post-COVID
After a record high of 1,340 deaths in 2023, overdose fatalities in King County are declining, according to the King County Overdose Deaths Data Dashboard. This comes nearly six years after the onset...
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1 day ago
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Stranger Things has turned Graydon Bagwellâs life upside down | By Valon Momodu, White Station High School
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Stranger Things has turned Graydon Bagwellâs life upside down
Graydon Bagwell (11) went from watching Stranger Things on his living room couch to movie premieres with the creators. He was surrounded by fans of the show, influencers and content creators. He sat in...
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Every spring, thereâs a Best of SNO story that really stays with us. âAlways Learningâ is one of them.
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38 student journalists documented the journey and legacy of a beloved educator after her ALS diagnosis â with depth, care, and respect. Worth the read.
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Always Learning
Two years ago, when French teacher and Assistant Principal Christine Koniezhny was diagnosed with ALS, she decided to continue working at Friends as long as she could. Over months and dozens of interv...
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UPDATED: VUMC cancels all scheduled gender-affirming surgeries | By Swarada Kulkarni and Chris Lee
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UPDATED: VUMC cancels all scheduled gender-affirming surgeries
Editorâs Note: This story was updated March 1 to include an additional student comment from first-year medical student Saksham Saksena. Vanderbilt University Medical Center announced it will stop gender-affirming plastic...
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âGain courage to do more and to do it againâ | By Phoebe Measer, Archer School for Girls
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âGain courage to do more and to do it againâ
Editorâs Note: Some students in this article requested that their last names not be included in the interest of privacy and safety of themselves and their families. âWe want justice, we want peace....
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All It Takes Is All You Got | By Alec Butterfield, Black Hills State University
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All It Takes Is All You Got
Mark Bjornstad was thousands of miles away from home. 1,347 to be exact. Bjornstad was somewhere between his hotel room and Church Key â âconsidered the greatest craft beer bar in the worldâ â...
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Welcoming a New Wave of Community News | SNO Sites
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Welcoming a New Wave of Community News | SNO Sites
With countless newsrooms shrinking or closing, new community news outlets are stepping up to keep neighbors informed about government, schools, events, and the everyday stories that connect us. ThatâŠ
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Weâre excited to welcome another community news group to the SNO platform. Check out the new Eden Prairie Local News:
eplocalnews.org
. While weâre known for supporting student journalism, weâre proud to power a growing network of community-focused news organizations doing critical local reporting.
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Eden Prairie Local News
Nonprofit, non-partisan, citizen-run media organization serving Eden Prairie, MN
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Freedom Under Fire | By Caroline Su, Jiayue Zou, Paghunda Ali, and Karin Leverett
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Freedom Under Fire
When Woodson High Schoolâs newsmagazine covered their pro-Palestine walkout in the 2023-24 school year, they interviewed one of the walkoutâs speakers, Safiya*. Soon after the piece was published,...
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5 days ago
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The Struggle to Identify AI in Competitive Writing | By Elise Dykstra, Mason City High School
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The Struggle to Identify AI in Competitive Writing
Evaluating student work has always been a challenge. However, in recent years, the emergence of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has added an additional dimension to the process of grading and...
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The resurgence of physical music media | By Alejandro Silva Lopez, Middle College High School
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The resurgence of physical music media
Picture yourself walking into a record store. The door chime rings as the door gently creaks open. Inside, the faint smell of paper is immediately distinct, and the lights are reminiscent of a liminal...
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5 days ago
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âItâs a small worldâ at the International Food Festival | By Annette Logan, Grace Kotter, Carter Hasbrouck, and Luke Ribeiro-de SĂĄ
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âItâs a small worldâ at the International Food Festival
This story was originally published on The Gauntlet on February 25, 2026. Story continues below advertisement
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6 days ago
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MVHS alum â09 Mabel Yeung describes her journey as a cofounder of Moonwake Coffee Roasters | By Angela Poon, Monta Vista High School
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MVHS alum â09 Mabel Yeung describes her journey as a cofounder of Moonwake Coffee Roasters
For Moonwake Coffee Roasters co-founder and MVHS alum â09 Mabel Yeung, a fun presentation and a balance of flavors are important components when considering the quality of a coffee. When she reaches...
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Gen Zâs American Dream falls with political polarization | By Anna Cen and Brian Lee
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Gen Zâs American Dream falls with political polarization
Younger generations are perceived to be beaming with ideas, loudly progressive and wildly liberal. Older generations are thought to be the opposite: risk-averse and conservative. While statistics show...
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6 days ago
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Community gathers for âDay of Remembranceâ to honor incarcerated Japanese Americans | By Seamus Geoghegan and Amin Faramarz
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Community gathers for âDay of Remembranceâ to honor incarcerated Japanese Americans
Descendants of San Francisco State University students forced into concentration camps gathered with current students and faculty yesterday in the Ruth Asawa Garden of Remembrance on campus to commemorate...
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6 days ago
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Equity in education: How accessible is Marshallâs campus? | By Baylee Parsons, Marshall University
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Equity in education: How accessible is Marshallâs campus?
When winter weather strikes in Huntington, slick sidewalks and chilly commutes force most students to slow their pace and wear a few extra layers on campus. For students with mobility impairments, however,...
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6 days ago
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Mind over matter | By Drew Newlin, West Shore Junior/Senior High School
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Mind over matter
At 60 years old, Glenn Webb laces up his shoes after a 12-hour workday, not because he feels like running, but because heâs disciplined enough to do it anyway. âIf I rely on motivation alone, Iâm...
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Student playwrights celebrate queer joy, acceptance in mainstage musical premiere | By Eve Loehrer, Drake University
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Student playwrights celebrate queer joy, acceptance in mainstage musical premiere
âWe should write a musical,â Asher Speck told Gabe Borken when they met at summer orientation in 2023. Two and a half years later, this playwright duo is presenting their first full-length musical...
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Phone Policy: An Update on the New Phone Policy That Has Been In Place For a Year | By Josh Edghill, The Masters School
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Phone Policy: An Update on the New Phone Policy That Has Been In Place For a Year
Itâs been over a year since The Masters School implemented a phone policy in the Upper School. Josh Edghill â28 speaks with student Austin Hsu â26, math teacher Ian Mook, and Dean of Students Jeff...
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6 days ago
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Delcioppoâs outreach pivoting from art to communication | By Neev Chickermane, Coppell High School
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Delcioppoâs outreach pivoting from art to communication
This story contains an alternate format that can only be viewed on the original site. View this story on Coppell Student Media. It was originally published on February 23, 2026. Story continues below...
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6 days ago
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City of St. Charles Hosts Annual Ice Festival | By Avery Pitt, Marquette High School
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City of St. Charles Hosts Annual Ice Festival
St. Charles hosted itâs annual Fleur de Glace ice festival Saturday, Jan. 31, on Main Street. This family friendly event featured ice carvers who came to show off their skills. This story was originally...
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Minneapolis lost $203 million due to Operation Metro Surge | By Jingyuan Liu, University of Minnesota
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Minneapolis lost $203 million due to Operation Metro Surge
Operation Metro Surge costs the Minneapolis economy and community at least $203 million in one month, according to an assessment released by the City of Minneapolis. The report outlines losses to workers,...
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Separating fact from fiction | By Louisa Rich-Gayko, Carlmont High School
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Separating fact from fiction
Growing up surrounded by other queer people, Sahana James realized at a young age that she was bisexual. Unlike many others, there was no defining moment when she realized she liked girls; it had always...
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Presidents Day rally draws divided crowds | By Bodhi Fogden, New Mexico State University
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Presidents Day rally draws divided crowds
In honor of Presidents Day, on and around the New Mexico State University campus, crowds erupted with protest, prayer, and rallying on Feb. 16. Â Students and community members who support and oppose...
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6 days ago
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OPINION: âMy culture is not a costumeâ | By Areha Shah, Santa Clara High School
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OPINION: âMy culture is not a costumeâ
There seems to be no limit to the racist, stereotypical jokes made on social media about Indian foods, hygiene, music, clothing and appearances. It is rare to see my culture being appreciated online due...
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6 days ago
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Alumni Profile â Matt Van Epps, Congressman for Tennesseeâs 7th District | By Ella Kosher, Mentor High School
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Alumni Profile â Matt Van Epps, Congressman for Tennesseeâs 7th District
On July 4, 2025, Tennessee Congressman Mark Green resigned from his 4th term in Congress, subsequently prompting a special election on Dec. 2, 2025. The election took place between Republican nominee...
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Lessons in Love: How an LHS Teacherâs Brother Found Authenticity in the âLove Is Blindâ Pods | By Ruby Fraunfelder, Lakewood High School
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Lessons in Love: How an LHS Teacherâs Brother Found Authenticity in the âLove Is Blindâ Pods
Lakewood High School English teacher Katie Spies recently stepped into the spotlight during a âMeet the Familyâ episode of âLove is Blindâ to support her younger brother, Connor Spies, a featured...
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6 days ago
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