“Eye for an eye” is not the answer
May 2, 2013 • Priscila Ortiz, Editor in Chief
Filed under Opinion
The death penalty is what is given to criminal charged with ghastly crimes such as murder. However, the death penalty may seem like the punishment that gives the most justice, it is not the correct choice. The death penalty has been brought into question in light of the bombing that took place at the... Read more »
Fun in high school
May 2, 2013 • Ashley Richards, Editor
Filed under Opinion
An important aspect of high school is to have fun. Clubs, sports, and other extracurricular activities supply teenagers with fun. Being in sports allows you to focus on your future even while getting fit. If you part take in any sports at Kofa High School you must not be failing any classes, which ensures... Read more »
Final steps of high school
April 18, 2013 • Ashley Richards, Editor
Filed under Opinion
There are many requirements that a student in high school may try to reach. Each step furthers a person in their life, which can contain future success. If you exceed the high school steps and move onto college, you will have better job options and security. Students may try to get their drivers license.... Read more »
Milk producers want to leave things off the label
March 26, 2013 • Alekxi Castrejon, Editor
Filed under Opinion
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the National Milk Producers Federation wants to add artificial sweetener to their products without alerting the consumer, sparking a reaction of whether or not the practice is safe. An article released by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition... Read more »
Facing North Korea
March 21, 2013 • Priscila Ortiz, Editor in Chief
Filed under Opinion
North Korea has always been a threat in the back of everyone’s mind. Lately, it is has moved to the forefront due to its recent stream of activity. Americans’ jaw dropped when Dennis Rodman visited North Korea on February 28. Rodman spent the trip watching basketball with North Korean leader,... Read more »
Revealing the code
March 18, 2013 • Ashley Richards, Editor
Filed under Opinion
In our generation, females’ shorts get shorter and the males pants get even more saggy or tighter. Professions expect their future employees to be in business attire. As you walk into an interview, your clothes make the first impression. Every school has a dress code that limits the type of clothing... Read more »
Students, school, swearing not a good mix
March 18, 2013 • Alekxi Castrejon, Editor
Filed under Opinion
The use of profanity by teenagers has become something so common that in some cases young adults have forgotten how to be proper. In a poll released by Gallup in 2011 it was found that 46% of the teens who were surveyed (ages 13 to 17) used profanity at the minimum several times a week or daily, while... Read more »
Delivering fashion to you
March 1, 2013 • Priscila Ortiz, Editor in Chief
Filed under Opinion
The United State Postal Service (USPS) has declared that without any help from Congress, the USPS will be shutting its doors around October. Desperate times call for desperate measures. Unlike most government agencies, it must pay its own costs through charges for its services; it does not receive federal... Read more »
Free, yet unappreciated
February 26, 2013 • Ashley Richards, Editor
Filed under Opinion
The Kofa High School lunch and breakfast is given to students for free everyday, yet the students still feel as if they should deserve better. People around the world would love to be given food everyday no matter what the quality was. Hearing everyday that the school lunch “stinks” makes our students... Read more »
Reality tv or social influence
February 19, 2013 • Alekxi Castrejon, Editor
Filed under Opinion
Reality television has become part of American entertainment; it affects society just like everything else. American Family was shown on PBS in 1973. The show was a documentary that followed the everyday lives of the the Loud Family. Tensions between Bill Loud and (at the time) Pat Loud were showcased... Read more »
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