Story by Reese Langdon, Feature Editor
• March 29, 2022
Swiping your card for a new t-shirt that you secretly know you won’t wear more than once. Minus $30. Handing in a wad of cash to get your daily after school Sonic drink. Minus $18 per week. Typing in...
When Capital One asked a thousand adults about the most significant stressors in their lives, 77% of adults cited their worries with money as the challenge that stands out above all else. Since there’s...
Story by Peyton Sims, culture editor
• April 7, 2020
With restaurants closing, businesses shutting down and people’s jobs being thrown out the door, it’s no shock that money is tight. While your wallet may be a bit lighter than it was before the pandemic,...
Your final year of high school is flying past you in a whirlwind of college applications and essays. Just when you thought the race to get your applications done was over, you realize you forgot to sign...
Having a steady job while managing schoolwork and other activities can be pretty challenging. Most jobs have demanding hours along with tax deductions, leaving you with hardly enough money in your paycheck...
Story by Craig Crawford, in-depth editor
• November 2, 2018
Kids are encouraged to become astronauts and engineers, to work on trains and aircrafts and spaceships. Those ambitions are spoon-fed to every student with an academic intelligence. When China started...
Money. It’s an item that has acquired so much value over the years — the one thing that powers the world and keeps the economy booming. But are people spending too much?
Summer is one of the best...
The fourth annual Dash 4 Cash will take place Saturday at 9 a.m. at the track. The event is hosted by Volunteers In Public Schools to raise money for a scholarship fund for the graduating class.
In the...
Starting in 2020, new $10 bills will feature a woman. However, some people believe that a woman should also replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. The following viewpoints discuss the reasons why Jackson...
Story by Alex Heo, sports editor
• December 21, 2015
When the U.S. Secretary Treasury Jack Lew announced that starting in 2020, a woman will be featured on the $10 bill, many Americans were enthusiastic and deservingly so.
Suggested women to share the...
Story by Leah Crenshaw, viewpoint editor
• December 21, 2015
I’m going to ask you to solve a mystery. It goes like this:
In 1914, a former president who bitterly hated banks, paper money and the general happiness of most Americans was placed on the $10 bill....
Pushing, shoving and virtually being elbow-to-elbow is an experience that many Texas Middle School students encounter. Overcapacity has turned into an issue that cannot be ignored, and because of this,...
