Friday, July 31st to Wednesday, August 5th It began around 9:05 p.m. Friday night with a small sore throat. At first, I believed it was nothing to worry about. But being the paranoid person I am,...

I love reading. Ever since I was a kid, I’ve been devouring books at an alarming rate, and there’s nothing I like to talk about more than my current read. But when people ask me what my favorite...

In response to the recent shooting of Jacob Blake, protests have turned to riots, and riots have sparked retaliation. Some of that retaliation has come from the protestors themselves.  “As a white...

As a result of the coronavirus, test centers across California are cancelling their early fall tests. Especially eager students have flocked to rural counties and even to open test centers in Nevada. These...

For all that defunding the police can be debated, what it boils down to in the end is this: violence at the hands of the police has reached a point that, as human beings and citizens of a country sworn...

What does it mean to check out a book? For most people, it means getting ready to dig into a good story. Yet one of the largest factors in reading a story is being able to check it out immediately. You’re...

Students of Amador took the online AP exams this May with difficulty, and the national statistics for the scores have surprisingly been the same results as previous years. A different form of testing...

Before the Shelter-in-place was enforced in late March, I would rush home after school, rush to my local coffee shop, and study until dusk. I would also walk my dog, and attend classes or meetings. This...

As a fantasy nerd, I love comic books and movies—but as a girl, sometimes that’s hard. Growing up, there weren’t many female characters on screen that I could look up to, and when there were, they...

Whether it be a mock AP test or a common makeup, mandatory after school testing is something nearly everyone has to suffered through. Yet in a world where busy students are the new norm, these tests often...

The national sleep foundation reported that teenagers need about 8-10 hours of sleep each night. However, they found that only 15% of teenagers reported sleeping 8.5 hours on school nights. Many sleep...