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A License to Fly

A License to Fly

February 22, 2014

By Tatianna Leija When Ryan Dube was first given control of an airplane in junior high, he was instantly hooked on flying. Now a senior, Ryan has a pilots license and spends as much time as he can...

Senior Thabit Pulak poses with his arsenic water filter that he built as a science fair project. Pulak was recently selected as a finalist in the Intel Science Talent Search Competition. Photo by Peter Mikhael

Senior Thabit Pulak Selected as Intel Science Talent Search Finalist

February 4, 2014

Sifting through his e-mails to check the latest updates about college acceptances, scholarships and news about his water filtration project, senior Thabit Pulak noticed an unexpected message from Intel...

New Principal Makes His Mark

New Principal Makes His Mark

September 18, 2013

The business cards on the desk are not very different from what they were last year. The title, the business address, contact information and the first name, Charles, are all the same. But the last name...

Senior Invents Gameboy Emulator App

Senior Invents Gameboy Emulator App

September 8, 2013

Senior Riley Testut stared at his iPhone as he watched his Twitter account explode with more than 11.5 thousand active followers, almost all gained over the past couple months. Testut, however, did not...

Math Teacher Wins Tech Titan Award

Math Teacher Wins Tech Titan Award

September 4, 2013

For his “flipped classroom” teaching method and for inspiring students to pursue careers in math and science, BC Calculus and Pre-Calculus teacher Chad Gilliland won the Tech Titan of the Future Award. The...

Why Off-Campus Lunch Is A Mistake

June 3, 2013

[starbox] The bell rings, signaling B-Lunch. One minute later, students line up in single files either in the cafeteria or the Eagle’s Nest, impatiently waiting for their turn to buy lunch. Some students...

Intel Science Fair Champion Junior Thabit Pulak Meets EPA

Intel Science Fair Champion Junior Thabit Pulak Meets EPA

May 31, 2013

By Sarah Oprysk In the summer of 2011, junior Thabit Pulak visited his native country, Banglaesh, and met a neighbor afflicted with severe arsenic poisoning – a condition called arsenicosis. The only...

Wildflower!

Wildflower!

May 28, 2013

By Haley Yates The 2013 Wildflower! Festival rolled out a lineup featuring Blue Oyster Cult, Ray Wylie Hubbard, the Toadies, and more. Along with the music, there was art and non-musical entertainment...

Into Darkness

Into Darkness

May 15, 2013

Sophomore Zohaib Ali saw himself sitting in a desk during his history class. He saw himself blink, and his perspective suddenly switched to first person.  He looked around the classroom and saw all...

Rolling to Recovery

Rolling to Recovery

February 5, 2013

After two surgeries in two years to repair a torn meniscus in her left knee, robotics magnet senior Sarah Crosby struggled to get around the school, which sparked an idea in her robotics class. Robotics...

Humanities Class Celebrates Twinkie Day

Humanities Class Celebrates Twinkie Day

January 28, 2013

The humanities students stood around teacher David Townsend as they were debriefed on what "experiments" they would be performing on the packaged pastries. They listed out that they would test weathering...

photo by Patricia Sundara

Friends of Injured Football Player Form “Qudus Qrew”

November 13, 2012

Senior Qudus Odusanya spends every Friday night in his football uniform, but he never leaves the sidelines. After he tore his ACL last year in the Spring Game, Qudus’ doctor said football was...

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