Ever since middle school I have been counting down the days until my eighteenth birthday. My birthday marks the beginning of being a legal adult, but more importantly it marks my ability to vote. Similar...

Lockdown drills in school are a normal occurrence throughout the school year. And yes, they may benefit you in the state of emergency. But are lockdowns actually going to save you from the threat in your...

It seems as if there are two types of people, those who hate it, and those who love it. I am an unapologetic country music lover. I fell in love with country music because of the storytelling....

The bathrooms at Lightridge are one of the biggest problems in the school. They are often extremely dirty, filthy, and look war-torn. This problem can’t be ignored any longer, as the bathrooms have reached...

Imagine you are walking home from school. At the crosswalk, you glance both ways before crossing, noting that there’s a truck at the stop sign. You have the right of way, so you start to cross. Before...

I was seven years old, getting ready to dive into the water for my first ever summer swim relay. I was the anchor person, so I would finish the race off for my team, and was shaking in fear that I would...

In this day and age, both parents of a household are needed to work long and hard hours in order to pay an ever-increasing mountain of bills and expenses. Tapped dry of all energy, these people come home...

Starting this school year, Lightridge High School has seen the addition of a series of new vending machines scattered throughout the school. But with its discouraging restrictions on accessibility, they...

When was the last time you checked your screen time? What apps are you using the most daily? Social media has become a normal part of being a teenager. It is easy to get sucked into the drama that happens...

Sometimes, only by accident, I meet their eyes with my own. Glossed over, I make out my reflection distorted with a muted hostility. They feel nothing. I feel afraid. It's not any fault of their own, it's...

“Let's turn on a movie,” my sister says as the cookie dough forms in the mixing bowl. With those words somewhere in the universe a starter’s gun rings out, and the race begins. I run around the...

In the tenth grade, I was diagnosed with a rheumatic condition that undermines the strength of my lower half. It’s something I’ve learned to live with normally, but driving is a task that I can only...