by Jamieson D.    Recently I have been interested in the 3D printing and all of the different, odd or helpful objects it can create. But the more I thought about the subject, the more I began to wonder if 3D printing is essential for companies or a bulk manufacturing company. I then looked online to…

by Wyatt B. Very close to the José Martí International Airport, the plane for flight DMJ 0972 fiercely smashed into a field and killed over 100 people. The plane was heading from the Cuban capital to the city of Holguin, which is on the eastern side of the island. Three extremely fortunate people survived in…

by Souf R. and Grace C.   Friends and family gather to mourn and remember those who were lost in the Santa Fe High School shooting. On Friday May 18, 2018, ten people were shot dead at Santa Fe High School in Texas. 31 lives have been taken in school shootings so far this year,…

by: Allison T. This winter, the maximum sea ice extent, or the area of ocean where sea ice is present,  in the Arctic barely missed the lowest recorded amount. Melting ice means rising waters in the ocean, which is not good news for anyone. A few islands in particular have been hit hard by the…

By: Ava K. As many parents do, mom Stephanie Northcott dreamed of the day that she would watch her son, Dalton Jackson, walk across a stage and receive his high school diploma. However, after being diagnosed with a rare cancer in 2015 and being hospitalized 400 miles away from home, she was faced with the…

The tipping point is nearing by Natalie M. According to NASA scientists, Stephen Hawking, and some Blach students, global warming is real, and humans are a major factor. Stephen Hawking claimed we were edging to the point where global warming could be irreversible due to people in power who don’t believe global warming is a…

By Langston J. and Souf R. Our country and its overall views on LGBTQ+ folk   Two teenagers showing diversity. Injustice towards LGBTQ+ folk has decreased here in Silicon Valley, California, but what about everywhere else? Does the amount of acceptance in a location affect the lifestyle of those attracted to the same sex? How…

By Celine P.   Affluenza is a supposed disease affecting the minds of young wealthy people, and that’s exactly what Ethan Couch claims he’s afflicted with. Ethan Couch is a 20-year-old American man who killed four people while drunk driving in 2013. He was arrested on four counts of intoxication manslaughter. Nine people were injured…

By Eric M. On November 9, 2016, Republican Donald Trump was elected as the 45th president of the United States of America, defeating Democrat Hillary Clinton by a margin of 77 electoral votes. However, Hillary Clinton won the popular vote, getting 2,868,691 more votes than Trump. So, even though Donald Trump got elected as the…

Emma Gonzalez speaks to increase gun security By Celine P On February 26th, President Donald Trump stated in reaction to the sheriff’s deputies in Florida, that he “would have run into school during the shooting, ‘even if I didn’t have a weapon’”. He implies once again, that there could be one hero. Trump has– as…