Keegan’s Kravings
Keegan Oldham, Co-editor
April 2, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Hey there, I’m Keegan Oldham. As a teenage boy I know quite a bit about food and eating. My job is to find the greatest and worst food out there so you the reader can try it out for yourselves. For this issue of Keegan’s Kravings I went in a different direction. I tried the apple turnover from Arby...
Arming Teachers: Pro
Emilio Lee, Reporter, Editor
April 2, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Banks, museums, jewelry stores, and movie stars are all safer than schools. Why is that? Why are all of those places safer than a school? Is it because they hold countless of others’ savings, or is it because they hold very old and priceless artifacts? Do we value these tangible objects more than Ameri...
School Spirit: what is it really?
Sujata Gandhi, Reporter
March 1, 2018
Filed under Opinion
School Spirit: Blue and white, basketball games, and assemblies usually come to mind when thinking about it. But there’s more to school spirit than just sports. School spirit is about taking pride in every aspect of Skyline High School— including the clubs, classes, classmates, sports, and the building....
Second month of the year: more than 15 school shootings
Alejandra Salinas, Editor in Chief
February 28, 2018
Filed under Opinion
We’re barely on the second month of the year and there have already been more than 15 school shootings in the United States since Jan. 1, the most recent involving 20 students being shot in Florida on Valentine’s Day. The shootings have already doubled since last year’s first months. And to m...
Moving up to high school
Sujata Gandhi, Reporter
February 18, 2018
Filed under Opinion
As the end of the year rapidly approaches, students have new opportunities, challenges, and responsibilities that they experience. Many high schoolers remember the changes as they finally got to come to Skyline after they finished middle school- the very ones that the incoming freshman will soon get...
AP VS. Dual Enrollment: Which one’s better?
Tania Carrillo Malagon, Reporter
January 31, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Choices, choices: As registration looms near, Class Choice will provide students with many choices as they build their schedules for next year. To Ap or Dual Enrollment: for many that will be the question. It is an excellent idea to enroll in an AP class or a Dual Enrollment class if students are planning...
How to “Properly” Prepare for Valentine’s Day
Kailey Johnson and Mason Covert
January 30, 2018
Filed under Opinion
As January comes to an end, the 28/29 day month, February, decides to sneak in. This month is so small we hardly notice it, but we take notice to one important holiday, Valentine’s Day! During Valentine’s Day, we take the time to show love to our friends, families, and, for some of us, our signif...
Christmas controversy: Real VS. Fake Tree: Real is the deal
Emilio Lee, Reporter
December 13, 2017
Filed under Entertainment, Opinion
Real or Fake Christmas Trees: this is the debate of every year during the holiday season. For me, I personally prefer a real one. The reason why I love real trees is that the way I was raised. In my family we always would get one, the way the tree glows in the dark from the lights with the ornaments c...
Honors: Is it for you?
Sujata Gandhi, Reporter
December 12, 2017
Filed under Opinion
When most people think of advanced classes at Skyline, they think of large amounts of work, impossibly hard questions, and little time for activities outside of schools. However, that isn’t always what an advanced class is. “Honors classes are for those students who like a challenge and can do harder ...
Trump Trashes Birth Control Coverage
November 16, 2017
Filed under Opinion
The Trump administration has diverted from former President Obama's Affordable Care Act which required insurers to cover birth control at zero cost to women. This move prevents anyone, from insurance executives to work bosses, from denying coverage to birth control and live out their religious id...
Thanksgiving is cancelled…or so it seems
Katelyn Martinez, Reporter
November 13, 2017
Filed under Opinion
It’s that time of year again, Merry Christmas! The problem results when we begin to overlook one of the most important holidays— Thanksgiving. Every year, without fail, businesses and companies go from Halloween straight to Christmas. Thanksgiving is important because it is part of American h...
Immigration Laws Tighten
Marcos Resendiz, Staff
October 26, 2017
Filed under Opinion
The Department of Homeland security is going to require any immigrant trying to enter the United States legally to disclose all of the social media platforms they’re using according to the Federal Register. This may sound like a bit of stretch, but this is actually a legal requirement the Department...
