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Editorial: PA Needs to Spend Far More Combating the Opioid Epidemic

Jenna Reiber, Reporter November 18, 2019

“On average, 130 Americans die every day from opioid overdoses,” according to the Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  The opioid epidemic is killing too many Americans and something...

Editorial: Reality TV is Not True Reality

Caroline Glus, Reporter November 13, 2019

Reality television is attributing to cosmetic surgery procedures, according to Medical Procedure News, with more than 9.2 million procedures performed as a result of people watching these “reality”...

Editorial: Schools Should Participate in More Field Trips

Karen Liu, Reporter November 12, 2019

59% of students who participate in educational trips have better grades than those who don’t, according to the National Education Association Member Benefits(NEAMB), a subsidiary company to the National...

Editorial: Sad Music Is Better Than Happy Music

Benji Keeler, Reporter November 12, 2019

Imagine coming home after a long day from school. You’re tired and just want to relax and listen to music. You lay down and put on a playlist, but all you hear is uptempo beats and cheery loud lyrics....

Editorial: Climate Change is Killing Coral Reefs

Lauren Cribbs, Reporter November 12, 2019

One in five of the ocean’s coral reefs have been severely damaged or lost. In 20 to 40 years, another 35% of reefs could vanish.  Climate change is a serious issue that is drastically impacting the...

Editorial: Schools Should Implement Block Scheduling

Maeve Reiter, Reporter November 11, 2019

Imagine a high school day but with half the classes, half the assignments, and half the homework. Hershey High School should switch from period scheduling to block scheduling.  Most middle and high...

Editorial: More Funding Needed for Global Humanitarian Crisis

Abbey Rogers, Copy Editor November 11, 2019

It’s a slow, painful way to die. It’s even more painful for a mother to watch. Heba Ahmed worries for her son, Gawad, as food is so scarce that he weighs just 5.5 pounds.  At four months old, the...

Editorial: High School Fitness Testing is Useless

Anna Callahan, Reporter November 11, 2019

The State of Pennsylvania does not require fitness tests from students. In fact, only the states of Alabama, California, Connecticut, and West Virginia require them. So why do we have to take them? Fitness...

Editorial: High Schools Must Promote Reading More

Angelina Memmi, Head News Editor November 11, 2019

Look back to elementary school. There was reading time in many classrooms, trips to the library, and the Scholastic Book Fair. Reading was not only encouraged as an important learning tool, but as a fun...

Editorial: Time Zones Should No Longer Exist

Dan Hogan, Reporter November 8, 2019

Two babies can be born at the exact same time but have different birthdays. Because of time zones, the babies would technically be born on different days even though their birth occurred at the same moment.  Time...

Editorial: All Colleges Should Accept the Common App

Kate Clark, Head Sports Editor November 6, 2019

College applications have become a very rigorous process. Choosing which schools to apply to is already a difficult decision, let alone filling out the same generalized application more than once.  All...

Editorial: Too Much Homework is Harmful to Students

Mia Bertoldi, Reporter November 4, 2019

Meet Hershey High School Sophomore Maddie Smith. She’s a varsity soccer player, and an honor roll student. She comes home from an away night game against Lower Dauphin at 9:00, she still has to eat,...

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