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Two doses of Narcan with gloves and a kit are pictured on top of a table in Nurse Blackburn’s office on Friday, March 4, 2016. Narcan came to Hershey High School in February for free to be used in case of an emergency. Pictures by Irene Ciocirlan.

Narcan Introduced to Hershey High School

April 9, 2016

By: Irene Ciocirlan If Hershey High School nurse Tara Blackburn were to ever have to save a student’s life, she would know where to look. Narcan, a fast working drug that can stop overdoses, was...

Polysomnographic specialist Kyndra Vanderheyden, left, connects sensors to Cara Horton, 16, as Horton prepares to spend the night at the Sleep Disorders Center at St. Lukes Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, Oct. 3, 2004. Horton is among a growing number of teens suffering from insomnia or other sleep disorders. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Growing Sleep Deprivation Concerning for HHS Students, Staff

March 22, 2016

By Molly Glus, Journalism 1 / Lynn Dang, Section Editor With hazy, tired eyes, students shuffle through the crowded halls all wanting one thing: sleep. That hazy, tired look means students are sleep...

Mentally Ill People Aren’t Violent

March 7, 2016

By: Brenna Holycross Everyday people are looked at differently because of the way media portrays them. One group of people are the mentally ill. An ABC news poll taken October 15-18, 2015, recorded...

On January 29th, school nurse Tara Blackburn explains her thoughts on teens and indoor tanning. “When you’re 18, she says, “you feel invincible.”

FDA Proposes Tough Tanning Bed Restrictions

February 19, 2016

By: Cara McErlean As we enter the darkest months of the year, Americans young and old seek out the artificial alternative to natural sunlight: tanning beds. This year however, several big changes are...

A poster reading “Coping With the Cards You Are Dealt” gives young people’s perspectives of coping and handling their disorders. It was worked on by a number of patients to reassure them that they have support and will get better in a matter of time. Taken on November 2, 2015 in the Briarcrest Adolescent Medicine.

Struggling With an Eating Disorder as a Teen

February 8, 2016

By: Abby Shapiro High School may be the hardest years of one’s life before adulthood. “Jamey!  Over here,” calls out one of her best friends, Cassie.  An athletic, healthy girl sits down...

Early school start times have been harmful for children and must be changed

School should start later

November 16, 2015

By: Omer Qureshi Teen anxiety, drowsiness, and laziness has been befuddling parents for years, but it has a very basic root. Sleep. Studies show that teens naturally go to bed very late yet our school...

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