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  • Hearing-Impaired Student Excels at Singing, Makes It Through Third Round of Auditions on ‘The Voice’

    By Claire Rightley // Editor-in-Chief For junior Jadah Coursey, day-to-day life isn’t as easy as it is for most. Her hearing ability was affected by her lack of a small bone in the back of her skull. “I have moderate to severe hearing loss, so basically, I’m bad at hearing things,” Coursey said. However, Coursey… Read more

  • Junior Josh Echerd Saved a Life at Just 14 Years Old

    By Gabby Cress // Editor-in-Chief When junior Joshua Echerd grabbed the wheel of a car traveling on the highway at 60 mph while the driver was seizing, he had no other thought that to just steer away from oncoming traffic. The driver, Echerd’s then-Boy Scouts leader, was driving Echerd and two other boys back from… Read more

  • Spreading Out and Saving Otters: Junior Cory Slater-Pike Explains

    Fifty acres. That’s the size of the plot of land where junior Cory Slater-Pike’s house sits. “You can make as much noise as you want and it won’t disturb anybody,” Slater-Pike said. “You can shoot guns and ride dirt bikes… it is perfect for having huge bonfire parties and large family gatherings.” About five minutes… Read more

  • The Kidd with the Rhymes

    By Avon Echo Staff  “Check out my mixtape.” A lot of people say it. Senior Nick Newman, also known as “Nico The Kidd,” actually means it. He’s already put out one mixtape on SoundCloud, titled “Flu Game,” a nod to Michael Jordan’s famous flu-stricken performance in the 1997 NBA finals. Newman’s next mixtape, set to… Read more

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