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  • The Bus Shortage and Its Effects on Students

    The Bus Shortage and Its Effects on Students

    By Simon Klinck // Reporter It’s 7th period on a Friday. After a grueling week full of homework, tests, and assignments, students just want to go home and relax. Suddenly, an announcement comes over the P.A.: “We have five late buses today: bus 13, 17, 20, 89, and 320.” All those plans for relaxation must… Read more

  • A Hidden Toll of Being a Female Athlete

    A Hidden Toll of Being a Female Athlete

    By Lucia Imel // Reporter • Illustration by Sunny Smyth When senior soccer player Maya Riggs was in middle school, she often dealt with comments from male soccer players. “They’d always say they were better, faster, stronger and just overall better than me in the sport.” Riggs is one of many athletes who have heard… Read more

  • Is AI really as Helpful as We Think?

    Is AI really as Helpful as We Think?

    Jordan Anderson// ReporterAs time goes on, the usage of AI becomes more prevalent, from help onhomework to club posters AI is everywhere. This is causing our planet a lotof damage, maybe irreversible damage.“I feel like every day you hear about something happening with our Earth’shealth, this is the only home we have. I feel like… Read more

  • Take a Walk in My Shoes: Just Don’t Scuff Them

    Take a Walk in My Shoes: Just Don’t Scuff Them

    By Zoe Smyth // Reporter When getting to know someone, it is often through run-of-the-mill questions like “what’s your favorite color?” or “Where did you grow up?” But rarely do we ask the most important question of all: “What’s the story behind your shoes?” Shoes have a deeper meaning behind just being an item of… Read more

  • AI Slop Killing Creativity

    AI Slop Killing Creativity

    By Nikola Meissner // Managing Editor As you walk through the halls of Avon High School, you notice flyers filling the walls promoting clubs, sports, and other various activities for students to participate in. Some of these flyers are filling with color, life, and effort, while others are just AI Slop. Junior Lilly Spenos recalls… Read more

  • Stress of the Game: How Student Athletes Deal with the Stressors of Competition

    Stress of the Game: How Student Athletes Deal with the Stressors of Competition

    Lauren Klein // Managing Editor · Illustration // Lauren Klein According to the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), over 8 million high school students play a sport. In Indiana, 161,759 high schoolers took part in sports. There are many benefits to sports. The University of Missouri Health care has found that adolescents… Read more

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