Author Archives: Blake McGee

Root is a board-game of woodland exploration and warfare. The game is set in a wooded landscape acting as a nation state for many diverse groups of animals. Players can choose to align themselves with the Marquis de Cat faction, an overreaching, somewhat forceful, government in control of the forest, sapping its resources and utilizing …

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PARKS is a resource management board game stylized after a group of hikers attempting to experience the most that nature has to offer over the span of a year (4 seasons or 4 rounds). Each season, players line up their hikers on the starting tile, taking turns moving down the trail, which grows a tile …

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Mrs. Chollman is a Carter High school science teacher who has been teaching for a total of 25 years. In late February, she took her Marine Ecology class, as well as the school’s science club on a once in a lifetime field trip to Pigeon Key, Florida. On this trip, students snorkeled at Sombrero Reef, …

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A new class will be coming to Carter in the 2023-2024 school year! Students will be able to involve themselves in traditional crafts and let their creativity flourish in Mr. Melton’s new woodworking course. The instructor, Mr. Melton is the new visual arts teacher who joined Carter just before the 2022-2023 school year. While being …

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Carter offers many different meals to its students: cheesesticks, nachos, chicken nuggets, hamburgers, and more. But only one meal can truly be called Carter’s favorite. This article compiles numerous student opinions, excerpts, and values to decide the overall best meal, entree, side, and extra. Now to start, I asked numerous students what their favorite side …

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Mrs. Pollard’s Health Science, Medical Therapeutics, and Medical Assisting classes are a great way for students to get involved in the medical field, have fun, and boost their GPA! With three levels, and numerous students in each class, a surprising amount of freshmen, and even upperclassmen know little about this great class. At face value, …

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Have you ever walked the halls, glanced from wall to wall and wondered, “what exactly are those paintings that line the Carter High School corridors?” Well as it turns out, these pieces of art are Carter students’ legacy projects. For those who decide to take Mrs. Adams’ Advanced 2D Art class, at the end of …

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Having been in an art class for my entire time here at Carter High, I have familiarized myself with the tools that the school has to offer. From fettling knives to Exacto blades, I’ve used almost every tool at least once, and I have grown to enjoy using them. The tools in the art room …

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Every day after school hundreds of students, from freshmen to seniors all crowd around each other, waiting for their ride home. Student choice, or safety concern? Students don’t seem to pay much mind to this issue, as we are used to crowded hallways, classrooms, and cafeterias. But seeing as most of the students’ buses don’t …

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90-degree weather; 30-degree weather; through rain, humidity, even snow. The circumstances aren’t an issue for sophomore Collin Abbott, who runs at the track multiple times a week to train for track. To be exact, Collin stated that he runs “at least two to three times a week” to prepare for the spring track season, and …

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