There are many words one could use to describe the heightened visual quality of James Cameron’s original “Avatar” words like incandescent, immersive, bedazzling. But in the 13 years since that movie came out, the word I tend to remember best is glowing. The primeval forest and floating-mountain landscapes of Pandora had an intoxicating fairy-tale shimmer. …
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Why Assign Homework?
Homework- Killing or saving students GPA? the Teachers’ statements. Homework is a very controversial topic among students and teachers. Many believe that homework is too much with work ,chores ,practice , and more. Some teachers give hours of homework with no regard for the students’ outside lives, while others rarely give any. Many students think …
Winter Formal Fun
Winter Formal Fun Saturday, February 11 2023 is the first winter formal for Carter high school students in over 3 years. Mrs. Lee, one of the principals, is in charge of setting up winter formal along with the student government. The winter formal attire will be Semi-Formal, “Not Prom but still nice” said Mrs.Lee. There …
Opinion: Having More Language Classes
Are you tired of only having the option of French or Spanish? Well then we could work together to have Carter High School offer more language classes. I believe we should have more options. Several people here at Carter wish to expand their knowledge past the basic French and Spanish language. Carter High School should …
Mrs. Chun: A Hardworking Teacher
Mrs. Chun, a Biology and Chemistry teacher, prides herself on teaching Biology to many students here at Carter High School. She invests 8 hours of her everyday life teaching students and helping them learn more about the amazing world of Biology. Mrs. Chun states, “I took a really roundabout way to get my degree.” She …
Admin and Mother React to Having to Pay for Lunch.
Recently Knox County Schools have made changes with lunch prices. They’ve made lunch no longer free. We have to pay $3 for lunch. Many students have reported that they don’t have the money to pay for lunch or they don’t think the food is good enough to pay $3 everyday for lunch. This seems to …
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Opinion: What’s Wrong With the New A/B Schedule
There are many types of schedules that schools can follow. Carter High School has been going by the block schedule – until now. Next year, students will follow the A/B schedule. With this schedule, students will take four of their eight year long classes on Monday (this could be represented by A), the other four …
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Opinion: We Need a Bigger Area for the Football Game Student Section
It is the first home football game of the season, and you’ve been so excited. Upon entering, you see your friends, and you all go to the student section only to see your worst nightmare. There are no seats. Disappointed and angry, you are forced to stand, sit elsewhere, or, if you are brave, battle …
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Opinion: Is Homework Really Helpful?
Homework for teens is at the bottom of our priorities. Many students don’t get home until 10 pm, sometimes 11 due to work. How are young adults supposed to have experiences, work, shower, clean, have free time, socialize with family, and do hours worth of homework? Many teenage students don’t like homework. There’s always a …
Opinion: ACT-An Inadequate, Unfair, and Unrealistic Exam
Desks are meticulously placed in a bare classroom. Students occupy them, heads in their hands and pencils continuously moving in a circular motion. A clock ticks softly behind them; multiple faces peer back at it. This is the ACT, a test designed to ‘showcase what students have learned.’ Yet, it only displays a small portion …
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