Tips for Sixth Graders

BY TAHLIA CAPPS

STAFF WRITER

This year, I am in seventh grade, and I am doing really well in school. I understand if all the sixth graders here are scared and feel like they want to cry. I was like this too and it was EXTRA hard for me as I graduated from a Montessori school. As this is a science school, I had mainly failing grades by the end of the semester! But now that I know the lay of the land, I am a confident, happy, and smart young woman. If you want to know how to push through as I did, keep on reading. If you are pretty confident, this will still be there when you need it.

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Fun Things to do in Autumn

BY ALETHEA LO 

STAFF WRITER 

Are you bored during autumn? Do you need something to do? Then this article is for you to get some ideas  for autumn activities with family, friends, and yourself. Some activities you can do by yourself include knitting, making a turkey out of leaves, and making butternut squash soup. Another classic would be baking an apple or pumpkin pie. You can also create a pinecone bird feeder so the birds can be well fed this season! 

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How to draw the perfect heart 

BY ALETHEA LO

STAFF WRITER

Have you ever wanted to draw the perfect heart? This is the article for you. There are many ways to draw a heart, but not a perfect heart. You do not want to draw your heart upside down or sideways. Of course, drawing your own hearts is already considered perfect but learning to draw more towards a perfect heart is what you’re aiming for. These steps will help you get to the perfect heart so maybe you won’t need to trace a heart on google anymore. 

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Chapstick

BY BRIA KOEPKE
STAFF WRITER

Have you ever wondered why your lips are so excruciatingly dry? Well, let me inform you why. A lot of chapstick companies purposefully will make their chapstick to dry out the buyers lips. The whole point of buying chapstick is to fix the dryness and the dryer your lips are the more chapstick you’re going to buy. The companies are well aware, and of course they take advantage of this by manufacturing the chapstick to stop your body from being able to heal itself which can then lead to having health issues. The ingredients that are found in the chapstick actually pull out the moisture in your lips and sometimes leaves them dryer than what they started as.

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The Importance of Sea Turtles

BY KAMEIL BHOLA AND BRIANNA KOEPKE

STAFF WRITERS

There are seven species of turtles in the world, 6 of them are threatened or endangered, this is extremely troubling because sea turtles are keystone species vital to marine and beach ecosystems. They help keep the jellyfish population in check, keep coral reefs healthy by preventing sponges from outcompeting corals, provide habitat for an array of “aquatic hitchhikers,” but most importantly keep the seagrass beds in check. Sea turtles help “mow ” seagrass; the grass needs to stay short because it’s a breeding and developmental ground for many species of fish, without it many marine animals would die out. If sea turtles were to all die out the sea grass would become too long, making it unsuitable for breeding/development, and if one part of the ecosystem fails, the rest will soon follow, leading to a full collapse.

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Super Awesome Gaming Tips! Article 1: Minecraft Raid/Multiplayer Strats

BY TAHLIA CAPPS

STAFF WRITER

Hello and welcome to the very first article of this new series! My name is Tahlia and boy, do I have something for YOU. You see, back when I first started Minecraft, around the update aquatic, griefing was my specialty.  I accidentally sicked three withers on my sky base which killed my first pet. Sad.

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Plot Armor

BY NOAH FONTANESI

STAFF WRITER

Plot armor is a pretty known trope and frequently used, but it seems to be only talked about in a negative sense. It comes up sometimes when talking about a story, but if it’s used poorly then we notice it. After all, why would such an obvious trope be liked? You’re pulled out of the story, it feels muddled, and it messes with the rules of the world. Why would anyone like plot armor? Well, tropes only become bad when used incorrectly and poorly, and it also applies to plot armor.

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