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Principal of South Forsyth High School Jeff Cheney explains the mishap as well as the photographs documenting the senior prank.

Racial Slur Displayed on Side of School as Senior Prank

Lacy Hamilton, Editorials Editor May 20, 2014

On Wednesday, May 14, South Forsyth High School's graduating class of 2014 celebrated their last few days of high school with their senior prank. This prank included creating a makeshift slip and slide...

Filled with emotion, Kevin Durant thanks his mom and other supporters upon receiving the NBA Most Valuable Player award.

Kevin Durant MVP

Allen Carter, Staff Writer May 19, 2014

Recently Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder’s star player, was named the 2013-14 NBA Most Valuable Player. For the fourth time in Durant’s career, he led the league in scoring with 2,593 points....

Rescued Five Days after a Car Crash

Isabella Higgins, Staff Writer May 19, 2014

Kristin Hopkins, mother of four, was found severely injured and dehydrated on May 4th in her totaled vehicle where she reportedly had been driving home on April 29th at night, and drove off the mountain...

The campaign #BringBackOurGirls is helping Nigeria gain more attention to focus not only on the search for the missing girls but also on women who live there.

Search for Nigerian Girls

Citlali Arzate, Staff Writer May 16, 2014

Boko Haram, a group of Islamists who believe it is forbidden for Muslims to take part in any political or social activity associated with Western society,had warned Nigerian Military commanders about their...

Nigerian Kidnapping

Sam Perryman, Staff Writer May 13, 2014

In the dead of night on April 14, agents of the terroristic organization Boko Haram broke into a government school in Chibok, Nigeria, shooting the school guards and killing one soldier. 276 school girls...

Congressman Paul Ryan, vice-presidential running mate to Mitt Romney in 2012’s presidential election, offers his opinion on the effectiveness of government organizations with the intent to assist those in economic crisis while Bread from the City, a Washington relief organization, discusses his speech.

Poverty Prevention: Has the United States Made Progress?

Lacy Hamilton, Editorials Editor May 13, 2014

Over the past decade, modern developed countries have taken great leaps in order to lessen the percentage of their population under the poverty line. Significantly, Latin America has made tremendous progress...

Homicide and Kidnapping on Lake Oconee

Maddie Highland, Staff Writer May 12, 2014

Last week a devastating homicide and kidnap incident was reported in the high class neighborhood of Great Waters, located on Lake Oconee. Russell Dermond was discovered in his garage, headless, by one...

Ebola Outbreak-Where Did it Come From?

Maddie Highland, Staff Writer April 30, 2014

More than 120 people in West Africa are suddenly dead. A new strand of Ebola is becoming a more and more common murderer. What is Ebola? Ebola is a virus that causes organs to fail and internal bleeding...

Planes on the hunt for Flight 370 attempt to find an answer for the disappearance of the airline, as well as the location of the plane.

National Riots and Plane Searching

Lacy Hamilton, Editorials Editor April 21, 2014

Ukraine- Ukraine’s acting president Oleksandr Turchynov set a deadline for Friday to mark the start of a “large-scale antiterrorist operation”. As the deadline has already passed without any military...

An agreement is reached by the West and Russia on Thursday that calls for an end to the violence and also calls for the protestors in eastern Ukraine to leave the buildings that had been occupied and to put down their arms

Diplomacy Talks in Ukraine

Sam Dobrotka, Staff Writer April 18, 2014

On Thursday, April 17, Russia, the U.S., the European Union, and Ukraine reached an agreement that calls for the pro-Russian protestors in eastern Ukraine to put down their arms and vacate the multiple...

New speculation emerges as Hillary Clinton admits to considering entering the 2016 presidential race.

Presidential Race 2016

Lacy Hamilton, Editorials Editor April 18, 2014

Rand Paul- Being son of the former presidential candidate Ron Paul, many libertarian voters turn to Rand Paul for presidential candidacy in 2016. Although he has not released any official confirmation...

President Obama sits across from Pope Francis at the Papal Desk in order to discuss politics, social issues, and the modern world in general.

Friday Links: Barack Obama and Pope Francis Discuss Global Issues

Lacy Hamilton, Editorials Editor March 28, 2014

President Barack Obama visited Pope Francis on Thursday at the Vatican bearing a cinder box of seeds as a gift. This gift was inspired by the Pope’s decision to make the gardens at the Apostolic Palace...

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