The Raider Wire

Man versus dog: the ultimate showdown

Dog O’Clock

Janis Parry, Literature Editor November 28, 2023

Paw to paw, leg to leg; I stood facing my opponent. As the yellow mechanization that drops me at the destination honks away, I am left with a challenge. His stance is wide, sturdy, and ready for me. My...

Home is not always a building, it can be a person too.

Home

Cilla Fulwider, Staff Writer October 30, 2023

Here I stand all alone In the place I used to roam When I get a call from the phone Wishing that it is was from my home   Home is someone that you meet Who makes your life feel complete Deep...

Freshman Varsity Swimmer Julia Wickman practices yoga to remain fit during quarantine. The Swim Team is having a competition to see which group can complete the most amount of workouts or physical activities, and the winners receive a surprise.

10 Ways to Stay in Shape at Home

Sarah Treusch, Staff Writer May 6, 2020

With the COVID-19 pandemic causing school closures, many spring athletes are left with their sports being canceled. It is recommended that the athletes remain in shape. This way players can come back to...

“Though you may drift far from where you came, Go as far as you may need, As long as you remember to come back home.”

The Things We Were Told

Leilani Gibbons, Features Editor November 7, 2016

At 4 am, When it's too late to go back to sleep, And it's too early to start the day, Remember the things you were told   Remember that your mother Called you pumpkin and peach With...

Two Syrian boys, who fled from home with their family, walk back to their tent in a refugee camp

Syrian Refugee Crisis

Emily Stocksdale, Staff Writer December 10, 2015

In 2011, what began as peaceful protests against the Syrian government morphed into a full-out war.  Other countries jumped in, and soon Syria was entangled in a confused battle against terrorism, rebellion,...

The Importance of Home

The Importance of Home

Emma Franklin, Senior Editor December 8, 2014

Twelve: how many houses that I remember living in. Eight: how many schools I have attended. Four: how many states I lived in. Two: how many countries I lived in. 1: how many homes I have. By the time...

A wives tale, they said. Nothing to take stock into, they said. They were wrong.

Wishing Well

Raicheal Havins, Staff Writer May 15, 2014

Hidden in plain sight, they waited; those monstrous beings that destroyed our town. Barely made it out with my life, I did. My friends, my family, my village destroyed.   “Grandpa, what happened...

It is hard to find the joy in our everyday lives with so much covering our eyes, but friends are great to have and be around and family is forever.

Come Together: Finding the Light

Aleigh Guerndt, Staff Writer May 15, 2014

Family is where life begins and love never ends, and a home is where your heart belongs.  Even if all of your family isn’t family by blood, let’s be happy for what we have and reminisce on the memories...

Load More Stories
Activate Search
Home