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The Raider Wire

The student news site of North Forsyth High School

The Raider Wire

The student news site of North Forsyth High School

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Real?

Sammie Rehan, Staff Writer March 21, 2026

Sometimes I forget That I’m real. Sometimes, I’ll stare- At someone’s head,  A window, A book, A screen, A pencil, Or a marker,  And I’ll wander To a different place.  In...

Melting snow, a reminder of the coldness of loneliness, and that nothing stays forever.

Just Out of Reach

Wilbur Law, Staff Writer January 31, 2025

Connections. A foundation for everyone So it should come easily, all said and done Yet it doesn’t, with every stride you fall further into despair Looking at others with an envious glare Their...

 The violent sea is swallowing the ship.

Just Stay

Sai Sahasra Tanimki, Staff Writer January 24, 2025

  The thunder above is loud It’s screams make me want to turn around But I want to stay.  The sea is going wild It’s insanity makes me want to leave But I want to stay.  I...

An early Winter morning

Everything

Iris Chiofolo, Opinion Editor December 18, 2024

is it a sin to want you? to want you, all of you, and nothing else? or does it balance out? because i want solely for you. or is it greed? to want everything. because to me, you are everything.   and...

 The afterlife museum as I see it

The Afterlife Museum

Abbey Underhill, Staff Writer November 9, 2023

i hope heaven is a museum of my best moments, and my worst, too. if there is an afterlife, let it be me paused in the greatest memories i own   i wish to see everyone i love live joyously, i...

A close-up visual of the pages of a book acting as an aesthetic

Once Upon A Time

Cameron Simpson, Staff Writer September 13, 2023

Words and lyrics combine, To weave a tale of magic So wonderfully divine.   Crowns, jewels, satin gowns Filling every hall, every space on the floor. Lights, music, life A splendid...

Music notes etched into my skin… played with strings and things, the melody never ends (Photo by Emma Simmons).

That Song Burns

Emma Simmons, Editor-in-Chief December 15, 2022

  Winter is hot this year, And I don’t mean the weather My skin burns around the notes etched Into my skin, sketched Under the sleeve of my coat  Or is it a jacket? Shacket? Whatever… It’s...

Your wits are as sharp as dandelion… check yourself before you wreck yourself. (Photo from Google)

Verbal Jousting

Emma Simmons, Editor-in-Chief October 27, 2022

Verbal jousting A match of wits, you say But your wits are as sharp as dandelion So you strike back with your ego Which is as fragile as glass Yet sharp as tacks Because you do not yield You...

The defeat of Icarus comes from the natural hubris of man, which poisons my healing from time to time. Painting by Clare Henry McCanna.

Call Me Icarus

Emma Simmons, Sports Editor October 26, 2021

I don my wings with hope to take flight and leave This prison cell has stripped my mind bare Haunted notions hold my soul hostage They break my back and keep me there   But salted skies...

My mind often feels like it’s filled with ink or fog. However, I know that moments like these pass a given time. Photo from Pinterest

From Time to Time

Emma Simmons March 19, 2021

My room is a prison from time to time When it’s supposed to be a respite It only hurts every now and again And I promise I fight it the best I can With hobbies And friends And breaks. But...

Could things have been different? Photo from Pinterest.

The Reality of the Truth

Melody Scott, Editor-in-Chief February 18, 2021

One thing that I have learned in life  Is that no matter how far you hide away from the truth It always comes forward at the most unexpected moments.   And just like two imaginary...

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