![Sincerely, A Girl Who is Definitely Not Ugly](https://nfhsraiderwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/OpenLetter.jpg)
An Open Letter to the Boy that Called Me Ugly
Noelle Walker, Arts and Entertainment Editor
• April 15, 2016
![“Everyone carries an insecurity, a chain around one’s ankle that seems to drag us further away from perfection. Some are self-induced feelings of inadequacy, but most of these insecurities have been explicated by others, making us feel inferior.”](https://nfhsraiderwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/GracenMartin.Inferiority.jpg)
Inferiority
Gracen Martin, Staff Writer
• May 18, 2015
![“I love my short hair. It frames my face better than long hair, and much easier to handle,” freshmen, Tessa Bacon (on the left) stated and Sydney Dean (on the right). “I may not be skinny, but I love my body,” Sydney gushed happily. They stand there hand and hand as a symbol of they are empowered without being the “perfect woman”.](https://nfhsraiderwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Kayla-Salemi-No-Need-to-Hide-Behind-a-Mask-900x672.jpeg)
No Need to Hide Behind the Mask
Kayla Salemi, Staff Writer
• November 4, 2014
![I would give anything in this whole wide world to go back in time and tell my younger self that I am worth so much more than my looks—that all little girls are worth more than their looks.](https://nfhsraiderwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Worth-the-Love-Ashleigh-Brown-696x1024.jpg)
Worth the Love
Ashleigh Brown, Senior Editor
• January 27, 2014
![Swayed by multiple factors in our lives, we high school students focus on our flaws instead of our complete selves. This negative body image and consequential low self-esteem damages our mindsets and bodies, but many solutions exist to aid us in our transformation to self-confident teenagers who can recognize our internal and external beauty.](https://nfhsraiderwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Caitlin-Shelby-No-Body-Stands-Without-Beauty.jpg)
No Body Stands Without Beauty
Caitlin Shelby, Staff Writer
• November 18, 2013
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Abbey Underhill, Staff Writer • May 1, 2024
As a senior writing for the Raider Wire, I have learned so much that I will be forever grateful for. Although I could not be any happier to graduate and this was unfortunately...
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