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– By Taylor Woods – Equality… what does that word actually mean? In any dictionary, it means the quality or state of being equal. But do you really think people follow what the meaning of the word is? Mitt Romney doesn’t. So don’t ask him for the definition, he wouldn’t know if it was the [...]
– By Merriee Averill – Summer air is rising up, so get on your swimsuits and head down to the most delightful place in the northwestern United States, Silverwood Theme Park and Boulder Beach Water Park. It is the largest amusement park in this part of the U.S., and is now celebrating its 25th year [...]
– By Anna Ratcliff – The 2011-2012 school year has been full of events for the students at Newport High School. From Homecoming to Spring Break, Seniors are rushing to finish up with the rest of the school year before they graduate on June 9th and head off to college. This will be the last [...]
– By Rene Peters – Tanning has become a very popular activity in the world today. Tanning in a tanning bed is common for teenagers and young adults. There are quite a few people that go tanning in Newport High School. Adrienne Seger and Tiffany Thomas are some of those that go all the time. [...]
– By Carlie Dawn – Here at Newport High School, we are trying to make a change by going green. If we go green, we will not only be helping the planet, but our school as well. Going green will show us that we can make a difference, and that going green can be super [...]
– By Sage Davis – In the past decade, dropout rates have been higher than the graduation rates of high school students in the state of Washington. On average throughout the nation, about 1.3 million high school students become dropouts each year. Parents continually pound into children’s minds how important education is going to be [...]
The Grizzly Print reporters each wrote a 500-1000 word fiction short story using the theme “A New Age”. Here are the winners’ stories from the contest: 1st Place – “Roon” by Judah Meek 2nd Place – “Talamh and The New People” by Duncan Heaney 3rd Place – “Blank Television” by Merriee Averill Honorable Mention – [...]
– By Taylor Woods – Teen pregnancies happen all the time. Most are unintended. Statistics show that about 820,000 teens become pregnant each year, 34 percent of all people in the United States pregnant before they turn twenty years old. 750,000 women become pregnant between the age of fifteen and nineteen, and two thirds of [...]
– By Anna Ratcliff – There are several different types of energy used around the world including Wind Energy, Hydroelectric Energy, Solar Energy, Biomass Energy, and Geothermal Energy. These are five of the many alternate energy sources that can lower the large amount of carbon dioxide that is released into the earth’s atmosphere on a [...]
– By Michael Rapp – Nature is a force that no man can control or predict, and when you enter the playground of Mother Nature in the mountains during the winter, you must prepare for the worst possible scenario. As a skier or snowmobiler, you are faced with avalanches and whiteouts, the most common event [...]
