Saginaw Takes COVID-19 Through the Woods
Hannah Gode, Contributor
October 5, 2020
The live entertainment industry has been dormant since March due to the coronavirus pandemic. The fall musical, Into the Woods by Stephen Sondheim, will put an end to the drought in entertainment at the school with a tentative opening night of Dec. 10. After a round of virtual auditions, rehearsals began Sep...
Human Trafficking on the Rise in the United States
Serena Dechant, Contributer
October 4, 2020
The percentiles have hit an all-time high in 2019, and in Texas alone, 1,080 cases of human trafficking and 2,720 suspected contacts were reported in 2019. Seven out of ten victims are female and twenty five percent are children. “I just thought that was incredibly flattering and that they were seri...
Isolation and Job Loss Lead to Mental Health Issues
Brandon Holt, Contributor
October 4, 2020
Students, however, are not only worried about their own health, but are worried more for the people they are close too.
California Wildfires
Miranda Baker, Contributor
October 3, 2020
Destructive wildfires in California are currently burning through over a million acres of forestry and land due to more than 12,000 lightning strikes in August. An effect of climate change prompted by greenhouse gas emissions. The people of California have fallen victim as well; having to evacuate...
Cowboy’s Come Back
Maribel Castro, Contributor
October 3, 2020
The biggest gathering in North Texas was held since Covid-19 struct the United States. The Dallas Cowboys had their first home game at the AT&T Stadium. Due to the pandemic, this home game was not like any other. The event had thinner crowds, due to it only being able to have ticket sales of 25% capacity of sta...
Lacking Lipreading: How Masks Disadvantage the Hearing Impaired
Shelby Hansen, Writer
September 28, 2020
In the midst of a global pandemic, change is inevitable. The world as we know it is gone, and every day, it seems that there is a new development. However, many of these changes provide a barrier for people with disabilities. Since the start of the pandemic, masks prevent people with hearing loss from c...
The Show Must Go On
September 28, 2020
Special policies and protections must be in place during the school day to keep up with social distance guidelines, but there’s one thing that the theatre department refuses to let go of: the winter musical. Musical auditions were held online instead of in-person this year in the wake of COVID-19. The audit...
Inside In-School Learning: The First Day On-Campus
Maya Gasca
September 17, 2020
This year has been a continuous cycle of new and confusing events, with September being no exception. While people all over the U.S. are still fighting the spread of COVID-19, adding to the debate and nervousness all over the nation is the return to school. Though most school districts, including...
Hearings dominating country
December 4, 2019
In the anticipation of the upcoming 2020 presidential election, a new situation has come to light regarding Donald Trump’s presidency. During a time where the economy is booming, the rivalry between political parties couldn’t be stronger. Democrats are trying to find their big campaigner for the up...
Kevin Atlas holds up the world
Kenneth Montano, Writer
November 11, 2019
Motivational speaker Kevin Atlas came to speak to the freshmen class and all athletes on Oct. 21. The district athletic department arranged the speaker with the intention of giving motivation to the audience with the story of his life. Atlas started off as a student who struggled with authority, p...
Same field, different name
November 6, 2019
On the night of the homecoming carnival, commotion and energy filled the back side of the field house. As booths were set up, another event was going on by the stadium: the renaming ceremony of the stadium’s field to Ric Canterbury Field on Oct. 16. The field was named after the school’s fir...
The Garbage Day That Never Comes
Travis Flippo, Writer
October 17, 2019
In the wake of China’s embargo on accepting recycling from foreign nations, the United States has since gained another crisis on her plate. The embargo began in January of 2018 and has led to an increase in production in domestic paper recycling all across the U.S. This embargo has also been expedited...
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