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By Jose Valle Advertising Editor Multiply three-fourths by three-fourths, then multiply that by 56 percent. What do you get? The total percentage of teenagers who received the adequate amount of mental help they needed. A study conducted over a period of four years involving almost 2,500 high school students in the state of Wisconsin showed [...]

By Kaitlyn Godsey Sports Editor Many students dread tests, and those with seemingly unconnected words are even worse. This is what student-athletes being tested for concussions must go endure. At the beginning of the sports season for all contact sports, athletes take the Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing, also known as ImPACT. These athletes [...]

By Tyler Johnson Lifestyles Editor A couple argues about something that happened during the day. The yelling between them gets louder and more aggressive until one of them raises a fist. Domestic abuse is when one person in an intimate relationship tries to dominate and control the other person, according to HelpGuide.org. Domestic abuse includes [...]

By Amanda Slowikowski Editor-in-Chief Sleep. Everyone needs it and everyone gets it, but exactly how many hours of sleep received can become a problem. Average American workers lose 11.3 days of work each year or $2,280, because of lost sleep, according to a new study funded by Merck & Co. This means that annually $63.2 [...]

By Dakota Briggs News Editor A TV is playing on a Thursday night. Someone scrolls through the channels and what comes on? A teenage girl wearing little more than a large necklace as a shirt? Maybe if you are watching The Secret Circle on the CW or any other modern TV show for that matter. [...]

By Kaitlyn Godsey Sports Editor Updating a status seems second nature to most students here at school. But for those without a Facebook, it is something we have never experienced. It seems like teenagers cannot go 15 minutes without posting silly comments or photos to their walls. After a while, it gets a little old. [...]

By Madeline Bailey Staff Writer Across the country iPads are being introduced in classrooms. In the near future, iPads could be found on the desks of FFHS students. “I absolutely think that using iPads instead of textbooks would be better,“ Principal Arty Tillett said. “I think we’ve been behind in the tools we use to [...]

By Taylor Seal Business Manager Never underestimate mother nature. She’s a powerful force that can unexpectedlyknock you off your feet. Mother nature definitely showed what she was made of on Aug. 27 when Hurricane Irene hit the Outer Banks. The hurricane started out with rains that began Friday Aug. 26 and did not end until [...]