By Kris Holloway The Anderson County High School College Government class recently took an educational trip to Washington, D.C., allowing students to experience the nation’s capital firsthand. The group departed from MCI early Thursday morning, March 12, leaving the school around 4 a.m. After arriving in Washington, D.C., students visited several historic memorials, including thoseContinue reading “College Government Class Takes Trip to Washington, D.C.”
Category Archives: Student Life
Farm Chores Before School
By Paisley Clinton and Karlie Feuerborn While many students are still hitting the snooze button, some are already hard at work caring for animals before the school day even begins. Timber Vermillion starts her mornings early. She wakes up, gets dressed, and heads outside to begin her chores. She brings certain horses into the barnContinue reading “Farm Chores Before School”
Bad Habits
By Jaelyn Leyser and Lilly Dunkin Bad habits often begin as harmless routines, but over time, they can influence daily life. At Anderson County High School, teachers and students were asked about their own bad habits, and the responses revealed that many habits are more common than expected. Mrs. Rattlif and Mrs. Pope admitted toContinue reading “Bad Habits”
ACHS Students Share Their Most Creative Homework Excuses
By Emma Jordan and Chloe Moore To uncover the most imaginative reasons for incomplete assignments, we sent out a survey asking students to share their best excuses. The responses ranged from life-changing circumstances to technical mishaps. One student claimed that a major life event made homework irrelevant: “My mom is pregnant and we’re moving toContinue reading “ACHS Students Share Their Most Creative Homework Excuses”
Anonymous Confessions
By Kora Gaines Sometimes, things happen that people just can’t stop thinking about, whether it’s about school, friendships, or moments they don’t fully understand. Often, students are too shy, nervous, or embarrassed to say these things out loud. To explore what people might want to confess, students were asked to share anonymous confessions so noContinue reading “Anonymous Confessions”
Students’ Pets
By Paisley Clinton and Karlie Feuerborn Several students at Anderson County have a variety of pets, from horses to turtles to more unusual animals. Timber Vermillion has three horses of her own, though her family has even more. Her horses are named Twix, Dollar, and Beezie. Dollar, her current rodeo horse, is four years oldContinue reading “Students’ Pets”
Valentines Day
By Emma Jordan and Chloe Moore Last week the ACHS students celebrated Valentine’s day on Wednesday, Feburary 11 due to not having school Thursday and Friday. During first hour, students helped Mrs. Hammond pass out Carnations that had been ordered the previous week. Reporters asked some students if they expected to get any flowers andContinue reading “Valentines Day”
Students Share Thoughts on Five-Day Break
By Westin Wright and Landon Totten The best part about parent-teacher conferences was the five-day break students got afterward (thanks to Presidents’ Day). To see how students spent their time off, reporters talked with Camden Bettinger, Braxton Herr, and Jeremiah Finney about their plans and how the week actually turned out. All three students saidContinue reading “Students Share Thoughts on Five-Day Break”
Groundhog Sees Shadow: Students React
By Lilly Wadewtiz Every year on February 2nd, people across the United States and Canada turn their eyes to a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil. According to legend, if Phil emerges from his burrow and sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter. If he does not see his shadow, spring is justContinue reading “Groundhog Sees Shadow: Students React”
Students Share Their Most Embarrassing Moments
By Emma Jordan and Chloe Moore Everyone has had an embarrassing moment at school, but what do ACHS students consider their most cringeworthy experiences? We sent out an anonymous survey to find out, and the responses did not disappoint. Some students admitted to the classic slip-ups, like tripping in PE or laughing a little tooContinue reading “Students Share Their Most Embarrassing Moments”
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