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By Bre Hopkins
For quite some time now, the teenage male species and hip-hop/ rap icons have had the biggest infatuation with presenting their rumps for the whole world to see. For reasons unknown to adults and teenage girls alike, guys are in love with this trend. They enjoy wearing flashy boxers or basketball shorts under their pants or skinny jeans and letting them droop down to knee level. There are questions that arise as to where this trend started. Such as who were the pioneer saggers? Did sagging really originate …
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By Justin Lundy
Every day, students walk the halls of Everett, caught up in their routines. But, once in a while, some may stop and think “That’s weird. I wonder what’s up with that?” Everett has some mysteries. This article seeks to solve a few of them.
The Disappearance of Room 7
Here’s the scenario: You’re on your way to class in the basement, and you notice room number 7, or what was once room number 7, but is now occupied by a wall. What’s the deal with that? Students here have some …
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By Bre Hopkins
You met a really cute guy at last Friday’s party. The two of you hung out the whole night and you had a lot of fun laughing together. At the end of the night, right before you leave, you exchange numbers and say those two magical words. “Text me.”
Forget face to face connections, texting and Facebook are the latest ways to flirt. There is even a book about the best ways to flirt via text (or flirtext) called “Flirtexting- How to Text Your Way Into His Heart” by …
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By Shaquila Doss
Prom is an event that many students look forward to once they enter high school. People invest a lot of money and effort into making the night something that will be memorable. Although many want it to be a “perfect” night, many things could go wrong. To help students avoid prom pitfalls, a survey was given to a group of random seniors.
Here, then, are the top eight ways that your prom night could be ruined.
1. Bad DJ
The number one way your prom night could be ruined would be …
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Student Code of Conduct: School citizenship Rules
“4. Student will not use abusive and obscene language or gesture.”
By Keora Grace
When walking down the hallways you hear “B” this and “F” that. According to public safety officer Curtis Couthen cussing is a problem at Everett and high schools in general. Some people say that cussing is an attention grabber or is used to get their point across.
“People cuss so that their point gets across, people hear you when you cuss,” said Junior Krissi Witley.
According to wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn a curse word is defined as …
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By Kaitlyn Fay
Blake Howe is a guy who likes to win. He will not let anything get in his way and he won’t back down from a challenge.
“Go big or go home,” said Howe the day before he went off to states as the only Everett swimmer to qualify in the past two years. He took 8th place in the butterfly and 7th place in the backstroke.
After being encouraged by his mother to join Gardner middle school’s swim team in 8th grade, Howe found that he was good and has …
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Keora Grace
On January 13, Professor Parke Knuckle of the Minnesota Planetarium Society claimed that there was a problem with the Zodiac dates, saying that Earth’s axis wobbles as it changes meaning that 5,000 years later the stars are not aligned so that many people have a new zodiac sign.
The Ophiuchus sign is for people with birthdays from November 30 – December 17. People with this sign are said to be straightforward and honest, have a flamboyant dress style, prefer bright colors, and also have less patience.
There has been some doubts …
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Bre Hopkins
n the hot trend. The bendable animal, letter, and princess shaped bracelets could, and still can, be seen on the arms of kids, teenagers, and even adults everywhere. Silly Band inventor Robert Croak probably had no idea his rubber bands would be so popular when he got the idea after visiting Japan and seeing their version of the bracelets.
“I [now] have the hottest toy, the hottest fashion product on earth,” said Robert Croak in an article on Bloomberg Businessweek’s website.
But is there a new toy craze about to start? …
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By Kaitlyn Fay
Hormones, facial hair, acne, embarrassment, gaining and losing friends, immense pressure, parents who never understand, and deciding your future. These are all things high schoolers have to go through. The journey from freshman to senior is a long and confusing one. People change, grow and reshape into new people.
“I’ve changed a lot from the time I entered my freshman year of high school with no responsibilities and then was thrust suddenly into adulthood my senior year,” said senior Nate Gates.
For many, the hardest part about high school is …










