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Queen Elizabeth is Dead!: The Hoax, Explained

Mariana Rule • January 11, 2019

On January 5th, a rumor went around that Queen Elizabeth was dead. The news originated on Reddit when a user created a theory that the Queen would die on January 5th. #RIPQueenElizabeth was trending on...

Why Plastic Straws Are Just Now Being Banned

Katelyn Macomber • January 10, 2019

Recently, several videos relating to the effects of using plastic straws have surfaced, with media sources acknowledging the negative impacts of plastic. Videos such as plastic straws being stuck in turtles...

Students Evacuate School On Sandy Hook’s 6th Anniversary

Jillian Thibodeau, Editor • December 21, 2018

Sandy Hook Elementary School mourned the twenty-six students and teachers that were lost on December 14th, 2012. Six years ago from Friday, the mass shooting occurred at Sandy Hook in Newtown, Connecticut....

RIP Roger Kangaroo

Mariella Novo • December 15, 2018

The beloved Kangaroo, Roger, died due to natural causes at 12 years old this past week. While Roger was well known for being extremely buff and muscular, he was also a loving animal. Despite the fact that...

6 Dead and Dozens Injured in Italian Stampede

Brianna Skaff, Editor • December 13, 2018

On the morning of Saturday December 8th, a stampede broke out in an Italian nightclub, killing six and injuring dozens. Hundreds had been waiting to see the Italian rapper, Sfera Ebbasta, when someone...

The Death of the Longest Living U.S. President: George H. W. Bush

Jessica Polito • December 6, 2018

On November 30th, 2018, at 94 years old, George H. W. Bush passed away at his home in Houston surrounded by friends, family, and doctors. Just before his death, he talked to his children on the phone one...

California Campfire Taking Over

Mariana Rule • November 28, 2018

A wildfire took over Northern California beginning on Thursday, November 8th. There have been 85 casualties recorded thus far, the number still climbing. Thousands of homes have been destroyed and are...

Senator Bernie Sanders is Introducing the Prescription Drug Price Relief Act

Clara Gomes • November 28, 2018

On Tuesday, November 20th, 2018, two Congressmen, Bernie Sanders, Vermont, and Ro Khanna, California, introduced legislation to drastically lower prescription drug prices. All over the United States, people...

New U.S Climate Report Warns of Economic and Environmental Catastrophe

Josh Hobbs, Editor • November 27, 2018

On Friday, November 23rd, a new scientific report made by 13 federal agencies shared some troubling news going into Thanksgiving weekend. The new report has predicted that if "significant steps are not...

To Vote or Not to Vote?

Jessica Polito and Katelyn Macomber • November 12, 2018

On Tuesday, November 6th, multiple SWHS students voted for the very first time. While the A.P. Government students were in charge of staffing the polls, some of their peers came to cast their votes for...