May 16, 2019
Sunlight reflects off a pond with a surface smooth as glass. A duck drifts across the water. Below the surface, its webbed feet paddle furiously, but from...
December 5, 2018
Being a freshman, high school is a whole new world than the one I was used to a year ago. Heartbreak, stress, depression and pain are things that no one...
Joanna Baker, Staff Writer
January 23, 2018
Filed under Comment, Personal Comment-On Campus
Many student athletes enjoy the thrill of winning a soccer game against a long-time rival, or the strong friendships they develop with their team through months of basketball. But imagine a young child coming home after a football game. Time and time again, he has been told that he’s “destined” for the NFL. With encouragement from teammates, coaches, friends, and family,...
Alex Durham, Comment Assistant Managing Editor
December 23, 2017
Filed under Comment, Personal Comment-On Campus
It’s no secret that security at Grady is less than adequate. This is apparent not only through the incidents involving discharged firearms or lockdowns because of threatening personnel on campus, but also by the arbitrary security the school now has.
Security is mostly limited to teachers checking bags when students walk in through the metal detectors in the morning. But...
Nafez Zohbi, Photo Editor
November 8, 2017
Filed under Comment, Personal Comment-On Campus
Seniors are forced to pay dues that go to the overall graduation experience. However, some students cannot afford the fees and other expenses of senior year. This is denying students the well-deserved graduation experience solely based on financial status.
Students pay $195 for senior dues, $65-plus for college application fees, $45-$60 for the SAT, $29-$43 for the ACT, abou...
Maura O'Sullivan, Writer
October 29, 2017
Filed under Comment, Intro Journalism Showcase, Personal Comment-On Campus
By Maura O'Sullivan
Comment
Over the years, the Grady cluster has advocated for separation of gifted, on-level, and remedial courses, a practice which increases racial, socioeconomic, and academic achievement gaps. While it levels out classes, so-called “tracks” hurt students in the long run, and should be replaced.
Students are separated early on. Many Grady stude...
Jaeden Davis, Writer
October 29, 2017
Filed under Comment, Intro Journalism Showcase, Personal Comment-On Campus
By Jaeden Davis
Comment
Students create self-segregation among themselves. This has been a growing topic at Grady and seems to be getting worse. During Grady’s three lunch periods, Caucasian students mostly sit outside in the courtyard at the tables. While on the inside, toward the back of the cafeteria, there are mainly African-American students.
This is a problem bec...
George Lefkowicz, Writer
October 29, 2017
Filed under Comment, Personal Comment-On Campus
By George Lefkowicz
Comment
At the beginning of the 2016-2017 school year, Grady to offer AP Human Geography as a class that 9th graders could take. That was the first time an AP class had been offered to freshmen.
With the growing opportunity for these Advanced Placement classes to be taken, it begs the question, should more AP classes be offered for lower classmen? ...
Lauren Silcock, Writer
October 29, 2017
Filed under Comment, Intro Journalism Showcase, Personal Comment-On Campus
By Lauren Silcock
Comment
Every Wednesday, after their first period class, Grady students settle into their assigned classrooms for an hour of "Advisement." This class is intended to assist students in their everyday school lives, as well as providing them with skills required for the future.
However, this class is sorely misguided. The class spends hours teaching t...
Joanna Baker, Writer
October 29, 2017
Filed under Comment, Intro Journalism Showcase, Personal Comment-On Campus
By Joanna Baker
Comment
Historically, America’s gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBT+) community has been chronically misrepresented and underrepresented. Throughout the 20th century, their very existence was reduced to nothing more than religious slogans and advertisements.
Outspoken anti-gay opponents such as singer and political activist Anita Bryant rei...
Lanier Pickren, Writer
October 29, 2017
Filed under Comment, Intro Journalism Showcase, Personal Comment-On Campus
By Lanier Pickren
Comment
When we think of the term Home Economics, most likely an image of young women cooking over stove tops in an artificial kitchen comes to mind. However, Home Ec. is more than just a cooking class.
Home Economics was a popular course offered in the 1900s. Students in the class learned basic life skills such as cooking nutritious meals, budgeting...
