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100 & 1 things to do instead of going on your phone

100 & 1 things to do instead of going on your phone

Abbie Landers, Writer and Editor July 14, 2025

Phone and screen technology was a huge breakthrough for the world in general. Our information and communication went up a huge amount because of phones. Modern technology keeps improving the more the years...

K-pop Demon Hunters: A New Fan Favorite

K-pop Demon Hunters: A New Fan Favorite

Abbie Landers, Writer and Editor June 20, 2025

Right now animation projects are extremely divisive. On one hand you have work like Arcane or The Spider-Verse that have received really good reviews for not only being visually appealing but also having...

Lilo and Stitch Live Action Another Disney Failure

Lilo and Stitch Live Action Another Disney Failure

Abbie Landers, Writer and Editor May 31, 2025

Disney is continuing their live-action remake period, which isn’t all that surprising. They recreate a movie, people get mad over something, and either way, end up watching it, giving Disney a lot of...

The color pink does matter

The color pink does matter

Miley Wasilewski, Staff Writer May 6, 2025

“The pink tax is blatantly discriminatory, affecting women from all walks of life from the cradle to the grave.” - Congresswoman Jackie Speier  Before you think to yourself, “Why does the pink...

The Parallels in XO Kitty Just Don't Work

The Parallels in XO Kitty Just Don’t Work

Abbie Landers, Writer and Editor May 5, 2025

If you’ve seen XO Kitty season 2 and you’ve watched To All the Boys then you’d know for sure that there are a lot of parallels to the movie, To All the Boys that made it into XO Kitty. But it just...

Spider-man: Across the Spider-Verse, leaves Netflix and Immediately goes to their Competitors

Spider-man: Across the Spider-Verse, leaves Netflix and Immediately goes to their Competitors

Abbie Landers, Writer and Editor May 1, 2025

Netflix is notoriously known for its large variety of content. A huge marketing point for Netflix is the large amount of content related to animation works. One movie that was an amazing example of this...

What is The Butterfly Effect?

What is The Butterfly Effect?

Abbie Landers, Writer and Editor April 24, 2025

If you have been paying attention to trends recently then you may know about the trend of the butterfly effect. Usually staring someone saying something along the lines of “I picked up his pencils little...

Social Media is Your Stalker

Social Media is Your Stalker

Abbie Landers, Writer March 15, 2025

Social media is like a stalker—constantly watching everything you do. But just how much do they know about you? The answer: a lot. More than you might realize, and more than anyone could ever imagine. Social...

What is happening with Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni?

What is happening with Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni?

Abbie Landers, Writer March 10, 2025

If you’ve been anywhere on the internet recently, you’ve probably heard of the legal battle going on between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. To say the least… It's messy. In this article, I will...

Medical technology concept. Remote medicine. Electronic medical record.

Does AI even have a degree?

Miley Wasilewski, Writer February 27, 2025

Even though the idea of AI has been around for a long time, the use of it hadn’t become popular until 2023, when everyone started using ChatGPT, Snapchat’s “My AI,” and things like Google Assistant....

Paris Summer Olympics USA Women's Gymnastics Team 2024

Paris Summer Olympics USA Women’s Gymnastics Team 2024

Gianna Pierantoni, Contributor January 13, 2025

The gymnasts chosen for the Paris Olympics wewre Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jade Carrey, Jordan Chilies, Hezley Rivera. Simone Biles is a 11 time Olympic medalist. Simone has 7 gold medals, 2 silver medals,...

Hard Working Seniors

Hard Working Seniors

Isabella Renguso, writer May 21, 2024

 Through four years of hard work, Wauconda has had students with several accomplishments. Whether you walk through the entrance door, or the events hall door, there are plenty of medals, trophies, banners,...

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