Saturday school, as it exists at Cactus Shadows High School, is a punishment for students who have more than ten tardies. For many reasons, this is a bad idea.
While ten tardies at first seems like a...
In order to maintain a healthy environment, the corporations that create pollution should be responsible for creating a green future, not the consumers of their products.
As nations across the globe do...
If you’re anything like me, it’s March of your senior year and you’d do anything to speed this whole high school thing along. The only thing keeping me going are these half days, and if you don’t...
Arizona has a variety of colleges and universities, however the two most competitive colleges are ASU and U of A. It is commonly discussed which is a better college, and at the end of the day there are...
The University of Arizona is an excellent option for students who want to stay in Arizona, but not live too far away from home.
The campus is located in the city of Tucson, with a college-like campus...
ID cards, and wearing them around your neck have been an ongoing problem that just can’t be justified for many reasons.
Throughout my four years here, they have been trying to get students to wear their...
We saw it with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Israel-Palestine conflict, Vietnam, Iraq, Cuba, 9/11. In America, tragedy is a trend until it’s seen with our own eyes. During the escalation of the Russia-Ukraine...
Ever since the Columbine Massacre in 1999 when two students killed 15 people and injured 21 others, schools across the country have been worried about students bringing weapons into school. But over the...
With the recent influx of enforced COVID-19 mandates, moral ethics seem to be abandoned.
A government mandate is an official order to do something, often required and obligatory. They are not optional...
Break out your cheap chocolates and hide the tags of your overpriced dress, because the day for romance is almost upon us. If you’re lucky, you might have a date lined up for this oh so exciting night....
The new COVID-19 variant has caused a sense of panic for many school districts around Arizona, causing them to contemplate shutting down again. COVID-19’s newest Omicron variant is said to spread easier...
Cactus Shadows needs to be shut down for the near future because of the threat of the Omicron variant’s potential impact on students and staff members. Increased cases will not only put the students...
