School with a 504 plan
Ethan Peter, web editor
February 24, 2020
A test packet lays on senior Sarah Thaman’s desk. So does a ZipGrade answer sheet. Rows and rows of circles. Pencil in hand, she slowly shades in a circle beside question one. Then question two. Question three. Question five and she glances up to see a room full of desks and students; above them,...
Trying to study with ADHD
Mary Grace Heartlein, artist
December 10, 2018
Studying for anyone can be difficult, but with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) it can seem near impossible. Here is a look into the mind of a student with ADHD.
Chill pill
Zachary Clingenpeel, photographer
April 13, 2017
While she played guitar amongst her fellow band members, war was being waged between the opposing chemicals in her body. For Bridgett Field, junior, life is a fight between the two different medications on her kitchen table. Every day, Bridgett takes 72mg of Concerta, a medication used to treat At...
A new lease on learning
Holden Foreman, web editor
April 13, 2017
Erving Goffman, Canadian-American sociologist and writer, determined three targets of stigma: overt or external deformities, known deviations in personal traits and “tribal” affiliations. Yet, according to 53 percent of students (110/206), prescription medication usage is also stigmatized in American...
Time is points
Katie Woodruff, news editor
March 23, 2016
One simple diagnosis can help students to get extra time on standardized tests, quizzes and other school work. According to NBC News, standardized testing has increased the amount of ADHD diagnoses in the U.S. Though there are students who are born and develop the disorder, a student who successfully...
There’s No Cube Like Rubik’s
Olivia Rekittke, features writer
November 21, 2014
To David Shengelia, Disney World meant the beginning of a newfound hobby. Shengelia, sophomore, bought his first Rubik’s Cube at a store in Disney World when he was in seventh grade and has not put it down since. He owns 15 different sized, colored and shaped Rubik’s Cubes and said he has solved them ...
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