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  • Sex, Pregnancy and the Media

    Wednesday, April 01, 2009 By: Kelly McHugh/Editor-In-Chief

    Sex. It’s the topic of popular television shows, the subject of countless songs and the theme of many magazines. But in many high schools, the word is taboo.  While some adults refuse to talk about

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  • Students Use Text Shorthand, Symbols in Schoolwork

    Tuesday, March 31, 2009 By: Haley Twist/Sports Editor

    The Pew Internet and American Life Project completed a survey of 700 twelve to seventeen year-olds and their parents in U.S. households about the way teens feel about writing.  The survey revealed tha

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  • Presidential Update

    Tuesday, March 31, 2009 By: Abby Stanforth

    2009 brought many changes with the new year, including a president with unique ideas. After president Obama’s inauguration in January 2009, he immediately started working on changes for America. From

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  • Stimulate What?

    Tuesday, March 31, 2009 By: Victoria Flanagan/News Editor

    With the inauguration of president Barack Obama came a set of promises to help alleviate the current economic strain on the people of America.  Just a few short months after he was sworn into office,

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  • In The Red: Local Businesses Close Their Doors

    Tuesday, March 31, 2009 By: Ali Dietrich

    It is apparent the downfall of the economy is upsetting aspects of  everyday life.  People are spending more time at home and refraining from spending unnecessarily.  For some business owners, the slo

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  • Cafeteria Sees Prices, and Complaints Rise

    Tuesday, March 31, 2009 By: Bill Splawn

    The state of the economy is causing prices everywhere to rise, including in Gaston County Schools’ cafeterias.  On January 5, 2009, all items in the cafeteria were increased by five cents.  Students n

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  • New Technology=New Cheating

    Tuesday, March 31, 2009 By: John Swartz

    As technology advances it becomes easier for students to cheat, but harder for teachers to catch them. Cheating is now more complex, with teens text messaging answers or even sending pictures of the t

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  • Flip Flops is Gastonia's Own Margaritaville

    Tuesday, March 31, 2009 By:

    Flip Flops is Gastonia’s own version of Jimmy Buffet’s famous Margaritaville.  This beach-themed restaurant features sandwiches and salads that are sure to hit the spot as well as a friendly staff and

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  • Rent: Too Famout For What it's Worth

    Tuesday, March 31, 2009 By: Kelly McHugh/Editor-In-Chief

    Not as great as Wicked but way better than Camelot. That is how I would rate Rent, the Broadway megahit that recently toured Charlotte’s Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. Sure the music was great and

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  • What are your Spring Break plans?

    Wednesday, April 01, 2009 By: Bill Splawn

    Dogwood trees flourish with thousands of tiny blossoms. Daffodils sprout and spring break is only days away.  Families start planning their spring vacation spot to the destination of their choice.  So

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The Jag Rag Forestview High School Gastonia, NC
Issue Date: Friday, April 03, 2009 Issue: Vol. 11 No. 3 Last Update: Monday, April 06, 2009
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At-a-glance

The Forestview basketball players made history this year when both the boys and girls teams made it to the State Championship. It was an outstanding basketball season with more wins than ever before.
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Boys tennis duo has their eyes on States A year ago doctors said he would never play tennis again, and as Brandon Rouse lay in a hospital bed battling a serious brain infection, he saw his dreams of
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Coming into the new season, the Forestview boys’ golf team has adopted two new members they believe will increase the probability of winning States.  Freshmen Graham Haney and Sam Stout are helping th
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Since the beginning of the year, many of Forestview’s students have been anxiously waiting for their favorite time of year: baseball season. Many players call it the best months of the school year bec
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The Forestview softball team begins their season with a head start. Since November of 2008, aspiring members of the varsity team began conditioning with the coach, Ms. Jenna Waid. Throughout January a
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The fields have been pruned, the goal nets have been hung, and it is official: the Forestview girls soccer team has begun yet another season.  With the excellent history of success putting pressure on
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FHS track starts the season with success The Forestview track team is already starting their 2009 season with the achievement of many new goals. In the first three meets, new personal records were se
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It is not groundbreaking news that our country is struggling to endure the challenging recession. The economy is in a downward spiral as Americans across the country are struggling to find and even ke
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Are You a Hippie?...Probably Not.
The term “hippie” came about In the 1960s and 1970s, and since has been used to describe a stereotype.  But does anyone truly know what a hippie is?  The hippies from the past are known for psychedeli
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Sex. It’s the topic of popular television shows, the subject of countless songs and the theme of many magazines. But in many high schools, the word is taboo.  While some adults refuse to talk about
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