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  • The life behind a teen mom: An in depth view

    Wednesday, December 08, 2010 By: Ashley Ford

    One teen mom gives her perspective on the topic of teen pregnancy.

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  • The truth about drugs and alcohol at El Camino

    Friday, December 10, 2010 By: Rebecca Gigi

    The Colt Quarterly staff recently conducted a survey of 876 El Camino students detailing drug and alcohol use and the effects they have had on El Camino students as a follow-up to a 2007 survey. The s

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  • Students using harmful substances

    Friday, December 10, 2010 By: Caroline Schneider

    K2 and Four Loko pose dangers, but that's not stopping some students.

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  • Sarah Palin: An American Disaster

    Friday, December 10, 2010 By: Tyler J. Bridge

    This article works to summarize the outlook of a potential Sarah Palin run for president in 2012 and why this writer believes her to be out of touch and inexperienced for the presidency.

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  • Texting-While-Driving Ban Takes Effect

    Tuesday, December 07, 2010 By: Cortney L.

    On December 1, Wisconsin's texting-while-driving ban went into effect. If you're caught, you could find yourself with a fine and less points on your license.

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  • Review: Latest Harry Potter movie true to the book

    Wednesday, December 08, 2010 By: Brittany Mullan

    The decade long "Harry Potter" movie series draws to a close in a worthy and committed installment of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" part one.

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  • Chill Out!

    Monday, December 06, 2010 By: George B.

    The Real Stresses of High School “Ever since high school started, stress has been a major part of my life,” says senior Kirstine B.  Most high-schoolers would agree.  Two worksheets due today, an

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  • 'Tossing Grenade': The Supreme Court is deciding whether California should prohibit violent videogames, such as first-person

    Thursday, December 09, 2010 By: Claire Scheffer

    Bloody bodies, riddled with bullets, fall to the ground as an air strike flies overhead dropping bombs, devastating the enemy’s forces and leaving a wave of destruction in its path.

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  • Column: WikiLeaks Goes Too Far

    Thursday, December 09, 2010 By: Andrew Beers

    The leak of cables and documents relating to U.S. foreign policy shows WikiLeaks has gone too far.

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  • Reduce, reuse, recycle...then what?

    Wednesday, December 08, 2010 By: Rachel Meszaros

    The afterlife for recycled bottles and paper products at PHS.

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The National Edition - Teen Generated News From Around The Nation my.hsj.org
Issue Date: Monday, December 13, 2010 Issue: Week of Dec. 13, 2010
 
The National Edition is a collection of great journalism posted on my.hsj.org.

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News
Students know K2 and Four Loko pose bodily dangers, but many are willing to risk their health for the thrill.
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Teens aren't supposed to have heart attacks. High school athletes, especially. Don't tell Eddie Rodriguez that. He's thankful he's alive.
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Trolling: A New Facebook Craze?
After some friends established a Facebook tribute in honor of a Mo. teen killed by a bus in November, it wasn't long before "trolls" commandeered the page and defamed the deceased teen.
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Texting-While-Driving Ban Takes Effect
Count Wisconsin as the latest of the 35 states now actively targeting texting drivers. Don't count it as the last, as the nation aims to cut traffic casualties.
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After smashing a car into two Parkway High entrances and causing thousands of dollars of damage, a 17-year-old girl and her 36-year-old male companion were charged with vandalism.
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Most discussion of America's growing divorce rate focuses on its negative aspects. However, some students who have lived through a breakup see positives.
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Features
As a teen, you don't think much about your posture. Do you? Well, maybe you should before life becomes a pain.
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‘I made this for you’
Who knows? Some day, Julian Smith may be as hot an entertainment commodity as his 'Hot Kool-Aid' video has become on YouTube. In the meantime, he's just having fun.
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Some run; some squeeze a hard rubber ball. Others practice yoga. Whichever avenue they choose, many people with mentally stressful lives find their relief in physical exercise.
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At school, her domain is the Periodic Table. Away, her turf is the Ultimate Frisbee field. There, Parkview chemistry teacher Stephanie Jacobs not only enjoys the game, but being one of the best.
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