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  • Student Dies of Meningitis

    Thursday, November 04, 2004 By: Noel Sapp

    Brittany Eddy, a rising Junior, died on July 26, 2004 while attending a volleyball camp sponsored by Liberty University. She died of pneumococcal meningitis. On the way Lynchburg, Eddy complained ab

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  • Flu Shot Shortage Creates High Demand

    Thursday, November 04, 2004 By: Brittany Collins

    Influenza is a serious disease caused by a virus that spreads from an infected person to the nose and throat of others. Influenza, also known as the flu, causes fever, cough, sore throat, headache, c

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  • Every Child Left Behind Under New Legislation

    Monday, November 08, 2004 By: Brittany Morgan

    The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is supposed to be a program meant to raise the educational level of the students of America. This program is completely unrealistic and will not help the students o

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  • No Child Left Behind Act Leaves Behind Disbelievers

    Monday, November 08, 2004 By: Bryant Wiedemann

    George Bush’s No Child Left Behind Act, which was signed into law on January 8, 2002, aims to right the wrongs in the public schools. American students have been falling behind the rest of the world w

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  • Guidance vs. Students

    Monday, November 08, 2004 By: Ashley Ahrens

    In the past, schedules have been issued long before the start of school. However, this year, it was decided without explanation that they would not be issued until the first day. Students started the

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  • Curriculum Before Currency

    Monday, November 08, 2004 By: Brittany Morgan

    Students should absolutely not work during the school year. Working takes away from a student’s schoolwork, social life, and it even causes physical and psychological damage. Talia Frye (Sr.) agrees.

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  • Teachers’ Dress Code

    Monday, November 08, 2004 By: Ashley Meredith

    Teachers dressing in casual dress has no effect on their students. Every Friday in October, teachers can wear blue jeans if they pay five dollars. This weekly event will not disrupt the learning takin

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  • Falcons Lose Homecoming

    Monday, November 08, 2004 By: Penn Stephenson

    With seven-tenths of a second remaining before halftime, the Falcons needed one defensive play to stop Jamestown High’s scoring drive. Instead of a pivotal stop, Sean Blow (Jr.) attempted to intercep

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  • Mechanics of Flying

    Monday, November 08, 2004 By: Hailey Shupe

    How high can you go? The sky is the limit when you are a flyer on a cheerleading team. If you don’t know what a flyer is, it is the person being thrown in the air. The skills performed by college chee

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  • Golf Team Recruits Female Talent

    Monday, November 15, 2004 By: Drew Price

    Though high school golf is traditionally a male dominated sport, York High School has a new player who is challenging this stereotype. This year, Yoori Kim (Jr.) became the first female to earn a spo

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The Talon York High School Yorktown, VA
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Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd. Ring any bells? They should, because these old school bands are making a big comeback into mainstream pop culture.Recently, the powerful lyrics and scream
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Does anyone remember the days when leaves turned you into a raccoon, or when a little red and orange flowers turned you into a fire shooting man in a white suit ; when mushrooms made you bigger or gav
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AlfieJude Law plays a British Playboy in New York City who eventually learns the consequences of his careless attitude in this remake of a Michael Caine film.Released: November 5, 2004MPAA rating: R T
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To ensure box office success, major movie producing companies are resurrecting old franchises for new generations. The millennial generation grew up hearing about Hitchcock’s Psycho son Norman Bates,
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Halo 2, the sequel to the highly popular Halo video game for Microsoft Xbox, is expected to be a huge success when it releases on November 9.Bungie, creator of Halo, is a fairly new company and was un
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“Satan rules rock music,” and “Ozzy chants with the devil!” These were the cries of many parents in the 80’s and early 90’s when metal was king. Though it was never proven that Ozzy chanted with the d
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On Friday October 29th, Kenneth Tappan (Sr.) was escorted to the parking lot after a random drug search. The group included several officers and administrator Ron Payne. It was a tense and very seri
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As the school 2004-2005 year began, York High gained a new principal, Principal Royce D. Hart. Naturally, with any newcomer, rumors circulate throughout the school. Chia-Lin Winchester (Sr.) said, “
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For the first time ever, students graduating after 2005 will be required to take a new type of SAT with significant changes in math and English. The new SAT will affect every junior and under classme
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Watch out for the invasion: not of aliens, but of student leaders. Hundreds of students from the peninsula swarmed the auditorium on October 26, 2004. Their intent of the conference was to learn more
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