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  • S.A.D.D. Club Sponsors Seatbelt Challenge

    Tuesday, February 28, 2006 By: Long Vinh

    The Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) club at York High has developed new activities aimed at promoting seatbelt wearing and drug awareness. Club president, Long Vinh (Sr), has led the clu

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  • Sophomore Production Raises Funds

    Tuesday, February 28, 2006 By: Taylor Riccio

    The sophomore class had an unusual fundraiser this year: a murder-mystery snack theatre performed by York High’s Falcon Players. The fundraiser was a major success due to the hard work put in by the d

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  • Underage Drinking at York High School Exposed

    Tuesday, February 28, 2006 By: Brian Mandeville

    Teen drinking has been a problem for generations and arguably it still is. Statistics show that teen drinking is a problem that is harming millions of teens as well as their communities and families.T

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  • The Meaning Behind the Dashboard’s Lights

    Tuesday, February 28, 2006 By: Daniel Mize

    For new drivers there is an array of confusing warning lights and gauges to look at while driving. Even though most are self-explanatory, many people seem to have no clue what they mean or what to do

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  • Safe Winter Driving Techniques

    Tuesday, February 28, 2006 By: Daniel Cotton

    A vehicle’s most vital safety feature is its driver. In the winter, vehicular equipment such as four-wheel drive, tire chains, ABS and dual airbags can not always compensate for right-foot incompeten

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  • The Truth About Being an Organ Donor

    Tuesday, February 28, 2006 By: Leah Yegneswaran

    Whether a teen is turning 16 or is already there, a driver’s license is probably one of the top ten things on his/her mind. Dying, however, is not. It is amazing how few teenagers actually think about

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  • The Truth About the "Truth" Campain

    Tuesday, February 28, 2006 By: Ben Able

    Smoking is bad for health; everyone knows that, an advocacy advertisement campaign that shows the negative effects of smoking should be easy to do. However, the Truth Found campaign has done just the

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  • A Chancy Game to Graduation

    Thursday, March 02, 2006 By: Curtis Seifert, Damon Silva, Prateesh Maheshwari, Ben Abel

    On a day-to-day basis, the typical Falcon balances schoolwork with various distractions: television, sports, social events, senioritis, and of course, Myspace. As students inch closer to completing t

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  • Ode to the Singles (Nice or Otherwise)

    Monday, March 06, 2006 By: The Social Outcast

    Well, whaddya know? As is common around this around this time of year, emo enlistments are on the rise, and outdoor allergens aren’t the only things in the air. Yes, you restless younguns, ‘tis the

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  • Dating Tips

    Monday, March 06, 2006 By: Laura Pilati

    The Guys·For me? Whether it’s your first or fifteenth date together, bringing her one of her favorite flowers is always a nice touch.·Going somewhere? Even if she says to dress casual, wearing a tie o

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The use of MP3s and iPods has skyrocketed not only at York, but all over the country, and students find that there are many good as well as bad aspects of popular MP3 players and iPods.MP3 players can
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Many movies that once were considered cult films have now been integrated to mainstream. A cult film can be defined as a movie that has developed a following. This leads to a small collective group th
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Brokeback Mountain is about the special relationship between a ranch hand and a rodeo cowboy, or as most people refer to it “that gay cowboy movie.” The movie is directed by Academy Award winning Ang
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The original King Kong was a film that is remembered as the most advanced of its time. The film was about a giant 25-foot Ape that ends up in New York city causing destruction and chao. The new re-mak
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The TV productions class at York High is actually the only of it’s kind in York County and invites students from neighbor schools to take the class. Numerous students from all over the county comes to
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Increasing numbers of citizens on the Peninsula are taking to protest against the local government’s abuse of eminent domain. It has caused a mulititude of citizens to lose land for the government’s
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I bet you thought you got rid of me when you cut the brake line on my pogo stick, didn’t you?? Well, I’m not sure which one of you not-so-loyal readers did it, but I have some news for you. I surviv
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Although the number of York diving team participants has dwindled, the performance level of the veteran and beginning divers makes up for its small number of participants.Chris Dreikorn (Fr.) recently
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The York wrestling team is off to its first undefeated start in dual meets in the past 12 seasons. Much of the team’s success can be attributed to fourth year head coach Todd Parish. Under the tuteled
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