Under Construction
The new GHS doesn’t feel like home...yet
By Rebecca Cohen
I am on a tour of the building that the Bulldogs will call home next year: the new GHS.
Published February 15, 2008 - News
Player of the Issue: Christina Norwich
By Danny Schwartz
Her fierce passion for her chosen sport, cycling, have led to her to race against bare-legged, aerodynamic young men and grown women as far away as Pennsylvania.
Published February 15, 2008 - Sports
Election Blowout
By Focus Staff
As the presidential race heats up, Mess staff goes beyond the hype to share their experiences with election ’08.
Published February 15, 2008 - Focus
Living It Up
What a life without parents is like
By Hannah Zieve
It’s every kid’s dream: living with friends, having no parents around, no curfew, no rules, no expectations.
Published February 15, 2008 - Features
Imagination
You left a lot more than spelling tests behind in elementary school
By Mario Buty
While you were out having fun, enjoying adolescence, a small part of you died. You probably didn’t notice it. I’m talking about your imagination.
Published February 15, 2008 - Opinion
Not Tight
The never-ending restrictions on the girls dress code
By Alex Dorros
“Did you hear about the new rule? We’re not allowed to wear leggings anymore!”
Published February 15, 2008 - Opinion
Knowledge for Hunger
FreeRice feeds people and works your brain
By Rebecca Cohen
FreeRice is an online vocabulary game, which for every word you define correctly, the site’s advertisers donate 20 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program.
Published February 15, 2008 - News
Recruits to Boot
Talented Bulldogs catch the national eye
By Eric Nelson
As athletes make the transition from middle school into high school, the expectations and hype for the next big thing becomes almost overpowering.
Published February 15, 2008 - Sports
Oscar Breakdown
The worthy, the undeserving, and the forgotten
By Kaitie Marshall
Here is a guide to all the nominations so you don’t look like a fool at this years Oscar Party, along with a salute to those who were overlooked.
Published February 15, 2008 - Arts & Entertainment
Strike Out
How your favorite shows dealt with the strike
By Cameron Alexander
In the midst of the strike, some shows triumphed, while others crashed and burned.