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Students perform at the 2024 Harp Recital.

Future of lost opportunity: FISD Harp program will be phased out

Sahasra Elaprolu, Editor in Chief March 13, 2025

Due to a recent change in the budget allocated to Frisco Independent School District’s extracurricular programs, the harp program which is over 15 years old and has more than 130 students is now being...

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Cinnaholic had their monthly flavors displayed on the ordering counter.

Cinnaholic: Local gourmet cinnamon rolls

Ardyn Lessner and Julianna Sweatman March 11, 2025

Opening in Berkeley, California in 2010, Cinnaholic provides a new dessert option, made of high quality ingredients. Although it might seem surprising considering the taste, they feature 100% plant-based,...

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Tech trouble: Cell phones are distracting teens

Luke Hrabel, Guest Contributor February 28, 2025

Cell phones are a distraction to teenagers and have major long-term effects on the youth of this country. Students are increasingly distracted and affected daily. The problem with cell phones is they cause...

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On the right side of the shop, display cases with sliding doors feature bakery items that customers can pick out using a pair of provided tongs and bring to the counter for purchase.

Paris Baguette: Commendable self-serve bakery

Ardyn Lessner and Julianna Sweatman February 27, 2025

Paris is the heart of France, where street cafes meet blooming flowers, and love is hovering in the air. The picturesque avenues and charming architecture are enticing to many tourists, although distance...

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Art’s beneficial influence: Creativity, mental health and growth

Pakapon Gibbons, Guest Contributor February 26, 2025

Whether it’s a child drawing their family in kindergarten, someone listening to their favorite song or dancing at a party, everyone has a personal experience or connection to art. Throughout the U.S.,...

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Education under debate: Fair discipline, college value and the future of learning

Exploring the challenges and choices in modern education—from the fairness of collective punishment in classrooms to the rising debate over college’s worth and the ongoing battle between virtual and in-person learning.
February 21, 2025

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Lauren Bazan, 12, and Olivia Northcutt, 11, interact with Meow Wolf’s immersive, color-changing slime wall. This colorful exhibit is one of many displays made by local artists in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.

Meow Wolf: Exploring the cat’s meow

Giovanni Cameau, Staff Reporter February 20, 2025

I visited Meow Wolf in Grapevine in early November for a close friend's birthday party. Upon entering the Meow Wolf lobby, guests are stamped on their hands with invisible ink. While waiting in the lobby,...

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Comic: Presidents Day

Comic: Presidents Day

Yena Nam, Associate Editor-in-Chief February 17, 2025

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Tech trap: How technology is short-circuiting the minds of today’s youth

Olivia Northcutt, Guest Contributor February 13, 2025

In 2010, Apple’s iPad was released and gained extreme popularity almost instantly. Similarly, Generation Alpha also made their mark in 2010, with roughly four million children being born that year. Parents...

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Closet of hidden truths: Devastating effects of unconscious consumerism

Closet of hidden truths: Devastating effects of unconscious consumerism

Sahasra Elaprolu, Editor-in-Cheif February 11, 2025

In the early 1800s, new clothing was far from affordable. Without many of the advanced technologies we rely on today, garment work was labor intensive making clothing expensive. As newly made clothing...

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Comic: When snow means no school

Comic: When snow means no school

Yena Nam, Associate Editor-in-Chief January 17, 2025

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