Cutting the You out of ***Tube
Recently, the District decided to implement the use of YouTube at elementary school campuses. This feature has been prevalent in high school campuses, but the District worried about letting younger...
View ArticleCreating a Safe Learning Environment for Students
High School should be a safe place for hormone-filled teenagers to grow as individuals and learn how to conduct themselves in the professional world. However, recent events have exposed that high...
View ArticleTime to Breathe
As the dust settles on the historic and unprecedented presidential election of 2016, we are left to make sense of the result. For some, the air is fresher than it has been for a while. But for many...
View ArticleA Pass To SMART Tags
A new program for bus riders was rolled out last week by the school administration in an attempt to streamline transportation before and after school. SMART Tag stands for Secured Mobility Authorized...
View ArticleStrangers in a Strange Schoology Land
At the beginning of this school year, RRISD implemented the learning management system, Schoology (skoo.luh.jee), across the district. Schoology is being used on every campus for assignments,...
View ArticleSolutions to Parent Parking: An Editorial
The parking situation at McNeil is quite disorganized due to the poor system the school has enforced. Currently, parents park in the student parking lot and the pick-up line goes along the school...
View ArticleLockers at McNeil Should be Removed: An Editorial
The lockers at McNeil have been an ongoing disruption to the space in the hallways. Over the past few years, students have been neglecting to use them, and now it’s like they don’t even exist anymore....
View ArticleThe “No Homework” Policy is Not Real: An Editorial
This year, the school has implemented a new policy called the “No Homework Weekend.” This means that every long weekend, students should not be assigned homework from their classes that will be due the...
View ArticleFinal Exam Days Should Become Half Days: An Editorial
Final exam days are often a source of stress for students and could benefit from a simple change: making them half days. Embracing shorter exam periods would not only ease the burden on students but...
View ArticleResolutions Are Not Worth It: An Editorial
As we near the end of January, many of us have already abandoned our New Year’s resolutions, leaving us feeling guilty and disappointed in ourselves. The truth is, New Year’s resolutions aren’t...
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