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Delivering Sahuaro's Cutting Edge News & Saving Trees

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Delivering Sahuaro's Cutting Edge News & Saving Trees

The Paper Cut

Daily Announcements for Monday, Spetember 9th, 2024
Daily Announcements for Monday, Spetember 9th, 2024
August 29, 2024

Here are your Daily Announcements for Monday, September 9th, 2024 Positive Quote of the Day – “The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to...

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Abel's Two Cents On Skating
Abel's Two Cents On Skating
Noah Rodriguez, Reporter • September 16, 2024

When it comes to skating, sophomore Abel Lopez puts his mind to it. He's always taking risks, ever since 6th grade when he discovered his undying love for skating. The people...

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Mrs. Trujillo's Amazing Work at Sahuaro High School
Mrs. Trujillo's Amazing Work at Sahuaro High School
Sarah Bol, Reporter • September 4, 2024

With 6 years of experience as the Student Council Advisor, Mrs. Trujillo has become one of Sahuaro's prized possessions through her hard work and commitment to making Sahuaro...

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The Fantastic Registrar of Sahuaro
The Fantastic Registrar of Sahuaro
Tracy Hollis, Reporter • August 27, 2024

So, who is that guy with the big smile who sits in the back room of the attendance office?  Meet Sahuaro's registrar, Gilbert Ochoa. Before Mr. Ochoa's days at Sahuaro,...

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New Art Teacher Mrs. Hughston
New Art Teacher Mrs. Hughston
Marie Jennings, Reporter • August 27, 2024

Art room 300 has experienced several rapid turnovers in the past few years, but students are hoping Sahuaro alum and new art teacher, Mrs. Allie Hughston, will make her return...

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Sahuaro's Athletic Trainer: Bella Lamantia
Sahuaro's Athletic Trainer: Bella Lamantia
Nya Brown, Reporter • August 23, 2024

Bella Lamantia, Sahuaro's athletic trainer, says the hardest part of the job is "...understanding how our body works and how each joint is different, understanding all the...

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Sahuaro's Very Own, Back to Educate: Sidney Moyers
Sahuaro's Very Own, Back to Educate: Sidney Moyers
Zoe Forehand, Reporter • August 23, 2024

As the school bell rings in the 2024-2025 academic year, Sahuaro welcomes a brand new face to the English department: Ms. Sidney Moyers. A 2018 Sahuaro graduate herself, Ms....

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An End to Angel Reese's Rookie Year
Mia Payette, Editor • September 16, 2024

On Saturday, September  7th, Angel Reese, forward for the Chicago Sky, suffered a season-ending wrist injury, putting an end to her rookie season. The no. 7 draft pick and rookie of the year finalist has had a record-breaking and entertaining season, and fans are sad to see it come to a finale. This news came after the Chicago Sky beat the Los Angeles Sparks 92-78. Reese revealed in a TikTok that...

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Chiefs VS Ravens Heated Season Opener
Chiefs VS Ravens Heated Season Opener
Sarah Bol, Editor • September 11, 2024

The Kansas City Chiefs are back-to-back Super Bowl Champions after beating the Baltimore Ravens last year in the AFC Championship game and the 49ers in the Super Bowl LVIII. This year, the Chiefs opened with a heated game against the Ravens to kick off the season. The Baltimore Ravens started with the ball but got flagged within the first minute for illegal formation. Only a few minutes later the...

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Is Age Just a Number?
Is Age Just a Number?
Mia Payette, Editor • September 6, 2024

Another year, another hundred headlines about the same athlete who's been playing their game since before you were born. Every night, sports fans tune in to watch some of the greatest athletes of all time - players who are pushing 40 years old - play the same game they've been playing for the past 20 years. "I wonder when they're going to retire?" every sports fan starts to ask themselves. It doesn't...

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Saving Lives: The Desperate Need For Gun Control
Zoe Forehand, Editor • September 16, 2024

Day after day, as children walk into schools in America, we continue to be sitting ducks. Mass shootings, especially school shootings, are taking place at an extremely alarming frequency. Almost every day there is a new shooting reported in the news. Action desperately needs to be taken to protect the people of our country. Since the Columbine High School massacre of 1999, which killed 13 innocent...

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Why We Need Free Tampons and Pads in Our Schools
Why We Need Free Tampons and Pads in Our Schools
Sarah Bol, Editor • September 10, 2024

Tampons and pads are an essential item for girls in school. Almost every girl in middle and high school gets a period. It's not taboo, it's not hard to talk about, it's a fact. That's why schools should have free tampons and pads in every one of their bathrooms and even some classrooms. Periods aren't something that will stop happening in the next few years. It has happened ever since Eve ate that...

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Should Museums Return Items to Their Original Countries?
Emilio Tapia, Reporter • September 6, 2024

As we contemplate museums' historical role, we must address a crucial ethical dilemma: Should museums return stolen artifacts to their countries of origin? Despite being hailed as preservers of human history and culture, museums have a dark past of exploitation and theft from their colonial eras. The ongoing debate about the ethics of keeping stolen items draws attention to the grave injustice that...

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Never Ending Fight for Women's Rights
Marie Jennings, Reporter • September 6, 2024

"ABORTION AND BIRTH CONTROL CAUSE CANCER."  UofA students returned to campus to be greeted by ill-informed male protesters accosting them with misogynistic signs and verbal attacks against them such as this one.  The sign-holders started their march at Tucson High School and eventually ended up at the University of Arizona. This is very ignorant because there were studies done that indicated there...

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JERSEY CITY, NJ - JANUARY 12: Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively are seen on the set of "It Ends with Us" on January 12, 2024 in Jersey City, New Jersey.  (Photo by Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
It Ends With Us Controversy
Montana Poe, Reporter • September 4, 2024

It Ends With Us is a new movie released on August 9, 2024. The hit movie is about the struggles of domestic violence in an otherwise seemingly perfect relationship and not being able to realize that you are a victim yourself. Lily Bloom, played by Blake Lively, moves to Boston to chase her dream of opening a business. There, she meets a charming neurosurgeon, Ryle Kincaid (played by Justin Baldoni),...

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Class of 2024
Sahuaro's 2024 Honors Night
Nya Brown, Reporter • May 23, 2024

Sahuaro's 2024 Honors Night was held on Tuesday, May 14th, at 6:00 P.M. After a performance from Sahuaro’s orchestra and choir, the night started with our student body president, Sierra Jacobo, leading us in the pledge. After that Congressman Juan Ciscomani gave a speech. The most memorable piece was the ending: "...Always remember your own identity, and that's what's gonna keep you grounded....

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A Beautiful Ending: Senior Sunset 2024
A Beautiful Ending: Senior Sunset 2024
Mia Payette, Editor • May 20, 2024

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Senior Slideshow 2024
Senior Slideshow 2024
Marley Gandee, Editor-in-Chief • May 17, 2024

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Sliding Into Danger
Tatum Crawford, Editor • September 16, 2024

Rancho Palos Verdes, an affluent neighborhood known for its ocean views and greenery, has been long susceptible to slow-moving landslides. For...

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In Loving Memory: James Earl Jones
Marie Jennings, Reporter • September 16, 2024

At the age of ninety-three, James Earl Jones passed away in the early morning of September 9th, surrounded by his loved ones. He was a loving...

Men's Cancer on the Rise
Men's Cancer on the Rise
Tracy Hollis, Reporter • August 22, 2024

Research indicates that from the years 2022-2050 cancer in males will significantly increase from 10.3 million to 19 million. This shows an 84%...

PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 21: Snoop Dogg tries on clothes during Team USA Welcome Experience ahead of Paris 2024 Summer Olympics at Polo Ralph Lauren on July 21, 2024 in Paris, France.   (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for USOPC)
Snoop Dogg reportedly earned $500,000 a day to appear at the Olympics.
Nola Patino August 22, 2024

Snoop Dogg became the new face of the Olympics. Snoop Dogg is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. His music career started in 1992...