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Delivering Sahuaro's Cutting Edge News & Saving Trees

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Announcements for February 10, 2025
Announcements for February 10, 2025
February 10, 2025

Here are your Daily Announcements for Monday, February 10th, 2025   Positive Quote of the Day – “Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate...

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Aria Lujan: Swinging Into the Future (Like Spider-Man!)
Aria Lujan: Swinging Into the Future (Like Spider-Man!)
Tatum Crawford, Editor • February 12, 2025

For Aria Lujan, high school has been a time of immense personal growth, deep friendships, and an unwavering commitment to community and faith. As graduation approaches, Aria...

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This I Believe- Giving value is a remarkable gift to others.
This I Believe- Giving value is a remarkable gift to others.
Gavin Kawaguchi February 10, 2025

Sophomore Gavin Kawaguchi has been given value through the work of Sahuaro High School and it made him believe that offering value was very important. In his free time, Gavin...

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I Believe in Being Embarrassing
I Believe in Being Embarrassing
Hana McKnight, Contributor • February 10, 2025

Sophomore Hana McKnight wanted to write about her existence with embarrassment because of her life experiences and the sensitive feelings surrounding the emotion. Hana likes...

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More Than Just the Front Desk: Get to Know the Women Who Keep Sahuaro Moving
More Than Just the Front Desk: Get to Know the Women Who Keep Sahuaro Moving
Mason King, Reporter • January 30, 2025

At Sahuaro, the front office is more than just a spot for paperwork. While teachers are shaping minds in the classroom, the two ladies are the first to greet everyone at the...

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We Are All Just Background Characters in Other People's Movies 
We Are All Just Background Characters in Other People’s Movies 
Zaida Josephine-White January 22, 2025

Sophomore Zaida Josephine-White discovered this essay topic online and thought it was an interesting point of view that she found herself relating to. Zaida enjoys reading,...

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Preparing for Takeoff: Jillian Stachowski
Preparing for Takeoff: Jillian Stachowski
Mia Payette, Editor • January 22, 2025

From a young age, senior Jillian Stachowski has been surrounded by aviation and has grown to love it. Her aunt works in the industry and sells private jets, and when Jillian...

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Second Times A Charm: How The Eagles Beat The 'Greatest In The League'
Second Times A Charm: How The Eagles Beat The ‘Greatest In The League’
Sarah Bol, Editor • February 14, 2025

The Super Bowl is the most prestigious football game of the NFL season, with the two greatest teams of the year battling for the trophy. The Kansas City Chiefs have played in the coveted Super Bowl three years in a row, intending to three-peat their winning luck, which has never been done before. The Philadelphia Eagles ended their streak and came out on top for the big game with a final score of...

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Ending the Season Strong - Boys Soccer Senior Night
Ending the Season Strong – Boys Soccer Senior Night
Marley Gandee, Editor-in-Chief • February 12, 2025

Sahuaro Boys Varsity Soccer has had an admittedly mediocre past few seasons, but on their senior night, they finally hit their stride, playing like a team that Sahuaro has never seen before. At the center of it all are 7 amazingly determined seniors, celebrating their very last high school soccer game. As team captain since his junior year, Jacob Lopez has led the team through hardships and successes,...

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Sahuaro VS Mica: 2025 MLK Classic
Sahuaro VS Mica: 2025 MLK Classic
Nya Brown, Editor • February 3, 2025

On January 20th, the McKale Center hosted Sahuaro, along with several other schools, for its 21st annual MLK Basketball Classic put on by Coaches for Charity. Our Varsity Girls Basketball, currently standing at 18-7, was sent to represent the Cougars against Mica Mountain, whose record stands at 17-7. Our Varsity Cheer team and band also headed up to cheer on our players. A heated game against...

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28 Years Later Soon to Hit Theatres
28 Years Later Soon to Hit Theatres
Montana Poe, Reporter • February 13, 2025

28 Years Later is set to be a continuation of the zombie series, differing from the prequels - 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later - in several significant ways. First, the timeline has advanced. 28 Years Later occurs nearly three decades after the original outbreak. This time-jump will allow for a fresh look at the world, post-infection. The previous movies concentrated on the immediate and short-term...

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TOPSHOT - Migrants illegally cross into the United States from Mexico via a hole cut in the border fence in El Paso, Texas, US on December 21, 2022. - The southern border of the United States has been officially closed to immigrants without visas for more than two years under a controversial health measure invoked by then-president Donald Trump during the Covid-19 pandemic. Title 42 prevents asylum seekers from presenting themselves at ports of entry, allowing border patrol officers to turn them away without starting an asylum application. (Photo by Allison Dinner / AFP) (Photo by ALLISON DINNER/AFP via Getty Images)
President Trump’s Actions Against Migrants
Lynnea Montgomery, Reporter • February 5, 2025

Before being sworn in, President Trump was hell-bent on "fixing" the U.S. "border crisis" that was caused by the negligence of former president Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. On January 20 and 21, 2025, President Trump declared a national emergency and issued several executive orders regarding immigration. He plans to further militarize border towns and has reinstated the 2019 Remain...

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 10: A TikTok influencer holds a sign that reads "Keep TikTok" outside the U.S. Supreme Court Building as the court hears oral arguments on whether to overturn or delay a law that could lead to a ban of TikTok in the U.S., on January 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. The future of the popular social media plaform is at stake at stake as the Supreme Court hears arguments on a law set to take effect the day before Inauguration Day that would force their China-based parent company to cut ties with TikTok due to national security concerns. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
TikTok’s Fight for Survival in the United States
Zoe Forehand, Editor • January 17, 2025

TikTok, one of the most popular apps in the world, is currently facing the possibility of being banned in the United States. The app has acquired hundreds of millions of users, with people spending hours a day scrolling through videos perfectly curated for each individual's interests. Despite its remarkable success, it is currently at the center of a significant debate regarding whether or not it poses...

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Top 8 Weird and Crazy Stories of 2024
Marie Jennings, Reporter • December 18, 2024

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Dead I Well May Be
Dead I Well May Be
Rileigh Brynnan Aros, Reporter • February 19, 2025

Adrian McKinty’s Dead I Well May Be is a gripping and poetic crime thriller that beautifully blends intense action and dark humor, with a glimpse into the criminal world. It follows Michael Forsythe, a teenage Irish immigrant who quickly becomes involved in New York’s Irish mob, only to be betrayed and left for dead in a brutal Mexican prison. Through McKinty’s lyrical and detailed storytelling,...

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Girl Scout Cookie Season
Girl Scout Cookie Season
Nola, Reporter • February 14, 2025

For over 110 years, Girl Scouts have strived to improve the world, committing to assist others at all times. They build the world they desire to inhabit and work hard to improve it daily.  They embrace new challenges, build friendships, and make the world a better place overall.  Girl Scout Cookie season brings a wave of excitement and joy to communities across the country. These are more than...

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Beyoncé accepting Country Album of The Year
67th Grammy Awards- In Case You Missed It
Mason King, Reporter • February 13, 2025

The 67th annual Grammy Awards occurred on Sunday, February 2nd, 2025 in Los Angeles, California hosted by comedian and writer, Trevor Noah. In case you missed this historical night for pop culture and music fans, here's what happened. The night carried the LA fires close to heart, reinforcing how events suddenly changed the world around everyone. The show was opened by a cover of Randy Newman’s...

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Inside The K-pop Community: B/S/T
Inside The K-pop Community: B/S/T
Tatum Crawford, Editor • February 3, 2025

When you get a K-pop album, one of the most exciting moments is checking which photocards you pulled. But what if you don’t get your bias (your favorite person) or the one you were hoping for? That’s where the B/S/T (Buy/Sell/Trade) community on Instagram comes in. It’s a massive network of fans buying, selling, and trading to complete their collections. The B/S/T community has its own language,...

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american one cent coin
Penny for Your Thoughts? Not Anymore!
February 14, 2025

On February 10, 2025, President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. Treasury Department to stop making new pennies. While some people think it's a...

A bull rider is thrown in the air during the bull riding competition at the Tucson Rodeo La Fiesta De Los Vaqueros February 26, 2012 in Tucson, Arizona.    AFP PHOTO/DON EMMERT (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images)
The History Behind Rodeo Break
Zoe Forehand, Editor • February 13, 2025

In Tucson, late February brings a beloved tradition: Rodeo Break, with schools closing their doors for two days. While most students nationwide...

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 31: U.S. President Donald Trump hold up an executive order, "Unleashing prosperity through deregulation," that he signed in the Oval Office on January 31, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump spoke to reporters about tariffs against China, Canada and Mexico and how the newly confirmed Interior Secretary Doug Burghum will coordinate with the Energy Department and the Environmental Protection Agency. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Canada, Mexico, and China Hit with New U.S. Tariffs
Zoe Forehand, Editor • February 10, 2025

President Donald Trump began February by signing executive orders that imposed significant tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China. The orders have...

Deadly Plane Crash!
Rileigh Aros February 10, 2025

Wednesday, January 29, an American Airlines flight was scheduled to land in D.C. around 9:00 PM. Carrying a total of sixty passengers and four...