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Delivering Sahuaro's Cutting Edge News & Saving Trees

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Delivering Sahuaro's Cutting Edge News & Saving Trees

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Senior Spotlight: Ava Soto
Senior Spotlight: Ava Soto
Tatum Crawford, Editor • May 16, 2025

To Ava Soto, music isn’t just a hobby, it’s a lifelong passion that has shaped her high school experience and will continue to define her future. A senior at Sahuaro High...

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Beyond the Classroom: Mason King
Beyond the Classroom: Mason King
Montana Poe, Reporter • May 16, 2025

Mason King shared his experiences and some insights into his life including, his educational path, and his journey of personal growth throughout high school. Despite being...

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Class of 2025 Shoutouts!
Class of 2025 Shoutouts!
Mia Payette, Editor • May 16, 2025

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Isabelle Osorio's Passion for Her Best Ride
Isabelle Osorio’s Passion for Her Best Ride
Zoe Forehand, Editor • May 15, 2025

For senior superlative winner of Best Ride, Isabelle Osorio, working on cars has become second nature. She has been involved in the automotive world since before she...

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Funniest of 2025 Superlative Winners
Funniest of 2025 Superlative Winners
Montana Poe, Reporter • May 14, 2025

Sahuaro High School's Class of 2025 has spoken, and the results are in: Tatum Dianne Debell-Crawford and Paul Valenzuela have been crowned the "Funniest" senior superlative...

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Devin Marks: An Aspiring Artist
Devin Marks: An Aspiring Artist
Emilio Tapia, Reporter • May 12, 2025

Art can be a deeply personal journey, a way to transform inspiration into physical creations. For one Sahuaro senior, Devin Marks - the Best Artist senior superlative winner,...

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Sahauro Track Graduates!
Sahauro Track Graduates!
Lynnea Montgomery, Reporter • May 16, 2025

Sahuaro's Track team's last Wednesday meet was hosted at Sahuaro and was the senior night. In the middle of the meet, there was a ceremony full of tears and laughs for the seniors who had graduated. Each was given recognition and cheers for their accomplishments during their time on the team. Zariyah Whitlock has run track for Sahuaro for three years. She runs in the 100, 200, and is on the 4x1...

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Girls' Tennis Grand Slam Senior Night
Girls’ Tennis Grand Slam Senior Night
Sarah Bol, Editor • May 15, 2025

If you know anything about Sahuaro's Girls' Tennis team, you would know it's packed with seniors, taking up roughly 85% of the team's roster. The eleven seniors on the main roster don't even account for their amazing manager, who runs the team and their socials. On April 17th, 2025, our amazing girls went up against Canyon Del Oro at home for not only their last game of the season but to celebrate...

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Softball's Seniors Say Goodbye
Softball’s Seniors Say Goodbye
Nya Brown, Editor • May 14, 2025

Starting off strong with Kaydence Cox, #6! Kaydence has played softball for the past 10 years and doesn't plan on stopping anytime soon. Although she isn't sure what she wants to do after graduation, she knows she wants to coach a team. Throughout softball, she's had so many memorable moments, it was hard to choose, but eventually Kaydence shared, "I have so many fond memories while being on the...

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The Best (and Worst) Senior Pranks
The Best (and Worst) Senior Pranks
Nola Patino, Reporter • May 5, 2025

As we enter the last few weeks of school, students may be thinking of a fun and harmless senior prank to play on teachers and staff. While it's okay to have fun, it's important to make sure any prank is respectful, safe, and leaves everyone with a good laugh. Some of the most popular pranks include the classic balloon invasion, which is a prank where students fill the hallways, the principal's office,...

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This I Believe...The Internet is Like Eating Plastic
This I Believe…The Internet is Like Eating Plastic
Aniya Seaton April 28, 2025

Sophomore Aniya Seaton chose to write about the plague that is the internet because she's, "always pestered by my mom, and sometimes myself, about getting off my phone to go be active or do something productive." After she graduates, she wants to take her passions - art, creative writing, and doing her makeup and hair - to Atlanta, Georgia, to pursue modeling, attend college for psychology, or go to...

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Dear Fortune 500 executives,
Dear Fortune 500 executives,
Noah Daley, Contributor • April 28, 2025

Dear Fortune 500 executives, I am a citizen of the United States of America, although I don’t believe that means anything special; so, I address you more as citizen of the world. I must say that I am impressed by your ability to amass such large quantities of wealth under yourselves, like a dragon in an old fantasy tale. I also must say that it is not an easy skill to ignore the...

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MIAMI, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 21: Joe Gatto attends iHeartRadio Y100's Jingle Ball 2024 Presented By Capital One at Kaseya Center on December 21, 2024 in Miami, Florida.  (Photo by John Parra/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)
Joe Gatto How Could You?
Rileigh Brynnan Aros April 2, 2025

Dear Joe Gatto, Where do I start? I am writing to express my profound disappointment when I learned of the recent allegations against you. A 19-year-old TikToker, known as “joozyb,” has accused you of sexual assault, claiming the incident occurred in Milwaukee during one of your shows in September 2023. She alleges that during the assault, you left a brutal bite mark, resulting in a painful...

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Cars drive past Fox theater in downtown Tucson Arizona USA on a cloudy day.
Out of the Sun…Fun in Tucson
Rileigh Brynnan Aros, reporter • May 13, 2025

This summer season is looking extra toasty, with a 58% chance of above-average heat and a 60% chance of less-than-average rain. To ensure your safety and a good summer break, we must take these warnings seriously as a preventive measure. One way to stay protected in the heat is to stick to indoor activities. Lucky for you, there are many great options. The Tucson Jazz Festival is a huge highlight...

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Top 10 Modern Movie Musicals (2000-2025)
Top 10 Modern Movie Musicals (2000-2025)
Mason King, Reporter • May 6, 2025

1) La La Land (2016), starring Emma Stone as Mia and Ryan Gosling as Sebastian, is a romantic movie-musical about a couple drawn together by their common desire to follow their dreams and do what they love. As the story progresses, their dreams and lives begin to conflict. It's told in four parts, in line with the four seasons. The music used in the film is crucial to the story, focusing on elements...

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An Open Letter to The Squid Game Executive Producer
An Open Letter to The Squid Game Executive Producer
Dama, Contributor • April 28, 2025

Dear Squid Game Executive Producer, Where to even begin right now? I don’t know how to express how you’ve made me feel. No hate, at least not to your show, but how dare you leave me on a cliffhanger twice??!! Who do you think you are to leave me questioning anything? My brain can’t even process, but when this happened, JAW DROPPED, already you KNOW I was disappointed. Your 1st season...

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An Open Letter to PlayBoi Carti
An Open Letter to PlayBoi Carti
Dylan Gloria, Contributor • April 28, 2025

Dear Jordan Carter, aka PlayBoi Carti, my glorious king of music, the greatest of all time. I have been heartbroken recently when you did not release 2024 music. I have been morose, so that is why I am writing to request more music from your beautiful artistic abilities. How did your music impact me so heavily? Your songs have been a source of inspiration and comfort for me. Whenever I feel...

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Ultra Processed Foods To Be Banned in Arizona Public Schools
Ultra Processed Foods To Be Banned in Arizona Public Schools
Emilio Tapia, Reporter • May 1, 2025

Governor Katie Hobbs signed House Bill 2164, now officially called the Arizona Healthy Schools Act. It bans 11 synthetic food additives from...

Katy Perry's Space Expedition
Katy Perry’s Space Expedition
Montana Poe, Reporter • April 28, 2025

The recent Blue Origin space launch, featuring Katy Perry alongside five other women, has struck a fierce debate about privilege, access, and...

Possible Sign Of Life On Distant Exoplanet
Possible Sign Of Life On Distant Exoplanet
Tatum Crawford, Editor • April 25, 2025

In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have detected a potential sign of life on the distant exoplanet K2-18b, approximately 120 light-years...

Announcements for April 24, 2025
Announcements for April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025

Here are your Daily Announcements for Thursday, April 24th, 2025 Positive Quote of the Day – “Endurance is not just the ability to bear...