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Delivering Sahuaro's Cutting Edge News & Saving Trees

The Paper Cut

Delivering Sahuaro's Cutting Edge News & Saving Trees

The Paper Cut

Delivering Sahuaro's Cutting Edge News & Saving Trees

The Paper Cut

Starting Small, Dreaming Big: Nevaeh's Tattoo Journey
Starting Small, Dreaming Big: Nevaeh’s Tattoo Journey
Nola Patino, Editor • September 4, 2025

Fifteen-year-old Nevaeh Garcia has already uncovered her passion. Having been interested in art since she was younger, a family friend gifted...

Tyler McNeal
Tyler McNeal: A Master of Martial and Media Arts
Nya Brown, Editor • September 3, 2025

Senior Tyler McNeal, media analyst by day, martial artist by night, not to mention his AP homework after that; the real question is, how...

The Story Behind the Name: Montana Poe
The Story Behind the Name: Montana Poe
May 22, 2025

Montana Poe is a prime example of overcoming hardships and achieving success. Montana is known to be a bright, friendly, and outgoing girl with...

NHS 25-26 Class
The 25-26 National Honors Society Kicks Off!
Nya Brown, Editor • September 4, 2025

Sahuaro's National Honor Society is only getting bigger and better! This club is growing in size, funding, and most importantly, leadership. These students, new and old, are...

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Senior Sunrise and Painting Senior Parking Spots 2025
Senior Sunrise and Painting Senior Parking Spots 2025
Tessa Skillicorn, Reporter • August 27, 2025

Our beloved, very memorable class of 2026 is starting their very anticipated senior year! Our Seniors are extremely excited and ready to start the early celebration, coming...

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Sahuaro Cougars' Annual Red & Blue Scrimmage
Sahuaro Cougars’ Annual Red & Blue Scrimmage
Sarah Bol, Editor • August 25, 2025

Fall is here, and you know what that means: Sahuaro football! Every year, our team splits into two, and the Cougars play... well, the Cougars, for one night only. Essentially, it's an open practice, playing out the kinks of what could go wrong during gameplay for the newer students. But it's not just that, the purpose of this game is not only to show the student body how ready the football team is...

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Jen Pawol: The MLB’s First Female Umpire
Adrienne Saenz, Reporter • August 21, 2025

On August 9th, 2025, Jen Pawol became the first woman to umpire a regular-season Major League Baseball game. Pawol oversaw first base during Saturday's game between the Miami Marlins and Atlanta Braves, making a groundbreaking moment for women in professional sports. The crowd roared with excitement as other fans held up signs and cheered for her. Some said they came just to witness the milestone....

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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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People are marching on strike against racism in the city. They are holding cardboard signs.
Confronting Racism: A Call for Change
Naomi Porter, Reporter • September 4, 2025

Dear Racists, Racism isn't just wrong; it's lazy, it's not cool, and it dehumanizes others. Your future could be at stake if you are caught being racist. It's an attempt to judge entire groups of people without taking the time to get to know anyone as an individual. It trades curiosity for ignorance, compassion for cruelty, and shared humanity for shallow stereotypes. At its core, racism is built...

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16 August 2025, Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck: Participants ride on a float at Christopher Street Day in Lübeck, which takes place under the motto #NieWiederStill. Photo: Markus Scholz/dpa (Photo by Markus Scholz/picture alliance via Getty Images)
Don’t Be a Homophobe
Hope Hovinga, Reporter • September 3, 2025

Last week, a deranged gunman opened fire at a Catholic school in Minneapolis, killing two children and injuring 17 others.  Because the shooter identified as a trans woman, the media, Right-wing commentators, congresspeople, and influencers jumped to the narrative that the trans community is mentally ill.  At a news conference the day of the attack, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey urged the public not...

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An Open Letter to Nostalgia
An Open Letter to Nostalgia
Sarah Bol, Editor-In-Chief • August 26, 2025

Dear Nostalgia, God, how you have ruined my life. Most people believe that nostalgia only hits you at old age, like Alzheimer's, but no, it's not like that. At least not for me. I take my precious time in every moment in hopes that life will move slower. That the space-time continuum will notice my tired eyes and say, "Maybe we should give her a break." Unfortunately, life doesn't work that way....

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KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JANUARY 26: Taylor Swift kisses Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs after the Chiefs defeated the Buffalo Bills 32-29 to win the AFC Championship Game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 26, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Travis Kelce Pops The Question!
Nya Brown, Editor • August 27, 2025

August 26th, 2025, Taylor Swift posted her engagement photos with her boyfriend of almost two years, Travis Kelce. Travis made the first move, showing up at her July 26, 2023, show at Arrowhead Stadium with a bracelet bearing his phone number. The two began dating in the Fall of 2023, with Taylor making her first public appearance alongside his mom at his September 24th game against the Chicago...

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Poignant message spray painted on a wall in Bay Saint Louis, MS Mississippi, 3 weeks following Hurricane Katrina.  Many people were still sleeping on their driveways and were without assistance at this time.
Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time Documentary
Naomi Porter, Reporter • August 21, 2025

When Hurricane Katrina struck southeast Louisiana twenty years ago on August 29, 2005, it was more than a natural disaster. It became a test of America's ability to protect its citizens. As the storm devastated New Orleans, it exposed deep failures tied to race, poverty, and government preparedness. For many, survival itself became a race against time Several documentaries and series are being released...

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Project Blue is a No-Go For Arizona
Project Blue is a No-Go For Arizona
Mereme Touka, Reporter • August 27, 2025

Data Centers are sustainable areas that store machines and other hardware equipment, such as servers, data storage, and drives, containing digital...

AI Develops an Antibiotic for Gonorrhoea and MRSA
AI Develops an Antibiotic for Gonorrhoea and MRSA
San Jue, Reporter • September 4, 2025

Researchers reveal that artificial intelligence, commonly known as AI, has created a potential antibiotic for gonorrhoea and MRSA, both of which...

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 07: Bodhana Sivanandan, a nine-year-old chess prodigy, competes in the British Chess Championships at St. George's Hall on August 07, 2025 in Liverpool, England. The 111th British Chess Championships are taking place in Liverpool between 31 July to 10 August, with competitors vying for the title in the women's, men's, juniors' and over-60 groups. Organized by the English Chess Federation, the competition has been run annually - apart from war years - since 1904. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
Bodhana Sivanandan: The 10-Year-Old Breaking Chess Records
Layla Stevens, Reporter • August 27, 2025

Bodhana Sivanandan is only 10 years old but she already has shocked the chess world. The young player from London has stunned everyone with her...

KONYA, TURKIYE - AUGUST 12: A view of the sky shows the Perseid meteor shower captured with long-exposure photography at the Kusca fairy chimneys in Cihanbeyli district of Konya, Turkiye during the night hours on August 12, 2025. (Photo by Ercin Erturk/Anadolu via Getty Images)
August 12-13 Perseids Meteor Shower with a 50-100 Meteors Per Hour Count
Michael Thomas, Reporter • August 25, 2025

August 12-13 featured one of the best meteor showers, known as the Perseid Meteor Shower. The best times to watch this were Tuesday and Wednesday...