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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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Announcements for January 21, 2025
Announcements for January 21, 2025
January 21, 2025

Here are your Daily Announcements for Tuesday, January 21st, 2025 Positive Quote of the Day – “Your positive action combined with positive thinking results in success.”-Shiv...

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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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Grave Truth 
Grave Truth 
Maki Stephens  January 21, 2025

Maki Stephens is well-known by her peers for working in a morgue at a young age and was encouraged to write about it. Maki, a highly creative person, enjoys many different...

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Scoring for State: Cisco Llamas Scores 1000 Points
Scoring for State: Cisco Llamas Scores 1000 Points
Mia Payette, Editor • January 14, 2025

On Tuesday, December 3rd, junior Cisco Llamas, #0, scored his 1000th point in a game against Sahuarita High School at home in the McConnell Gym. The Cougars won that game...

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Remembering Ms. Bradley
Remembering Ms. Bradley
Mia Payette January 14, 2025

Over the final week of last semester, the Sahuaro community lost a member of our Cougar family, Ms. Lynn Bradley.  Outside of teaching, Ms. Bradley’s hobbies included knitting,...

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The Younger Sibling Curse
The Younger Sibling Curse
Mia Payette, Editor • December 18, 2024

Since elementary school, most younger siblings have dealt with the curse of being compared to their older siblings. We can never escape the inevitable question, “Are you...

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Assistant Nurse Brueggemann - A Mother to Sahuaro
Assistant Nurse Brueggemann – A Mother to Sahuaro
Marie Jennings, Reporter • December 18, 2024

Assistant nurse, Roni Brueggemann, is hard at work every day interacting with students. For her, being an assistant nurse is like, "...being a mom to the whole school." She...

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Go-Getter Gage
Go-Getter Gage
Nola Patino, Reporter • January 24, 2025

Gage Lindsley, a freshman, plays for the boys' junior varsity basketball team and plans to stick with basketball for the next three years of high school. He also finds interest in music, track, and volleyball. In middle school, he participated in track, basketball, and volleyball all three years at Secrist. His biggest inspiration is Kobe Bryant, and his favorite basketball team is the Phoenix Suns. Although...

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Bryce James Commits to the Cats!
Bryce James Commits to the Cats!
January 17, 2025

Bryce James, the youngest son of NBA legend LeBron James, has officially committed to The University of Arizona, joining the Wildcats’ 2025 draft class. Bryce James is ranked a three-star prospect by ESPN. He is in his senior year and is currently attending Sierra Canyon High School in Chatsworth, California. Bryce is a guard standing at a whopping six feet and six inches tall, weighing only 190...

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Top 10 Sports Moments of 2024
Top 10 Sports Moments of 2024
Mia Payette, Editor • December 18, 2024

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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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Top 10 Albums of 2024
Top 10 Albums of 2024
Nya Brown, Editor • December 16, 2024

 

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Sunset over Howard Breinig field.
The Only Choice: Sahuaro High School
November 26, 2024

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JERSEY CITY, NJ - JANUARY 12: View of the clapper is 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 Starts With Them
Montana Poe, Reporter • January 21, 2025

Released in the summer of 2024, It Ends With Us - a film adaptation of Colleen Hoover's controversial book - was a huge success, becoming one of the highest-grossing movies of the year. However, recent news shows that behind the scenes, controversy would follow. Blake Lively, known for her famous role in Gossip Girl, and Justin Baldoni, known for his directorial projects and role in Jane the Virgin,...

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BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 05: (L-R) Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Marc E. Platt and Jon M. Chu, winner of the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement Award for "Wicked" pose in the press room during the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 05, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California.  (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/WireImage)
The 2025 Golden Globes
Nya Brown, Editor • January 9, 2025

Going on its 82nd year, The Golden Globes annually presents an award ceremony for film and TV. The Golden Globes are usually the first award show of the year, so winning a Golden Globe can help with the winners' campaign for nominations for other awards throughout the year. Actor Nikki Glaser hosted this year's show on January 5th at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. She made history as the first female...

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Top Ten Songs of 2024
Top Ten Songs of 2024
Mason King, Reporter • December 16, 2024

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Top 10 Binge-Worthy Shows
Montana Poe, Reporter • December 16, 2024

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TOPSHOT - An aircraft alledgedly carrying US businessman Donald Trump Jr. arrives in Nuuk, Greenland on January 7, 2025. Donald Trump Jr's plane landed in Nuuk, Greenland, where he is making a short private visit, weeks after his father, US President-elect Donald Trump, suggested Washington annex the autonomous Danish territory. (Photo by Emil Stach / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo by EMIL STACH/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump’s #1 Wishlist
Marie Jennings, Reporter • January 24, 2025

President Donald Trump is pushing forward with his aspiration to "Make Greenland Great Again", labeling it as a "necessity." Tuesday, January...

The Exchange of Power Between Biden and Trump
The Exchange of Power Between Biden and Trump
Sarah Bol, Editor • January 24, 2025

On Monday, January 20th, 2025, the White House inaugurated Donald J. Trump, the 47th president of the United States. His entire family, current...

PCIFIC PALISADES, CA - January 08: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, joins California Governor Gavin Newsom, left, and State Senator Alex Padilla while surveying damage during the Palisades Fire on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, in Pacific Palisades, CA. 
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L.A. Mayor Faces Backlash for her Absence During Wildfires
Nola Patino, Reporter • January 17, 2025

While the raging fires in L.A are increasing in size and becoming deadlier, Mayor Karen Bass was busy attending the inauguration of the new president...

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Resigns
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Resigns
Sarah Bol, Editor • January 10, 2025

On Monday, January 6th, Justin Trudeau - Canada's Prime Minister - announced the end of his nine-year run. Trudeau explained his stepping down...