Bearing News

30-day challenge: journey toward self-improvement

Katie Whaley • January 28, 2019

For the next 30 days, I will try to go on my phone less, read more and use a planner.

‘Weather’ or not you agree, climate change is a hoax

Katie Whaley • December 20, 2018

News of glaciers melting is fake. People are simply misplacing these ice bodies and forget glaciers migrate from the North Pole to Antarctica.

Spaghetti, saws and The Wizard of Oz

Katie Whaley • December 20, 2018

Throughout a day, emotions boil in a pot of stress, frustration and anxiety. They soak in the mixture, absorbing the negative feelings. If left untouched in the streaming batch, the feelings shrivel and overheat; prolonged periods of exposure to intense and stressful environments causes emotions to depress.

Yearbook extends deadlines to January

Katie Whaley • December 18, 2018

As end of year deadlines pile up, students need to keep track of what they have due. Now yearbook deadlines are just around the corner. Unlike any other grades, seniors have the opportunity to personalize...

Students struggle with over attachment to smartphones

Katie Whaley • December 16, 2018

Instead of studying for her chemistry test, junior Sam Pokharel was watching “Grey’s Anatomy.” On the surface, the sight of seeing the junior engrossed in the screen of her laptop may bring about...

District funding derives from attendance, other factors

Katie Whaley • December 14, 2018

The Columbia Public Schools’ (CPS) district final budget document outlines the budget for this school year.

Now you’re talking: Classroom staple strikes issue with students

Multiple Authors • October 29, 2018

In September, American adolescents took to Twitter to demand changes in classrooms to reduce anxiety producing projects. They posted many tweets insisting teachers abolish classroom presentations, as public speaking causes students with anxiety too much stress and nervousness and grading them on their presentations skills is unfair.