Published on Monday, May 23, 2022 by The Norseman Staff
Students complain about how boring high school is and lament the fact that it isn’t what they see on movies and TV shows. While reality is frequently a far cry from what is found on both the small and big screens, a lot of the “boring” comes from the behavior of the students. If students […]
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Published on Monday, November 15, 2021 by The Norseman Staff
The current generation of students in schools was born after the events that changed the world on September 11. We do not have first-hand knowledge of what transpired that day and we are not aware of a world without the fear and changes that occurred as a result of the terrorist attacks. Like many events […]
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Published on Saturday, May 15, 2021 by The Norseman Staff
The school’s system for calculating class rank is broken. There was a shift about a decade ago that moved the cut-off to finalize class rank from after the 5th six weeks to after the 3rd six weeks. Senioritis is a contagion affecting most seniors making education and learning an uphill battle already. With the shift […]
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Published on Friday, March 6, 2020 by The Norseman Staff
Many students find it difficult to eat healthy, not because they don’t want to but because of the exorbitant prices of foods that are good for them.
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Published on Monday, May 20, 2019 by The Norseman Staff
Recently, politicians have proposed lowering the voting age to 16. Even if they do not acknowledge it, their true motives are to garner more votes for their political party. Though there are certainly 16-year-olds who are well-informed about their civic duties, the vast majority are not and do not care to be. Popular culture has […]
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Recently, politicians have proposed lowering the voting age to 16. Even if they do not acknowledge it, their true motives are to garner more votes for their political party.
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Published on Friday, February 8, 2019 by The Norseman Staff
Current students don’t know life without the internet, phones that double as computers, or video games.
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Published on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 by The Norseman Staff
Viral trends are hit or miss. While some can raise awareness for important issues, like the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, others are dangerous and can cause physical harm, like the cinnamon challenge. What makes people throw all common sense out the window the moment they watch a video on Twitter? People see these trends and […]
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Published on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 by The Norseman Staff
From an early age children are taught that actions have consequences.
When they misbehave, they get in trouble. When they touch something hot, it burns.
But words have consequences, too.
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Published on Sunday, October 15, 2017 by The Norseman Staff
If you’ve ever walked through the cafeteria after the last lunch, you’ve noticed trash littering the floors that were clean right before the stampede of students came through. This is unacceptable in any school, much less a high school full of teenagers who are more than capable of depositing the leftover remains of their lunch […]
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Published on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 by The Norseman Staff
Some people aspire to climb the corporate ladder, to retire by 35 with a bank account full of money from savvy investments and shrewd business deals, but others would find that type of life devoid of meaning. Incentivizing education usually only leaves a bad taste in a teacher’s mouth as they don’t see success defined […]
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Published on Monday, October 24, 2016 by The Norseman Staff
Many have cried foul at the idea of 14-year-olds being charged with felonies for making threats in the name of some menacing clown profile, arguing that a kid’s life shouldn’t be ruined over a prank. Consequences are an important part of life because it is the only way people learn. No matter how many times […]
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Published on Friday, May 27, 2016 by The Norseman Staff
It’s understandable that high school teens don’t have a desire to read anything other than the text messages and tweets on their phones, because many of the reading requirements set by schools and English teachers are classic novels that aren’t relatable or even interesting to their generation.
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Published on Thursday, May 19, 2016 by Gail Finch
It’s understandable that high school teens don’t have a desire to read anything other than the text messages and tweets on their phones, because many of the reading requirements set by schools and English teachers are classic novels that aren’t relatable or even interesting to their generation.
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Published on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 by The Norseman Staff
Students in high school today were either not born yet, or don’t have memories of the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11.
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Published on Saturday, October 31, 2015 by The Norseman Staff
With the insanity that comes with high school football in Texas, many things happen on the field that could become problematic.
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Published on Friday, May 15, 2015 by The Norseman Staff
At the beginning of this year, the Norseman staff looked at wide-spread movements that bring about change, such as the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. In looking at that, we were able to see the good and the bad of such movements; viral trends can just be that – a trend that quickly dies – but they can also be educational.
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Published on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 by The Norseman Staff
For decades, students have taken to bathroom stalls with Sharpies in hand to spread gossip and rumors. However, the bathroom stalls have ceased to be the primary avenue for such information. Recently, many have taken to social media as a new means to spread hateful rumors to a larger audience.
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Published on Thursday, December 11, 2014 by The Norseman Staff
As Black Friday creeps deeper into Thanksgiving every year, guests around the dinner table become more sparse as they rush to beat the crowds or clock in to work their shifts. This attitude is seen at Christmas as people have become more interested in gifts and possessions rather than spending time with their loved ones. […]
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Published on Thursday, October 23, 2014 by The Norseman Staff
Many people pride themselves on being socially conscious, but as a whole social consciousness seems to be fleeting based on observing past examples.
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Published on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 by The Norseman Staff
The stockings are hung by the chimney with care, the popcorn is strung and draped on the tree, and the sweet melodies of Bing Crosby are playing through the house…but it’s July 1 and others are wondering what’s going on.
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Published on Friday, March 29, 2013 by The Norseman Staff
As the number of students cutting class across the nation increases, school districts have turned to extreme methods in an effort to control attendance. Several schools have implemented a microchip device in student identification badges that monitors the location of students on campus. This topic has sparked controversy in several school districts, especially in Texas […]
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Published on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 by Regina Flores
As we approach the holiday season, we begin to see widespread food drives and donation stands run by the Salvation Army and other organizations to give people the opportunity to donate to the less fortunate in the community.
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Published on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 by The Norseman Staff
In high school, students are forced to take various standardized tests that supposedly gauge intelligence and skill.
Throughout the year, students take so many practice tests from release TAKS, to benchmarks, to field tests, that the testing becomes self-defeating.
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Published on Friday, January 27, 2012 by The Norseman Staff
Adults are constantly complaining about their jobs, but do nothing to look for a new one. They complain about the relationships that they are in, but do nothing to make them better. This pattern does not begin out of the blue, but seems to start in high school. Teenagers in the same sense, complain, but […]
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Published on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 by The Norseman Staff
Students yelling at teachers has bec ome a familiar sight on campus. Whether it’s something as trivial as a dress code violation or as minor as a late assignment, these students are not afraid to be disrespectful to their teachers by raising their voices and exerting an insane amount of emotion.
These students seeem to be demanding respect and to be treated as adults by the teachers, yet they are not showing respect nor mature behavior.
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Published on Sunday, November 20, 2011 by The Norseman Staff
Obesity. It’s an epidemic, we’ve been told, and the facts are there to back it up. Since 1980, the percentage of adolescents who are obese has almost tripled, according to the CDC.
Government agencies and medical researchers can tell us that we need to lead better, healthier lifestyles and impose rules that enforce such assessments, but these rules are futile if we don’t actually make the decisions for ourselves.
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Published on Sunday, October 30, 2011 by The Norseman Staff
Throughout high school, it’s typical for the average student to be taught that gaining certain academic achievements is the only thing that matters.
Obtaining the status of National Merit Scholar, Top 10%, or commended performance on TAKS seems to be all that teachers, administrators and other students talk about.
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Published on Friday, January 21, 2011 by The Norseman Staff
As Mrs. Willett would say, testing season has arrived. From the TAKS to the SAT, the spring semester of high school is filled with an abundance of standardized testing.
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Published on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 by The Norseman Staff
While most of us will often complain about rules and authority, the truth is that we actually need and respect the boundaries imposed on us by our parents.
As our parents make rules, it’s a sign that they actually love and care for us, because they are focused on our best interests.
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Published on Thursday, October 14, 2010 by The Norseman Staff
After a Georgian assembly passed a law that regards the wearing of baggy pants as indecent exposure, the debate as been set afire as to whether or not the use of saggy britches is appropriate.
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