by Anabelle Jukkala | May 3, 2022 | Feature
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a chronic neurological condition that consists of persistent issues including hyperactivity, difficulty maintaining attention, and impulsive behavior. While ADHD has always been a prominent neurological disorder, in...
by Donovan Selfridge | May 3, 2022 | Feature
Franklin Weight Room, taken before first period. The benches and racks are modular and can be configured to exercise almost every part of the body. Photo by Donovan Selfridge. Buried in the depths of the weekly newsletter, Franklin High School brought back a program...
by Estelle Keaveny Haapala | May 3, 2022 | Feature
Freddie and Craig Giffin demonstrate one of Freddie’s tricks, a handshake. Ms. Freddie Freestuff gained her platform by posing with free stuff on the streets around the Foster-Powell neighborhood. Photo by Estelle Keaveny Haapala. Ms. Freddie Freestuff is a very good...
by Grace Czarobski | May 3, 2022 | Feature
It’s no secret that the transition from distance learning to in-person learning has been hard on teachers and students. Additionally, students skipping class has been a problem for years, but it feels like attendance has been an even bigger challenge since the...
by Max Emrich | May 3, 2022 | Feature
The Satsop Nuclear Power Plant in Washington, an incomplete nuclear facility.Photo by Jakob Madsen via PixaBay. A consistent source of energy is vital to the development and sustainability of any country. Without it, all other aspects of society are impacted....
by Alyson Sutherland | May 3, 2022 | Arts & Entertainment
Andy Warhol (right) standing with former President Jimmy Carter (right) and his portrait. Photo credit via picryl.com—A new Netflix docuseries, “The Andy Warhol Diaries,” pulls back the curtain on the painter who defined contemporary culture as we know it. For many,...
by Cordelia Trueax | May 3, 2022 | Arts & Entertainment
Above is a photograph of a piano, an instrument commonly utilized by composers like the ones mentioned in this piece. Photo via Cordelia Trueax. Everybody has heard of Mozart and Beethoven, even those who don’t regularly listen to classical music. Somecan name a few...
by Isabella Smejtek | May 3, 2022 | News
Currently within the United States and the world, there are two new COVID-19 variants: BA.2 and XE. Both BA.2 and XE come from the previous variant, the BA.1 strain of Omicron. Both are considerably more contagious than Omicron, but neither has led to the same...
by Joseph Howitt | May 3, 2022 | News
As voting for the ASB student body elections concluded Friday, April 22, Franklin issued a new roster of class presidents and other ASB positions to help include the student body in the decisions making the future of our school better for everyone. The positions...
by Maya Bryant | May 3, 2022 | News
The Sports Bra opened on April 1, 2022 featuring just women’s sports. This grand opening signified the creation of the first known bar to show only female athletes on television, while almost every other sports bar typically largely features men. Founder Jenny Nguyen...
