Student News and Views of Theodore Roosevelt High School
By Zakary Rodriguez | Advertising Manager | The coronavirus pandemic has been one that has taken the world by storm, causing global halts of normal everyday life for hundreds of thousands of people worldwide. This has included everything from the NBA being suspended, to states issuing “stay-at-home” orders. Yet, despite warnings from health officials, there are still people who are […]
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By Gisselle Washington | Big Stick Editor | At the height of conversations around the legitimacy of college admissions, advocacy groups and a California school district sued the University of California for requiring sat/act tests for admissions. More than 7.8 million students took the SAT or PSAT in 2018 and the numbers keep rising year after year according to College […]
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By Marcos Perales | Staff Writer | A memorial service was held for the “Black Mamba” on Feb. 24, 2020, where friends, family and former teammates gathered together to remember the all time basketball great. Speeches were given by notable people such as Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’neal, and Vanessa Bryant, Kobe’s wife to bring comfort to those who were affected […]
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By Gisselle Washington | Big Stick Editor | In the United States, half of all mental disorders begin at age 14 and 75 percent by age 24. A staggering 41 percent of people with a mental disorder in the past year received professional health care or other services (according to https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/). High school is an important stage in the development […]
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