Senior year comes up short of its promise
December 1, 2011 • By Lindsey Thompson, Staff Reporter
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
We waited three years to get here. Three years to be top of the heap, three years to boss freshmen around, and three years to graduate. We work our butts off to get here, completing projects, taking tests, and just dealing with all the craziness of being a Pencader student. We finally get to the point... Read more »
Leave the trick-or-treating to the little ones
October 31, 2011 • By Jason Ammermon, Staff Reporter
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
Every year on Oct. 31, Halloween is celebrated in many places throughout the United States. It’s a great experience and brings joy to millions of little kids, when they are able to dress up as their favorite super hero or Disney character. This however raises some questions when do you stop being a... Read more »
American students need to take advantage of educational opportunities
June 13, 2011 • By Tooba Ahmed, A&E Editor
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
Why is it that the smartest countries in the world are Germany, The Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, and Italy? Do we, as students in America, simply take education for granted? It is a common complaint among adults that our generation has everything silver-spoon fed to us, that we think we have more rights... Read more »
Graduate offers words of wisdom to younger students
June 6, 2011 • By Courtney Thornton, Special to The Pencader Insider
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
Courtney Thornton graduated from Pencader Charter High School last week. Ladies and gentlemen of the class of 2014, I have a few pieces of advice for you. As you venture into college, trade school, the military, or whatever you will be doing after high school, you will discover that the high school stress... Read more »
Students need to get involved to make most of high school experience
May 17, 2011 • By Jurrel Carthon, Sports Editor
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
Do you think you are getting the full high school experience? There are many things that you should take into consideration to receive the best high school experience possible: school pride, clubs and sports, pep rallies, attending school events, fundraisers, community involvement, field trips, and academic... Read more »
Warning: Sleeping in class can be hazardous to your report card
April 19, 2011 • By Eric Andersen, Staff Reporter
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
Your eyelids are getting heavy. You open your mouth in a long yawn. The teacher’s lesson about how to find the circumference of a circle has put some of your other classmates to sleep. You close your eyes and rest your head in your arms. The next thing you know, the bell is ringing and you have missed... Read more »
Juniors need to stop making noise, start making a difference
February 4, 2011 • By Ria Karavasilis, News Editor
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
For the past four years, the senior class has been keeping Pencader Charter going. The seniors have been organizing everything from Pie Day and Field Day to the junior-senior prom. But those students will soon be graduating, and Pencader’s current juniors will have no choice but to follow in their... Read more »
Obama should examine all options before lengthening school year
October 28, 2010 • By Dylan Rhudd, Staff Reporter
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
Now that President Barack Obama has finished his battle with healthcare, he has moved on to another issue in America: educational reform. Recently, Obama appeared on TV and mentioned his concern about our national intelligence compared to other countries. His idea is to: 1. Increase the school year... Read more »
Two sophomores offer opposing views on school uniforms
October 4, 2010 • By Aya Elzaharna and Tooba Ahmed, Staff Reporters
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
FREEDOM OF CHOICE WOULD BE NICE By Aya Elzaharna Who are you? How can people tell what your personality is when you are wearing the same clothes as everyone else? Clothing is a choice that expresses a person’s identity. People should have the right to pick a style that fits their personality. There... Read more »
Not Your Average Pageant
June 20, 2010 • By Christian Mills, Staff Reporter
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
The power of the media. The media has a big effect on the way people view things. Often times, the way things are portrayed in the media is not the way they are in reality. I realized this at my Nationals’ Miss Teen Wilmington Pageant training class. Going into the training class, I was not sure... Read more »
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