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 »
Go Ahead Girls – Dating tradition needs to be dumped
November 18, 2009 • By Sue Allen, Staff Reporter
Filed under Opinion, Top Stories
For too long this has been a question up for debate: should the guy or the girl ask the other out? We are living in the 21st century and the old tradition of a guy asking a girl out should be put aside. Women ought to be more courageous and be the “gentlelady” for once. By doing this, some of the... Read more »
Rules are made to be . . . changed
November 8, 2009 • By Christian Mills, Staff Reporter
Filed under Opinion
As Pencader Charter students, we are aware that our school has undergone changes and improvements this year. For starters, the second floor of the new building was completed, the PAL mentoring program commenced, and we received another computer lab, specifically for the use of the business department.... Read more »



