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Winter can bring snow days
Snow days bring a day filled with fun, either outside or inside. The superintendent is the one who decides if it is a snow day....
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Freshman, English teacher offer insight for 2026 resolutions
As the new year begins, many see a trend in New Year’s resolutions and goals for 2026. Freshman Hailey Bevins and Holmes English teacher Jessica...
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New year arrives with many traditions, resolutions
People celebrate New Years in multiple ways, from parties to watching a ball drop as the countdown from 60 seconds decreases. Another common way to...
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Students recall holiday traditions
As the Christmas season approaches, families prepare for the weeks filled with love, tradition and hope. While the details vary from home to home, each...
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FCA invites students to deepen their faith at Holmes
The Fellowship of Christian Athletes, commonly known as FCA, is a national Christian sports ministry that blends faith and athletics to support athletes of all...
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Two Holmes students debate merits of real vs. artificial Christmas trees
As the holiday season quickly approaches, Holmes students discuss the current quandary: what type of tree should you buy? Two students offer differing perspectives on...
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Students’ opinions on homework vary
In movies and TV shows, we constantly see the classic trope: lazy kids hate homework, smart kids love it. In real life, it’s more complicated...
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Waterloo Center for the Arts hosts Holiday Arts Festival
The Holiday Arts Festival was started over 50 years ago. It is an indoor event that happens yearly at the Waterloo Center of the Arts....
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Need some hobby recommendations? Here are some from fellow students
Phone dead, sitting at home bored and not knowing what to do? Or maybe you just want to take a break from all the constant...
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Struggling to Find a Job? Here’s What You Can Do
Local teens face many new obstacles while trying to find a job. Here’s what you need to know, and here’s what you can do about...
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Umemezie earns 10th National Youth Poet Laureate title
Three hundred people sit in a crowded room. In front of them, sits a stage with four young faces alongside the host of the event. One by one each...
