Holding a pair of loppers, wearing a sweater and a pair of overalls, a view that not many have had of him, Mr. Paul Spencer takes care of his crop. A darn Yankee from Ohio, he has gladly made himself part of Arkansas’s long and varied agricultural history. Mr. Spencer lives in Scott, and owns…
I got colder and colder as the sun peeked over the treetops on the edge of the fire lane. It took my father and grandfather two days to find that pristine spot. It was an absolutely perfect morning until my scope started to fog up. For the next hour I busied myself swirling my jacket…
When students, teachers, and parents attend a musical produced by Mount St. Mary’s Academy, they most likely expect a lighthearted comedy, maybe featuring a bit of romance. Instead, what they got was a horror show about a mutated plant which feeds on human blood and flesh. Ms. Jenny Moses, the director of the musical, chose…
Semester exams loom over every student at school during the later months of the second quarter. They are the last chance students have to make or break their grades, and every student takes them whether he is prepared or not. All students take exams, and–as one would expect–students begin to better understand how to handle exams…
Hunter Herrera makes some excellent points in his recent editorial printed on this site. One of the goals of our outside reading program is to promote a life-long love of books. To that end, every member of the English department has contributed to the discussion of just the right books to include. We have also…
Politics has pervaded room 214. For some, a battle of bumper stickers and television commercials is the only politics they see. But for those who can look past colors on a map, the Young Democrats and Republicans Clubs beckon. The Young Democrats Club and Young Republicans Club are nationwide networks that offer support for politically active…
“No matter how hard I try, he beats me,” said sophomore Lukas Dush, “but I have beaten him once.” Dush and fellow sophomore Miles Wilson have battled each other many times. Dush tries his best, but when the final move has been played, Wilson is most likely victorious. It’s not a full-blown war, but rather…
Crucial reads fill the outside reading list, with authors ranging from Ernest Hemingway to Mark Twain to our own former teacher and alumnus Michael Moran. There is no debating that the teachers have chosen the best books for the students, but what about the tests over these literary works? Maybe this is where they fall…
