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Is College Necessary for Success?

Landon Bosch January 29, 2018

From parents to teachers, all throughout their school years, students are told college is the gateway to a blooming career.  Students hear over and over, the only successful result of a high school...

Single Parents Lead to Independent Children

Angely Pena, Reporter January 29, 2018

Many kids face the struggle of being raised in a one-parent home. Too many kids with single parents are just happy with having a roof over their head and food to eat. According to the US Census Bureau,...

Anybody and Everybody for President

Anybody and Everybody for President

Steph Sommer, Senior Editor January 25, 2018

Kanye for President 2020! #OprahForPresident. Run The Rock 2020. More than seven celebrities have claimed they are going to run for president in 2020. This list includes Oprah Winfrey, Kanye West, Dwayne...

To Kneel or Not to Kneel

To Kneel or Not to Kneel

Avalon Skinner, Online Editor January 25, 2018

What does the National Anthem really mean to you? Is it a symbol for nationalism and unconditional love for the USA? Or is the anthem a way of representing the freedom of speech and expression we enjoy...

Its a New Year. Is it a New You?

It’s a New Year. Is it a New You?

Steph Sommer, Senior Editor January 12, 2018

Every January 1, people across the world set out to achieve something great in the upcoming year. Many promise to stay healthy or do better in school. While most of Thunderbird Nation is pretty close...

Whats with all these tats!?

What’s with all these tats!?

McKenna Smith, Perspectives Editor January 4, 2018

  It was slightly nerve racking- a tattoo gun, softly buzzing, before it even touched my skin. I don’t like being in pain...and I hate needles...so, my venture of getting my very first tattoo...

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Jeff Mateer: What you need to know about the current nominee

McKenna Smith, Perspectives Editor October 24, 2017

In the year of 2015, President Donald Trump’s federal judge nominee, Jeff Mateer made a speech titled ‘The Church and Homosexuality.” Claims he made throughout the speech have received a mix of criticism...

Can IT Get Any Better Than This?

Caitlyn Steen October 12, 2017

A crazy remake of the classic 90’s IT premiered in theatres on September 8. After the release, the Thunderbolt staff hit the halls and asked over 50 students and teachers to see which version was better:...

Junior Kenzie Merrit signing at the East Talent Show. Kenzie played her original song My Beautiful Friend.

Are Uke Kidding Me?!

Steph Sommer, Features Article May 25, 2017

What’s the deal with the new Ukulele craze? Walking through the halls, it’s not uncommon to see students sitting and visiting, happily strumming away on a ukulele. A uke even made an appearance...

Think Before You Type

Think Before You Type

Brittany West, Perspectives Editor April 25, 2017

We live in a culture based on social media which has led to a new form of bullying-Cyber bullying. It use to end when we left school and now it follows us everywhere we go. Cyberbullying is bullying that...

A Prejudice Plague

A Prejudice Plague

Brittany West, Perspectives Editor April 11, 2017

Activist are now fighting for recognition in the annual federal census that is taken every ten years, bringing sexual orientation into politics. The data collected by the decennial census is used to distribute...

Ryan Monaco and Finley Hastings lead the student section at one of the East vs. Central games.

Where’s Our Spirit???

Avalon Skinner, News Editor March 10, 2017

When you walk into a basketball game, what do you expect to see? Do you want to see the crowd filled with excitement and noise wall to wall with a sea of black and blue, all yelling in unison? Or is...

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