Volume II Issue IX: February 24, 2017 |
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President's Day Lives OnBy ALLY ZWEIGLE
Like several other holidays every year, the third Monday of every February is welcomed by many Americans with open arms as an inexplicable chance to enjoy another three-day weekend. But, what is the significance of this single day that everyone should be relieved of work for its coming and passing each year? Presidents’ Day is honored as appropriately as its title: it is a day held in celebration of our nation’s presidents from past and present. Beginning in 1885, Feb. 22 was established as a federal holiday in commemoration exclusively for one President: George Washington. Although legally still known to the executive as “Washington’s Birthday”,... |
Ethic Visual: Episode 9Ethic Visual News. February 24, 2017
Hosted by ANGEL CONCHAS and JONAS POGGI Video by SETH HENDRICKSON |
A Look at These Two Weeks in HistoryBy LIAM McABEE
By LIAM McABEE Feb. 11, 1768: Samuel Adams letter, circulates around American colonies, opposing Townshend Act taxes Feb. 12, 1915: Adolf Hitler receives the relatively common Iron Cross second class for bravery in World War I Feb. 13, 1861: Abraham Lincoln declared US president in Washington, D.C. Feb. 14, 1803: Chief Justice John Marshall declares that any act of U.S. Congress that conflicts with the Constitution is void. Feb. 15, 1869: Charges of Treason against Jefferson Davis are dropped Feb. 16, 1741: Benjamin Franklin's General Magazine begins publishing Feb. 17, 1972: US President Richard Nixon leaves Washington, D.C. for China Feb. 18, 1879: Sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi is awarded a patent for his design of the Statue of Liberty Feb. 19, 1878: Thomas Edison patents the gramophone (phonograph) ... |
"Every 15 Minutes" Sparks ConversationBy JAYLAN ALLAN
On Feb. 16 and Feb. 17 the Orangewood High School leadership team attended the Every 15 Minutes program at Redlands High School accompanied by OHS leadership adviser Louise Gonzales. The Every 15 Minutes program is a way to make people aware of drunk and distracted driving. Every 15 minutes someone dies from a driver who is either drunk or not paying attention to where they are going. This causes a lot of grief and loss in families and friends. The program’s goal is to ensure that people are looking where they are going and not driving intoxicated so that the world can be safer. |
Citrus Valley Spreads the Love on Valentine's DayBy JESSICA LOPEZ
On Valentine’s Day, Citrus Valley spread love all around the school. There were many ways that love was shown: Associated Student Body members covered the halls with hearts that had all 2,200 students names on them, Show Choir did singing telegrams, and Spanish Club sold chocolate covered strawberries. When it came to finding their names, students crowded the hallways determined to find their heart with their name on it. Each heart was color coded by grade; freshman were blue, sophomores were pink, juniors were yellow, and seniors were purple... |
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