By Amy Frazen Staff Writer Due to safety concerns following the Boston bombings, Entertainment Industry Foundation’s Revlon Run/ Walk, an annual event raising money for women’s cancers on the Saturday before Mother’s Day, was under tight security. “We are taking the security measures very seriously, we are not commenting on the procedures, but we are
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CHALKFEST celebrates student art, encourages high test performance
By Victor Rodriguez Staff Writer Cleveland high school held its annual CHALKFEST, a festival to display the artwork of students using nothing but chalk, on April 16. Every year, the students are given a prompt as to what their piece of art should embody or relate to. This year’s theme was “Testing Heroes.” “I originally thought
Tragic suicide at NASCAR track
By Cathy Kim Staff Writer Found in the backseat of his truck at a NASCAR race in Texas, Kirk Franklin, age 42, is reported dead by a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. After an investigation was conducted, police officials gathered that shortly after an argument with people inside or around his truck, he took
Trials and tribulations for troublemakers: the detention process
By Yeana Kim Staff Writer Exactly what does a detention entail? Students unfamiliar with Cleveland’s detention procedure might picture it as it is in the movies–sunglass-clad troublemakers lounging in dark corners, groups of unlikely friends trauma-bonding in a library, or annoyed wizard kids polishing trophy cases. They may not see unserved detentions as problems that need to be dealt
Nation’s SAT scores drop
By Malloy Moseley Entertainment Editor Every year, more than two million students take the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT). However, amongst the students in the graduating class of 2012, proficiency in reading and writing is the lowest it has been in 40 years. In addition, while the SAT is designed to test a student’s preparedness for
