Streaming services, such as Hulu and Netflix, have become more popular. Netflix has released more new original content, while Hulu is expanding their movie selection. But how do these new original works compare to traditional cable television? *** Fantasy shows can be pretty hit or miss. However, “The Witcher” did […]
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The Roar Reviews: How Restaurants are Handling Takeout During the Coronavirus
by Ian Curtis, staff reporter While the Coronavirus shutdowns have hardly left any business unscathed, restaurants have been some of the hardest hit. In order to keep their doors open and profits flowing, many places have switched to takeout only or are heavily relying on takeout revenue amidst widespread forced […]
Extracurricular Groups Respond To COVID-19 Crisis, Plan In Face Of Semester’s Disruption
The current online list of AMCHS’ clubs and organizations includes over 40 distinct entries. Senior Mona Birgisson, dissatisfied with her options of discussion-based clubs, decided instead to create another. “The discussions were very brief,” Birgisson said. “You just went there at four o’clock, someone presented something for 15 minutes, and […]
Gallery: Staff Appreciation Day
To celebrate the teachers, the administrative staff toured around different campuses and put on a show for staff members. Assistant Principals Jason Pratt and Mike McEver played a drum line song while Principal Gwen Elder, Assistant Principals KeKe Johnson and Anne Scott, and Counselor Jill Faith cheered along. The administration […]
Gallery: Shining For Students
In honor of the shortened year, the staff lined up outside the school on April 24 while it was lit and greeted students as they drove by. Teachers made posters, rung bells, played music, and handed out balloons to students. Many students decorated their cars and held posters as they […]
Speak But Listen Too
Typically, conducting and engaging in a conversation is not hard at all. But unfortunately, the same cannot be said about a political conversation. For the last 3 years of my life, I have been a part of speech and debate, an organization focused on teaching individuals how to use their […]
Uncharted Territory: How COVID taught me the importance of my actions
It’s pretty incredible looking back on yourself and thinking: “oh my god, I was so stupid.” That pretty much sums up my reflections on my trip to France this past week. I’ve never felt as deeply afraid as I did when my sister shook me awake and told me to […]
Social distancing measures cause innovation in obligations, social life
I’m terrible at selfies. Like, so bad. Like, dear-God-I-don’t-actually-look-like-that-do-I, I-might-need-to-destroy-this-entire-phone bad at selfies. I’m the type of person who covers up her webcam with packing tape. But the times, they are a-changing. Needless to say, in light of recent events I’ve had to suck it up and peel off the […]
The Need for Gender Neutral Language
by Medha Sarin, staff reporter Way back before this whole coronavirus thing, when school was still a regular occurrence and I was still wondering how I’d possibly survive freshman year—before all that, I distinctly remember hearing this question as I walked into class: “Are you guys boyfriend-girlfriend?” This wasn’t directed […]
It’s Not You, It’s Me
By Saanya Patel, online editor I am a teenager. I am a girl. I am American. I am Indian. I am Gujarati. I am Hindu. I am scared. I am hiding. I am quiet. But most of all I am confused, because I am not genuinely me. There are so […]