The student news site of Sandpoint High School

Cedar Post

The student news site of Sandpoint High School

Cedar Post

The student news site of Sandpoint High School

Cedar Post

POINT AND COUNTERPOINT: SATS

POINT AND COUNTERPOINT: SATS

Cienna Roget and Chloe Edwards February 28, 2017

POINT: Cienna Roget For some, the SAT is just another test, another early-release day; however, for others, the SAT is their only opportunity to demonstrate their intelligence to potential universities. While...

CEDAR POST ALBUM OF THE MONTH

CEDAR POST ALBUM OF THE MONTH

Sam Aguirre, Sports Editor February 27, 2017

Adele with 25 earns the Cedar Post album of the month this time around because of her grammy win this year.   Adele made an awesome unexpected comeback in music by dropping this album and she was stuck...

OUR VIEW: LOST ART OF LISTENING

OUR VIEW: LOST ART OF LISTENING

The Editorial Staff February 23, 2017

Regardless of who they are, everyone wants to be heard. That is the reason for speech, protest and voting, and people are great at those things, but do they listen when it is their turn? People today have...

AM I WHITE?

AM I WHITE?

McCalee Cain, Lifestyles Editor February 13, 2017

I am a quarter Japanese and three quarters European, with a dash of Cherokee Native American Indian. Technically, I am white. But I don’t necessarily identify as such. Recently, for the first time,...

TAKING THEIR OWN ADVICE

TAKING THEIR OWN ADVICE

Brooke Holten, Web Staff February 3, 2017

Students see it all of the time on the morning announcements, "check your email either everyday or every Monday." It is too often our own emails to staff members go unanswered. Why should students...

POINT: TEACHER EVALUATIONS

POINT: TEACHER EVALUATIONS

Mackenzie Packer, Assistant Photo Editor February 1, 2017

At the end of each semester, teachers are required to turn in student feedback forms to the SHS administration. This is essential to teacher learning and accountability. However, teachers can choose which...

OUR VIEW: LEARNING LESSONS

The Editorial Staff February 1, 2017

Despite receiving criticism for being entitled, lazy and way too addicted to their phones, society has the opportunity to learn a lot of things from millennials about learning, changing and advancing. Although...

MUSIC IN CLASS: VALUABLE OR DISRUPTIVE?

MUSIC IN CLASS: VALUABLE OR DISRUPTIVE?

Sarah Donnelly, Assistant Web Editor January 25, 2017

Whether students should be able to listen to music in school has become widespread issue as phones are not allowed to be visually present during class time at Sandpoint High School. Some teachers believe...

TACKLING THE TAMPON TAX

TACKLING THE TAMPON TAX

McCalee Cain, Lifestyles Editor January 24, 2017

As a woman, I can say with utter conviction that menstruation is anything but a privilege. In fact, I have never known one woman in my lifetime who considers her period a “luxury”. Legislators...

COUNTERPOINT: ARE STUDENTS MORE STRESSED THAN TEACHERS

COUNTERPOINT: ARE STUDENTS MORE STRESSED THAN TEACHERS

Liz Marshall, Opinion Editor December 21, 2016

          NO Most students, especially upperclassmen, feel a lot of stress regarding their grades, SATs, and college applications. However, there are few...

POINT: ARE STUDENTS MORE STRESSED THAN TEACHERS

POINT: ARE STUDENTS MORE STRESSED THAN TEACHERS

Kelly Curtis, Web Editor December 21, 2016

            YES While stress varies from person to person, students have a fair amount to worry about. Students in high school usually have eight...

OUR VIEW: LEARNING LANGUAGES

Cedar Post Staff December 21, 2016

In order to graduate from an Idaho public high school a student must have at least two humanities credits. The humanities department at SHS includes fine arts and foreign language courses, meaning that...

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