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The Wealth Effect

The Wealth Effect

Anonymous, Journalist April 17, 2024

Walking through the halls of school you see LuLuLemon, Brandy, Free People, Patagonia, and the newest Nike shoes all around you. Most people never stop to double-guess that not everyone around you can...

A scene from the LBHS Job Fair

How Having Jobs Can Affect Kids in Schools

Ford Howenstine, Journalist April 16, 2024

Most kids between 14 and 18 have gotten jobs at Lucy Beckham, which can positively and negatively affect them. This can affect their schedules, life at school, and overall quality of life. The sudden change...

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Silent Suffering

Maggie DeBenedetto, Journalist April 15, 2024

Imagine yourself, maybe walking around school, chilling out at your house, or just hanging out with a friend. You get a notification, pick up your phone, and see a text, “I’m sorry, I hope I see you...

A Gap in the Development of the United States: School Lunches

A Gap in the Development of the United States: School Lunches

Owen Collins, Journalist March 22, 2024

For years, it has been common to assume that school lunches are gross across the board, whether depicted through pop culture or personal experience. However, this cliche is specific to our experience in...

Should Teens Get an Early Release?

Should Teens Get an Early Release?

Katherine Shoemaker, Journalist March 21, 2024

Have you ever gotten home from school and felt exhausted? Well, studies have shown that releasing kids early from school is beneficial in many different ways. Getting out early gives kids more time to...

Schedule Situation

Schedule Situation

Eliza DuRant, Journalist March 7, 2024

There is a major issue with the students of Charleston County’s schedules. It seems like school takes up such a large portion of their day, almost as if it's the center of their lives. Charleston County...

Lighter Workload

Lighter Workload

Eli Jackson, Journalist March 6, 2024

At Lucy Beckham, there are periods of free time known as ILT and Focus. These periods are for the students to either get work done or take a break and rest. These periods can be extremely important...

Rise of Disordered Eating and Body Issues in Gen Z

Rise of Disordered Eating and Body Issues in Gen Z

Leo Byrd, Journalist March 6, 2024

The Beauty standard is changing and many old trends coming back and becoming popular again. Many of the bad things that went with those trends are back that many people fought hard to get rid of and people...

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Do You Need a Break?

Ella Orvin, Journalist March 5, 2024

Mental health affects everyone, everywhere, at all times. Mental health days help students recharge and rest. School can be exhausting and hurt a kid's mental health. The average school day is packed full...

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The Pressure is Real

Lily Neese, Journalist March 5, 2024

Peer pressure is something that everyone in high school struggles with. They feel the need to be “cool” or “popular” because their actions are what everyone else is doing. People might not agree...

Drug Dilemma

Maya Oldham, Journalist February 26, 2024

 The well-being of students at Lucy Beckham is rapidly declining when they choose to partake in harmful drugs.  The Administration discovered that students took cocaine laced with fentanyl in Beckham's...

A cloud-themed light diffuser dims the harshness of the fluorescent lighting in Ms. Metsack’s classroom.

Dimming the Discomfort in Classrooms

Aidan Kroll, Photojournalist October 24, 2023

Students and teachers are shining a light on an often-overlooked issue, which is the impact of fluorescent lighting in classrooms. Scientific research has shown that the color temperature and glare from...

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