Don’t Let Airport Security Slow You Down this Holiday Season!

Staff Writer - Bree Wheeler
December 16, 2010

  With airline security stricter than it has ever been, travelers have mixed feelings about the new methods. Airline security measures started in the late 1960s and most procedures have remained the same. Security measures that take place include the removal of belts, watches, jackets, shoes, and all... Read more »

Sled Hockey: A Slice of Life from Caitlin Cox

Staff Writer - Caitlin Cox
December 16, 2010

  Sled hockey, also known as “sledge hockey” outside of the United States, was invented by three men from Sweden at a rehabilitation center in the early 1960s. Due to their physical disabilities, they could not play normal ice hockey, so they invented a type of hockey that can be played by physically... Read more »

Pitman’s Paintball Club Shoots Up Its First Event

Staff Writer - Bree Wheeler
December 16, 2010

  Pitman Paintball Club had their first ever paintball event last Saturday. After meeting here at 11:00 on Saturday twelve students, two parents and Mr. Montgomery (club supervisor) carpooled to Extreme Paintball in Modesto. The game cost $25 and is all inclusive unless you have your own gear, in which... Read more »

Pitman’s Relay for Life Club Gears Up for a New Year

Staff Writer - Aliah Ibarra
December 16, 2010

  Relay for Life is one of the newer clubs at Pitman High. Pitman has had a Relay for Life team for the past three years and made it an official club this school year. I got the opportunity to sit down with Mrs. Esquibel, the club advisor, and interview her about the club and organization.   If you’re... Read more »

Hereditary HIV?

Senior Staff Writer - Nuri Al-Raheem
December 16, 2010

  I was lagging around Facebook last week when I discovered something much more shocking then the everyday Facebook status. In 2009 over 430,000 babies were diagnosed with HIV, which was transmitted to them by their mother. These statistics are not just from Africa but from all over the world. HIV isn’t... Read more »

A Scroogeless Christmas

Monica Ocegueda, Senior Staff Writer (11)
December 8, 2010

1. Donate- This doesn’t have to be a donation where you spend all your Christmas money! You can give a couple of dollars or even donate an old sweater to keep those in need warm for the holidays! Have you heard the announcements lately? PHS arranged a donation for those in need. Everyone can donate... Read more »

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: The Battle for Equality Rages On

Co-Editor-in-Chief - Justin Minor
December 3, 2010

  Yesterday, former presidential candidate John McCain journeyed to the Pentagon to duke it out with Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates over the contentious “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” controversy. Senator McCain opposes the policy because he believes the repeal of the institution would be a disservice... Read more »

The Unforeseen Future of a Guide Dog in Training

Editor - Chaz Griffin
December 3, 2010

  I interviewed Della Deal a few weeks ago in reference to her experience as a guide-dog foster mom. A week or so after being interviewed, Della found out that Chantal didn’t make it past her training, which basically meant that Chantal would go back to Della as her own puppy. Even though the two... Read more »

Deathly Hallows Leaves Audience Spellbound

Chaz Griffin, General Editor (12)
December 2, 2010

*SPOILER. BUNDIMUN!! (that’s the babbling curse for your information)   Though I’ve never been a member of the Order of the Phoenix, or, perhaps, of Dumbledore’s Army, I could still feel all the magic in the air as I approached the line for the midnight release of Harry Potter and the Deathly... Read more »